RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
THIS RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), entered into as of the 1st day of May, 2005 by and among XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation (“LBH” or the “Seller”), XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., a national banking association (successor by merger to Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.) (the “Servicer”), AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC, as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), and acknowledged by CITIBANK, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), recites and provides as follows:
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Servicer has sold to Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation (“BofA”) from time to time on a servicing-retained basis certain fixed rate residential mortgage loans (referred to collectively hereinafter as the “BofA Fixed Rate Whole Loan Portfolio”) pursuant to a Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement dated as of January 1, 2003, Assignment and Conveyance Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2003 and a Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2003, between BofA, as purchaser, and the Servicer, as seller and servicer, as further amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 1, 2003, Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 1, 2003, Amendment No. 3, dated as of July 1, 2003, Amendment No. 4, dated as of October 1, 2003 and Amendment No. 5, dated as of May 10, 2004 (such agreement, as so amended, (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto), is referred to hereinafter as the “MSWSA”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement dated as of April 18, 2005 among BofA, as assignor, Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the “Bank”), as assignee, and the Servicer, the Bank acquired the BofA Fixed Rate Whole Loan Portfolio and, in connection therewith, was assigned all the rights of BofA and assumed all the obligations of BofA under the MSWSA; and
WHEREAS, on or prior to May 31, 2005 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005 (the “Assignment and Assumption Agreement”), the Bank shall assign all of its rights, title, and interest in and to certain of the mortgage loans included in the BofA Fixed Rate Whole Loan Portfolio, as identified in Schedule I hereto ( the “Mortgage Loans”), to LBH and LBH shall be assigned all the rights and assume all of the obligations of the Bank under the MSWSA, but only as they relate to the Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS, on the Closing Date, the Seller will convey the Mortgage Loans to Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware special purpose corporation (“SASCO”), pursuant to a mortgage loan sale and assignment agreement dated as of May 1, 2005 (the “MLSA”), and SASCO, in turn, will convey the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee pursuant to a trust agreement dated as of May 1, 2005 (the “Trust Agreement”), attached as Exhibit C hereto, among the Trustee, the Master Servicer, and SASCO, as depositor (in such capacity, the “Depositor”); and
WHEREAS, the Seller desires that the Servicer continue to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of the MSWSA as reconstituted by this Agreement and the Servicer has agreed to do so, subject to the rights of the Seller and the Master Servicer to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement pursuant to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Seller and the Servicer agree that the provisions of the MSWSA shall apply to the Mortgage Loans, but only to the extent provided herein, and that this Agreement shall constitute a reconstitution agreement entered into in connection with a “Pass-Through Transfer” (within the meaning of Section 9.01 of the MSWSA) which shall govern the servicing of the Mortgage Loans for so long as such Mortgage Loans remain subject to the provisions of the Trust Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Master Servicer and any successor master servicer shall be obligated, among other things, to supervise the servicing of the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trustee, and shall have the right to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as defined in the MSWSA) under this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Seller, the Servicer and the Master Servicer agree that the Trustee is an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Seller, the Servicer and the Master Servicer hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Agreement, including Exhibit A hereto, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Trust Agreement attached as Exhibit C hereto.
2.
Servicing. The Servicer agrees, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, to perform and observe the duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be performed and observed under the servicing provisions of the MSWSA, but taking into account the modifications made to the MSWSA hereunder, and that the provisions of the MSWSA, as so modified, are and shall be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if set forth herein in full.
The Servicer additionally agrees that the Servicer will fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970, as amended (the “Fair Credit Reporting Act”) and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories) on a monthly basis. In addition, with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced for a Xxxxxx Xxx pool, the Servicer shall transmit full credit reporting data to each of such credit repositories in accordance with Xxxxxx Mae Guide Announcement 95-19 (November 11, 1995), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F, reporting each of the following statuses, each month with respect to a Mortgage Loan in a Xxxxxx Xxx pool: new originations, current, delinquent (30-60-90-days, etc.), foreclosed or charged off.
3.
Trust Cut-off Date. The parties hereto acknowledge that by operation of Sections 4.05 and 5.01 of the MSWSA, the remittance on June 20, 2005 to the Trust Fund shall include scheduled principal due on the Mortgage Loans after May 1, 2005 (the “Trust Cut-off Date”), plus interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected during the related Due Period exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to a period prior to the Trust Cut-off Date, Principal Prepayments received during the related Principal Prepayment Period, plus all the other amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the Determination Date immediately preceding such Remittance Date (net of charges and withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 of the MSWSA and plus or minus the adjustments specified in clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of Section 5.01 of the MSWSA).
4.
Master Servicing; Termination of Servicer. The Servicer, including any successor servicer hereunder, shall be subject to the supervision of the Master Servicer, which Master Servicer shall be obligated to ensure that the Servicer services the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee and the SASCO 2005-10 Trust Fund (the “Trust Fund”) created pursuant to the Trust Agreement, shall have the same rights as the Seller (as assignee of the Bank) under the MSWSA to enforce the obligations of the Servicer thereunder and the term “Purchaser” as used in the MSWSA in connection with any rights of the Purchaser shall refer to the Master Servicer acting on behalf of the Trustee and the Trust Fund, except as otherwise specified in Exhibit A hereto, and the term “Company” shall mean the Servicer. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Article X of the MSWSA (as modified by this Agreement). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Master Servicer be required to assume any of the obligations of the Seller under the MSWSA; and, in connection with the performance of the Master Servicer’s duties hereunder, the parties and other signatories hereto agree that the Master Servicer shall be entitled to all of the rights, protections and limitations of liability afforded to the Master Servicer under the Trust Agreement.
5.
No Representations. Neither the Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall be obligated or required to make any representations and warranties regarding the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Trust Agreement.
6.
Notices. All notices, consents, certificates or reports (collectively “written information”) required to be delivered hereunder between or among the parties hereto (including any third party beneficiary thereof) shall be in writing, may be in the form of facsimile or electronic transmission, and shall be deemed received or given when mailed first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to each other party at its address specified below or, if sent by facsimile or electronic mail, when the facsimile or electronic confirmation of receipt by the recipient is received by the sender of such notice. Each party may designate to the other parties in writing, from time to time, other addresses to which notices and communications hereunder shall be sent.
All written information required to be delivered to the Master Servicer under this Agreement shall be delivered to the following address:
Aurora Loan Services LLC
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All remittances required to be made to the Master Servicer under this Agreement shall be on a scheduled/scheduled basis and made to the following wire account:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
ABA#: 000-000-000
Account Name: Aurora Loan Services LLC
Master Servicing Payment Clearance Account
Account Number: 066-611059
Beneficiary: Aurora Loan Services LLC
For further credit to: SASCO 2005-10
All written information required to be delivered to the Trustee hereunder shall be delivered to the following address:
Citibank, N.A.
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Citibank Agency & Trust (SASCO 2005-10)
Telephone No.: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All written information required to be delivered to the Seller hereunder shall be delivered to the following address:
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Mortgage Finance, SASCO 2005-10
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
All written information required to be delivered to the Servicer hereunder shall be delivered to the address for notices set forth in Section 12.06 of the MSWSA.
7.
Acknowledgement. The Servicer hereby acknowledges that the rights and obligations of the Bank under the MSWSA shall be assigned to the Seller on the Closing Date pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreement; that such rights and obligations, as amended by this Agreement, shall, in turn, be re-assigned by the Seller to SASCO under the MLSA; and that such rights and obligations will simultaneously be re-assigned by SASCO to the Trust Fund pursuant to the Trust Agreement. The Servicer agrees that the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the MLSA and the Trust Agreement shall each be a valid assignment and assumption agreement or other assignment document required pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 12.11 of the MSWSA and shall constitute a valid assignment and assumption of the rights and obligations of the Bank under the MSWSA to the Seller, by the Seller, in turn, to SASCO, and by SASCO, in turn, to the Trust Fund, as applicable. In addition, the Trust Fund will make a REMIC election. The Servicer hereby consents to each such assignment and assumption and acknowledges the Trust Fund’s REMIC election.
8.
Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
9.
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
10.
Reconstitution. The Seller and the Servicer agree that this Agreement is a reconstitution agreement executed in connection with a “Pass-Through Transfer,” and that the date hereof is the “Reconstitution Date,” as each such term is defined in the MSWSA.
Executed as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
as Seller
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
AURORA LOAN SERVICES LLC,
as Master Servicer
By: /s/ E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: E. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President
Acknowledged By:
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
EXHIBIT A
MODIFICATIONS TO THE MSWSA
1.
Unless otherwise specified herein, any provisions of the MSWSA, including definitions, relating to (i) representations and warranties relating to the Mortgage Loans and not relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) Mortgage Loan repurchase obligations and (iii) Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers shall be disregarded. Unless otherwise specified hereunder, the exhibits to the MSWSA and all references to such exhibits shall also be disregarded.
2.
The definition of “Accepted Serving Practices” is hereby amended by deleting “and the Xxxxxx Mae Single Family Servicing Guide” immediately following the words “and local law”.
3.
The definition of “Business Day” in Article I is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by restating clause (ii) of such definition to read as follows:
(ii) a day on which banks and savings and loan institutions in the States of Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Colorado, Illinois, California or New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
(ii)
by adding a new sentence immediately following clause (ii) to read as follows:
Where any reference is made to more than one Business Day, such reference, except as otherwise expressly provided, shall mean consecutive Business Days.
4.
The definition of “Custodial Agreement” in Article I is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Custodial Agreement: The agreements relating to the custody of the Mortgage Loans, between the Custodian and the Trustee, each as acknowledged by the Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Servicer, and each dated as of May 1, 2005.
5.
The definition of “Custodian” in Article I is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Custodian: Each of LaSalle Bank National Association and U.S. Bank National Association, and their respective successors and assigns.
6.
The definition of “Determination Date” in Article I is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Determination Date: The 15th day (or if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th day) of the month of the related Remittance Date.
7.
A new definition of “Document Transfer Event” is hereby added to Article I immediately following the definition of “Determination Date” to read as follows:
Document Transfer Event: The day on which (i) Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. or any successor thereto is no longer the servicer of any of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the senior, unsecured long-term debt rating assigned by Fitch to Xxxxx Fargo & Company is less than “BBB-”, or (iii) any Rating Agency requires the Servicer to deliver the Retained Mortgage Files to the Custodian.
8.
A new definition of “Xxxxxxx Mac Guide” is hereby added to Article I immediately following the definition of “Xxxxxxx Mac” to read as follows:
Xxxxxxx Mac Guide: The Xxxxxxx Mac Selling Guide and the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicing Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
9.
A new definition of “MERS” is hereby added to Article I immediately following the definition of “Loan-To-Value Ratio or LTV” to read as follows:
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. a Delaware Corporation, or any successor in interest thereto.
10.
A new definition of “MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan” is hereby added to Article I immediately following the definition of “MERS” to read as follows.
MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that has been designated by the Servicer as recordable in the name of MERS, as nominee.
11.
The definition of “Mortgage Interest Rate” in Article I is hereby amended by adding the phrase “net of any Relief Act Reduction” at the end of such definition.
12.
The definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” in Article I is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” before clause (13) and inserting new clauses (14) and (15) immediately following clause (13) to read as follows:
“, (14) any MERS identification number (if available) with respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan or MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan; and (15) a Prepayment Penalty Schedule (if available).”
13.
New definitions of “Non-MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan” and “Non-MERS Mortgage Loans” are hereby added to Article I, in that order, immediately following the definition of “Mortgagor” to read as follows:
Non-MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan.
Non-MERS Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Mortgage Loan.
14.
The definition of “Opinion of Counsel” in Article I is hereby amended by replacing the word “Purchaser” each time it appears therein with the words “Trustee and the Master Servicer” and adding the following proviso at the end of such definition:
; provided that any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Seller, who (i) is in fact independent of the Servicer and any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in the Servicer or any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an affiliate of either of them and (iii) is not connected with the Servicer or any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person performing similar functions. Any fee or expense relating to an Opinion of Counsel delivered by independent counsel pursuant to clause (a) or (b) shall be borne either by the requesting party or the Trust Fund.
15.
The definition of “PMI Policy” is hereby amended by adding the words “or the Trust Agreement” immediately after the word “Agreement” in such definition.:
16.
A new definition of “Prepayment Penalty Schedule” is added to Article I to immediately following the definition of “Prepayment Penalty” and to read as follows:
Prepayment Penalty Schedule: A data field in the Schedule of Mortgage Loans attached as Schedule I hereto which indicates the amount and method of calculation of the Prepayment Penalty and the term during which such Prepayment Penalty is imposed with respect to a Mortgage Loan.
17.
A new definition of “Rating Agency” is added to Article I immediately following the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” to read as follows:
Rating Agency: Each of Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
18.
A new definition of “Realized Loss” is added to Article I immediately following the definition of “Rating Agency” to read as follows:
Realized Loss: With respect to each Liquidated Mortgage Loan (as defined in the Trust Agreement), an amount equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of liquidation, minus (ii) Liquidation Proceeds received, to the extent allocable to principal, net of amounts that are reimbursable therefrom to the Master Servicer or the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan (other than Monthly Advances of principal) including expenses of liquidation.
19.
A new definition of “Relief Act Reduction” is hereby added to Article I immediately following the definition of “Record Date” to read as follows:
Relief Act Reduction: With respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which there has been a reduction in the amount of the interest collectible thereon as a result of the application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or comparable state or local law, any amount by which interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the Due Date in the related Due Period is less than the interest accrued thereon for the applicable one-month period at the Mortgage Interest Rate without giving effect to such reduction.
20.
The definition of “REO Property” in Article I is hereby amended by replacing the word “Purchaser” with the words “Trustee and the Trust Fund.”
21.
A new definition of “Sarbanes Certifying Party” is added to Article I immediately following the definition of “Retained Mortgage File” to read as follows:
Sarbanes Certifying Party: A Person who files a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification directly with the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002.
22.
The definition of “Servicing Advances” in Article I is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses other than Monthly Advances (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, inspection, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or administrative or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property (including costs incurred in connection with environmental inspections or other related costs of foreclosure of Mortgaged Property potentially contaminated by hazardous or toxic substance or wastes in accordance with Section 4.02 hereof) if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, and PMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage, (e) any losses sustained by the Servicer with respect to the liquidation of the Mortgaged Property, and (f) compliance with the obligations pursuant to the provisions of the Xxxxxxx Mac Guide or Xxxxxx Xxx Selling and Servicing Guide.
23.
The definition of “Service Fee Rate” in Article I is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Service Fee Rate: 0.25% per annum.
24.
Section 2.01 (Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Mortgage Files, Maintenance of Servicing Files) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by deleting the first paragraph thereof in its entirety and replacing each reference to the word “Purchaser” with the words “Trustee and the Trust Fund” in the remaining text of such section except that the reference to “Purchaser” in the penultimate sentence of the second paragraph of such section shall mean the “Trustee”; and
(ii)
by adding the following words after the word “Purchaser” in the fourteenth line of the second paragraph:
“or within 60 days of the occurrence of a Document Transfer Event”
25.
Section 2.02 (Books and Records; Transfers of Mortgage Loans) is hereby amended as follows:
(iii)
by replacing each reference to “Purchaser” in the first and second paragraphs of such section with the words “Trustee and the Trust Fund;”
(ii)
by replacing the third paragraph of such section in its entirety with the following paragraph:
The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Master Servicer or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Trust Fund retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations; and
(iii)
by deleting the fourth paragraph of such section in its entirety and replacing it with the following paragraph:
Only if so requested by the Seller or the Master Servicer, the Servicer, at the Depositor’s expense, shall cause to be properly prepared and recorded an Assignment of Mortgage in favor of the Trustee with respect to each Non-MERS Mortgage Loan in each public recording office where such Non-MERS Mortgage Loans are recorded, as soon as practicable after the Closing Date (but in no event more than 90 days thereafter to the extent delays are caused by the applicable recording office).
26.
The parties acknowledge that Section 2.03 (Custodial Agreement; Delivery of Documents) shall be superseded by the provisions of the Custodial Agreement.
27.
Section 3.01(c) (No Conflicts) is hereby amended by deleting the words “the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser.”
28.
Section 3.01(e) (Reasonable Servicing Fee; Fair Consideration) is hereby amended by removing the words “Fair Consideration” from the section heading and deleting the last sentence of such section.
29.
Section 3.01(f) (Ability to Perform; Solvency) is hereby amended by deleting the second and third sentences thereof.
30.
Section 3.01(h) (No Consent Required) is hereby amended by deleting the words “or the sale of the Mortgage Loans.”
31.
Section 3.01(i) (Selection Process) shall be inapplicable to this Agreement.
32.
Section 3.01(k) (Sale Treatment), and Section 3.01(m) (No Brokers’ Fees) shall be inapplicable to this Agreement.
33.
New paragraphs are hereby added at the end of Section 3.01 (Company Representations and Warranties) to read as follows:
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in clauses (a) through (h) and clauses (j), (l), and (n) of this Section 3.01 shall survive the engagement of the Servicer to perform the servicing responsibilities hereunder and the delivery of the Servicing Files to the Servicer and shall inure to the benefit of the Trustee, the Trust Fund, and the Master Servicer. Upon discovery by any of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, or the Trustee of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the ability of the Servicer to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority of the security interest in such Mortgaged Property or the interest of the Trustee or the Trust Fund, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Servicer of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01 which materially and adversely affects the ability of the Servicer to perform its duties and obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Property or the priority of the security interest on such Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Servicer shall, at the option of the Trustee or the Master Servicer or assign the Servicer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (or respecting the affected Mortgage Loans) to a successor Servicer selected by the Master Servicer with notice to the Trustee. Such assignment shall be made in accordance with Section 12.01.
In addition, the Servicer shall indemnify (from its own funds) the Trustee, the Trust Fund, and the Master Servicer and hold each of them harmless against any costs resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Servicer’s representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the remedies set forth in this Section 3.01 constitute the sole remedies of the Master Servicer, the Trust Fund, and the Trustee respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. The foregoing shall not limit, however, any remedies available to the Master Servicer, the Trustee, or the Trust Fund available pursuant to any other agreement related hereto.
Any cause of action against the Servicer relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Section 3.01 shall accrue upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Servicer or notice thereof by the Trustee, or the Master Servicer to the Servicer, (ii) failure by the Servicer to cure such breach within the applicable cure period, and (iii) demand upon the Servicer by the Trustee, or the Master Servicer for compliance with this Agreement.
34.
Section 3.02 (Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans) is deleted in its entirety as inapplicable to this Agreement.
35.
Section 3.03 (Repurchase) is deleted in its entirety as inapplicable to this Agreement.
36.
Section 4.01 (Company to Act as Servicer) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the fifth and twenty-second lines of the second paragraph thereof with the words “Trustee and the Trust Fund;”
(ii)
by replacing the word “Unless” in the sixth line of the second paragraph thereof with the words “Except in the case where;”
(iii)
by adding the following words immediately after the word “Loan” in the tenth line of the second paragraph:
unless the Servicer shall have provided to the Master Servicer and the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in writing to the effect that such modification, waiver or amendment would not cause an Adverse REMIC Event. The costs of obtaining such Opinion of Counsel shall be a reimbursable expense to the Servicer from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05. Promptly after the execution of any assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall forward to the Master Servicer copies of any documents evidencing such assumption, modification, consolidation or extension.
(iv)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the last sentence of the second paragraph thereof with the word “Trustee;”
(vi)
by adding the following paragraph as the fourth paragraph of such section:
The Servicer or any designee of the Servicer shall not waive any Prepayment Penalty with respect to any Mortgage Loan which contains a Prepayment Penalty and which prepays during the term of the penalty. If the Servicer or its designee fails to collect the Prepayment Penalty upon any prepayment of any Mortgage Loan which contains a Prepayment Penalty, the Servicer shall pay to the Trust Fund at such time by means of a deposit into the Custodial Account an amount equal to the Prepayment Penalty which was not collected; provided, however, the Servicer shall not have any obligation to pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Penalty under this Section 4.01 if the failure to collect such amount is the result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Prepayment Penalty Schedule provided by the Seller and which is included as part of the Schedule of Mortgage Loans at Schedule I attached hereto. Notwithstanding the above, the Servicer or its designee may waive a Prepayment Penalty without remitting the amount of the foregone Prepayment Penalty to the Custodial Account if (i) such waiver relates to a prepayment which is not a result of a refinancing by the Servicer or any of its affiliates and (ii) the Mortgage Loan is in default or foreseeable default and such waiver (a) is standard and customary in servicing similar mortgage loans to the Mortgage Loans and (b) would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage Loan,(iii) the collection of the Prepayment Penalty would be in violation of applicable laws, including applicable state or federal predatory lending laws or (iv) not withstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, any Prepayment Penalty in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as a result of the borrower’s default in making the loan payments.
(vii)
by adding the following paragraph as the fifth paragraph of such section.
The Servicer is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its reasonable judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS System, or cause the removal from MERS registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund; provided, that the Servicer shall cause the Trustee to be identified as the owner of each MERS Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS. With respect to all MERS Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, the Servicer shall promptly notify MERS as to any transfer of beneficial ownership in such Mortgage Loans of which the Servicer has notice.
37.
Section 4.02 (Liquidation of Mortgage Loans) is hereby amended as follows:
(ii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the seventh and twenty-sixth lines of the first paragraph thereof with the words “Trust Fund” and with the words “Master Servicer” in all other instances in which the word “Purchaser” appears in such first paragraph;
(iii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the first and third sentences of the second paragraph thereof with the words “Master Servicer, and in the second sentence of the second paragraph thereof with the words “Trust Fund”; and
(iv)
by amending and restating the third paragraph thereof in its entirety as follows:
In the event that the environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, the Servicer shall not proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. In the event that the environmental inspection report is inconclusive as to the whether or not the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, the Servicer shall not, without the prior approval of the Master Servicer, proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. In such instance, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have approved such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure unless the Master Servicer notifies the Servicer in writing, within five (5) days after its receipt of written notice of the proposed foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure from the Servicer, that it disapproves of the related foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. The Servicer shall be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made pursuant to the preceding paragraph and this paragraph with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the Custodial Account.
38.
Section 4.04 (Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account) is hereby amended by replacing the words “in trust for the Purchaser and/or subsequent purchasers of Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors-P&I” in the fourth and fifth lines of the first sentence of the first paragraph with the words “in trust for the Trustee for the SASCO 2005-10 Trust”.
39.
Section 4.05 (Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by changing the reference to “Purchaser” in the sixth line of clause (ii) thereof to “Trust Fund” and by inserting the following proviso immediately before the word “except” in the sixth line thereof:
provided however, that in the event that the Servicer determines in good faith that any unreimbursed Monthly Advances will not be recoverable from amounts representing late recoveries of payments of principal or interest respecting the particular Mortgage Loan as to which such Monthly Advance applies, then such Monthly Advance may be reimbursed from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and in the event such proceeds are insufficient to cover such Monthly Advance, the Servicer may reimburse itself for such amounts from the Custodial Account, it being understood, in the case of any such reimbursement, that the Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Trust Fund;
(ii)
by replacing each reference to “Purchaser” in clauses (ii) and (iii) with the words “Trust Fund”; and:
(iii)
by amending clause (v) thereof by adding the words “Section 4.01 and” before the reference to Section 8.01.
40.
Section 4.06 (Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account) is hereby amended by replacing the words “Purchaser and/or subsequent purchasers, Residential Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors-T&I” in the fourth and fifth lines of the first sentence of the first paragraph with “in trust for the Trustee of the SASCO 2005-10 Trust”.
41.
Section 4.07 (Permitted Withdrawals from Escrow Account) is hereby amended by removing the word “and” at the end of clause (viii), replacing the period at the end of clause (ix) with “; and” and adding a new clause (ix) to read as follows:
(ix)
to transfer funds to another Eligible Institution in accordance with Section 4.09 hereof.
42.
Section 4.09 (Protection of Accounts) is hereby amended by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the second line thereof with the words “Master Servicer.”
43.
Section 4.14 (Restoration of Mortgaged Property) is hereby amended by replacing the word “Purchaser” each time it appears in the last sentence thereof with the words “Trustee or Trust Fund.”
44.
Section 4.15 (Maintenance of PMI Policy; Claims) is hereby amended by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the second line of the first paragraph and the second line of the second paragraph with the words “Trust Fund”.
45.
Section 4.16 (Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” each time it appears in the first paragraph thereof with the words “Trust Fund;”
(ii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” each time it appears in the second and third paragraphs thereof with the words “the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund;” and
(iii)
by adding two new paragraphs after the third paragraph thereof to read as follows:
In the event that the Trust Fund acquires any REO Property in connection with a default or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall dispose of such REO Property not later than the end of the third taxable year after the year of its acquisition by the Trust Fund unless the Servicer has applied for and received a grant of extension from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that, under the REMIC Provisions and any relevant proposed legislation and under applicable state law, the applicable Trust REMIC may hold REO Property for a longer period without adversely affecting the REMIC status of such REMIC or causing the imposition of a federal or state tax upon such REMIC and has notified the Master Servicer and the Trustee of such extension being granted by providing a copy of the application and the grant of such extension to the Master Servicer and the Trustee. If the Servicer has received such an extension, then the Servicer shall continue to attempt to sell the REO Property for its fair market value for such period longer than three years as such extension permits (the “Extended Period”). If the Servicer has not received such an extension and the Servicer is unable to sell the REO Property within the period ending 3 months before the end of such third taxable year after its acquisition by the Trust Fund or if the Servicer has received such an extension, and the Servicer is unable to sell the REO Property within the period ending three months before the close of the Extended Period, the Servicer shall, before the end of the three year period or the Extended Period, as applicable, (i) purchase such REO Property at a price equal to the REO Property’s fair market value as acceptable to the Master Servicer or (ii) auction the REO Property to the highest bidder (which may be the Servicer) in an auction reasonably designed to produce a fair price prior to the expiration of the three-year period or the Extended Period, as the case may be. The Trustee shall (i) sign any document prepared or delivered to it by the Servicer or (ii) take any other action, in the case of each of (i) and (ii) reasonably requested by the Servicer, which would enable the Servicer, on behalf of the Trust Fund, to request such grant of extension.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, no REO Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used by or on behalf of the Trust Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would: (i) cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code; or (ii) subject any Trust REMIC to the imposition of any federal income taxes on the income earned from such REO Property, including any taxes imposed by reason of Sections 860F or 860G(c) of the Code, unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund with respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
(iv)
by adding the following as the penultimate paragraph of Section 4.16:
Prior to acceptance by the Servicer of an offer to sell any REO Property of which the Trust Fund is the owner for a sale price that is less than 90% of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall notify the Master Servicer of such offering in writing which notification shall set forth all material terms of said offer (each a “Notice of Sale”). The Master Servicer shall be deemed to have approved the sale of any REO Property unless it notifies the Servicer in writing within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of the related Notice of Sale, that it disapproves of the related sale, in which case the Servicer shall not proceed with such sale; provided, however, the Master Servicer shall not take any action which would prevent the Servicer from disposing of any REO Property within the time period specified under the REMIC Provision of the Code.
46.
Section 4.17 (Real Estate Owned Reports) is hereby amended by replacing the words “Remittance Date” in the first sentence thereof with the “tenth calendar day of.”
47.
Section 4.23 (Automated Servicing System) and any exhibits referenced in such section are hereby deleted in its entirety.
48.
Section 4.24 (Prepayment Penalties) is superseded by Item 36 of this Exhibit A.
49.
Section 5.01 (Remittances) is hereby amended by removing the word “next” from the first sentence of the second paragraph thereof.
50.
Section 5.02 (Statements to Purchaser) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Section 5.02
Statements to Master Servicer.
Not later than the tenth calendar day of each month (or if such calendar day is not a Business Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day), the Servicer shall furnish to the Master Servicer (i) a monthly remittance advice in the format set forth in Exhibit D-1 hereto and a monthly defaulted loan report in the format set forth in Exhibit D-2 hereto (or in such other format mutually agreed to between the Servicer and the Master Servicer) relating to the period ending on the last day of the preceding calendar month and (ii) all such information required pursuant to clause (i) above on a magnetic tape or other similar media reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer; provided, however, the information required by Exhibit D-2 is limited to that which is readily available to the Servicer and is mutually agreed to by the Servicer and Master Servicer.
The Servicer shall provide the Master Servicer with such information available to it concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Trustee to prepare the Trust Fund’s federal income tax return as the Trustee may reasonably request from time to time.
51.
Section 6.02 (Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Retained Mortgage Files) is hereby amended by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the third line of the second paragraph thereof with the words “Trust Fund.”
52.
Section 6.04 (Annual Statement as to Compliance) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the reference to “Purchaser” therein with “Master Servicer and any Sarbanes Certifying Party;” and
(ii)
by replacing the reference to “February 28, 2003” with “February 28, 2006”
53.
Section 6.05 (Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the reference to “Purchaser” therein with the words “Master Servicer and any Sarbanes Certifying Party;” and
(ii)
by replacing the reference to “February 28, 2003” with “February 28, 2006”
54.
Section 6.06 (Right to Examine Company Records) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Section 6.06 Right to Examine Company Records.
If any of the Master Servicer, or the Trustee provides reasonable prior written notice, any such party and its respective accountants, attorneys, or designees may examine the Servicing Files relating to the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties during normal business hours of the Servicer at the Trust Fund's expense. The examining party or parties shall provide to the Servicer a copy of any report generated in connection with any such examination. In addition, the Servicer shall provide to the Master Servicer and the Trustee any other information related to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties reasonably requested by such parties.
55.
Section 8.01 (Indemnification; Third Party Claims) is amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the first line thereof with the words “Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Depositor, and the Master Servicer (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”);”
(ii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the third, sixth, seventh, tenth, and eleventh lines thereof with the words “Indemnified Party;”
(iii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the last sentence of such section with the words “Trust Fund”; and
(iv)
by adding the following at the end of the first sentence thereof:
“(including, but not limited to its obligation to provide the certification pursuant to Section 6.04(b) hereunder) or for any inaccurate or misleading information provided in the certification required pursuant to Section 6.04(b)”
56.
Section 8.02 (Merger or Consolidation of the Company) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by adding the words “with the prior written consent of the Trustee and the Master Servicer,” between the words “shall” and “be” in the third line of the second paragraph thereof.
57.
Section 8.03 (Limitation on Liability of Company and Others) is amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the second and thirteenth lines thereof with the words “Trust Fund, the Trustee or the Master Servicer;” and
(ii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the last line thereof with the words “Trust Fund.”
58.
Section 8.04 (Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Company) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the seventh line of the first paragraph thereof, in the second, fifth and sixth lines of the second paragraph thereof and in the fourth line of the third paragraph thereof with “Master Servicer, and the Trustee;” and
(ii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the fourth and fifth lines of the third paragraph thereof with the words “Trustee and the Master Servicer”.
59.
Section 9.01(f) is hereby modified by adding the following phrase after the phrase “attached hereto as Exhibit F”:
“(with such changes thereto as any master servicer and any depositor may request in order to permit it to reasonably rely on such Officer’s Certificate)”
60.
Section 10.01 (Events of Default) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing each reference to “Purchaser” with “Master Servicer;”
(ii)
by replacing the word “Upon” in the first line of the third paragraph with the words “Within 90 days of;” and
(iii)
by adding the following proviso at the end of the first sentence of the third paragraph thereof:
; provided, however, the obligation of the Master Servicer or other successor servicer to make Monthly Advances not made by the defaulting Servicer shall be effective immediately upon receipt of such notice by the defaulting Servicer.
61.
Section 10.02 (Waiver of Defaults) is hereby amended by replacing the reference to “Purchaser” with “Master Servicer with the prior written consent of the Trustee”.
62.
Section 11.01 (Termination) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by deleting clause (ii) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(ii) mutual consent of the Servicer and the Master Servicer in writing, provided such termination is also acceptable to the Trustee; and
(ii)
by adding the following sentence after the first sentence of Section 11.01:
At the time of any termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 11.01, the Servicer shall be entitled to all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Monthly Advances; provided, however, in the event of a termination for cause under Section 10.01 hereof, such unreimbursed amounts shall not be reimbursed to the Servicer until such amounts are received by the Trust Fund from the related Mortgage Loans.
63.
Section 11.02 (Termination Without Cause) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by deleting the first paragraph thereof and replacing it with the following:
Upon 30 days’ prior notice, in writing and delivered to the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Servicer by registered mail as provided in Section 12.05, the Seller may terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement without cause. The Servicer shall comply with the termination procedures set forth in Section 12.01 hereof. The Master Servicer or the Trustee shall have no right to terminate the Servicer pursuant to the foregoing sentences of this Section 11.02. In connection with any such termination pursuant to this Section 11.02, the Seller will be responsible for reimbursing the Servicer for all unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances, Servicing Fees and other reasonable or necessary out-of-pocket costs associated with any such servicing transfer at the time of such termination without any right of reimbursement to the Seller from the Trust Fund.
64.
Section 12.01 (Successor to Company) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the words “Prior to” with “Upon” in the first line of the first paragraph thereof;
(ii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the second line of the first paragraph thereof with “Master Servicer;”
(iii)
by adding the words “, in accordance with the Trust Agreement,” after the word “shall” in the second line of the first paragraph thereof;
(iv)
by adding the following new sentences immediately following the first sentence of the first paragraph thereof to read as follows:
Prior to termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.02, the Seller shall appoint a successor which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement. Any successor to the Servicer shall be a Xxxxxxx Mac- or Xxxxxx Mae-approved servicer and shall be subject to the approval of the Master Servicer and each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from such Rating Agency delivered to the Trustee that the transfer of servicing will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of the then-current rating of any of the Certificates.
(v)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” with the words “the Master Servicer” in the second sentence of the first paragraph thereof;
(vi)
by adding the following proviso at the end of the second sentence of the first paragraph thereof:
; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Servicer under this Agreement.
(vii)
by replacing the word “Purchaser” in the second line of the second paragraph thereof with the words “Trustee and Master Servicer”;
(viii)
by replacing the reference to “Purchaser” in the fourth paragraph thereof with “Trustee and the Master Servicer”; and
(ix)
by replacing the fifth paragraph of such section with the following paragraphs:
In the event the Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section 11.02, the Seller shall be responsible for payment of any out-of-pocket costs from its own funds without reimbursement incurred by the Servicer and the Master Servicer in connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer.
Except as otherwise provided in the Agreement, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with any transfer of servicing hereunder (as a result of termination for cause or resignation of the Servicer), including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer or any other Person in appointing a successor servicer, or of the Master Servicer in assuming the responsibilities of the Servicer hereunder, or of transferring the Servicing Files and the other necessary data, including the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data, to the successor servicer shall be paid by the terminated or resigning Servicer from its own funds without reimbursement.
65.
Section 12.02 (Amendment) is hereby amended as follows:
(i)
by replacing the words “by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser” with the words “by written agreement signed by the Servicer and the Seller, with the written consent of the Master Servicer and the Trustee;” and
(ii)
by adding the following sentence to such section:
“The party requesting such amendment shall, at its own expense, provide the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Seller with an Opinion of Counsel that such amendment is permitted under the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer has complied with all applicable requirements of this Agreement, and such Amendment will not materially adversely affect the interest of the Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loans.”
66.
Section 12.05 (Duration of Agreement) is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence thereof.
67.
Section 12.08 (Relationship of Parties) is hereby amended by replacing the words “the Purchaser” with “the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Fund.”
68.
Section 12.11 (Assignment by Purchaser) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
69.
Section 12.15 (Buydown Loan Aggregate Limitation) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
70.
A new Section 12.16 (Intended Third Party Beneficiaries) is hereby added to Article XII to read as follows:
Section 12.12
Intended Third Party Beneficiaries.
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the parties to this Agreement agree that it is appropriate, in furtherance of the intent of such parties as set forth herein, that the Trustee receive the benefit of the provisions of this Agreement as an intended third party beneficiary of this Agreement to the extent of such provisions. The Servicer shall have the same obligations to the Trustee as if the Trustee were a party to this Agreement, and the Trustee shall have the same rights and remedies to enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if it were a party to this Agreement. The Servicer shall only take direction from the Master Servicer (if direction by the Master Servicer is required under this Agreement) unless otherwise directed by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and obligations of the Master Servicer and the Trustee hereunder (other than the right to indemnification and the indemnification obligations) shall terminate upon termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
Exhibit B
AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO
MASTER SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO MASTER SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (“Amendment No. 5”) dated as of May 10, 2004, by and between Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association (the “Assignee”), Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (the “Purchaser”) and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger to Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (“Company”).
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company have entered into a Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 1, 2003, Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 1, 2003, Amendment No. 3, dated as of July 1, 2003, and Amendment No. 4, dated as of October 1, 2003, each by and among the Purchaser, the Assignee and the Servicer, the “Master SWSA”), dated as of January 1, 2003, which prescribes the manner of purchase, conveyance, servicing and control of certain Mortgage Loans purchased by the Purchaser from the Company from time to time;
WHEREAS, Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. merged into and under the charter and title of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. effective May 8, 2004, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. is the surviving entity;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to amend provisions of the Master SWSA as provided herein; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Master SWSA.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser, the Assignee and the Company agree as follows:
1.
The definition of “Appraisal” is amended in Article I of the Master SWSA by inserting the following language at the end of the definition:
“As to each Time$aver® Mortgage Loan, the appraisal may be from the original of the existing Company-serviced loan, which was refinanced via such Time$aver® Mortgage Loan.”
2.
The following definition is inserted into Article I of the Master SWSA:
“Company: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.”
3.
The definition of “Pass-Through Transfer” is deleted in its entirety from Article I of the Master SWSA and replaced with the following:
“Pass-Through Transfer: Either (i) the sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to a trust to be formed as part of a publicly issued or privately placed mortgage-backed securities transaction or (ii) a synthetic securitization in which some or all of the Mortgage Loans are included as part of the reference portfolio relating to such securitization.”
4.
The following definitions are inserted alphabetically into Article I of the Master SWSA:
“Prepayment Penalty: The prepayment charge or penalty interest required to be paid by a Mortgagor as the result of a Principal Prepayment in full of the related Mortgage Loan, not otherwise due thereon in respect of principal or interest, which is intended to be a disincentive to prepayment, as provided in the related Mortgage Note or Mortgage.”
“Time$aver® Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which has been refinanced pursuant to a Company program that allows a rate/term refinance of an existing Company-serviced loan with minimal documentation.”
5.
Section 3.01(a) of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting the language “corporation” from the first line and inserting in its place the language “national banking association”, and by deleting the language “State of California” from the second line and inserting in its place the language “United States”.
6.
Section 3.01(c) of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting the language “articles of incorporation” and inserting in its place the language “charter documents”.
7.
Section 3.01(i) of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the language “mortgage banking” in the second line immediately following the word “Company’s”.
8.
Section 3.01 of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the following language as paragraph (n) therein: “The Company is a member of MERS in good standing.”
9.
Section 3.02(i) of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the language “, predatory and abusive lending” immediately before the word “usury”.
10.
Section 3.02(j) of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the language “, or a Cooperative Loan” immediately before the phrase “or an individual condominium”; by inserting “, or the Underwriting Guidelines,” immediately following “requirements” and before “regarding”; by deleting “or a cooperative unit” at the end of the first sentence; by replacing the last sentence of the paragraph in its entirety with the following sentence:
“As of the respective date of the Appraisal for each Mortgaged Property, any Mortgaged Property being used for commercial purposes conforms to the Underwriting Guidelines and, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, since the date of such Appraisal, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes outside of the Underwriting Guidelines;”
11.
Section 3.02(p) of the Master SWSA is amended by replacing the language “LTV of 80% or greater,” in the second line thereof with “LTV of greater than 80%,”.
12.
Section 3.02(qq) of the Master SWSA is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Homeownership and Equity Protection Act and High Cost Loans.
No Mortgage Loan is classified as a “high cost” mortgage loan under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, and no Mortgage Loan is considered a “high cost home,” “threshold,” “covered” (excluding home loans defined as “covered home loans” pursuant to the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002), “high risk home” or “predatory” loan under any other applicable state, federal or local law; no Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Kentucky high-cost home loan statute effective June 24, 2003. No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003. No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective January 1, 2004. No Mortgage Loan is a “High-Risk Home Loan” as defined in the Illinois High-Risk Home Loan Act effective January 1, 2004. No Mortgage Loan is a subsection 10 mortgage under the Oklahoma Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act. No Mortgage Loan was originated on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003, which is secured by property located in the State of Georgia. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after March 7, 2003 is a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Georgia Fair Lending Act, as amended;”
13.
Section 3.02 of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the following language after the last paragraph:
“(ww) Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, (the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and has established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(xx) Prepayment Penalties.
All information on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, Data File and Underwriting Guidelines regarding Prepayment Penalties is complete and accurate in all material respects and except for balloon mortgage loans originated in certain states specified in the Underwriting Guidelines with restrictions on collection of Prepayment Penalties, each Prepayment Penalty is permissible and enforceable in accordance with its terms under applicable law. Prepayment Penalties on the Mortgage Loans are applicable to prepayments resulting from both refinancings and sales of the related Mortgaged Properties and the terms of such Prepayment Penalties do not provide for a waiver or release (i.e., “holidays”) during the term of the Prepayment Penalty. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 provides for the payment of a Prepayment Penalty beyond the three-year term following the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Loan originated prior to such date provides for the payment of a Prepayment Penalty beyond the five-year term following the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
(yy) Debt-to-Income Ratios.
No Mortgagor had a debt-to-income ratio (as computed pursuant to the Underwriting Guidelines) in excess of 60% at the time of origination of the related Mortgage Loan.”
14.
Section 4.04 of the Master SWSA is amended by:
(a) deleting the language “Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.” from the fourth line and inserting in its place the language “Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.”,
(b) deleting the language “Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation” from the fourth line and inserting in its place the language “the Purchaser”, and
(c) inserting the following language at the end of 4.04(i): “(including Prepayment Penalties paid by the Mortgagor or other amounts paid by the Company pursuant to Section 4.24 of this Agreement)”.
15.
Section 4.06 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting the language “Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.” from the fourth line and inserting in its place the language “Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.”, and by deleting the language “Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation and/or subsequent purchasers, Residential Mortgage Loans” from the fourth line and inserting in its place the language “the Purchaser and/or subsequent purchasers of the Mortgage Loans”.
16.
Article IV of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the following language as Section 4.24 therein:
“Prepayment Penalties.
To the extent consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Company may waive (or permit a subservicer to waive) a Prepayment Penalty only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably forseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) such waiver is required under state or federal law or (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated as a result of the Mortgagor’s default in making its Monthly Payments. The Company shall not waive any Prepayment Penalty unless it is waived in accordance with this Section 4.24(i).
The Company shall pay the amount of any Prepayment Penalty (to the extent not collected and remitted to the Purchaser) to the Purchaser or its assignees if (1) the representation in Section 3.02(xx) is breached and such breach materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser or its assigns, or (2) the Company waives any Prepayment Penalty other than as permitted under Section 4.24(i). The Company shall pay the amount of such Prepayment Penalty, for the benefit of the Purchaser or any assignee of the Purchaser, by depositing such amount into the Custodial Account at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Custodial Account.”
17.
Section 8.02 of the SWSA is amended by deleting the first paragraph in its entirety and inserting the following language:
“The Company shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises and shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement.”
18.
Section 12.01 of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the following language as the last paragraph therein:
“If the Company is terminated pursuant to Sections 8.04 and 10.01, the Purchaser shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Company for all costs associated with the transfer of servicing, 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 Purchaser to correct any errors of insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the Purchaser to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively.”
19.
Section 12.06 is amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following language:
“If to the Company with respect to servicing and investor reporting issues:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
1 Home Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, MAC X2401-042
Fax: 515/000-0000
If to the Company with respect to all other issues:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
0000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx, MAC X3901-016
Fax: 301/846/8152
In each instance with a copy to:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
1 Home Campus
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: General Counsel MAC X2401-06T
20.
Section 12.11 of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the following language as the last sentence therein:
“In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and the assignee assumes any and all of the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder, the Company acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not the Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall be relieved from any liability to the Company with respect thereto.”
21.
Section 12.12 of the Master SWSA is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Neither party shall, after the related Closing Date, take any action to solicit the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan. It is understood and agreed that neither (i) promotions undertaken by either party or any affiliate of either party which are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based upon commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio, television advertisements nor (ii) serving the refinancing needs of a Mortgagor who, without solicitation contacts either party in connection with the refinance of such Mortgage or Mortgage Loan, shall constitute solicitation under this Section.”
22.
Except as modified by this Amendment No. 5, all terms, conditions, representations and warranties of the Master SWSA and any previously executed Amendments or related agreements shall remain in full force and effect. If any term or condition of this Amendment No. 5 is in conflict with any term or condition of the Master SWSA, the terms of this Amendment No. 5 shall control.
23.
This Amendment No. 5 may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
24.
This Amendment 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.
25.
This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Assignee, the Purchaser and the Servicer under the Master SWSA, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
[SIGNATURES FOLLOW]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the Assignee and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed to the Amendment No. 5 by their respective officers, duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Purchaser
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Company
By:
Name:
Title:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the Assignee and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed to the Amendment No. 5 by their respective officers, duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By:
Name:
Title:
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE.,
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Purchaser
By:
Name:
Title:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as Company
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President
EXECUTION COPY
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO THE MASTER SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This is Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”), dated as of October 1, 2003, by and among BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association (the “Assignee”), BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (the “Purchaser”) and XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., a California corporation (the “Servicer”) to that certain Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 1, 2003, that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 1, 2003, and that certain Amendment No. 3, dated July 1, 2003, each by and among the Purchaser, the Assignee and the Servicer, the “Master SWSA”), dated as of January 1, 2003, between the Purchaser and the Servicer.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, pursuant to various Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreements executed by the parties hereto from time to time, the Purchaser has previously assigned its interest in the Master SWSA as it relates to certain pools of Mortgage Loans to the Assignee; and
WHEREAS, the Servicer, the Purchaser and the Assignee have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, that the Master SWSA be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Master SWSA.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Servicer, the Purchaser and the Assignee hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual premises and mutual obligations set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, that the Master SWSA is hereby amended as follows:
1.
Article I of the Master SWSA is amended as follows:
(a)
The definition of “Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement” is amended by deleting in its entirety therefrom the language “Mortgage Loan Files” and replacing such language with “Retained Mortgage Files, Custodial Files”.
(b)
The following definition is inserted in alphabetical order into Article I:
“Custodial File: The items referred to as items (a), (b), (d) and (e) in Exhibit C annexed hereto to be delivered by the Servicer to the Custodian on the related Closing Date with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan, and any additional documents required to be added to the Custodial File and delivered to the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement.”
(c)
The definition of “Mortgage File” is deleted in its entirety.
(d)
The definition of “Mortgage Loan” is amended by inserting therein the language “Retained” immediately prior to “Mortgage File” and the language “, Custodial File” immediately prior to “the Monthly Payments.”
(e)
The following definition is inserted in alphabetical order into Article I:
“Retained Mortgage File: The items referred to in Exhibit C annexed hereto with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan that are not required to be delivered to the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement, and any additional documents required to be added to the Retained Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.”
(f)
The definition of “Servicing File” is amended by inserting therein the word “Retained” immediately prior to the language “Mortgage File”.
2.
Section 2.01 of the Master SWSA is amended as follows:
(a)
By deleting in its entirety from the first sentence of the first paragraph thereof the language “Mortgage Files” and replacing such language with “Retained Mortgage Files and Custodial Files”.
(b)
By deleting in its entirety from the first sentence of the second paragraph thereof the language “Mortgage File” and replacing such language with “Retained Mortgage File”.
(c)
By deleting in its entirety from the second sentence of the second paragraph thereof the first occurrence of the language “Mortgage File” and by replacing such language with “Custodial File”.
(d)
By deleting in its entirety from the second sentence of the second paragraph thereof the second occurrence of the language “Mortgage File” and replacing such language with “Retained Mortgage File”.
(e)
By deleting in its entirety from the fourth sentence of the second paragraph thereof the language “Mortgage File” and replacing such language with “Custodial File”.
3.
Section 2.03 of the Master SWSA is amended as follows:
(a)
By deleting in its entirety from the first paragraph thereof the language “Mortgage Loan Documents listed” and replacing such language with “Custodial File as set forth”.
(b)
By deleting in its entirety from the first sentence of the second paragraph thereof the language “all such Mortgage Loan Documents” and replacing such language with “any Mortgage Loan Documents actually received on or prior to such Closing Date and”.
(c)
By inserting as the third paragraph thereof the following:
“Upon the Purchaser’s request, the Company shall deliver to Purchaser or its designee within ten (10) days after such request such contents of the Retained Mortgage File so requested. In the event that the Company fails to deliver to the Purchaser or its designee the requested contents of the Retained Mortgage File within such ten-day period, and if the Company does not cure such failure within five (5) days following receipt of written notification of such failure, the Company shall repurchase each related Mortgage Loan at the price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03.”
(d)
By deleting the fourth paragraph thereof in its entirety and replacing such paragraph with the following:
“If the original or a copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered to the Custodian, if included in the Custodial File, or the Retained Mortgage File, if required to be maintained therein, within 240 days following the related Closing Date, and if the Company does not cure such failure within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at a price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03. The Company shall notify the Purchaser if any such document to be included in the Retained Mortgage File is not received by the Company within 240 days following the related Closing Date.”
(e)
By deleting the current fifth paragraph thereof in its entirety and replacing such language with the following:
“In the event the public recording office is delayed in returning any original document which the Company is required to deliver at any time to the Custodian in accordance with the terms of the Custodial Agreement or which the Company is required to maintain in the related Retained Mortgage File, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian or to the Retained Mortgage File, as applicable, within 270 days of its submission for recordation, a copy of such document and an Officer’s Certificate, which shall (i) identify the recorded document; (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company will be required to deliver such document to the Custodian or to the Retained Mortgage File, as applicable, by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, if the Company cannot deliver such original or clerk-certified copy of any document which the Company is required to deliver at any time to the Custodian in accordance with the terms of the Custodial Agreement or which the Company is required to maintain in the related Retained Mortgage File and was submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified time for any reason, within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03.”
4.
Section 3.02 of the Master SWSA is amended as follows:
(a)
Subsection (d) thereof is amended by deleting in its entirety from the third sentence therefrom the language “is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian” and replacing such language with “was delivered to the Custodian pursuant to the terms of the Custodial Agreement”.
(b)
Subsection (ll) thereof is amended by deleting the title thereto in its entirety and replacing it with “Delivery of Custodial Files.”, by deleting in its entirety from the first sentence of such subsection the language “Mortgage,” and by deleting in its entirety from the second sentence of such subsection the language “Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A” and replacing such language with “Retained Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit C hereto”.
5.
Section 3.03 of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting into the first sentence of the first paragraph thereof the language “Custodial Files or Retained” immediately prior to the language “Mortgage File.”
6.
Section 6.02 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting in its entirety the word “Files” from the heading thereof and replacing such language with “Loan Documents.”
7.
Section 9.01 of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting into subsection (d) thereof the following new clause (iii):
“(iii) at any time as required by any rating Agency, such additional documents from the related Retained Mortgage File to the Custodian as may be required by such Rating Agency;”
8.
Section 10.01 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting in its entirety from the second sentence of the third paragraph thereof the language “Mortgage Files” and replacing such language with “Servicing Files”.
9.
Section 11.01 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting in its entirety from the first sentence of the second paragraph thereof the language “Mortgage Files” and replacing such language with “Servicing Files”.
10.
Section 12.01 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting in its entirety from the first sentence of the third paragraph thereof the language “Mortgage Files” and replacing such language with “Servicing Files”.
11.
Section 12.06 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting the notice information for the Purchaser set forth therein in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation
Hearst Tower
NC1-027-21-04
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention Managing Director”
12.
Exhibit C to the Master SWSA is amended as follows:
(a)
By deleting in its entirety the title thereof and replacing such title with “Contents of Retained Mortgage File and Custodial File” (and updating the Table of Exhibits accordingly).
(b)
By inserting into the first sentence of the first paragraph thereof the language “Retained” immediately prior to the language “Mortgage File.”
(c)
By inserting into the first sentence of the second paragraph thereof the language “Retained” immediately prior to the language “Mortgage File.”
13.
Exhibit E to the Master SWSA is amended by inserting into the first sentence thereof the language “Custodial Files and Retained” immediately prior to the language “Mortgage Files.”
Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Master SWSA shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
Upon execution of this Amendment, the Master SWSA as it relates to Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to Assignment and Conveyance Agreements executed on or after the date hereof will be read to contain the above amendment, and any future reference to the Master SWSA will mean the Master SWSA as so modified.
This Amendment 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.
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Assignee, the Purchaser and the Servicer under the Master SWSA, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Any capitalized term, not otherwise herein defined, shall have the meaning set forth in the Master SWSA.
[SIGNATURES COMMENCE ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Purchaser
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE INC.,
as Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page of Amendment No. 4 to the Master SWSA (Jumbo)]
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO THE MASTER SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This is Amendment No. 3 (the “Amendment”), dated as of July 1, 2003 (the “Amendment Date”), by and among BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association (the “Assignee”), BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (the “Purchaser”) and XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., a California corporation (the “Servicer”) to that certain Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 1, 2003, Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 1, 2003, each by and among the Purchaser, the Assignee and the Servicer, the “Master SWSA”), dated as of January 1, 2003, between the Purchaser and the Servicer.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, pursuant to various Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreements executed by the parties hereto from time to time, the Purchaser has previously assigned its interest in the Master SWSA as it relates to certain pools of Mortgage Loans to the Assignee; and
WHEREAS, the Servicer, the Purchaser and the Assignee have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, that the Master SWSA be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Master SWSA.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Servicer, the Purchaser and the Assignee hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual premises and mutual obligations set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, that the Master SWSA is hereby amended as follows:
1.
The definition “Accepted Servicing Practices” is amended by inserting immediately after the language “and local law” the following, “and the Xxxxxx Xxx Single Family Servicing Guide”.
2.
The following language is inserted into the Master SWSA as Section 3.02(vv):
“No Mortgage Loan secured by property located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and originated on or after June 24, 2003 had an original principal amount of $200,000 or less.”
3.
The following Section is inserted into the Master SWSA (and the Table of Contents is amended accordingly):
“4.23
Automated Servicing Systems.
The Company shall setup, format, maintain and transmit to the Purchaser the Company’s mortgage servicer file and other electronic data storage and transmission systems related to the Mortgage Loans (collectively, the “Servicing Systems”) in accordance with the guidelines and requirements set forth in Exhibit H attached hereto (the “Servicer Requirements”), and the Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser to receive data from the Purchaser that is to be incorporated in the Servicing Systems in accordance with the Servicer Requirements.”
4.
Section 5.02 is amended by deleting it in its entirety and inserting the following language:
“Not later than the first (1st) Business Day of each month, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser, with respect to the preceding month, a monthly collection report, a monthly paid in full report that summarizes Mortgage Loans paid in full during the Due Period and a monthly trial balance report that provides a trial balance as of the last day of the month preceding such Remittance Date in electronic format agreed upon by the Company and the Purchaser.
Not later than the fifth (5th) Business Day of each month, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser in either written or electronic format, a monthly remittance advice and a delinquency report, each in a form mutually acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, as to the period ending on the last day of the preceding month.”
5.
The language contained in Exhibit A hereto is inserted into the Master SWSA as Exhibit H thereto in its entirety.
Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Master SWSA shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
Upon execution of this Amendment, the Master SWSA as it relates to Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to Assignment and Conveyance Agreements executed prior to the date hereof and on or after the date hereof will be read to contain the above amendment, and any future reference to the Master SWSA will mean the Master SWSA as so modified.
This Amendment 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.
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Assignee, the Purchaser and the Servicer under the Master SWSA, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
Any capitalized term, not otherwise herein defined, shall have the meaning set forth in the Master SWSA.
[SIGNATURES COMMENCE ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Purchaser
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.,
as Servicer
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page of Amendment No. 3 to the Master SWSA (Jumbo)]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By:
Name:
Title:
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Purchaser
By:
Name:
Title:
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.,
as Servicer
By: /s/Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page of Amendment No. 3 to the Master SWSA (Jumbo)]
EXHIBIT A
SERVICER REQUIREMENTS
Loading/Updating Investor Headers
1.
Bank of America will provide investor header matrix for input on MSP by Servicer. Updates/additions will occur monthly, including new investor header detail for each new deal that is settled.
2.
The Servicer will load investor headers upon receipt or before month end. The following fields will need to be updated on IN03: MS OPT, MS INV CNTRL NO, MS MO DELQ, and MS JUST FL.
3.
The Servicer will update the investor headers on the first business day of the next/following month to ensure that the correct loan accounts will appear on the corresponding 413 file that will represent the new month’s activity.
Loading Account Numbers
1.
Upon receipt of a funding schedule, Bank of America will deliver a cross reference of Servicer-to-Bank of America account numbers to the servicer. The account numbers will be delivered in the xxxx 55 layout for loading in the next Servicer MSP cycle.
2.
The Servicer will load account numbers on or before the first business day of the month to ensure that the correct Bank of America account numbers will appear on the corresponding 413 file that will represent the new month’s activity.
Automated Monetary Transaction File - 413
1.
Call Fidelity PowerCell and request installation of IP 770
2.
On the first business day of the month, the financial transactions for the LSBO portfolio will transmit from the Servicer MSP system to the Bank of America MSP system.
Monthly Servicer File - Automated
1.
Call Fidelity PowerCell and initiate an SSR for the installation of IP 1804 and the interchange set-up required to host and transmit this file. This enhancement will provide an automated month-end feed from the Servicer to Bank of America for the LSBO portfolio identified by the corresponding investor headers. The feed will include all new loans purchased by Bank of America in the previous month, as well as a maintenance file for all existing loans in the LSBO portfolio
2.
Once installed, populate XX flag on the IN03 screen. This flag will assist with synchronizing the feeds received in the Monthly Servicer File and the corresponding 413 file.
3.
Bank of America will receive and process the electronic file on the first business day of the month for the previous month-end file. Note: This file comes from the servicer automatically with the installation of the IP.
Monthly Servicer File - Manual
For testing purposes, and in the event that the IP is not installed prior to initial conversion, a manual process is in place to provide the Monthly Servicer File data feed for remote MSP clients.
1.
The Servicer will load/update investor header information received from Bank of America.
2.
The Servicer will send an email granting permission to Fidelity to provide the manual feed of accounts in the assigned investor headers identified. The email will contain the MSP client and corresponding investor/categories to be included in the feed.
3.
Bank of America will receive and process the file on the first business day of the month for the previous month-end file.
Note: For licensed MSP clients, the servicer will install and use the existing work-around EZTrieve process. (This will require the installation, testing, and implementation of the EZTrieve until the IP is ready.) The servicer will be required to develop a test file and production files until the IP is available.
Reporting Requirements
Required reports for the LSBO project are as follows:
•
S215 - Report summarizes the collections made during the reporting period
•
S214 - Report summarizes paid in full loans made during the reporting period
•
P139 - Monthly statement of mortgage accounts or a trial balance as of the cutoff date
•
Scheduled Remittance reports - Servicers send on a monthly basis. We would like this report by the 5th business day.
•
Delinquency Report – Report from the servicer to be sent by the 5th business day. If the servicer is a Fidelity client, we would like a P4DL report. Otherwise, a similar report will suffice. LSBO would like this report sent via e-mail or fax.
Note: These S215, S214, and P139 reports will be provided in an electronic format. These reports are automatically generated when the 951/139 cutoff is calendared. The reports are required for the LSBO project; reports in addition to these may be required.
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO THE MASTER SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This is Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”), dated as of May 1, 2003 (the “Amendment Date”), by and among BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association (the “Assignee”), BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (the “Purchaser”) and XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., a California corporation (the “Servicer”) to that certain Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 1, 2003, by and among the Purchaser, the Assignee and the Servicer, the “Master SWSA”), dated as of January 1, 2003, between the Purchaser and the Servicer.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, pursuant to various Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreements executed by the parties hereto from time to time, the Purchaser has previously assigned its interest in the Master SWSA as it relates to certain pools of Mortgage Loans to the Assignee; and
WHEREAS, the Servicer, the Purchaser and the Assignee have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, that the Master SWSA be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Master SWSA.
Accordingly, the Servicer, the Purchaser and the Assignee hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual premises and mutual obligations set forth herein, that the Master SWSA is hereby amended as follows:
1.
The definition of “Repurchase Price” in Article I of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting at the end of such definition the language “plus (iii) with respect to a Mortgage Loan subject to a Securitization, any costs and damages incurred by the related trust in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any predatory or abusive lending law.”
2.
Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Master SWSA shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
3.
Upon execution of this Amendment, the Master SWSA as it relates to Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to Assignment and Conveyance Agreements executed prior to the date hereof and on or after the date hereof will be read to contain the above amendment, and any future reference to the Master SWSA will mean the Master SWSA as so modified.
4.
This Amendment 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.
5.
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
6.
This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Assignee, the Purchaser and the Servicer under the Master SWSA, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
7.
Any capitalized term, not otherwise herein defined, shall have the meaning set forth in the Master SWSA.
[SIGNATURES COMMENCE ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Purchaser
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.,
as Servicer
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page of Amendment No. 2 to the Master SWSA]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By:
Name:
Title:
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Purchaser
By:
Name:
Title:
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.,
as Servicer
By: /s/Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page of Amendment No. 2 to the Master SWSA]
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE MASTER SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This is Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”), dated as of April 1, 2003 (the “Amendment Date”), by and among BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national, banking association (the “Assignee”), BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION, a North Carolina corporation (the “Purchaser”) and XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC., a California corporation (the “Servicer”) to that certain Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the “Master SWSA”), dated as of January 1, 2003, between the Purchaser and the Servicer.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, pursuant to various Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreements executed by the parties hereto from time to time, the Purchaser has previously assigned its interest in the Master SWSA as it relates to certain pools of Mortgage Loans to the Assignee; and
WHEREAS, the Servicer, the Purchaser and the Assignee have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment that the Master SWSA be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Master SWSA.
Accordingly, the Servicer, the Purchaser and the Assignee hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual premises and mutual obligations set forth herein, that the Master SWSA is hereby amended as follows:
1.
The following definitions are inserted into Article I of the Master SWSA:
(a)
“Buydown Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a Mortgagor, or an agreement among the Company, a Mortgagor and a seller of a Mortgaged Property or a third party with respect to a Mortgage Loan which provides for the application of Buydown Funds.”
(b)
“Buydown Funds: In respect of any Buydown Mortgage Loan, any amount contributed by the seller of a Mortgaged Property subject to a Buydown Mortgage Loan, the buyer of such property, the Company or any other source, plus interest earned thereon, in order to enable the Mortgagor to reduce the payments required to be made from the Mortgagor’s funds in the early years of a Mortgage Loan.”
(c)
“Buydown Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan in respect of which, pursuant to a Buydown Agreement, (i) the Mortgagor pays less than the full Monthly Payments specified in the Mortgage Note for a specified period, and (ii) the difference between the payments required under such Buydown Agreement and the Mortgage Note is provided from Buydown Funds.”
(d)
“Buydown Period: The period of time when a Buydown Agreement is in effect with respect to a related Buydown Mortgage Loan.”
(e)
“Loan Package: As defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.”
2.
The definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” in Article I of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting the language “and (12) the Servicing Fee.” and inserting in its place “; (12) the Servicing Fee and (13) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Buydown Mortgage Loan.”
3.
Section 3.02 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting the following language thereof:
“(mm) No Buydowns.
No Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Company, the Mortgagor or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown” provision;”
and inserting in its place:
“(mm) Buydown Mortgage Loans.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan that is a Buydown Mortgage Loan:
(1)
On or before the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, the Company and the Mortgagor, or the Company, the Mortgagor and the seller of the Mortgaged Property or a third party entered into a Buydown Agreement. The Buydown Agreement provides that the seller of the Mortgaged Property (or third party) shall deliver to the Company temporary Buydown Funds in an amount equal to the aggregate undiscounted amount of payments that, when added to the amount the Mortgagor on such Mortgage Loan is obligated to pay on each Due Date in accordance with the terms of the Buydown Agreement, is equal to the full scheduled Monthly Payment due on such Mortgage Loan. The temporary Buydown Funds enable the Mortgagor to qualify for the Buydown Mortgage Loan. The effective interest rate of a Buydown Mortgage Loan if less than the interest rate set forth in the related Mortgage Note will increase within the Buydown Period as provided in the related Buydown Agreement so that the effective interest rate will be equal to the interest rate as set forth in the related Mortgage Note. The Buydown Mortgage Loan satisfies the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac guidelines;
(2)
The Mortgage and Mortgage Note reflect the permanent payment terms rather than the payment terms of the Buydown Agreement. The Buydown Agreement provides for the payment by the Mortgagor of the full amount of the Monthly Payment on any Due Date that the Buydown Funds are available. The Buydown Funds were not used to reduce the original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan or to increase the Appraised Value of the Mortgage Property when calculating the Loan-to-Value Ratios for purposes of the Agreement and, if the Buydown Funds were provided by the Company and if required under Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac guidelines, the terms of the Buydown Agreement were disclosed to the Qualified Appraiser of the Mortgaged Property;
(3)
The Buydown Funds may not be refunded to the Mortgagor unless the Mortgagor makes a principal payment for the outstanding balance of the Mortgage Loan; and
(4)
As of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan, the provisions of the related Buydown Agreement complied with the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac regarding buydown agreements;”
4.
Section 4.06 of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the language “all payments on account of Buydown Funds; and (iii)” immediately following “(ii)”.
5.
Section 4.07 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting the language “and (viii)” and inserting in its place the language “(viii) to remit to Purchaser payments on account of Buydown Funds as applicable; and (ix)”.
6.
Article IV of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the following (and the Table of Contents is updated accordingly):
“Section 4.22 Application of Buydown Funds.
With respect to each Buydown Mortgage Loan, the Company shall have deposited into the Escrow Account, no later than the last day of the month, Buydown Funds in an amount equal to the aggregate undiscounted amount of payments that, when added to the amount the Mortgagor on such Mortgage Loan is obligated to pay on all Due Dates in accordance with the terms of the Buydown Agreement, is equal to the full scheduled Monthly Payments which are required to be paid by the Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Note (without regard to the related Buydown Agreement as if the Mortgage Loan were not subject to the terms of the Buydown Agreement). With respect to each Buydown Mortgage Loan, the Company will distribute to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date an amount of Buydown Funds equal to the amount that, when added to the amount required to be paid on such date by the related Mortgagor, pursuant to and in accordance with the related Buydown Agreement, equals the full Monthly Payment that would otherwise be required to be paid on such Mortgage Loan by the related Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage Note (as if the Mortgage Loan were not a Buydown Mortgage Loan and without regard to the related Buydown Agreement).
If the Mortgagor on a Buydown Mortgage Loan defaults on such Mortgage Loan during the Buydown Period and the Mortgaged Property securing such Buydown Mortgage Loan is sold in the liquidation thereof (either by the Company or the insurer under any related Primary Insurance Policy) the Company shall, on the Remittance Date following the date upon which Liquidation Proceeds or REO Disposition proceeds are received with respect to any such Buydown Mortgage Loan, distribute to the Purchaser all remaining Buydown Funds for such Mortgage Loan then remaining in the Escrow Account. Pursuant to the terms of each Buydown Agreement, any amounts distributed to the Purchaser in accordance with the preceding sentence will be applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the related Buydown Mortgage Loan. If a Mortgagor on a Buydown Mortgage Loan prepays such Mortgage Loan in it entirety during the related Buydown Period, the Company shall be required to withdraw from the Escrow Account any Buydown Funds remaining in the Escrow Account with respect to such Buydown Mortgage Loan in accordance with the related Buydown Agreement. If a principal prepayment by a Mortgagor on a Buydown Mortgage Loan during the related Buydown Period, together with any Buydown Funds then remaining in the Escrow Account related to such Buydown Mortgage Loan, would result in a principal prepayment of the entire unpaid principal balance of the Buydown Mortgage Loan, the Company shall distribute to the Purchaser on the Remittance Date occurring in the month immediately succeeding the month in which such Principal Prepayment is received, all Buydown Funds related to such Mortgage Loan so remaining in the Escrow Account, together with any amounts required to be deposited into the Custodial Account.”
7.
Section 5.01 of the Master SWSA is amended by deleting the period at the end of the first paragraph and inserting in its place the following language “; and minus (e) any amounts attributable to Buydown Funds being held in the Custodial Account, which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next succeeding the Due Period for such amounts.”
8.
Article XII of the Master SWSA is amended by inserting the following (and the Table of Contents is updated accordingly):
“Section 12.15 Buydown Loan Aggregate Limitation. The aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Buydown Mortgage Loans in a Loan Package (the “Actual Buydown Balance”) shall not, at any time, be greater than an amount equal to one half percent (1/2%) of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Mortgage Loans in such Loan Package (the “Buydown Limit”). In the event that, at any time, the Actual Buydown Balance is greater than an amount equal to the Buydown Limit, the Company shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, repurchase at the Repurchase Price within (10) Business Days of such request any Buydown Mortgage Loan(s) in such Loan Package; provided, however, that the Actual Buydown Balance immediately after such repurchase shall be no greater than the Buydown Loan Limit. The Company shall promptly provide notice to the Purchaser whenever the Actual Buydown Balance is greater than the Buydown Limit.
9.
Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Master SWSA shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
10.
This Amendment 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.
11.
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall constitute one and the same agreement.
12.
This Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Assignee, the Purchaser and the Servicer under the Master SWSA, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
13.
Any capitalized term, not otherwise herein defined, shall have the meaning set forth in the Master SWSA.
[Signatures Commence on Following Page]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Assignee
By: /s/Xxxxx X. Good
Name: Xxxxx X. Good
Title: Vice President
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.,
as Servicer
By:
Name:
Title:
[Signature Page of Amendment No. 1 to the Master SWSA]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Assignee
By:
Name:
Title:
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE
CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Assignee
By:
Name:
Title:
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.,
as Servicer
By: /s/Xxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President
[Signature Page of Amendment No. 1 to the Master SWSA]
EXECUTION COPY
January 14, 0000
XXXX XX XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Purchaser
and
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.
Company
MASTER SELLER’S WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 1, 2003
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
9
Section 2.01
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance of Servicing Files
9
Section 2.02
Books and Records; Transfers of Mortgage Loans
9
Section 2.03
Custodial Agreement; Delivery of Documents
10
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REMEDIES AND BREACH
11
Section 3.01
Company Representations and Warranties
11
Section 3.02
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans
14
Section 3.03
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ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
25
Section 4.01
Company to Act as Servicer
25
Section 4.02
Liquidation of Mortgage Loans
26
Section 4.03
Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments
28
Section 4.04
Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account
28
Section 4.05
Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account
29
Section 4.06
Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account
30
Section 4.07
Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account
31
Section 4.08
Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges
32
Section 4.09
Protection of Accounts
32
Section 4.10
Maintenance of Hazard Insurance
32
Section 4.11
Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance
33
Section 4.12
Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance
34
Section 4.13
Inspections
34
Section 4.14
Restoration of Mortgaged Property
35
Section 4.15
Maintenance of PMI Policy; Claims
35
Section 4.16
Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property
36
Section 4.17
Real Estate Owned Reports
37
Section 4.18
Liquidation Reports
37
Section 4.19
Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property
37
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
38
Section 5.01
Remittances
38
Section 5.02
Statements to Purchaser
39
Section 5.03
Monthly Advances by Company
39
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
40
Section 6.01
Transfers of Mortgaged Property
40
Section 6.02
Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
40
Section 6.03
Servicing Compensation
41
Section 6.04
Annual Statement as to Compliance
41
Section 6.05
Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report
41
Section 6.06
Right to Examine Company Records
42
Section 6.07
Compliance with REMIC Provisions
42
ARTICLE VII
COMPANY TO COOPERATE
42
Section 7.01
Provision of Information
42
Section 7.02
Financial Statements; Servicing Facility
43
ARTICLE VIII
THE COMPANY
43
Section 8.01
Indemnification; Third Party Claims
43
Section 8.02
Merger or Consolidation of the Company
44
Section 8.03
Limitation on Liability of Company and Others
44
Section 8.04
Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Company
45
ARTICLE IX
REMOVAL OF MORTGAGE LOANS FROM AGREEMENT
45
Section 9.01
Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement
45
ARTICLE X
DEFAULT
47
Section 10.01
Events of Default
47
Section 10.02
Waiver of Defaults
48
ARTICLE XX
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Section 11.01
Termination
49
Section 11.02
Termination Without Cause
49
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
49
Section 12.01
Successor to Company
49
Section 12.02
Amendment
50
Section 12.03
Governing Law
50
Section 12.04
Arbitration
51
Section 12.05
Duration of Agreement
51
Section 12.06
Notices
51
Section 12.07
Severability of Provisions
52
Section 12.08
Relationship of Parties
52
Section 12.09
Execution; Successors and Assigns
52
Section 12.10
Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage
52
Section 12.11
Assignment by Purchaser
53
Section 12.12
Solicitation of Mortgagor
53
Section 12.13
Further Agreements
53
Section 12.14
Confidential Information
53
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A
Custodial Agreement
Exhibit B
Data File
Exhibit C
Contents of Each Mortgage Loan File
Exhibit D
Underwriting Guidelines
Exhibit E
Form of Assignment and Conveyance Agreement
Exhibit F
Form of Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certificate
Exhibit G
Form of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
This is a Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement for fixed rate residential first mortgage loans, dated and effective as of January 1, 2003, and is executed between Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation, as purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., as seller and servicer (the “Company”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company and the Company has agreed to sell to the Purchaser from time to time (each a “Transaction”) certain fixed rate residential Mortgage Loans which shall be delivered as whole loans (each a “Loan Package”) on various dates (each a “Closing Date”) as provided for in certain Assignment and Conveyance Agreements by and between the Purchaser and the Company as executed from time to time; and
WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to prescribe the manner of purchase of the Mortgage Loans and the conveyance, servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the content otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, procedures (including collection procedures) that comply with applicable federal, state and local law, and that the Company customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account and that are in accordance with accepted mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Agreement: This Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement an all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Appraisal: A written appraisal of a Mortgaged Property made by a Qualified Appraiser, which appraisal must be written, in form and substance, acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac standards, and satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution, Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, in effect as of the date of the Appraisal.
Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the lesser of (i) the value set forth on the Appraisal made in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the related Mortgaged Property, or (ii) the purchase price paid for the Mortgaged. Property, provided. however, that in the case of a refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value shall be based solely on the Appraisal made in connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan.
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement: Substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto, an assignment and transfer of all right, title and interest in certain Mortgage Loans identified therein and related Mortgage Loan Files and agreements .
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in the states where the parties are located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Closing Date: The date or dates, set forth in the related Commitment Letter, on which from time to time the Purchaser shall purchase and the Company shall sell the Mortgage Loans listed on the respective Mortgage Loan Schedule for each Transaction.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Commitment Letter: The commitment letter between the Company and the Purchaser which sets forth, among other things, the Purchase Price for certain Mortgage Loans described therein to be sold by the Company and purchased by the Purchaser on the Closing Date set forth therein.
Company: Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Company under this Agreement appointed as herein provided.
Company Employees: As defined in Section 4.12.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.04.
Custodial Agreement: The agreement governing the retention of the originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan Documents, a form of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
Custodian: The custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement as provided therein.
Cut-off Date: With respect to each Transaction, the first day of the month in which the Closing Date occurs.
Data File: The electronic data file prepared by the Company and delivered to the Purchaser, including the data fields set forth on Exhibit B with respect to each Mortgage Loan, in relation to each Transaction.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which is repurchased by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and which is, in the case of a substitution pursuant to Section 3.03, replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
Determination Date: The Business Day immediately preceding the related Remittance, Date.
Due Date: The first 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 each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the second day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance Date and ending on the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions insurance policy to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12.
Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to Section 4.06.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other related document.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 10.01.
Xxxxxx Xxx: The entity formerly known as Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), or any successor thereto.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12.
Xxxxxxx Mac: The entity known as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), or any successor thereto.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the original loan amount of the Mortgage Loan at its origination (unless otherwise indicated) to the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property.
Monthly Advance: The portion of each Monthly Payment that is delinquent with respect to each Mortgage Loan at the close of business on the Determination Date, required to be advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5.03 on the Business Day, immediately preceding the Remittance Date of the related month.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit C annexed hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket hazard insurance policy as described in Section 4.11.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note in accordance with the provisions of the Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Documents: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the original related Mortgage Note with applicable addenda and riders, the original related Mortgage and the originals of any required addenda and riders, the original related Assignment of Mortgage and any original intervening related Assignments of Mortgage, the original related title insurance policy, related PMI policy, if any, the related Appraisal report and any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage.
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: With respect, to each Transaction, a schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan: (1) the Company’s Mortgage Loan number; (2) the city, state and zip code of the Mortgaged Property; (3) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is a single family residence, two-family residence, three-family residence, four-family residence, planned unit development or condominium; (4) the current Mortgage Interest Rate; (5) the current net Mortgage Interest Rate; (6) the current Monthly Payment; (7) the original term to maturity; (8) the scheduled maturity date; (9) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected; (10) the Loan-to-Value Ratio; (11) a code indicating the mortgage guaranty insurance company and (12) the Servicing Fee.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
OCC: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Officer’s Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President or an Assistant Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company, and delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the Company, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
Pass-Through Transfer: The sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to a trust to be formed as part of a publicly issued or privately placed mortgage-backed securities transaction.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer, as required by this Agreement with respect to certain Mortgage Loans.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall: As to any Remittance Date and each Mortgage Loan subject to a Principal Prepayment received during the calendar month preceding such Remittance Date, the amount, if any, by which one month’s interest at the related Mortgage Interest Rate (net of the Servicing Fee) on such Principal Prepayment exceeds the amount of interest paid in connection with such Principal Prepayment.
Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time, as published as the average rate in The Wall Street Journal.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period: The month preceding the month in which the related Remittance Date occurs.
Purchaser: Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation, or its successor in interest or any successor or assignee to the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
Purchase Price: The purchase price for each Loan Package shall be the percentage of par as stated in the related Commitment Letter, multiplied by the aggregate scheduled principal balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Package, after application of scheduled payments of principal for such related Loan Package due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected. The purchase price for a Loan Package may be adjusted as stated in the related Commitment Letter.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Company, who had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated.
Qualified Depository: A deposit account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution the deposits in which are insured by the FDIC to the applicable limits and the short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such holding company) are rated A-l by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or Prime-] by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. (or a comparable rating if another rating agency is specified by the Purchaser by written notice to the Company) at the time any deposits are held on deposit therein.
Qualified Insurer: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business and approved as an insurer by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be substituted by the Company for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution be approved by the Purchaser and, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a substitution. of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii) have a Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate not less than, and not more than two percent (2%) greater than, the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than and not more than one year less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02; ,and (v) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan.
Reconstitution Date: The date on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under this Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted as part of a Pass-Through Transfer or Whole Loan Transfer pursuant to Section 9.01 hereof. The Reconstitution Date shall be such date as the Purchaser and the shelf registrant shall designate. On such date, the Mortgage Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this Agreement and the Company’s servicing responsibilities shall cease under this Agreement with respect to the related transferred Mortgage Loans.
Record Date: The close of business of the last Business Day of the month preceding the month of the related Remittance Date.
REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations, rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
Remittance Date: The 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following) of any month.
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO Property.
REO Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to an REO Disposition pursuant to Section 4.16.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of the Purchaser through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 4.16.
Repurchase Price: Unless otherwise agreed by the Purchaser and the Company, a price equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date on which such repurchase takes place plus (ii) interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the date on which interest has last been paid and distributed to the Purchaser through the last day of the month in which such repurchase takes place, less amounts received or advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Custodial Account for distribution in the month of repurchase.
Securities Act of 1933 or the 1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses other than Monthly Advances (including reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection, of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management and liquidation of any REO Property and (d) compliance with the obligations under Section 4.08.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a period of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 4.05) of such Monthly Payment collected by the Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05.
Servicing Fee Rate: The per annum percentage for each Mortgage Loan, as stated in the Commitment Letter. .
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Company consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents listed in the Custodial Agreement the originals of which are delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.03.
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in or responsible for the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Purchaser upon request, as such list may from time to time be amended.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan, (i)the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or advances in lieu thereof.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Company attached hereto as Exhibit D.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser to a third party, which sale or transfer is not a Pass-Through Transfer.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
Section 2.01
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans: Possession of Mortgage Files: Maintenance of Servicing Files.
Pursuant to an Assignment and Conveyance Agreement, on the related Closing Date, the Company, simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase Price by the Purchaser, shall thereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the respective Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed to such Assignment and Conveyance Agreement, together with the Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising under the documents contained therein. The Company shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Purchaser at least two (2) Business Days before the Closing Date. Pursuant to Section 2.03, the Company shall deliver the Mortgage Loan Documents for each Mortgage Loan comprising the related Loan Package to the Custodian.
The contents of each Mortgage File not delivered to the Custodian are and shall be held in trust by the Company for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Company shall maintain a Servicing File consisting of a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Custodian. The possession of each Servicing File by the Company is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession, by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage File and Servicing File shall vest immediately in the Purchaser, and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of the Company shall vest immediately in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained by the Company, in trust, at the will of the Purchaser and only in such custodial capacity. The Company shall release its custody of the contents of any Servicing File only in accordance with written instructions from the Purchaser, unless such release is required as incidental to the Company’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 or 6.02. All such costs associated with the release, transfer and re-delivery to the Company shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser.
Section 2.02
Books and Records; Transfers of Mortgage Loans.
From and after the sale to the Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Package on each Closing Date, all rights arising out of such Mortgage Loans, including, but not limited to, all funds received on or in connection with such Mortgage Loans, shall be received and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as owner of such Mortgage Loans, and the Company shall retain record title to the related Mortgages for the sole purpose of facilitating the servicing and the supervision of the servicing of such Mortgage Loans.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Company’s balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, and requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, including but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as, amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility of any condominium project for approval by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and periodic inspection reports as required by Section 4.13. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original documents, including but not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Company complies with the requirements of the Xxxxxx Mae Selling and Servicing Guide, as amended from time to time.
The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Purchaser or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of such Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the teens hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser also shall advise the Company of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Purchaser from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Company receives notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the last calendar day of the month, the Company’s duties to remit and report as required by Section 5 shall begin with the next Due Period.
Section 2.03
Custodial Agreement; Delivery of Documents.
On each Closing Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan comprising the related Loan Package, the Company shall have delivered and released to the Custodian, at least two (2) Business Days prior to such Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan Documents listed in Exhibit C to this Agreement.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for recording the initial assignments of mortgage. The Purchaser will be responsible for the fees and expenses of the Custodian.
The Company shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or 6.01 within one week of their execution, provided, however, that the Company shall provide the Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within ten (10) days of its execution, and shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within sixty days of its submission for recordation.
If the original or a copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered to the Custodian with 240 days following the related Closing Date, and if the Company does not cure such failure within, thirty (30) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Company at a price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03.
In the event the public recording office is delayed in returning any original document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian within 270 days of its submission for recordation, a copy of such document and an Officer’s Certificate, which shall (i) identify the recorded document; (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company will be required to deliver the document to the Custodian by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. However, if the Company cannot deliver such original or clerk-certified copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified time for any reason, within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the price and in the manner specified in Section 3.03.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REMEDIES AND BREACH
Section 3.01
Company Representations and Warranties.
The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as of the related Closing Date:
(a)
Due Organization and Authority.
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in. order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Company, and in any event the Company is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms, of this, Agreement; the Company has the full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms;
(b)
Ordinary Course of Business.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the Company, who is in the business of selling and servicing loans, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(c)
No Conflicts.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, articles of incorporation or by-laws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(d)
Ability to Service.
The Company is an approved seller/servicer of conventional residential mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, with the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Company is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 of the National Housing Act and is in good standing to sell mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, and no event has occurred, including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Company unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements or which would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(e)
Reasonable Servicing Fee: Fair Consideration.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement. The consideration received by the Company upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans;
(f)
Ability to Perform; Solvency.
The Company does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company’s creditors;
(g)
No Litigation Pending.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Company, or which would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
(h)
No Consent Required.
No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with this Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(i)
Selection Process.
The Mortgage Loans were selected from among the outstanding 15- or 30-year fixed rate one to four family mortgage loans in the Company’s portfolio at the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(j)
No Untrue Information.
Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(k)
Sale Treatment.
The Company has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for accounting and tax purposes;
(1)
No Material Change.
There has been no material adverse change in the business, operations, financial ‘ condition or assets of the Company since the date of the Company’s most recent financial statements; and
(m)
No Brokers’ Fees.
The Company has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent or other Person that may be entitled to any commission or compensation in the connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans.
Section 3.02
Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans.
As to each Mortgage Loan, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as of the related Closing Date:
(a)
Mortgage Loans as Described.
The information set forth in the respective Mortgage Loan Schedule and the information contained on the respective Data Files delivered to the Purchaser is true and correct;
(b)
Payments Current.
All payments required to be made up to the Cut-off Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made and credited. No payment under any Mortgage Loan has been 30 days delinquent more than one time within twelve months prior to the related Closing Date;
(c)
No Outstanding Charges.
There are no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgages, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, leasehold payments, water, sewer and municipal charges, which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The Company has not advanced funds, or induced, or solicited directly or indirectly, the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is later, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest;
(d)
Original Terms Unmodified.
The terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary, to protect the interests of the Purchaser and maintain the lien priority of the Mortgage and which has been delivered to the Custodian. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. No instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement approved by the issuer of any related PMI policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e)
No Defenses.
The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of, any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(f)
No Satisfaction of Mortgage.
The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such satisfaction, release, cancellation, subordination or rescission;
(g)
Validity of Mortgage Documents.
The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and related documents are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
(h)
No Fraud.
No error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence, fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Company, or the Mortgagor, or to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any appraiser, any builder, or any 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;
(i)
Compliance with Applicable Laws.
Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local, law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the origination and servicing of the Mortgage Loan have been complied with, the Mortgagor received all disclosure materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loan and, if the Mortgage Loan is a refinanced Mortgage Loan, rescission materials required by applicable laws, and the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser’s inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including, but not limited to, certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;
(j)
Location and Type of Mortgaged Property.
The Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a contiguous parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two to four family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a townhouse, provided, however, that any condominium project or planned unit development shall conform with the applicable Xxxxxx Mae requirements regarding such dwellings, and no residence or dwelling is a mobile home or a cooperative unit. As of the respective date of the Appraisal, no portion of the, Mortgaged Property was being used for commercial purposes. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development project meets Xxxxxx Xxx eligibility requirements or is located in a condominium or planned unit development project which has received Xxxxxx Mae project approval and the representations and warranties required by Xxxxxx Xxx with respect to such condominium or planned unit development have been made and remain true and correct in all respects;
(k)
Valid First Lien.
The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
(1)
the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable;
(2)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i) referred to or otherwise considered in the Appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such Appraisal; and
(3)
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 the mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein and the Company has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
(1)
Full Disbursement of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed, except for escrows established or created due to seasonal weather conditions, and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m)
Consolidation of Future Advances.
Any future advances made prior to the Cut-off 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 related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or. by other title evidence acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac; the consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; the Company shall not make future advances after the Cut-off Date;
(n)
Ownership.
The Company is the sole owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not assigned or pledged, and the Company has good and marketable title thereto and has full right and authority to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Company is transferring the Mortgage Loan free and clear of any and all encumbrances, liens, pledges, equities, participation interests, claims, agreements with other parties to sell or otherwise transfer the Mortgage Loan, charges or security interests of any nature encumbering such Mortgage Loan;
(o)
Origination/Doing Business.
The Mortgage Loan was originated by a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, a credit union, an insurance company, or similar institution that is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority or by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledge or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) organized under the laws of such state, or (3) qualified to do business in such state, or (4) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (5) not doing business in such state;
(p)
LTV, PMI Policy.
No Mortgage Loan has a LTV greater than 95%. If a Mortgage Loan had an original LTV of 80% or greater, the excess over 78% is and will be insured as to payment defaults by a PMI Policy until terminated pursuant to the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998, 12 USC §4901, et seq. All provisions of such PMI Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. The Qualified Insurer has a claims paying ability acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a PMI policy obligates the Company to maintain the PMI policy and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium;
(q)
Title Insurance.
The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy (or in the case of any Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property located in a jurisdiction where such policies are generally not available, an opinion of counsel of the type customarily rendered in such jurisdiction in lieu of title insurance) or other generally acceptable form of policy of insurance acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Company, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Paragraph (k) of this Section 3.02. The Company is the sole insured of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the Mortgage, including the Company, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy;
(r)
No Defaults.
There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time, or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and neither the Company nor its predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;
(s)
No Mechanics’ Liens.
There are no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage which are not insured against by the title insurance policy referenced in Paragraph (q) above;
(t)
Location of Improvements; No Encroachments.
Except as insured against by the title insurance policy referenced in Paragraph (q) above, all improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(u)
Payment Terms.
Principal payments commenced no more than 60 days after the funds were disbursed to the Mortgagor in connection with the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is payable on the first day of each month in equal monthly installments of principal and interest, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date set for in the Mortgage Note over an original term to maturity of not more than 30 years. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in negative amortization;
(v)
Customary Provisions.
The Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, 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 a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage;
(w)
Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property.
As of the date of origination, the Mortgaged Property was lawfully occupied under applicable law and to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied as of the related Closing Date;
(x)
No Additional Collateral.
The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral, pledged account or other security except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in Paragraph (k) above;
(y)
Deeds of Trust.
In the event the Mortgage constitutes 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 the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Mortgagee to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor;
(z)
Acceptable Investment.
The Company has no knowledge of any circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected to cause private institutional investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan;
(aa) Transfer of Mortgage Loans.
The Assignment of Mortgage upon the insertion of the name of the assignee and recording information is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(bb) Mortgaged Property Undamaged.
The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended;
(cc) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits.
The origination, servicing and collection practices used with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and have been in all material respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of the Company and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Company have been capitalized under the Mortgage Note;
(dd) No Condemnation.
There is no proceeding pending or to the best of the Company’s knowledge threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the related Mortgaged Property;
(ee)
The Appraisal.
The Mortgage Loan Documents contain an Appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property by a Qualified Appraiser acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(ff)
Insurance.
The Mortgaged Property securing each Mortgage Loan is insured by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by fire and such hazards as are covered under a standard extended coverage endorsement and such other hazards as are customary in, the area where the Mortgaged Property is located pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of Section 4.10, in an amount which is not less than the lesser of 100% of the insurable value of the Mortgaged Property and the outstanding principal, balance of the Mortgage Loan, but in no event less than the minimum amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss on a replacement cost basis. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit, it is included under the coverage afforded by a blanket policy for the project. 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 meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of, the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier and such policy conforms to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac requirements, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (A) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (B) the full insurable value and (C) the maximum amount of insurance which was available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. All individual insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Company and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain a hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company has not acted or failed to act so as to impair the coverage of any such insurance policy or the validity, binding effect and enforceability thereof;
(gg) Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act.
The Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of any relief requested by or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, or similar state laws;
(hh) Balloon Payments, Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests.
The Mortgage Loan is not a balloon mortgage loan or a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(ii)
No Construction Loans.
No Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (i) the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or (ii) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property other than a construction-to-permanent loan which has converted to a permanent Mortgage Loan;
(jj)
Underwriting.
Each Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the underwriting guidelines of the Company attached as Exhibit D annexed hereto; and the Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx Mae;
(kk)
No Bankruptcy.
No Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated and as of the related Closing Date, the Company has not received notice that any Mortgagor is a debtor under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding;
(ll)
Delivery of Mortgage Files.
The Mortgage, Mortgage Note, Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered by the Company hereunder have been delivered to the Custodian. The Company is in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A, except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian. With respect to each Mortgage Loan for which a lost note affidavit has been delivered to the Custodian in place of the original Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage Note is no longer in existence, and, if such Mortgage Loan is subsequently in default, the enforcement of such Mortgage Loan or of the related Mortgage by or on behalf of the Purchaser will not be affected by the absence of the original Mortgage Note;
(mm) No Buydowns.
No Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Company, the Mortgagor or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown” provision;
(nn)
Interest Calculation.
Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months;
(oo)
Violation of Environmental Laws.
There is no pending action or proceeding directly involving any Mortgaged Property of which the Company is aware in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; and to the best of the Company’s knowledge, nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(pp)
Texas Refinance Mortgage Loans.
Each Mortgage Loan originated in the state of Texas pursuant to Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution (a “Texas Refinance Loan”) has been originated in compliance with the provisions of Article XVI, Section 50(a)(6) of the Texas Constitution, Texas Civil Statutes and the Texas Finance Code;
(qq)
Homeownership and Equity Protection Act.
No Mortgage Loan is subject to the provisions of the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, or is considered a “high cost loan” under any other state, federal or local laws or ordinances;
(rr)
Due on Sale.
The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision, to the extent not prohibited by federal law as of the date of such Mortgage, 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.
(ss)
Regarding the Mortgagor.
The Mortgagor is one or more natural persons and/or trustees for an Illinois land trust or a trustee under a “living trust” and such “living trust” is in compliance with Xxxxxx Xxx guidelines for such trusts; and
(tt)
Single Premium Credit Life Insurance.
None of the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were used to finance single premium credit life insurance policies.
(uu)
Georgia Fair Lending Act.
No Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after October 1, 2002, and secured by. property located in Georgia, meets the definition of a “home loan” under the Georgia Fair Lending Act.
Section 3.03
Repurchase.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties that materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser (or that materially and adversely affects the interests of Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within ninety (90) days after the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of any breach of a representation or warranty which materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach. in all material respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Company, shall, at the Purchaser’s option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such breach cannot be cured within 90 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans shall, at the Purchaser’s option, be repurchased by the Company at the Repurchase Price. However, if the breach shall involve a representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.02 and the Company discovers or receives notice of any such breach within 90 days of the Closing Date, the Company shall, if the breach cannot be cured, at the Purchaser’s option and provided that the Company has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Closing Date.
If the Company has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan within ninety (90) days after the written notice of the breach or the failure to cure, whichever is later. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03 shall be accomplished by deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being held in the Custodial Account for future distribution.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the Company shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Company and the delivery to the Company of any documents held by the Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, the Company shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken place, amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a Qualified Substitute Mortgage. Loan and amend the related Mortgage Loan, Schedule to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Company shall be deemed to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date of such substitution. The Company shall effect such substitution by delivering to the Custodian for such . Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Section 2.03, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by Section 2.03. No substitution will be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. The Company shall. deposit in the Custodial Account the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall be retained by the Company. With respect to any Deleted Mortgage Loan, distributions to Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Company shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by the Company in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Company substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Company shall determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such shortfall shall be distributed by the Company in the month of substitution pursuant to Section 5.01. Accordingly, on the date of such substitution, the Company shall deposit from its own funds into the Custodial Account an amount equal to the amount of such shortfall.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the Company shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from a breach of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser as provided in this Section 3.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Company to the Purchaser, (ii) failures by the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 4.01
Company to Act as Servicer.
The Company, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans and shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through the utilization of a third party servicing provider, to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Company may deem necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Company may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Company’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided, however, the Company shall not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan. Unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Company, imminent, the Company shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. The Company shall request written consent from the Purchaser to permit such a modification and the Purchaser shall provide written consent or notify the Company of its objection to such modification within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of the Company’s request. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.03, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.03. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Company, the Purchaser shall furnish the Company with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Company to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements of this Agreement, and the Purchaser’s reliance on the Company.
Section 4.02
Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and, not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 is not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Company shall take such action as (1) the Company would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, (3) the Company shall determine prudently to be in the best interest of Purchaser, and (4) is consistent with any related PMI Policy. In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 and remains delinquent for a period of 90 days or any other default continues for a period of ninety (90) days beyond the expiration of any grace or cure period, the Company shall commence foreclosure proceedings, the Company shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the Company’s intention to do so, and shall provide such information regarding the Mortgage Loan as the Purchaser reasonably may request, provided that the Company shall not commence foreclosure proceedings if the Purchaser objects to such action within three (3) Business Days after receiving such notice. The Company shall follow any written directions of the Purchaser with respect to the servicing of such Mortgage Loan, as long as such directions are in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and do not violate applicable law. In the event the Purchaser objects to such foreclosure action, the Company shall not be required to make Monthly Advances with respect to such Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 5.03, and the Company’s obligation to make such Monthly Advances shall terminate on the 90th day referred to above. In such connection, the Company shall from its own funds make all necessary and proper Servicing Advances, provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration or preservation of any Mortgaged Property, unless it shall determine (a) that such preservation, restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan to Purchaser after reimbursement to itself for such expenses and (b) that such expenses will be recoverable by it either through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for purposes of withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05) or through Insurance Proceeds (respecting which it shall have similar priority).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property, such an inspection or review is to be conducted by a qualified inspector. The cost for such inspection or review shall be borne by the Purchaser. Upon completion of the inspection or review, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental inspection.
After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser shall determine how the Company shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. In the event (a) the environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes and (b) the Purchaser directs the Company to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs associated with such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and any related environmental clean up costs, as applicable, from the related Liquidation Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully reimburse the Company, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed from amounts in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof. In the event the Purchaser directs the Company not to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof.
Section 4.03
Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously from the respective Cut-off Date until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans are paid in full, the Company shall proceed diligently, to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the same shall become due and payable and shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and payable with respect to the Mortgage Loan and the Mortgaged Property, to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and payable.
Section 4.04
Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled “Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., in trust for Bane of America Mortgage Capital Corporation and/or subsequent purchasers of Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors - p & I.” The Custodial Account shall be established with a Qualified Depository. Upon request of the Purchaser and within ten (10) days thereof, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written confirmation of the existence of such Custodial Account. Any funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall at all times be insured to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law. Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.05.
The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account within two (2) Business Days of Company’s receipt, and retain therein, the following collections received by the Company and payments made by the Company after the Cut-off Date, or received by the Company prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than payments of principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date:
(i)
all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including all Principal Prepayments;
(ii)
all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
(iii)
all Liquidation Proceeds;
(iv)
all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 4.10 (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 Section 4.14), Section 4.11 and Section 4.15;
(v)
all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4.14;
(vi)
any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.01, 5.03, 6.01 or 6.02;
(vii)
any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 and all amounts required to be deposited by the Company in connection with a shortfall in principal amount of any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03;
(viii)
with respect to each Principal Prepayment, the Prepayment Interest Shortfall (to be paid by the Company out of its own funds);
(ix)
any amounts required to be deposited by the Company pursuant to Section 4.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy; and
(x)
any amounts received with respect to or related, to any REO Property and all REO Disposition Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.16.
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial 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 and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Company into the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05. The Company shall maintain adequate records with respect to all withdrawals made pursuant to this Section 4.04. All funds required to be deposited in the Custodial Account shall be held in trust for the Purchaser until withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.05.
Section 4.05
Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
The Company shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account for the following purposes:
(i)
to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 5.01;
(ii)
to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances of the Company’s funds made pursuant to Section 5.03, the Company’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in. the case of any such reimbursement, the Company’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of Purchaser, except that, where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 or 6.02, the Company’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(iii)
to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, and for any unpaid Servicing Fees, the Company’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Company from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Company’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of Purchaser, except that where the Company is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 or 6.02, in which case the Company’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(iv)
to pay itself interest on funds deposited in the Custodial Account if such interest amount was previously credited;
(v)
to reimburse itself for expenses incurred and reimbursable to it pursuant to Section 8.01;
(vi)
to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.16 related to any REO Property, it being understood that, in the case of any such expenditure or withdrawal related to a particular REO Property, the amount of such expenditure or withdrawal from the Custodial Account shall be limited to amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account with respect to the related REO Property;
(vii)
to reimburse itself for any Servicing Advances or REO expenses after liquidation of the Mortgaged Property not otherwise reimbursed above;
(viii)
to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Custodial Account by the Company; and
(ix)
to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement.
In the event that the Custodial Account is interest bearing, on each Remittance Date, the Company shall withdraw all funds from the Custodial Account except for those amounts which, pursuant to Section 5.01, the Company is not obligated to remit on such Remittance Date. The Company may use such withdrawn funds only for the purposes described in this Section 4.05. The Company shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Custodial Account.
Section 4.06
Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled. “Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., in trust for Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation and/or subsequent purchasers, Residential Mortgage Loans, and various Mortgagors - T & I.” The Escrow Accounts shall be established with a Qualified Depository, in a manner which shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder. Upon request of the Purchaser and within ten (10) days thereof, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with written confirmation of the existence of such Escrow Account. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07.
The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts within two (2) Business Days of Company’s receipt, 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 amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property.
The Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution, other than interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the Company shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
Section 4.07
Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the Company only:
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage;
(ii) to reimburse the Company for any Servicing Advances made by the Company pursuant to Section 4.08 with respect to a related Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late collections of Escrow Payments thereunder;
(iii) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan;
(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account for application to reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v)
for application to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 4.14;
(vi) to pay to the Company, or any Mortgagor to the extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account;
(vii) to remove funds inadvertently placed in the Escrow Account by the Company; and
(viii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement.
Section 4.08
Payment of Taxes. Insurance and Other Charges.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of PMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and 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, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Company in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payment of all such charges irrespective of each Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of same of the making of the Escrow Payments, and the Company shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments.
Section 4.09
Protection of Accounts.
The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different Qualified Depository from time to time, provided that the Company shall give notice to the Purchaser of any proposed change of the location of either Account not later than ten (10) days prior to any change thereof.
Section 4.10
Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary or required by law in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer. In the event a hazard insurance policy shall be in danger of being terminated, or in the event the insurer shall cease to be acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, the Company shall notify the Purchaser and the related Mortgagor, and shall use its best efforts, as permitted by applicable law, to obtain from another qualified insurer a replacement hazard insurance policy substantially and materially similar in all respects to the original policy. In no event, however, shall a Mortgage Loan be without a hazard insurance policy at any time, subject only to Section 4.11 hereof.
If the related Mortgaged Property is located in an area identified by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac in an amount representing coverage equal to the lesser of (i) the minimum amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any damage or loss on a replacement cost basis (or the unpaid balance of the mortgage if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of building insured) and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended.
If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the Company shall verify that the coverage required of the owner’s association, including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being maintained in accordance with then current Xxxxxx Mae requirements, and secure from the owner’s association its agreement to notify the Company promptly of any change in the insurance coverage or of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have a material effect on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security.
In the event that any Purchaser or the Company shall determine that the Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage by hazards and risks not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, the Company shall communicate and consult with the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such insurance and bring to the Mortgagor’s attention the desirability of protection of the Mortgaged Property.
All policies required hereunder shall name the Company as loss payee and shall be endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without contribution, which shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage.
The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless such companies are acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac and are licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The Company shall determine that such policies provide sufficient risk coverage and amounts, that they insure the property owner, and that they properly describe the property address.
Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Company’s normal servicing procedures as specified in Section 4.14) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.
Section 4.11
Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring against losses arising from fire and hazards covered under extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy (1) names the Company as loss payee, (2) provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 without coinsurance and (3) otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10. The Company shall prepare and make any claims on the blanket policy as deemed necessary by the Company in accordance with prudent servicing practices. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policy relating to a Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05. Such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with Section 4.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account at the time of such loss the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause, such amount to be deposited from the Company’s funds, without reimbursement therefor. Upon request of any Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days’ prior written notice to such Purchaser.
Section 4.12
Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions insurance.
The Company shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the Mortgage Loans (“Company Employees”). Any such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such Company Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the Company against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.12 requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be at least equal to the amounts acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. Upon the request of any Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to such Purchaser a certificate of insurance for such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy and a statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without 30 days’ prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section 4.13
Inspections.
If any Mortgage Loan is more than sixty (60) days delinquent, the Company immediately shall inspect the Mortgaged Property and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices or as may be required by the primary mortgage guaranty insurer. The Company shall keep a written report of each such inspection.
Section 4.14
Restoration of Mortgaged Property.
The Company need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. For claims greater than $15,000, at a minimum the Company shall comply with the following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds:
(i)
The Company shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect thereto;
(ii)
the Company shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers with respect to mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens;
(iii)
the Company shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not in default; and
(iv)
pending repairs or restoration, the Company shall place the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Company is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in the name of the Purchaser.
Section 4.15
Maintenance of PMI Policy; Claims.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan with an LTV in excess of 80%, the Company shall, without any cost to the Purchaser maintain in full force and effect a PMI Policy insuring the portion over 78% until terminated pursuant to the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998, 12 USC §4901, et seq. In the event that such PMI Policy shall be terminated other than as required by law, the Company shall obtain from another Qualified Insurer a comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated PMI Policy. If the insurer shall cease to be a Qualified Insurer, the Company shall determine whether recoveries under the PMI Policy are jeopardized for reasons related to the financial condition of such insurer, it being understood that the Company shall in no event have any responsibility or liability for any failure to recover under the PMI Policy for such reason. If the Company determines that recoveries are so jeopardized, it shall notify the Purchaser and the Mortgagor, if required, and obtain from another Qualified Insurer a replacement insurance policy. The Company shall not take any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under the related PMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under such PMI Policy. If such PMI Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided above.
In connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under any PMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any PMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company under any PMI Policy shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.
Section 4.16
Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Purchaser, or in the event the Purchaser is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by the Company from any attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is located. The Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the Purchaser.
The Purchaser shall have the option to manage and operate the REO Property provided the Purchaser gives written notice of its intention to do so within thirty (30) days after such REO Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure. The election by the Purchaser to manage the REO Property shall not constitute a termination of any rights of the Company pursuant to Section 11.02.
In the event the Purchaser does not elect to manage its own REO Property, the Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. The Company, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The Company shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than one year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions as the Company deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser.
The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (i) a REMIC election has not been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Property are held, and (ii) the Company determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a period longer than one year is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Company shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the Purchaser, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money mortgage shall name the Company as mortgagee, and such purchase money mortgage shall not be held pursuant to this Agreement, but instead a separate agreement among the Company and Purchaser shall be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage.
The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in amount which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount required above
The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Company at such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in the best interests of the Purchaser. The proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Company shall reimburse itself for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed advances made pursuant to Section 5.03. On the Remittance Date immediately following the receipt of such sale proceeds, the net cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the Custodial Account shall be distributed to the Purchaser.
The Company shall withdraw from the Custodial Account funds necessary for the proper operation management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 4.10 and the fees of any third party managing agent of the Company, or the Company itself. The REO management fee shall be the greater of one percent (1%) of the gross sales price of the REO Property or $1500 per REO Property, provided however, the REO management fee shall not exceed the net Liquidation Proceeds. The Company shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the Purchaser of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in this Section 4.16 and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
Section 4.17
Real Estate Owned Reports.
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 5.02, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser on or before the Remittance Date each month a statement with respect to any REO Property covering the operation of such REO Property for the previous month and the Company’s efforts in connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month. That statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
Section 4.18
Liquidation Reports.
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property.
Section 4.19
Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged Property.
Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged Property, the Company shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required pursuant to Section 6050J of the Code. The Company shall file information reports with respect to the receipt of mortgage interest received in a trade or business and information returns relating to cancellation of indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by the Code. Such reports shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements imposed by the Code.
Section 4.20
Confidentiality/Protection of Customer Information.
Each party agrees that it shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding the privacy or security of Customer Information, and shall maintain appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of Customer Information, including maintaining security measures designed to meet the Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, 66 Fed. Reg. 8616, and the rules promulgated thereunder. The Company shall promptly make available to the Purchaser’s regulators information regarding such security measures as requested by such regulators. For purposes of this Section, “Customer Information” means any personal information concerning a Mortgagor that is disclosed to a party to this Agreement by or on behalf of a Mortgagor.
Section 4.21
Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plan.
The Company shall establish and maintain contingency plans, recovery plans and proper risk controls to ensure Company’s continued performance under this Agreement. The Company agrees to make available to the Purchaser’s regulators information regarding such plans as requested by such regulators.
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 5.01
Remittances.
On each Remittance Date, the Company shall remit by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Purchaser (a) all amounts deposited in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the Determination Date (net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 4.05), plus (b) all amounts, if any, which the Company is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 5.03, minus (c) any amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the applicable Principal Prepayment Period which amounts shall be remitted on the following Remittance Date, together with any additional interest required to be deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with such Principal Prepayment in accordance with Section 4.04(viii); and minus (d) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the first day of the month of the Remittance Date.
With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the next Business Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus three percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Company on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following such second Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the Company of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the Company.
Section 5.02
Statements to Purchaser.
Not later than the tenth (10th)Business Day of each month, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser in either written or electronic format, a monthly remittance advice, in a form mutually acceptable to the Company and the Purchaser, with a trial balance report attached thereto, as to the period ending on the last day of the preceding month.
Section 5.03
Monthly Advances by Company.
On the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds or from amounts held for future distribution an amount equal to all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date or which were deferred pursuant to Section 4.01. Any amounts held for future distribution and so used shall be replaced by the Company by deposit in the Custodial Account on or before any future Remittance Date if funds in the Custodial Account on such Remittance Date shall be less than payments to the Purchaser required to be made on such Remittance Date. The Company’s obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the earlier of: (i) the last Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan; and (ii) the Remittance Date prior to the date the Mortgage Loan is converted to REO Property, provided however, that if requested by a Rating Agency (hereinafter defined) in connection with a securitization, the Company shall be obligated to make such advances through the Remittance Date prior to the date on which cash is received in connection with the liquidation of REO Property; provided, however, that such obligation shall cease if the Company determines, in its sole reasonable opinion, that advances with respect to such Mortgage Loan are non-recoverable by the Company from Liquidation Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, or otherwise with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan. In the event that the Company determines that any such advances are non-recoverable, the Company shall provide the Purchaser with a certificate signed by two officers of the Company evidencing such determination. For purposes of this paragraph, “Rating Agency” shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Services, Inc., Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, Fitch, Inc., or any other nationally recognized statistical credit rating agency.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 6.01
Transfers of Mortgaged Property.
The Company shall use its best efforts to enforce any “due-on-sale” provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note and to deny assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been or is about to be sold whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains liable on the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Company shall, to the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the “due-on-sale” clause applicable thereto, provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under the related PMI Policy, if any.
If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce such “due-on-sale” clause, the Company shall enter into (i) an assumption and modification agreement with the person to whom such property has been conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and the original Mortgagor remains liable thereon or (ii) in the event the Company is unable under applicable law to require that the original Mortgagor remain liable under the Mortgage Note and the Company has the prior consent of thee primary mortgage guaranty insurer, a substitution of liability agreement with the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note. If an assumption fee is collected by the Company for entering into an assumption agreement the fee will be retained by the Company as additional servicing compensation. In connection with any such assumption, neither the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan nor any other materials teens shall be changed without Purchaser’s consent.
To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Company shall inquire diligently into the credit worthiness of the proposed transferee, and shall use the underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the proposed transferee which are used with respect to underwriting mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. If the credit worthiness of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage Loan.
Section 6.02
Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Company shall notify the Purchaser in the monthly remittance advice as provided in Section 5.02, and may request the release of any Mortgage Loan Documents.
If the Company satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should the Company otherwise prejudice any rights the Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the Purchaser, the Company shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account within (two) 2 Business Days of receipt of such demand by the Purchaser. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy as provided for in Section 4.12 insuring the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
Section 6.03
Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to withdraw from the Custodial Account the amount of its Servicing Fee. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly and shall be computed on the basis of the same unpaid scheduled principal balance and for the period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the payment of the Servicing Fee for any month, the aggregate Servicing Fee shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to the Prepayment Interest Shortfall for such Remittance Date relating to the Mortgage Loans.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, to the extent provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges shall be retained by the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
Section 6.04
Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, on or before February 28 of each year, beginning February 28, 2003, an Officer’s Certificate, stating that (i) a review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this Agreement or similar agreements has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all 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 and the action being taken by the Company to cure such default.
Section 6.05
Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
On or before February 28 of each year, beginning February 28, 2003, the Company, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to each Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the mortgage loans similar in nature and that such firm is of the opinion that the provisions of this or similar Agreements have been complied with, and that, on the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, nothing has come to their attention which would indicate that such servicing has not been conducted in compliance therewith, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement. By providing Purchaser a copy of a Uniform Single Attestation Program Report from their independent public accountant’s on an annual basis, Company shall be considered to have fulfilled its obligations under this Section 6.05.
Section 6.06
Right to Examine Company Records.
The Purchaser, or its designee, shall have the right to examine and audit any and all of the books, records, or other information of the Company, whether held by the Company or by another on its behalf, with respect to or concerning this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, during business hours or at such other times as may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon reasonable advance notice. The Purchaser shall pay its own travel expenses associated with such examination.
Section 6.07
Compliance with REMIC Provisions.
If a REMIC election has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and REO Property are held, the Company shall not take any action, cause the REMIC 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 the REMIC as a REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the REMIC (including but not limited to the tax on “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 860 (a) (2) of the Code and the tax on “contributions” to a REMIC set forth in Section 860 (d) of the Code) unless the Company has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action) to the effect that the contemplated action will not endanger such REMIC status or result in the imposition of any such tax.
ARTICLE VII
COMPANY TO COOPERATE
Section 7.01
Provision of Information.
During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish to the Purchaser such periodic, special, or other reports or information, and copies or originals of any documents contained in the Servicing File for each Mortgage Loan provided for herein. All other special reports or information not provided for herein as shall be necessary, reasonable, or appropriate with respect to the Purchaser or any regulatory agency will be provided at the Purchaser’s expense. All such reports, documents or information shall be provided by and in accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions which the Purchaser may give. In addition, during the term of this Agreement, the Company shall provide to the OCC and to comparable regulatory authorities supervising the Purchaser or any of Purchaser’s assigns (including beneficial owners of securities issued in Pass-Through Transfers backed by the Mortgage Loans) and the examiners and supervisory agents of the OCC and such other authorities, access to the documentation required by applicable regulations of the OCC and other comparable regulatory authorities supervising the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loans. Such access shall be afforded upon reasonable and prior written request and during normal business hours at the offices designated by the Company.
The Company shall execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time, in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
Section 7.02
Financial Statements: Servicing Facility.
In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospective Purchaser a Consolidated Statement of Operations of the Company for the most recently completed two (2) fiscal years for which such a statement is available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company also shall make available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by or on behalf of the Company (and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Company or to the public at large).
The Company also shall make available to Purchaser or prospective purchasers a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company, and to permit any prospective Purchaser to inspect the Company’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective Purchaser that the Company has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement.
Section 7.03
Cooperation with Third Party Service Providers.
The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser in servicing the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the usual and customary requirements of any credit enhancement, risk management and other service providers and shall otherwise cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with such third party service providers and the provision of third party services; provided, however, that such requirements are reasonably acceptable to the Company and pose no greater risk, obligation or expense to the Company than otherwise set forth in this Agreement. Any additional costs and/or expenses will be paid by the requesting party.
ARTICLE VIII
THE COMPANY
Section 8.01
Indemnification; Third Party Claims.
The, Company shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Company to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim. The Company shall follow any written instructions received from the Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser promptly shall reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the claim is in any way related to the Company’s indemnification pursuant to Section 3.03, or the failure of the Company to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 8.02
Merger or Consolidation of the Company.
The Company shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation, and shall 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 or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement.
Any person into which the Company may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company, shall be the successor of the Company 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 shall be an institution which is a Xxxxxx Xxx/Xxxxxxx Mac-approved company in good standing. Furthermore, in the event the Company transfers or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to an affiliate of the Company, such affiliate shall satisfy the condition above, and shall also be fully liable to the Purchaser for all of the Company’s obligations and liabilities hereunder.
Section 8.03
Limitation on Liability of Company and Others.
Neither the Company nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be under any liability to the Purchaser 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 Company or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement or any other liability which would otherwise be imposed under this Agreement. The Company and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Company shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability, provided, however, that the Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser, undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the Company shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Purchaser of the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action.
Section 8.04
Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Company.
The Purchaser has entered into this Agreement with the Company and subsequent purchasers will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance upon the independent status of the Company, and the representations as to the adequacy of its servicing facilities, personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the continuance thereof. Therefore, the Company shall neither assign this Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any portion hereof or sell or otherwise dispose of all of its property or assets without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The Company shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor shall have assumed the Company’s responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 12.01.
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.04, in the event that the Company either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in Section 10.01, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability whatsoever to the Company or any third party.
ARTICLE IX
REMOVAL OF MORTGAGE LOANS FROM AGREEMENT
Section 9.01
Removal of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement.
The Purchaser and the Company agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser, at its sole option, may effect Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers, retaining the Company as the servicer thereof or subservicer if a master servicer is employed, or as applicable the “seller/servicer.” On the Reconstitution Date, the Mortgage Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this Agreement; provided, however, that, in the event that any Mortgage Loan transferred pursuant to this Section 9.01 is rejected by the transferee, the Company shall continue to service such rejected Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Purchaser in accordance with the terms and provisions of. this Agreement.
The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer in accordance with this Section 9.01. In connection therewith the Company shall:
(a)
make all representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans as of the Closing Date and with respect to the Company itself as of the closing date of each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer;
(b)
negotiate in good faith and execute any seller/servicer agreements required by the shelf registrant to effectuate the foregoing provided such agreements create no greater obligation or cost on the part of the Company than otherwise set forth in this Agreement;
(c)
make representations and warranties (1) that the Company has serviced the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided accurate statements to the Purchaser pursuant to Section 5.02 of this Agreement, and otherwise complied with all covenants and obligations hereunder and (2) that the Company has taken no action nor omitted to take any required action the omission of which would have the effect of impairing any mortgage insurance or guarantee on the Mortgage Loans;
(d)
provide as applicable:
(i)
any and all information and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the Company, including the Company’s foreclosure, delinquency experience and the Company’s underwriting standards, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser shall request;
(ii)
such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Company as are reasonably believed necessary by the trustee, any rating agency or the Purchaser, as the case may be, in connection with such Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers. The Purchaser shall pay all third party costs associated with the preparation of such information. The Company shall execute any seller/servicer agreements required within a reasonable period of time after receipt of such seller/servicer agreements which time shall be sufficient for the Company and the Company’s counsel to review such seller/servicer agreements. Under this Agreement, the Company shall retain a Servicing Fee for each Mortgage Loan, at-the Servicing Fee Rate;
(e)
indemnify the Purchaser for any material misstatements or omissions contained in the information provided pursuant to (d) above, provided that the Purchaser shall also provide indemnification to the Company, it successors or assigns, with respect to the accuracy of all other information the Purchaser may disclose in any securitization offering materials; and
(f)
with respect to any Mortgage Loans that are subject to a Pass-Through Transfer or other securitization (a “Securitization”) in which the filing of a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification directly with the SEC is required, by February 28th of each year or in connection with any additional Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification required to be filed upon thirty (30) days written request, an officer of the Company shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certification substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, to the entity filing the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification directly with the SEC (such as the Purchaser, any master servicer, any trustee or any depositor) for the benefit of such entity and such entity’s affiliates and the officers, directors and agents of such entity and such entity’s affiliates, and shall indemnify such entity or persons arising out of any breach of Company’s obligations or representations relating thereto as provided in such Officer’s Certification.
In the event the Purchaser has elected to have the Company hold record title to the Mortgages, prior to the Reconstitution Date the Company shall prepare an Assignment in blank or to the trustee from the Company acceptable to the trustee for each Mortgage Loan that is part of the Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers. The Purchaser shall pay all preparation and recording costs associated therewith if the Assignments of Mortgage have not been previously prepared and recorded in Purchaser’s name. The Company shall execute each Assignment, track such Assignments to ensure they have been recorded and deliver them as required by the trustee upon the Company’s receipt thereof. Additionally, the Company shall prepare and execute, at the direction of the Purchaser, any note endorsements in connection with any and all seller/servicer agreements.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers shall remain subject to this Agreement and shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
ARTICLE X
DEFAULT
Section 10.01
Events of Default.
Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default on the part of the Company:
(i)
any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be made under the terms of 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 Company by the Purchaser; or
(ii)
failure by the Company duly to observe or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement or in the Custodial Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Company by the Purchaser or by the Custodian; or
(iii)
failure by the Company to maintain its license to do business in any jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located if such license is required; or
(iv)
a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, including bankruptcy, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
(v)
the Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(vi)
the Company 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, bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations or cease its normal business operations for three Business Days; or
(vii)
the Company ceases to meet the qualifications of a Xxxxxx Mae/Xxxxxxx Mac servicer; or
(viii)
the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation hereunder or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof in violation of Section 8.04.
If the Company obtains knowledge of an Event of Default, the Company shall promptly notify the Purchaser. In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have been remedied, in addition to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Company, may terminate all the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof.
Upon receipt by the Company of such written notice, all authority and power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 12.01. Upon written request from any Purchaser, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity designated by the Purchaser any and all documents and other instruments, place in such successor’s possession all Mortgage Files, and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the Company’s sole expense. The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Company’s responsibilities and rights hereunder, including without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 10.02
Waiver of Defaults.
By a written notice, the Purchaser may waive any default by the Company in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent expressly so waived.
ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION
Section 11.01
Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate upon either: (i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of any REO Property with respect to the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing.
Upon written request from the Purchaser in connection with any such termination, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in the Purchaser’s possession all Mortgage Files, and 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, at the Company’s sole expense. The Company agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Company’s responsibilities and rights hereunder as servicer, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 11.02
Termination Without Cause.
The Purchaser may terminate, at its sole option, any rights the Company may have hereunder, without cause as provided in this Section 11.02. Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Company by registered mail as provided in Section 12.05.
The Company shall be entitled to receive, as such liquidated damages, upon the transfer of the servicing rights, an amount equal to 2.25% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the transferred Mortgage Loans as of the termination date.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01
Successor to Company.
Prior to termination of the Company’s responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.04, 10.01, 11.01 (ii) or Section 11.02 the Purchaser shall, (i) succeed to and assume all of the Company’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having the characteristics set forth in Section 8.02 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Company under this Agreement prior to the termination of Company’s responsibilities, duties ,and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and. assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Company shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal of the Company pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 12.01 and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and the remedies available to the Purchaser under Section 3.03, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, and 3.03 shall be applicable to the Company notwithstanding any such sale, assignment, resignation or termination of the Company, or the termination of this Agreement.
Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, wherein the successor shall make the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01, except for subsections (h), (i) and (k) thereof, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the Company or termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04, 10.01, 11.01 or 11.02 shall not affect any claims that any Purchaser may have against the Company arising out of the Company’s actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or resignation.
The Company shall deliver promptly to the successor servicer the funds in the Custodial Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitively vest in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company.
Upon a successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, the Company shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 12.05.
Section 12.02
Amendment.
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by written agreement signed by the Company and the Purchaser.
Section 12.03
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.
Each of the Company and the Purchaser hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally waives any and all rights it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, or arising out of, under, or in connection with this Agreement, or any other documents and instruments executed in connection herewith, or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether oral or written), or actions of the Company or the Purchaser. This provision is a material inducement for the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement.
Section 12.04
Arbitration.
In the event a claim or controversy arises concerning the interpretation or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, the Purchaser and the Company, agree that such claim or controversy may be settled by final, binding arbitration if the Purchaser and the Company, as applicable, consent to such arbitration at the time such claim or controversy arises which consent may be withheld by the Purchaser and the Company in their sole discretion.
Section 12.05
Duration of Agreement.
This Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until terminated as herein provided. This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding transfers of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser.
Section 12.06
Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
if to the Company with respect to servicing and investor reporting issues:
Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
0 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxx, MAC X2401-042
if to the Company with respect to all other issues:
Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
0000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxx 0
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxx, MAC X3901-016
In each instance with a copy to,:
Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: General Counsel MAC X2401-06T
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the Company;
if to Purchaser:
Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation
Bank of America Corporate Center
NCI-007-11-07
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Managing Director
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Company in writing by the Purchaser;
Section 12.07
Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, 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.
Section 12.08
Relationship of Parties.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the Purchaser.
Section 12.09
Execution; Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement 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 agreement. Subject to Section 8.04, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 12.10
Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments of Mortgage 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 Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected at the Company’s expense in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
Section 12.11
Assignment by Purchaser.
The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company but subject to the limit set forth in Section 2.02 hereof, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, by executing an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to include its assignee or designee.
Section 12.12
Solicitation of Mortgagor.
The Purchaser, its affiliates, successors or assigns shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action to solicit or make direct contact with the Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan except to the extent required by the Company’s breach of this Agreement or as required under applicable law or regulatory authority. In the event the Purchaser, its affiliates, successors or assigns fails to obtain such written consent, the Company shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to terminate its obligations and duties to service the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement. Upon transfer of the servicing rights and obligations under this Agreement to the Purchaser or Purchaser’s designee, the Company shall be entitled to receive as liquidated damages, an amount equal to 2.25% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loans as of the termination date. It is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Purchaser which are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based upon commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio, television advertisements or from servicing needs of a Mortgagor who, without solicitation, contacts the Purchaser, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section.
The Company agrees that, after the respective Closing Date, it will not take any action to solicit the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan. It is understood and agreed that promotions undertaken by the Company or any affiliate of the Company which are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based upon commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio, television advertisements or from servicing the refinancing needs of a Mortgagor who, without solicitation, contacts the Company in connection with the refinance of such Mortgage or Mortgage Loan, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section shall not prohibit the Company from soliciting any Mortgagor to provide other services including but not limited to credit cards, insurance investments and banking related services.
Section 12.13
Further Agreements.
The Purchaser and the Company each agree to execute and deliver to the other such additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
Section 12.14
Confidential Information.
The Company shall keep confidential and shall not divulge to any party, without the Purchaser’s prior written consent, the price paid by the Purchaser for the Mortgage Loans, except to the extent that it is reasonable and necessary for the Company to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors. taxing authorities or other governmental agencies.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION Purchaser By: /s/ Brue W. Good Name: Xxxxx X. Good Title: Vice President | XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Company By: Name: Title: |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BANC OF AMERICA MORTGAGE CAPITAL CORPORATION Purchaser By: Name: Title: | XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Company By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxx Title: Vice President |
STATE OF North Carolina
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COUNTY OF Mecklenburg
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On the 8th day of January, 2003 before me, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxx X. Good , known to me to be the Vice President of Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation, the corporation 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 affixed my office seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
/s/ Xxxxxxxxx M Sijha
Notary Public
My Commission expires 12/15/07
STATE OF Maryland
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COUNTY OF Xxxxxxxxx
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On the 28th day of January 2003 before me, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxxx Xxxx, known to me to be Vice President of Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., the corporation 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 affixed my office seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary Public /s/
My Commission expires 2/1/06
EXHIBIT A
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
[See Tab 3 of the Closing Binder]
EXHIBIT B
DATA FILE
Loan Number
Channel
Property City
Property State
Property Zip
Property County
Note Date
First Payment Date
Last Payment Date
Maturity Date
Original Loan Amount
Purchase Price
Appraised Value
Current Balance
Sale Balance
Current Interest Rate
Current PANDI
Product Type
Remaining Term
LTV
MI Code
Property Type
Occupancy Code
Purpose Code
Stream Code
Conforming
Client Name
LEX Number
Employer Name
Subsidy Code
Initial Interest Rate
Relo Indicator
Temp Buydown
Servicing Fee
Master Service Fee
Servicer Name
TLTV
ECS Raw Score
ECS Score Code
FICO Raw Score
FICO Score Code
ECS Version Number
Leasehold Indicator
No Ratio Indicator
Alt A Indicator
Citizen Type Code
Program Code
Credit Grade
Lien Status
Terminal Didget
Servicer Code
Loan Term Number
Loan MI Certificate Number
Loan MI Coverage Percent
Borrower Last Name
Borrower First Name
Borrower Street Address
Pledged Asset Indicator
Loan Effect LTV Percent
Timesaver Indicator
Interest Only Indicator
EXHIBIT C
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the Company in the Servicing File or delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the “Agreement”):
(a)
The original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed “Pay to the order of without recourse” and signed in the name of the Company by an authorized officer (in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the signature must be in the following form: “[Company], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]”; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the signature must be in the following form: “[Company], formerly known as [previous name]”).
(b)
The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note (if any).
(c)
The original Mortgage, with evidence of recording thereon or a certified true and correct copy of the Mortgage sent for recordation. If in connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Company cannot deliver or cause to be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the Company stating that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Company; or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office or by the title insurance company that issued the title policy to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage.
(d)
the originals or certified true copies of any document sent for recordation of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon.
(e)
The original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording (except for the insertion of the name of the assignee and recording information). The Assignment of Mortgage must be duly recorded only if recordation is either necessary under applicable law or commonly required by private institutional mortgage investors in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or on direction of the Purchaser. If the Assignment of Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned to the Purchaser. If. the Assignment of Mortgage is not to be recorded, the Assignment of Mortgage shall be. delivered in blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made by “[Company], successor by merger to [name of predecessor].” If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by “[Company], formerly know as [previous name].” Subject to the foregoing and where permitted under the applicable laws of the jurisdiction wherein, the Mortgaged property is located, such Assignments of Mortgage may be made by blanket assignments for Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties located in the same county.
(f) Originals or certified true copies of documents sent for recordation of all intervening assignments of the Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office u has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original recorded assignments of mortgage, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the Company stating that such intervening assignment of mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that such original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording office or by the title insurance company that issued the title policy to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered, to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Company; or (ii) in the case of an intervening assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording office. a copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment.
(g)
The original PMI Policy or certificate of insurance, where required pursuant to the Agreement.
(h)
The original mortgagee policy of title insurance or evidence of title.
(i)
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in connection with the Mortgage.
(j)
Original power of attorney, if applicable
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the following items to the extent in the possession of the Company or in the possession of the Company’s agent(s):
(a)
The original hazard insurance policy and, if required by law, flood insurance policy, in accordance with Section 4. 10 of the Agreement.
(b)
Residential loan application.
(c)
Mortgage Loan closing statement.
(d)
Verification of employment and income, unless originated under the Company’s Limited Documentation program, Xxxxxx Mae Timesaver Plus.
(e)
Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment.
(f)
Credit report on the Mortgagor.
(g)
Residential Appraisal report.
(h)
Photograph of the Mortgaged Property.
(i)
Survey of the Mortgaged Property, if required by the title company or applicable law.
(j)
Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e. map or plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home association declarations, etc.
(k)
All required disclosure statements.
(l)
If available, termite report, structural engineer’s report, water potability and septic certification.
(m)
Sales contract, if applicable.
(n)
Evidence of payment of taxes and insurance premiums, insurance claim files, correspondence, current and historical computerized data files, ‘and all other processing, underwriting and closing papers and records which are customarily contained in a mortgage loan file and which are required to document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan.
(o)
Amortization schedule, if available.
(p)
Payment history for any Mortgage Loan that has been closed for more than 90 days.
In the event an Officer’s Certificate of the Company is delivered to the Custodian because of a delay caused by the public recording office in returning any recorded document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian, within 240 days of the Closing Date, an Officer’s Certificate which shall (i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be delivered to the Custodian. The Company shall be required to deliver to the Custodian the applicable recorded document by the date specified in (iv) above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested form the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
EXHIBIT D
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
ON FILE WITH PURCHASER
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
On this
day of 20 , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, (the “Seller”) as the Seller under that certain Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, (“Purchase Agreement”) and as the Company under that certain Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”) each dated as of , 20 , (collectively, the “Agreements”) does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to as the Purchaser (the “Purchaser”) under the Purchase Agreement, and Purchaser hereby accepts from Seller, without recourse,’ but subject to the terms of the Agreements, all right, title and interest of, in and to each of the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A, together with the Mortgage. Files and all rights and obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Servicing Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Custodian the documents required to be delivered under the Agreements for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased. The Servicing Files retained by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Servicing Agreement shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreements.
Purchaser By: Name: Title: |
Company By: Name: Title: |
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF XXXXXXXX-XXXXX CERTIFICATE
I, , certify to and its officers, directors, agents and affiliates (the “[ ]”), and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(i)
Based on my knowledge, the information relating to the Mortgage Loans and the servicing thereof submitted by the Servicer to the [ ] which is used in connection with preparation of the reports on Form 8-K and the annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC with respect to the Securitization, taken. as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the date of this certification;
(ii)
The servicing information required to be provided to the [ ] by the Servicer under the [applicable servicing agreement) has been provided to the [ ];
(iii)
I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the [applicable servicing agreement] and based upon the review required by the [applicable servicing agreement], and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report and all servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the [ ], the Servicer has, as of the date of this certification., fulfilled its obligations under the [applicable servicing agreement];
(iv)
I have disclosed to the [ ] all significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the [applicable servicing agreement]; and
(v)
The Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the [ ] and its officers, directors, agents and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by the Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations or representations under this Certification or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the [ ], then the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the [ ] as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the [ ] in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the [ ] on the one hand and the Servicer on the other in connection with a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this Certification or the Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
Capitalized words not otherwise defined herein have the meaning assigned to them in the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated January 1, 2003 by and between Banc of America Mortgage Capital Corporation, as Purchaser and the Servicer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed by name and affixed the seal of the Company.
Dated: | By: Name: Title: |
EXHIBIT G
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
, 20
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION, dated , 20 among corporation , having an office at (“Assignor”) and
, having an office at (“Assignee”) and Xxxxx Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (the “Company”), having an office at 1 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000-0000:
For and in consideration of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
1.
With respect to the mortgage loans listed on Exhibit A hereto (the “Mortgage Loans”), the Assignor hereby grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as Purchaser, in, to and under that certain Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement (the “Warranties and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of January 1, 2003, the related Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated January 1, 2003 and that certain Assignment and Conveyance Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2003 (together with the Warranties and Servicing Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, the “Sale Agreement”), each by and between the Assignor and the Company, the Mortgage Loans delivered thereunder by the Company to the Assignor, and that certain Custodial Agreement (the “Custodial Agreement”), dated as of January 1, 2003, by and between the Purchaser and Xxxxx Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association (the “Custodian”).
2.
The Assignor warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Assignee that:
a.
The Assignor is the lawful owner of the Mortgage Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever;
b.
The Assignor has not received notice of, and has no knowledge of, any offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to the Company with respect to the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans;
c.
The Assignor has not waived or agreed to any waiver under, or agreed to any amendment or other modification of, the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation the transfer of the servicing obligations under the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement. The Assignor has no knowledge of, and has not received notice of, any waivers under or amendments or other modifications of, or assignments of rights or obligations under, the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans; and
d.
Neither the Assignor nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “33 Act”) or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 33 Act or require registration pursuant thereto.
3.
That Assignee warrants and represent to, and covenants with, the Assignor and the Company pursuant to Section 12.11 of the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement that:
a.
The Assignee agrees to be bound, as Purchaser, by all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage Loans and the Custodial Agreement. and from and after the date hereof, the Assignee assumes for the benefit of each of the Company and the Assignor all of the Assignor’s obligations as purchaser thereunder;
b.
The Assignee understands that the Mortgage Loans have not been registered under the 33 Act or the securities laws of any state;
c.
The purchase price being paid by the Assignee for the Mortgage Loans are in excess of $250,000.00 and will be paid by cash remittance of the full purchase price within 60 days of the sale;
d.
The Assignee is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for investment for its own account only and not for any other person. In this connection, neither the Assignee nor any person authorized to act therefor has offered to sell the Mortgage Loans by means of any general advertising or general solicitation within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of US Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation D, promulgated under the 1933 Act;
e.
The Assignee considers itself a substantial sophisticated institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Mortgage Loans;
f.
The Assignee has been furnished with all information regarding the Mortgage Loans that it has requested from the Assignor or the Company;
g.
Neither the Assignee nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accepted a transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the Mortgage Loans, any interest in the Mortgage Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the 33 Act or which would render the disposition of the Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the 33 Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Mortgage Loans; and
h.
Either (l) the Assignee is not an employee benefit plan (“Plan”) within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”) or a plan (also “Plan”) within the meaning of section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“Code”), and the Assignee is not directly or indirectly purchasing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of, investment manager of, as named fiduciary of, as Trustee of, or with assets of, a Plan; or (2) the Assignee’s purchase of the Mortgage Loans will not result in a prohibited transaction under section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code.
i.
The Assignee’s address for purposes of all notices and correspondence related to the Mortgage Loans and the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreements is:
Attention:
The Assignee’s wire transfer instructions for purposes of all remittances and payments related to the Mortgage Loans and the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement is:
Attention:
4.
From and after the date hereof, the Company shall note the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in its books and records, the Company shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans and the Company shall service the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Assignee pursuant to the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. It is the intention of the Assignor, the Company and the Assignee that the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Assignee and their respective successors and assigns.
[Signatures Follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
Assignor By: Name: Its: Tax Payer Identification No.:
| Assignee By: Name: Its: Tax Payer Identification No.:
|
Acknowledged this day of , 20
XXXXX FARGO HOME MORTGAGE. INC.
Company
By:
Name:
Its:
Exhibit C
SASCO 2005-10 Trust Agreement
Exhibit D-1
Standard Layout
FIELD NAME
DESCRIPTION
FORMAT
INVNUM
INVESTOR LOAN NUMBER
Number no decimals
SERVNUM
SERVICER LOAN NUMBER, REQUIRED
Number no decimals
BEGSCHEDBAL
BEGINNING SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHED/SCHED
Number two decimals
BEGINNING TRAIL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
REQUIRED
SCHEDPRIN
SCHEDULED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
Number two decimals
ACTUAL PRINCIPAL COLLECTED FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL,
REQUIRED, .00 IF NO COLLECTIONS
CURT1
CURTAILMENT 1 AMXXXX, .00 XF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
CURT1DATE
CURTAILMENT 1 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
DD-MMM-YY
CURT1ADJ
CURTAILMENT 1 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
CURT2
CURTAILMENT 2 AMXXXX, .00 XF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
CURT2DATE
CURTAILMENT 2 DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
DD-MMM-YY
CURT2ADJ
CURTAILMENT 2 ADJUSTMENT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
LIQPRIN
PAYOFF, LIQUIDATION PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
OTHPRIN
OTHER PRINCIPAL, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
PRINREMIT
TOTAL PRINCIPAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
INTREMIT
NET INTEREST REMIT, INCLUDE PAYOFF INTEREST,
Number two decimals
.00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
TOTREMIT
TOTAL REMITTANCE AMOUNT, .00 IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number two decimals
ENDSCHEDBAL
ENDING SCHEDULED BALANCE FOR SCHEDULED/SCHEDULED
Number two decimals
ENDING TRIAL BALANCE FOR ACTUAL/ACTUAL
.00 IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
ENDACTBAL
ENDING TRIAL BALANCE
Number two decimals
.00 IF PAIDOFF, LIQUIDATED OR FULL CHARGEOFF
ENDDUEDATE
ENDING ACTUAL DUE DATE, NOT LAST PAID INSTALLMENT
DD-MMM-YY
ACTCODE
60 IF PAIDOFF, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
Number no decimals
ACTDATE
ACTUAL PAYOFF DATE, BLANK IF NOT APPLICABLE
DD-MMM-YY
INTRATE
INTEREST RATE, REQUIRED
Number seven decimals
Example .0700000 for 7.00%
SFRATE
SERVICE FEE RATE, REQUIRED
Number seven decimals
Example .0025000 for .25%
PTRATE
PASS THRU RATE, REQUIRED
Number seven decimals
Example .0675000 for 6.75%
PIPMT
P&I CONSTANT, REQUIRED
Number two decimals
.00 IF PAIDOFF
Exhibit D-2
Standard Default File Format
1. Deal Identifier by Loan 2. SBO Loan Number 3. Loan Number 4. Investor Loan Number 5. Street Address 6. City 7. State 8. Zip Code 9. Original Loan Amount 10. Origination Date 11. First Payment Date 12. Current Loan Amount 13. Current Interest Rate 14. Current P&I Payment Amount 15. Scheduled Balance 16. Scheduled Due Date 17. Next Rate Adjustment Date 18. Next Payment Adjustment Date 19. Loan Term 20. Loan Type 21. Servicing Fee 22. Product Type 23. Property Type 24. Ownership Code 25. Actual Due Date 26. Delinquency Status 27. Reason for Default 28. FC Flag 29. Date Loan Reinstated 30. FC Suspended Date 31. Reason Suspended 32. FC Start Date (referral date) 33. Actual Notice of Intent Date 34. Actual First Legal Date 35. Date Bid Instructions Sent 36. Date F/C Sale Scheduled 37. Foreclosure Actual Sale Date 38. Actual Redemption End Date 39. Occupancy Status 40. Occupancy Status Date 41. Actual Eviction Start Date 42. Actual Eviction Complete Date 43. Loss Mit Workstation Status 44. Loss Mit Flag 45. Loss Mit Type 46. Loss Mit Start Date 47. Loss Mit Approval Date 48. Loss Mit Removal Date 49. REO Flag 50. Actual REO Start Date 51. REO List Date | 52. REO List Price 53. Date REO Offer Received 54. Date REO Offer Accepted 55. REO Scheduled Close Date 56. REO Actual Closing Date 57. REO Net Sales proceeds 58. REO Sales Price 59. Paid Off Code 60. Paid in Full Date 61. MI Certificate Number 62. MI Cost 63. Other Advance Expenses 64. T&I Advances 65. Interest Advances 66. Liquidation Status 67. BK Atty Fees & Costs 68. FC Atty Fees & Costs 69. Eviction Atty Fees & Costs 70. Appraisal, BPO Costs 71. Property Preservation Fees 72. Actual Claim Filed Date 73. Actual Claim Amount Filed 74. Claim Amount Paid 75. Claim Funds Received Date 76. Realized Gain or Loss 77. BK Flag 78. Bankruptcy Chapter 79. Actual Bankruptcy Start Date 80. Actual Payment Plan Start Date 81. Actual Payment Plan End Date 82. Date POC Filed 83. Date Filed Relief/Dismissal 84. Relief/Dismissal Hearing Date 85. Date Relief/Dismissal Granted 86. Post Petition Due Date 87. Prepayment Flag 88. Prepayment Waived 89. Prepayment Premium Collected 90. Partial Prepayment Amount Collected 91. Prepayment Expiration Date 92. Origination Value Date 93. Origination Value Source 94. Original Value Amount 95. FC Valuation Amount 96. FC Valuation Source 97. FC Valuation Date 98. REO Value Source 99. REO Value(As-is) 100. REO Repaired Value 101. REO Value Date 102. Investor/Security Billing Date Sent |
Exhibit E
Annual Certification
I, [________________], Vice President of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Servicer”), certify to [identify the company submitting to SEC], and its officers, directors, agents and affiliates (in its role as [identify role] the “Sarbanes Certifying Party”), and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(i)
Based on my knowledge, the information relating to the Mortgage Loans and the servicing thereof submitted by the Servicer to the Sarbanes Certifying Party which is used in connection with preparation of the reports on Form 8-K and the annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC with respect to each transaction listed on the attached Exhibit A, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the date of this certification;
(ii)
The servicing information required to be provided to the Sarbanes Certifying Party by the Servicer under the relevant servicing agreements has been provided to the Sarbanes Certifying Party;
(iii)
I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under the relevant servicing agreements and based upon the review required by the relevant servicing agreements, and except as disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Annual Independent Public Accountant’s Servicing Report and all servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted to the Sarbanes Certifying Party, the Servicer has, as of the date of this certification fulfilled its obligations under the relevant servicing agreements; and
(iv)
I have disclosed to the Sarbanes Certifying Party all significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards in accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the relevant servicing agreements.
(v)
The Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Sarbanes Certifying Party and its officers, directors, agents and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach by the Servicer or any of its officers, directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations under this Certification or the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Sarbanes Certifying Party, then the Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Sarbanes Certifying Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Sarbanes Certifying Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Sarbanes Certifying Party on the one hand and the Servicer on the other in connection with a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this Certification or the Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the Servicer.
Dated:
By:
Name:
Title:
Exhibit F
Xxxxxx-Xxx Guide No. 95-19
XXXXXX XXX GUIDE 95-19
ANNOUNCEMENT
Reference
●
Selling
This announcement amends the guide(s) indicated.
●
Servicing
Please keep it for reference until we issue a formal change.
Subject
"Full-File" Reporting to Credit Repositories
Part IV, Section 107, of the servicing Guide currently requires servicers to report only 90-day delinquencies to the four major credit repositories. To ensure that the repositories have up-to-date information for both servicing and origination activity, we have decided to begin requiring -- as of the month ending September 31, 1996 -- servicers to provide the credit repositories a "full-file" status report for the mortgages they service for us.
"Full-file" reporting requires that servicers submit a monthly report to each of the credit repositories to describe the exact status for each mortgage they service for us. The status reported generally should be the one in effect as of the last business day of each month. Servicers may, however, use a slightly later cut-off date -- for example, at the and of the first week of a month -- to assure that payment corrections, returned checks, and other adjustments related to the previous month's activity can be appropriately reflected in their report for that month. Statuses that must be reported for any given mortgage include the following: new origination, current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed and charged-off. (The credit repositories will provide the applicable codes for reporting these statuses to them.) A listing of each of the major repositories to which "full-file" status reports must be sent is attached.
Servicers are responsible for the complete and accurate reporting of mortgage status information to the repositories and for resolving any disputes that arise about the information they report. Servicers must respond promptly to any inquiries from borrowers regarding specific mortgage status information about them that was reported to the credit repositories.
Servicers should contact their Customer Account Team in their lead Xxxxxx Mae regional office if they have any questions about this expanded reporting requirement.
Xxxxxx X. Engeletad
Senior Vice President – Mortgage and Lender Standards
11/20/95
XXXXXX MAE GUIDE 95-19
ATTACHMENT 1
ANNOUNCEMENT
Major Credit Repositories
A "full-file" status report for each mortgage serviced for Xxxxxx Xxx must be sent to the following repositories each month (beginning with the month ending September 31, 1996):
Company
Telephone Number
Consumer Credit Associates, Inc.
Call (000) 000-0000, either extension
000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
150, 101, or 112, for all inquiries.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
for all inquiries.
Equifax
Members that have an account number
may call their local sales representative
for all inquiries; lenders that need to set
up an account should call (000) 000-0000
and select the customer assistance option.
TRW Information Systems & Services
Call (000) 000-0000 for all inquiries,
000 XXX Xxxxxxx
current members should select option 3;
Xxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
lenders that need to set up an account
should select Option 4.
Trans Union Corporation
Call (000) 000-0000 to get the name of
555 West Xxxxx
the local bureau to contact about setting
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
up an account or obtaining other
information.
11/20/95
Schedule I
Schedule of Mortgage Loans
(Including Prepayment Penalty Schedule)