RECONSTITUTED SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
This
Reconstituted Servicing Agreement (this “Agreement”)
dated
as of February 1, 2007, is by and among GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS,
INC. (“GCFP”),
GREENWICH CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE, INC. (“GCA”
or
the
“Depositor”),
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. (“CHL”),
and
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, as servicer (the “Servicer”
or
“Countrywide
Servicing”)
and is
acknowledged by XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
GCFP has conveyed certain mortgage loans listed on Exhibit Two hereto (the
“Serviced
Loans”)
to the
Depositor, which in turn has conveyed the Serviced Loans to the Trustee pursuant
to a pooling agreement dated as of February 1, 2007 (the “Pooling
Agreement”),
among
GCFP, GCA and the Trustee;
WHEREAS,
the Serviced Loans were serviced by CHL for GCFP pursuant to a Master Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2003 (the
“MMLPSA”),
as
amended by that certain Amendment Number One, dated as of November 1, 2004
(the
“Amendment
Number One”)
and as
further amended on December 1, 2005 by that certain Amendment Reg AB to the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December
1,
2005 (the “Amendment
Reg AB,”
and
together with the MMLPSA and Amendment Number One, the “Servicing
Agreement”),
between GCFP and CHL;
WHEREAS,
CHL has assigned its servicing rights under the Servicing Agreement with respect
to the Serviced Loans to Countrywide Servicing;
WHEREAS,
GCFP desires that Countrywide Servicing continue to service the Serviced Loans
and Countrywide Servicing has agreed to do so;
WHEREAS,
Section 24 of the Servicing Agreement provides that, subject to certain
conditions set forth therein, GCFP may assign the Servicing Agreement to any
person to whom any “Mortgage Loan” (as such term is defined in the Servicing
Agreement) is transferred pursuant to a sale or financing. Without limiting
the
foregoing, CHL has agreed, in Section 12 and Section 29 of the Servicing
Agreement, to enter into additional documents, instruments or agreements as
may
be reasonably necessary in connection with any “Pass-Through Transfer” (as such
term is defined in the Servicing Agreement) contemplated by GCFP pursuant to
the
Servicing Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
CHL, Countrywide Servicing and GCFP agree that this Agreement shall constitute
a
“Reconstitution Agreement” (as such term is defined in the Servicing Agreement)
in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer that shall govern the Serviced Loans
for so long as such Serviced Loans remain subject to the provisions of the
Pooling Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein the parties
hereto agree as follows:
Definitions
Capitalized
terms used and not defined in this Agreement (including Exhibit One hereto)
or
in the Servicing Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Pooling Agreement.
Servicing
Countrywide
Servicing agrees, with respect to the servicing of the Serviced Loans, to
perform and observe the duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to
be
performed and observed by the Seller (as such term is defined in the Servicing
Agreement) under the provisions of the Servicing Agreement, except as otherwise
provided herein and on Exhibit One hereto, and that the provisions of the
Servicing Agreement, as so modified, are and shall be a part of this Agreement
to the same extent as if set forth herein in full.
Trust
Cut-off Date
The
parties hereto acknowledge that by operation of Section 11.17 of the Servicing
Addendum to the Servicing Agreement (as modified by this Agreement) the
remittance on March
19,
2006 to be made to the Trust Fund is to include all principal collections due
after February 1, 2007 (the “Trust
Cut-off Date”),
plus
interest thereon at the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate collected during
the immediately preceding Due Period, but exclusive of any portion thereof
allocable to a period prior to the Trust Cut-off Date, and taking into account
the adjustments specified in the first paragraph of Section 11.17 of the
Servicing Addendum to the Servicing Agreement.
Servicing
Fee
The
Servicing Fee rate for the Serviced Loans shall be as set forth on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule on the original sale date of the Mortgage Loans from
CHL
to GCFP (the “Servicing
Fee Rate”).
The
Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly from the interest portion (including
recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds and other
proceeds, to the extent permitted by Section 11.05 of the Servicing Addendum
to
the Servicing Agreement) of the related Monthly Payment collected by the
Servicer (or as otherwise provided under Section 11.05 of the Servicing Addendum
to the Servicing Agreement).
Recognition
of the Trust Fund
1. From
and
after the date hereof Countrywide Servicing and CHL shall recognize the
HarborView 2007-1 Trust Fund (the “Trust
Fund”)
as the
owner of the Serviced Loans, and Countrywide Servicing will service the Serviced
Loans for the Trust Fund as if the Trust Fund and Countrywide Servicing had
entered into a separate servicing agreement for the servicing of the Serviced
Loans in the form of the Servicing Agreement. Pursuant to the Pooling Agreement,
the Trustee shall have the same rights (but not the obligations, except to
the
extent expressly set forth in the Pooling Agreement) as GCFP under the Servicing
Agreement to enforce the obligations of Countrywide Servicing and CHL,
including, without limitation, the enforcement of (i) the document delivery
requirements set forth in Section 6.03 of the Servicing Agreement and (ii)
remedies with respect to representations and warranties made by CHL in the
Servicing Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations
of
Countrywide Servicing and CHL thereunder insofar as they relate to the Serviced
Loans. CHL and Countrywide Servicing shall look solely to the Trust Fund for
performance of any obligations of GCFP under the Servicing Agreement and the
Trust Fund hereby assumes such obligations. All references to the Purchaser
under the Servicing Agreement insofar as they relate to the Serviced Loans,
shall be deemed to refer to the Trust Fund. Neither CHL nor GCFP shall amend
or
agree to amend, modify, waive, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions
of the Servicing Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other
alteration would in any way (i) affect the Serviced Loans or CHL’s performance
under the Servicing Agreement with respect to the Serviced Loans without the
prior written consent of the Trustee or (ii) materially and adversely affect
the
interests of the Certificateholders or Financial Security Assurance Inc. (the
“Certificate Insurer”) with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
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2. The
Trustee shall be entitled to terminate the rights and obligations of Countrywide
Servicing under this Agreement, as provided in Section 14 (Default) of the
Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no
event shall the Trustee be required to assume any of the obligations of GCFP
under the Servicing Agreement; and in entering into this Agreement, in
connection with the performance by the Trustee of any duties it may have
hereunder, and in the exercise by the Trustee of its rights the parties and
other signatories hereto. Without limitation of the foregoing, any provision
of
the Servicing Agreement requiring GCFP or the Trust Fund, as assignee of GCFP’s
rights and obligations as “Purchaser” under the Servicing Agreement, to
reimburse the Servicer for any costs or expenses shall be satisfied by the
Servicer’s reimbursement of such costs or expenses (except with respect to any
indemnification obligation) from the Custodial Account. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, it is understood that Countrywide Servicing shall not be obligated
to
defend and indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund, GCFP and the Trustee
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, judgments and any
related costs including, without limitation, reasonable and necessary legal
fees, resulting from (i) actions or inactions of the Countrywide Servicing
which
were taken or omitted upon the instruction or direction of the Trust Fund’s
designee, or (ii) the failure of the Trust Fund or the Trust Fund’s designee to
perform the obligations of the “Owner” or “Purchaser” under the Servicing
Agreement.
Warranties
GCFP,
CHL
and Countrywide Servicing mutually warrant and represent that, with respect
to
the Serviced Loans, the Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect as
of
the date hereof and has not been amended or modified in any way with respect
to
the Serviced Loans, except as set forth herein, and no notice of termination
has
been given thereunder.
Representations
Pursuant
to Section 12 of the Servicing Agreement, CHL hereby represents and warrants,
for the benefit of GCFP, GCA, the Trustee and the Trust Fund, that (i) the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.01 of the Servicing
Agreement (except with respect to Section 7.01(ix)) are true and correct in
all
material respects as of March 9, 2007 (the “Reconstitution
Date”),
as if
such representations and warranties were made on such date and (ii) the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.02 of the Servicing
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date
(as defined in the Servicing Agreement). In addition, Countrywide Servicing
shall make the representations and warranties listed on Exhibit Four hereto
as
of the Reconstitution Date.
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CHL
and
Countrywide Servicing hereby acknowledge and agree that the remedies available
to the Trust Fund (including the Trustee acting on the Trust Fund’s behalf) in
connection with any breach of the representations and warranties made by CHL
or
Countrywide Servicing set forth above that materially and adversely affects
the
value of that Mortgage Loan and the interests of the Purchaser in such Mortgage
Loan shall be as set forth in Subsection 7.03 of the Servicing Agreement as
if
they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and
indemnity obligations set forth therein). Such enforcement of a right or remedy
by GCA on behalf of the Trust Fund shall have the same force and effect as
if
the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by GCFP directly and the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund hereby consents to such enforcement by
GCA.
Assignment
CHL
and
Countrywide Servicing hereby acknowledge that the rights of GCFP under the
Servicing Agreement as amended by this Agreement will be assigned to GCA under
a
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and by GCA to the Trust Fund under the Pooling
Agreement and agree that the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and the Pooling
Agreement will each be a valid assignment and assumption agreement or other
assignment document and will constitute a valid assignment and assumption of
the
rights and obligations of GCFP as “Purchaser” under the Servicing Agreement to
GCA and the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund, as applicable. In addition,
the Trust Fund has, or intends to, make a REMIC election. CHL and Countrywide
Servicing hereby consent to such assignment and assumption and acknowledge
the
Trust Fund’s REMIC election.
Notices
1. All
notices, consents, certificates, reports or certifications (collectively,
“Written
Information”)
required to be delivered to the Purchaser under the Servicing Agreement and
under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Trustee at the following
address:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention: HarborView
2007-1—Client Service Manager
Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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2. All
Written Information required to be delivered to the Depositor under the
Servicing Agreement and under this Agreement shall be delivered to the Depositor
at the following address:
Greenwich
Capital Acceptance, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Legal Department (HarborView 2007-1)
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
3. All
amounts required to be remitted or distributed by the Servicer to the Trustee
on
behalf of the Trust Fund as the “Purchaser” under the Servicing Agreement and
under this Agreement shall be made to the following wire account:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
ABA
#:
000-000-000
Account
Name: SAS CLEARING
Account
Number: 0000000000
For
further credit to: Harborview 2007-1, Account #00000000
4. All
demands, notices and communications required to be delivered to CHL and
Countrywide Servicing under the Servicing Agreement and this Agreement shall
be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered
at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, as follows:
In
the
case of CHL,
Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc.
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Executive Vice President
In
the
case of Countrywide Servicing,
Countrywide
Home Loans Servicing LP
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xx
Acknowledgment
by the Trustee and Covenant of GCA
The
Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund hereby acknowledges and consents to the
provision of Written Information by Countrywide Servicing to GCA pursuant to
this Agreement; provided, however, in the event GCA requests Written Information
that contains “non-public personal information” as defined in the Xxxxx-Xxxxx
Bliley Act, as amended, GCA hereby agrees that prior to receiving such Written
Information, it shall execute a non-disclosure agreement mutually agreeable
to
GCA, the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund and Countrywide
Servicing.
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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.
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.
Reconstitution
CHL,
Countrywide Servicing and GCFP agree that this Agreement is a Reconstitution
Agreement executed in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer and that March
9, 2007 is the Reconstitution Date.
Limited
Role of the Trustee
The
Trustee shall have no obligations or duties under this Agreement except as
expressly set forth herein. No implied duties on the part of the Trustee shall
be read into this Agreement. Nothing herein shall be construed to be an
assumption by the Trustee of any duties or obligations of any party to this
Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, the duties of the Trustee being solely
those set forth in the Pooling Agreement. The Trustee is entering into this
Agreement solely in its capacity as Trustee under the Pooling Agreement and
not
individually, and there shall be no recourse against the Trustee in its
individual capacity hereunder or for the payment of any obligations of the
Trust
or the Trust Fund.
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Executed
as of the day and year first above written.
GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
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GREENWICH CAPITAL ACCEPTANCE, INC. | ||
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx | |
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
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COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC.
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By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: First Vice
President
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COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS
SERVICING
LP
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By: | Countrywide GP, Inc., its General Partner | |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: First Vice
President
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Acknowledged
By:
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
not
in
its individual capacity, but solely as Trustee for HarborView Mortgage Trust
2007-1 Trust Fund under the Pooling Agreement
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Assistant Vice President
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EXHIBIT
ONE
Modifications
to the Servicing Agreement
1. |
The
definition of “Business Day” in Section 1 is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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Business
Day:
Any day
other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which banks and savings and loan
institutions in California, New York, Maryland, Minnesota or Texas are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
2. |
The
definition of “Eligible Account” in Section 1 is hereby amended in its
entirety to be as defined in the Pooling
Agreement.
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3. |
The
definition of “Mortgage Interest Rate” in Section 1 is hereby amended by
adding the phrase “net of any Relief Act Reduction” to the end of such
definition.
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4. |
The
definition of “Opinion of Counsel” in Section 1 is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
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Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of Countrywide, that is
reasonably acceptable to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust
Fund) 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 Trust Fund (or the Trustee
on
behalf of the Trust Fund) and the Depositor who (i) is in fact independent
of
Countrywide, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect financial
interest in Countrywide or in any affiliate of any such entity and (iii) is
not
connected with Countrywide as an officer, employee, director or person
performing similar functions.
5. |
A
new definition of “Permitted Investments” is hereby added to Section 1
immediately following the definition of “Periodic Rate Cap” to read as
follows:
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Permitted
Investments:
Any one
or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price
of not greater than par, regardless of whether issued or managed by the
Depositor, the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) or any
of
their respective Affiliates or for which an Affiliate of the Trust Fund (or
the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) serves as an advisor:
(i) direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of
the United States;
(ii) (A)
such
depository institution or trust company or its ultimate parent has a short-term
uninsured debt rating in one of the two highest available rating categories
of
the Rating Agency and (B) any other demand or time deposit or deposit which
is
fully insured by the FDIC;
(iii) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clause (i) above and
entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as
principal) rated A or higher by the Rating Agency;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America, the District of
Columbia or any State thereof and that are rated by the Rating Agency in its
highest long-term unsecured rating categories at the time of such investment
or
contractual commitment providing for such investment;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations) that is rated by the Rating Agency in its highest
short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such
investment;
(vi) units
of
money market funds (which may be 12b-1 funds, as contemplated by the Commission
under the Investment Company Act of 1940) registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 including funds managed or advised by the Trust Fund (or
the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) or an affiliate thereof having the highest
applicable rating from the Rating Agency; and
(vii) if
previously confirmed in writing to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf
of
the Trust Fund), any other demand, money market or time deposit, or any other
obligation, security or investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating Agency
in
writing as a permitted investment of funds backing securities having ratings
equivalent to its highest initial ratings of the Senior
Certificates;
provided,
however,
that no
instrument described hereunder shall evidence either the right to receive (a)
only interest with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument or
(b)
both principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such
instrument and the interest and principal payments with respect to such
instrument provide a yield to maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield
to
maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
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A
new definition of “Prepayment Charge” is hereby added to Section 1
immediately following the definition of “Person” to read as
follows:
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Prepayment
Charge:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fee, if any, payable upon the prepayment
of
principal, in whole or in part, of such Mortgage Loan, as set forth in the
related Mortgage Note.
7. |
The
definition of “Purchaser” in Section 1 is hereby amended and replaced with
the “Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund”) as defined
in this Agreement and placed in the correct alphabetical
order.
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8. |
A
new definition of “Rating Agency” is hereby added to Section 1 immediately
following the definition of “Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan” to read
as follows:
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Rating
Agency:
Any
nationally recognized statistical rating agency rating the securities issued
in
the applicable Pass-Through Transfer.
9. |
A
new definition of “Relief Act Reduction” is hereby added to Section 1
immediately following the definition of “Refinanced Mortgage Loan” to read
as follows:
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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, as amended, or any similar state 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.
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A
new definition of “REMIC Provisions” is hereby added to Section 1
immediately following the definition of “REMIC” to read as
follows:
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REMIC
Provisions:
Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage
investment conduits which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter
M of
Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations and rulings
promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to
time.
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The
definition of “Remittance Date” is amended and restated to read as
follows:
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Remittance
Date:
The
18th
calendar
day of any month or, if such 18th
day is
not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 18th
day.
12. |
A
new definition of “Sarbanes Certifying Party” is added to Section 1
immediately before the definition of “Seller” to read as
follows:
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Sarbanes
Certifying Party:
A
Person who provides a certification required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of
2002 on behalf of the Trust Fund.
13. |
Subsection
7.02 (Representations and Warranties for Individual Mortgage Loans)
is
hereby amended by deleting the “and” at the end of clause (lii), by
deleting the period at the end of clause (liii) and adding a “; and” and
by adding the following clause
(liv):
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(liv) Each
Prepayment Charge is permissible and enforceable in accordance with its terms
under applicable state and federal law, except as the enforceability thereof
is
limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other
involuntary payment. Notwithstanding the above, the Seller may waive a
Prepayment Charge without such waiver operating as a breach of this
representation and warranty 7.02(liv) if (i) the Mortgage Loan is in default
and
such waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the
value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan, and the waiver
of
such Prepayment Charge is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage
Loans (including the waiver of a Prepayment Charge in connection with a
refinancing of the Mortgage Loan related to a default or a reasonably
foreseeable default), (ii) the collection of the Prepayment Charge would be
in
violation of applicable laws, (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge
would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued
by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its
official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters and (iv)
notwithstanding any state or federal law to the contrary, any instance when
a
Mortgage Loan is in foreclosure.
14. |
Subsection
7.03 (Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties) is hereby
amended as follows:
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(i) |
by
adding the words “(payable from its own funds and not from the Custodial
Account)” to the first sentence of the fifth paragraph after the word
“indemnify;”
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(ii) |
by
replacing the words “the Purchaser and hold it” at the beginning of the
second line of the fifth paragraph with “the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on
behalf of the Trust Fund) and hold
it;”
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(iii) |
by
replacing each of the references to “the Purchaser” in the last sentence
of the fifth paragraph with “the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of
the Trust Fund);”
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(iv) |
by
replacing each of the references to “the Purchaser” in the sixth paragraph
with “the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund);”
and
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(v) |
replacing
the first sentence of the second paragraph of Section 7.03 as
follows:
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The
Seller shall have ninety (90) days from the earlier of discovery of a breach
or
the receipt by Seller of notice of such a breach within which to correct or
cure
such breach. The Seller hereby covenants and agrees that if any such breach
cannot be corrected or cured within such ninety (90) day period, the Seller
shall, at the Purchaser’s option and not later than ninety (90) days after its
discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach, repurchase such Mortgage
Loan
at the Repurchase Price or, in the event the breach is of Section 7.02 (liv),
Countrywide shall indemnify the Purchaser for any loss incurred by the Purchaser
as a result of such breach with respect to such Mortgage Loan in lieu of
repurchase pursuant to the second to last paragraph of Section 7.03 of this
Agreement.
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adding
the following new paragraphs at the end of Section 7.03:
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In
the
event of a breach of Section 7.02 (liv) of this Agreement that materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in any Prepayment Charge,
Countrywide shall pay the amount of the scheduled Prepayment Charge to the
Purchaser upon the payoff of any related Mortgage Loan.
The
enforcement of a right or remedy pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be by
GCA
on behalf of the Trust Fund, which the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund
hereby consents to, and shall have the same force and effect as if the right
or
remedy had been enforced or exercised by GCFP directly.
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Subsection
7.04 (Reserved) is hereby titled “Credit Reporting” and amended as
follows: The Servicer will fully furnish in accordance with 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, on a monthly basis.
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16. |
Subsection
13.01 (Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third Party Claims)
is
hereby amended:
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(i) |
by
replacing each of the two references to “the Purchaser” in the first
sentence with “the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund)
and the Depositor;”
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(ii) |
by
replacing the reference to “it” in the first sentence with
“each;”
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(iii) |
by
replacing the first and third reference to “the Purchaser” in the second
sentence with “the Trust Fund;”
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(iv) |
by
replacing the second reference to “the Purchaser” in the second sentence
with “the Trust Fund;”
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(v) |
by
replacing each reference to “the Purchaser” in the fourth sentence with
“the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) and the
Depositor;” and
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(vi) |
by
replacing the reference to “the Purchaser” in the last sentence with “the
Trust Fund.”
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17. |
Subsection
13.04 (Seller Not to Resign) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(i) |
by
replacing the reference to “the Purchaser” in the second line with “the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust
Fund;”
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(ii) |
by
replacing the first reference to “the Purchaser” in the second sentence
with “the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund;”
and
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(iii) |
by
replacing the second reference to “the Purchaser” in the second sentence
with “the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund.”
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18. |
Subsection
13.05 (No Transfer of Servicing) is hereby amended by adding the
words
“(or its designee)” after “Purchaser” in the second sentence of the
paragraph.
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19. |
Subsection
14.01 (Events of Default) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(i) |
by
replacing each reference to “the Purchaser” with “the Purchaser (or its
designee);”
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(ii) |
by
amending and restating clause (i) of Section 14.01 to read as
follows:
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(i)
any
failure of the Seller to remit to the Purchaser (or its designee) any payment
required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied
for a period of one (1) Business Day after the date upon which such payment
was
required to be made; or
(iii) |
by
adding the words “subject to clause (ix) of this Subsection 14.01,” at the
beginning of clause (ii).
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20. |
Subsection
14.02 (Waiver of Defaults) is hereby amended by replacing the reference
to
“The Purchaser” with “The Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the
Trust Fund).”
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21. |
Section
15.01 (Termination) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
by the
following:
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Section
15.01 Termination
The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller shall terminate upon
the: (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 all REO
Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) in accordance
with Section 13.05.
22. |
Section
16 (Successor to the Seller) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(i) |
by
replacing the words “Prior to” with “Upon” at the beginning of the first
sentence of the first paragraph;
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(ii) |
by
replacing the reference to “Section 15.01(ii)” with “Subsection 14.01” in
the second line of the first
paragraph;
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(iii) |
by
adding the words “, in accordance with the Pooling Agreement,” after the
word “shall” in the second line of the first
paragraph;
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(iv) |
by
adding the following new sentence immediately after the first sentence
of
the first paragraph to read as
follows:
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Any
successor to the Seller, as servicer, shall be a FHLMC- or FNMA-approved
servicer and shall be subject to the approval of each Rating Agency, as
evidenced by a letter from each such Rating Agency delivered to the Trust Fund
(or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) 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
adding the following proviso at the end of the second sentence of
the
first paragraph immediately before the period to read as
follows:
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;
provided,
however,
that no
such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted the Seller under this
Agreement.
(vi) |
by
replacing the reference to “the Purchaser” in the second line of the
second paragraph with “the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the
Trust Fund);” and
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(vii) |
by
adding the following new paragraph as the fifth paragraph to read
as
follows:
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Except
as
otherwise provided in this Section 16, all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred in connection with any transfer of servicing hereunder (as a result
of
termination of the Seller), including, without limitation, the costs and
expenses of the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) or
any
other Person in appointing a successor servicer, or of the Trust Fund (or the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) in assuming the responsibilities of the
Seller 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 Seller from its own funds without reimbursement. Notwithstanding
any
of the foregoing, all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection
with
any transfer of servicing pursuant to Subsection 15.02 shall be paid by the
Trust Fund.
23. |
Section
24 (Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase Agreement) is
hereby
amended by replacing the words “the consent of the Purchaser” at the end
of the second sentence with “the prior written consent of the Depositor,
the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) and each
Rating Agency.”
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24. |
A
new Section 35 (Amendment) is hereby added to the Servicing Agreement
to
read as follows:
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SECTION
35. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended only by written agreement signed by the Seller, the
Depositor and the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund).
The
party requesting such amendment shall, at its own expense, provide the Depositor
and the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) with an Opinion
of Counsel that (i) such amendment is permitted under the terms of this
Agreement, (ii) the Seller has complied with all applicable requirements of
this
Agreement, and (iii) such Amendment will not materially adversely affect the
interest of the Certificateholders in the Mortgage Loans.
25. |
A
new Section 36 (Intended Third Party Beneficiaries) is hereby added
to the
Servicing Agreement to read as
follows:
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SECTION
36. 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 Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf
of
the Trust Fund) and the Depositor each 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 Seller shall have the same obligations to the
Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) and the Depositor as
if
the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) and the Depositor
were each a party to this Agreement, and the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on
behalf of the Trust Fund) and the Depositor each shall have the same rights
and
remedies to enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if it were a party
to
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and obligations of
the
Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) and the Depositor
hereunder (other than the right to indemnification and the indemnification
obligations, as applicable) shall terminate upon termination of the Trust Fund
pursuant to the Pooling Agreement.
26. |
Section
11.01 of the Servicing Addendum (Seller to Act as Servicer) is hereby
amended as follows:
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(i) |
by
adding the following proviso at the end of the first paragraph to
read as
follows:
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provided,
however,
that
the Seller shall not knowingly or intentionally take any action, or fail to
take
(or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and
the
scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC
Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, would cause any REMIC
created under the Pooling Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result
in
the imposition of a tax upon the Trust (including but not limited to the tax
on
prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the
tax
on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code) unless
the
Seller has received an Opinion of Counsel (but not at the expense of the Seller)
to the effect that the contemplated action will not cause any REMIC created
under the Pooling Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the
imposition of a tax upon any such REMIC created thereunder.
(ii) |
by
adding the following additional proviso at the end of the first sentence
of the second paragraph to read as
follows:
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;
provided,
further,
no such
modification shall be permitted unless the Seller shall have provided to the
Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) an Opinion of Counsel
in
writing to the effect that such modification, waiver or amendment would not
cause an Adverse REMIC Event (as defined in the Pooling Agreement). The costs
of
obtaining such Opinion of Counsel shall be a reimbursable expense to the Seller
to be withdrawn from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 11.05. Promptly
after the execution of any modification of any Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall
deliver to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) the
originals of any documents evidencing such modification.
27. |
Section
11.04 of the Servicing Addendum (Establishment of Custodial Accounts;
Deposits in Custodial Accounts) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(i)
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by
adding the words “, entitled ‘in trust for the Trustee on behalf of the
HarborView 2007-1 Trust Fund’” at the end of the first sentence of the
first paragraph.
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(ii)
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by
deleting the “and” at the end of clause (x), by deleting the period at the
end of clause (xi) and replacing it with “; and” and by adding a new
clause (xii) after the end of clause (xi) to read as follows:
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(xii)
all
Prepayment Charges received in respect of those Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit
Six hereto.
(iii)
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by
adding a new paragraph at the end of the section to read as
follows:
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“Funds
in the Custodial Account shall, if invested, be invested in Permitted
Investments; provided,
however,
that the Seller shall be under no obligation or duty to invest (or
otherwise pay interest on) amounts held in the Custodial Account.
All
Permitted Investments shall mature or be subject to redemption or
withdrawal no later than one Business Day prior to the next succeeding
Remittance Date (except that if such Permitted Investment is an obligation
of the Seller, then such Permitted Investment shall mature not later
than
such applicable Remittance Date). Any and all investment earnings
from any
such Permitted Investment shall be for the benefit of the Seller
and shall
be subject to its withdrawal or order from time to time, and shall
not be
part of the Trust Fund. The risk of loss of moneys required to be
remitted
to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) resulting
from such investments shall be borne by and be the risk of the Seller.
The
Seller shall deposit the amount of any such loss in the Custodial
Account
immediately as realized, but in no event later than the related Remittance
Date.”
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28. |
Section
11.05 of the Servicing Addendum (Permitted Withdrawals From the Custodial
Account) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(i) by
adding
a new subclause (ix) to read as follows:
(ix)
to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances to the extent that such
amounts are nonrecoverable by the Seller pursuant to subclause
(iii) above;
(ii) by
adding
the following paragraph at the end such Section:
The
Seller hereby acknowledges that upon the termination of the Trust Fund on or
following the Call Option Date in connection with the purchase of the Mortgage
Loans by the Seller pursuant to Section 10.01(a) of the Pooling Agreement,
the
Seller will not be entitled to reimbursement of any outstanding Monthly Advances
or Servicing Advances from the Distribution Account on such date of termination,
and shall be entitled to such reimbursement from the Custodial Account under
the
terms of the Servicing Agreement.
29. |
Section
11.06 of the Servicing Addendum (Establishment of Escrow Accounts;
Deposits in Escrow Accounts) is hereby amended as
follows:
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(i)
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by
adding the words “, entitled ‘in trust for the Trustee on behalf of the
HarborView 2007-1 Trust Fund’” at the end of the first sentence of the
first paragraph.
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(ii)
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by
adding the following sentence after the first sentence of the second
paragraph as follows:
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The
Seller will be obligated to make Servicing Advances to the Escrow
Account
in respect of its obligations under this Section 11.06, reimbursable
from
the Escrow Accounts or Custodial Account to the extent not collected
from
the related Mortgagor, anything to the contrary notwithstanding,
when and
as necessary to pursuant to Section 11.08 hereof; provided,
however,
that Servicing Advances shall not be required to be made by the Seller
if
such Servicing Advance would, if made, be, in the Seller’s reasonable
judgment, nonrecoverable.
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30. |
The
fourth paragraph of Section 11.13 of the Servicing Addendum (Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property) is hereby deleted in
its
entirety and replaced by the
following:
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The
Seller shall use its best efforts to dispose of each REO Property as soon as
possible and shall sell each REO Property in any event within three (3) years
after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (a) a REMIC election
has
not been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans
and
the REO Property are held, or (b) the Seller determines, and gives an
appropriate notice to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust
Fund) to such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly
liquidation of such REO Property and the Seller, at its expense, obtains an
extension of time from the Internal Revenue Service to sell the REO Property
or
provides an Opinion of Counsel that the REMIC status is not affected if the
Seller has not disposed of the REO Property within such three (3) year period.
If a period longer than three (3) years is permitted under the foregoing
sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, the Seller shall report
monthly to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) as to
the
progress being made in selling such REO Property.
31. |
Section
11.17 of the Servicing Addendum (Distributions) is hereby amended
as
follows:
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(i)
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by
(a) deleting the words “the second Business Day following” in the first
sentence of the second paragraph and (b) replacing the words “day
following such second Business Day” in the second sentence of the second
paragraph with “Business Day on which such remittance was
due.”
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(ii)
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by
adding the following paragraph after the second paragraph as follows:
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Each
remittance pursuant to this Section 11.17 shall be made by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to, or by other means of transmission
or
transfer that causes funds to be immediately available in, the
Distribution Account which shall have been designated by the Trust
Fund
(or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust
Fund).
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32. |
Section
11.18 of the Servicing Addendum (Statements to the Purchaser) is
hereby
amended by deleting the first sentence in its entirety and replacing
it
with the following:
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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 Seller shall furnish
to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) the information
shown in Exhibit
11
in a
format mutually acceptable to the Seller and the Trust Fund (or the Trustee
on
behalf of the Trust Fund), including but not limited to (i) a monthly remittance
advice in written or electronic format (or in such other format mutually agreed
to between the Seller and the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust
Fund)) relating to the period ending on the last day of the preceding calendar
month in such form mutually agreed to in writing between the Seller and the
Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) and (ii) all such
information required pursuant to clause (i) above on a magnetic tape or other
similar media reasonably acceptable to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf
of the Trust Fund). In addition, no later than the close of business New York
time on the fifth Business Day prior to such Distribution Date, the Seller
shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf
of
the Trust Fund) in addition to the information provided in Exhibit
11,
such
other loan-level information reasonably available to it with respect to the
Mortgage Loans as the Trust Fund (or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund)
may reasonably require to perform the calculations necessary to make the
distributions contemplated by Section 5.01 of the Pooling
Agreement.
33. |
Section
11.24 of the Servicing Addendum (Servicing Compensation) is hereby
amended
by deleting the words “(except as otherwise set forth in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter with respect to any Mortgage Loan
Package).”
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34. |
Section
11.25 of the Servicing Addendum (Statement as to Compliance) is hereby
deleted in its entirety.
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35. |
Section
11.26 of the Servicing Addendum (Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing
Report) is hereby deleted in its
entirety.
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36. |
A
new Section 11.29 (Prepayment Charges) is hereby added to the Servicing
Addendum to read as follows:
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Section
11.29 Prepayment
Charges.
The
Servicer may not waive any Prepayment Charge required by the terms of the
related Mortgage Note. Notwithstanding the above, Countrywide may waive a
Prepayment Charge without paying the Purchaser the amount of the Prepayment
Charge if (i) the Mortgage Loan is a defaulted Mortgage Loan, (ii) , (ii) the
collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to
written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local
regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction
over such matters and (iii) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the
contrary, any instance when a Mortgage Loan is in foreclosure. If the Servicer
has waived any Prepayment Charge or does not collect a Prepayment Charge
required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note, in any case due to any
action or omission of the Servicer, other than as provided above, the Servicer
shall deposit the amount of such Prepayment Charge which was not collected
for
deposit into the Collection Account. Upon discovery by any party hereto of
a
breach of the foregoing, the party discovering the breach shall give prompt
written notice to the other party.
37. |
A
new definition of “Trustee” is hereby added to Section 1 of the Amendment
Reg AB immediately following the definition of “Third-Party Originator” to
read as follows:
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Trustee:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A., or any successor thereto as trustee on behalf of the Trust
Fund.
38. |
Section
2(c) of the Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by deleting subparts
(iv)
and (vi) in their entirety and replacing them with the
following:
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(iv)
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For
the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange
Act
with respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Company
shall
(and shall cause each Subservicer and, if applicable, any Third-Party
Originator to) (a) provide prompt notice to the Purchaser, (or the
Trustee
on behalf of the Purchaser) and any Depositor in writing of (1) any
merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets
of the
Company, (2) the Company’s entry into an agreement with a Subservicer to
perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company’s obligations
under the Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement, (3) any Event
of
Default under the terms of the Agreement or the Reconstitution Agreement
to the extent not known by such Purchaser (or the Trustee on behalf
of the
Purchaser) or Depositor, and (4) any material litigation or governmental
proceedings involving the Company, any Subservicer or any Third Party
Originator.
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(vi)
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Not
later than ten days prior to the deadline for the filing of any
distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any Securitization
Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans serviced by the
Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such Subservicer, as
applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such Subservicer
has
knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such report
(including, if applicable, any master servicer) notice
of the occurrence of any of the following events along with all
information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required
to be
included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as specified
in
the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below): (A) any material
modifications, extensions or waivers of Mortgage Loan terms, fees,
penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have
cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation
AB;
(B) material breaches of Mortgage Loan representations or warranties
or
transaction covenants under this Agreement (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation
AB); and
(C)
information regarding any Mortgage Loan changes (such as, additions,
substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination,
underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool
assets
(Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation
AB).
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39. |
Section
2(c) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding the following
subparts:
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(vii)
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If
reasonably requested by the Purchaser or the Trustee on behalf of
the
Purchaser, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser or the Trustee
on
behalf of the Purchaser, evidence of the authorization of the person
signing any certificate or statement provided pursuant to Section
2(d) and
2(e) of Amendment Reg AB.
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(viii)
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The
Company shall provide to the Purchaser (or the Trustee on behalf
of the
Purchaser) and any Depositor a description of any affiliation or
relationship required to be disclosed under Item 1119 between the
Company
and any of the parties listed in Items 1119
(a)(1)-(6) of
Regulation AB that develops following the closing date of a Securitization
Transaction (other than an affiliation or relationship that the Purchaser,
the Trustee, the Depositor or the issuing entity is required to disclose
under Item 1119 of Regulation AB) no later than 15 calendar days
prior to
the date the Depositor is required to file its Form 10-K disclosing
such
affiliation or relationship. For purposes of the foregoing, the Company
(1) shall be entitled to assume that the parties to the Securitization
Transaction with whom affiliations or relations must be disclosed
are the
same as on the closing date if it provides a written request (which
may be
by e-mail) to the Depositor or the Trustee on behalf of the Purchaser,
as
applicable, requesting such confirmation and either obtains such
confirmation or receives no response within three (3) Business Days,
(2)
shall not be obligated to disclose any affiliations or relationships
that
may develop after the closing date for the Securitization Transaction
with
any parties not identified to the Company pursuant to clause (D)
of
paragraph (i) of this Section 2(c), and (3) shall be entitled to
rely upon
any written identification of parties provided by the Depositor,
the
Purchaser or any master servicer.
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(ix)
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In
addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated
to
provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if requested
by
the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide such information
which is reasonably available regarding the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans as is reasonably required to facilitate preparation of distribution
reports in accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation
AB.
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40. |
Sections
2(d) and 2(e) of the Amendment Reg AB are hereby amended by deleting
such
sections in their entirety and replacing them with the
following:
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(d)
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Servicer
Compliance Statement.
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On
or
before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company shall
deliver to the Purchaser (or the Trustee on behalf of the Purchaser) and any
Depositor a statement of compliance addressed to the Purchaser (or the Trustee
on behalf of the Purchaser) and any Depositor and signed by an authorized
officer of the Company, to the effect that (i) a review of the Company’s
servicing activities during the immediately preceding calendar year (or
applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under the servicing
provisions of this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during
such period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best
of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all
of its servicing obligations under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar
year
(or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill
any
such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each such
failure known to such officer and the nature and the status
thereof.
(e)
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Report
on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
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(i) On
or
before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company
shall:
(A) deliver
to the Purchaser (or the Trustee on behalf of the Purchaser) and any Depositor
a
report regarding the Company’s assessment of compliance with the Servicing
Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as required under
Rules
13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such
report shall be addressed to the Purchaser (or the Trustee on behalf of the
Purchaser) and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the
Company, and shall address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria specified
on Exhibit B hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with the execution
of this Agreement (wherein “Investor” shall be deemed to mean the Trustee on
behalf of the trust);
(B) deliver
to the Purchaser (or the Trustee on behalf of the Purchaser) and any Depositor
a
report of a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports
on,
the assessment of compliance made by the Company and delivered pursuant to
the
preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules
1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act;
(C) if
required by Regulation AB, cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor
determined by the Company pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) to be “participating in
the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each,
a “Participating Entity”), to deliver to the Purchaser (or the Trustee on behalf
of the Purchaser) and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants’
attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (A) and (B) of this Section
2(e);
and
(D) deliver,
and cause each Participating Entity to deliver, to the Purchaser (or the Trustee
on behalf of the Purchaser), any Depositor or any other Person that will be
responsible for signing the certification (a “Sarbanes Certification”) required
by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section
302
of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with
respect to a Securitization Transaction a certification in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A; provided that such certification delivered by the Company
may not be filed as an exhibit to, or included in, any filing with the
Commission.
The
Company acknowledges that the party identified in clause (i)(D) above may rely
on the certification provided by the Company pursuant to such clause in signing
a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission.
(ii) Each
assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section
2(e)(i)(A) shall address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria specified
on
Exhibit B hereto (wherein
“Investor” shall mean the Trustee) delivered to the Purchaser concurrently with
the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a Subservicer subsequently
appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such appointment. An assessment
of
compliance provided by a Participating Entity pursuant to Section 2(e)(i)(C)
need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria other than those
specified by the Company pursuant to Section 2(f).
41. |
Section
2(f)(i) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding the words
“, (or
the Trustee on behalf of the Purchaser)” after the word “Purchaser” in the
first sentence.
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42. |
Section
2(f)(ii) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding
the words “, (or
the Trustee on behalf of the Purchaser)” after the word “Purchaser” in
such section and by adding the words “and certification” after the word
“attestation” in the last sentence of the second paragraph of such
section.
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43. |
Section
2(g) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding the following
subpart:
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(iv)
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If
the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient
to
hold harmless the indemnified party, then the indemnifying party
agrees
that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred
by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect
the relative fault of such indemnified party on the one hand and
the
indemnifying party on the other.
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44. |
Section
2(g) of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by adding the following
subpart:
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(v)
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The
indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or
the
termination of any party to this
Agreement.
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45. |
Section
3 of Amendment Reg AB is hereby amended by deleting the words
“seek the
consent of the Purchaser for” and adding the words “notify the Purchaser
in writing of the Company’s” after the word “shall” in such
section.
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Exhibit
B of Amendment Reg AB is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with
Exhibit Five attached hereto.
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EXHIBIT
TWO
List
of Mortgage Loans
[To
be
retained in a separate closing binder entitled “HarborView 2007-1 Mortgage Loan
Schedule” at the Washington DC offices of XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP]
EXHIBIT
THREE
Definitions
in Section 1 (related to Sections 11-19 and Exhibit 9 of the Servicing
Agreement)
Sections
11-19 and Exhibit 9 of the Servicing Agreement
MASTER
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
GREENWICH
CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.,
Purchaser
and
COUNTRYWIDE
HOME LOANS, INC.,
Seller
and Servicer
Dated
as
of April 1, 2003
Conventional
Residential Fixed and Adjustable Rate
Mortgage
Loans
The
following are excerpts of the relevant servicing provisions from
the:
MASTER
MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
is a
MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"),
dated
as of April 1, 2003, by and between GREENWICH CAPITAL FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC.,
having an office at 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
"Purchaser")
and
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., having an office at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the "Seller").
SECTION
1. Definitions.
For
purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below.
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan which provides for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate
payable in respect thereto.
Agreement:
This
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement and all amendments hereof
and supplements hereto.
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.
BIF:
The
Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
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 of California or New York, or the state
in
which the Seller's servicing operations are located, are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to be closed.
Closing
Date:
The
date this Agreement is executed and delivered and the date or dates on which
the
Purchaser from time to time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time
shall sell, the Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Condemnation
Proceeds:
All
awards, compensation and settlements in respect of a taking of all or part
of a
Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of condemnation or the right of
eminent domain.
Custodial
Account:
The
separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to this Agreement,
which shall be entitled "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust for the
Purchaser".
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 agreement is annexed hereto as Exhibit
6.
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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
therein provided.
Cut-off
Date:
The
first day of the month in which the related Closing Date occurs or such other
date as agreed to by the Purchaser and the Seller.
Determination
Date:
The
15th day of the month of the related Remittance Date or if such 15th day is
not
a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 15th
day.
Due
Date:
The day
of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive
of any days of grace.
Eligible
Account:
An
account or accounts (i) maintained with a depository institution the short
term
debt obligations of which are rated by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group in
one of its two (2) highest rating categories at the time of any deposit therein,
(ii) the deposits of which are fully insured by the FDIC, or (iii) maintained
with an affiliate of the Seller that satisfies the requirements set forth in
either clause (i) or (ii) of this definition. Eligible Accounts may bear
interest
Escrow
Account:
The
separate trust account or accounts created and maintained pursuant to this
Agreement which shall be entitled "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust for
the
Purchaser and various Mortgagors".
Event
of Default:
Any one
of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section 14.01.
Fair
Market Value:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the market value of the related Mortgaged Property
as mutually agreed upon by the Seller and the Purchaser. In the event the Seller
and the Purchaser disagree as to such Fair Market Value, the Seller shall have
the option to select an appraiser from a list of three independent appraisers
selected by the Purchaser, each of whom meets the minimum FNMA or FHLMC
requisite qualifications for appraisers. Such appraiser shall determine the
Fair
Market Value of the Mortgaged Property in accordance with the then current
guidelines for the Seller's "full documentation program". Such appraisal shall
be in a form acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC and shall be conclusive for the
purposes of determining the Fair Market Value of the Mortgaged Property. The
fee
for such appraisal shall be paid by the Seller, except in the event such fee
is
incurred in connection with calculating the Termination Fee in which case the
Purchaser shall pay the fee for such appraisal.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
FHLMC:
The
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto.
FNMA:
Xxxxxx
Xxx or any successor thereto.
HUD:
The
Department of Housing and Urban Development or any federal agency or office
thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions
thereof.
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Index:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the index set forth in the related Mortgage Note
for the purpose of calculating the interest rate thereon.
Insurance
Proceeds:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of insurance policies insuring the
Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest
Adjustment Date:
With
respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which an adjustment
to
the Mortgage Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note becomes effective.
Late
Collections:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, all amounts received during any Due Period,
whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds, Other Insurance
Proceeds, proceeds of any REO Disposition or otherwise, which represent late
payments or collections of Monthly Payments due but delinquent for a previous
Due Period and not previously recovered.
Liquidation
Proceeds:
Amounts, other than Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds
and Other Insurance Proceeds, received by the Seller in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee's sale, foreclosure
sale or otherwise, other than amounts received following the acquisition of
an
REO Property pursuant to Section 11.13.
MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
thereto.
MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan registered with MERS on the MERS System.
MERS
System:
The
system of recording transfers of mortgages electronically maintained by
MERS.
Monthly
Advance:
The
aggregate of the advances made by the Seller on any Remittance Date pursuant
to
Section 11.19.
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; except that with respect to real property located
in
the state of Hawaii, the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing
the Mortgage Note may secure and create a first lien upon a leasehold estate
of
the Mortgagor.
Mortgage
File:
The
items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan referred to in Exhibit
5
annexed
hereto, and any additional documents required to be added to the Mortgage File
pursuant to this Agreement which Mortgage File may be maintained by the Seller
on microfilm (provided that (i) the Seller shall notify the Purchaser in writing
two (2) Business Days before any original items in the Mortgage File are to
be
destroyed and the Seller shall deliver said original items to the Purchaser
upon
the Purchaser's request and (ii) following the destruction of said originals,
the Seller shall deliver a copy of said microfilm to the Purchaser upon the
Purchaser's request).
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Mortgage
Interest Rate:
The
annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any
primary mortgage insurance premium and, with respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions
of the related Mortgage Note and in compliance with the related Lifetime
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap and Periodic Rate Cap of the related 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:
The
documents listed in Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement pertaining to any
Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage
Loan Package:
The
pool of Mortgage Loans sold to the Purchaser on the related Closing
Date.
Mortgage
Note:
The
note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a
Mortgage.
Mortgaged
Property:
The
real property (or leasehold estate, if applicable, in the case of a Mortgage
Loan in the state of Hawaii) securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a
Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Officer's
Certificate:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board or the Vice Chairman of the
Board or a President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary
or one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Seller,
and
delivered to the Purchaser.
Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee of the party on behalf of
whom the opinion is being given, reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser.
Other
Insurance Proceeds:
Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy, pool policy or other insurance
policy covering a Mortgage Loan, other than the Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy, if any, to the extent such proceeds are not to be applied to the
restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor
in
accordance with the procedures that the Seller would follow in servicing
mortgage loans held for its own account.
Payment
Adjustment Date:
With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the date on which an adjustment
to the Monthly Payment pursuant to the related Mortgage Note becomes
effective.
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Pass-Through
Transfer:
The
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans to a trust to be formed
as
part of a publicly or privately traded pass-through transaction retaining the
Seller as "servicer" thereunder.
Person:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment in
full
or in part during any Due Period, which Principal Prepayment was applied to
such
Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan's Due Date in such Due Period, the
amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee) that would have accrued
on
the amount of such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the
date
as of which such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and
ending on the day immediately preceding such Due Date, inclusive.
Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy:
A
policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer
which conforms in all respects to the description set forth in Subsection 7.02
(xxxi) herein.
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, 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:
As to
any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding the month of
distribution.
Purchaser:
Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. or its successor in interest or
any
successor to or assignee of the Purchaser under this Agreement as herein
provided.
Reconstitution
Agreements:
The
agreement or agreements entered into by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or
certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any
or
all of the Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan
Transfer or a Pass-Through Transfer as set forth in Section 12. Such agreement
or agreements shall prescribe the rights and obligations of the Seller in
servicing the related Mortgage Loans.
Reconstitution
Date:
The
date or dates 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
Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer pursuant to Section 12 hereof.
On
such date, the Mortgage Loans transferred shall cease to be covered by this
Agreement and the Seller shall cease to service those Mortgage Loans under
this
Agreement in accordance with the termination provisions set forth in Section
12
hereof.
REMIC:
A "real
estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of Section 860D of the
Internal Revenue Code.
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Remittance
Date:
The
eighteenth (18th) day of any month, or if such eighteenth (18th) day is not
a
Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following.
REO
Disposition:
The
final sale by the Seller of any REO Property.
REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by the Seller on behalf of the Purchaser as
described in Section 11.13 of the Servicing Addendum attached as Exhibit
9.
Repurchase
Price:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loan plus (ii) interest on such Stated Principal Balance at
the
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the last date through which interest has
been
paid and distributed to the Purchaser to the date of repurchase, 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.
SAIF:
The
Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Seller:
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., or any successor to or assignee of the Seller
under this Agreement as provided herein.
Servicing
Addendum:
The
terms and conditions attached hereto as Exhibit 9 which will govern the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans by Seller during the period commencing on the
related Closing Date and ending on the date the Seller enters into a
Reconstitution Agreement.
Servicing
Advances:
All
customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and expenses incurred
in the performance by the Seller of its servicing obligations, including, but
not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection
of
the Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including
foreclosures, (iii) the management and liquidation of the REO Property and
(iv)
compliance with the obligations under this Agreement.
Servicing
Fee:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall
pay to the Seller, 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 Stated
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 of such Monthly Payment collected
by
the Seller, or as otherwise provided under Section 11 hereof. With respect
to
REO Property, the Servicing Fee shall be payable to the Seller through REO
Disposition in accordance with Section 11.13 of the Servicing Addendum which
Servicing Fee shall be based upon the Stated Principal Balance of the related
Mortgage Loan at the time of foreclosure as reduced by any income or proceeds
received by Purchaser in respect of such REO Property and applied to reduce
the
outstanding principal balance of the foreclosed Mortgage Loan.
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Servicing
File:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by the Seller consisting of
(a)
originals of all documents in the Mortgage File other than those delivered
to
Purchaser or copies of such documents maintained on microfilm (provided that
(i)
the Seller shall notify the Purchaser in writing two (2) Business Days before
any original items in the Servicing File are to be destroyed and the Seller
shall deliver said originals to the Purchaser upon the Purchaser's request
and
(ii) following the destruction of said originals, the Seller shall deliver
a
copy of said microfilm to the Purchaser upon the Purchaser's request) which
are
not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and (b) copies of the Mortgage
Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial
Agreement.
Servicing
Officer:
Any
officer of the Seller 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 Seller to the Purchaser upon request, as such list
may
from time to time be amended.
Stated
Principal Balance:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan as of the date of such determination: (i) the
unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date after
giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such date, whether
or
not received, and without giving effect to payments received on or before such
date in respect of payments due after such date for application on the scheduled
Due Date, 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.
Termination
Fee:
The
amount paid to the Seller by the Purchaser in the event of the Seller's
termination without cause, as servicer. Such fee shall equal the
sum
of (i) the greater of (A) two and one-half percent (2½%) of the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loans, or (B) the fair market
value
of the servicing rights, each as of the termination date, plus (ii) all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Seller in managing the transfer
of
the servicing, plus (iii)
in the
case of REO Property, the greater of (Y) 100% of the Stated Principal Balance
of
the Mortgage Loan encumbering the Mortgaged Property at the time such Mortgaged
Property was acquired and became REO Property or (Z) the Fair Market Value
of
the REO Property at the time of termination.
Underwriting
Guidelines:
As
defined in the respective Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
Updated
Loan-to-Value Ratio:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan as of the date of determination divided by the Value of the related
Mortgaged Property as determined by the appraisal made for the originator at
the
time of origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the event that an appraisal
was
made since the origination of the Mortgage Loan then the latest appraisal of
the
Mortgaged Property. Such appraisal shall (i) be in a form acceptable to FNMA
and
FHLMC and (ii) meet the then current guidelines for the Company's so called
"full documentation" program.
Whole
Loan Transfer:
The
sale or transfer by Purchaser of some or all of the Mortgage Loans in a whole
loan or participation certificate format pursuant to a Reconstitution Agreement
retaining the Seller as "servicer" thereunder.
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SECTION
11. Seller's
Servicing Obligations.
The
Seller, as servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms and provisions set forth in Exhibit
9
which
sections are hereby incorporated in this Agreement in their entirety as if
the
same were contained in this Section 11.
SECTION
12. Removal
of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion Under this Agreement Upon a Whole Loan Transfer
or a Pass-Through Transfer on One or More Reconstitution Dates.
The
Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to any Mortgage Loan Package,
the Purchaser may effect no more than three (3) Whole Loan Transfers and/or
Pass-Through Transfers; provided, however, the Purchaser agrees to use
commercially reasonable efforts not to effect a Whole Loan Transfer or a
Pass-Through Transfer if the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans subject to such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer
is
less than $10,000,000.
With
respect to each Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may
be, entered into by Purchaser, Seller agrees:
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to
cooperate fully with Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with
respect
to all reasonable requests, and due diligence procedures, including
but
not limited to providing statements and audit letters of reputable,
certified public accountants pertaining to information provided by
the
Seller pursuant to clause 4 below as shall be reasonably requested
by the
Purchaser,;
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to
execute all Reconstitution Agreements provided that (i) such
Reconstitution Agreements are reasonably acceptable to the Seller,
and
(ii) each of the Seller and the Purchaser is given an opportunity
to
review and reasonably negotiate in good faith the content of such
documents not specifically referenced or provided herein, and (iii)
such
Reconstitution Agreement does not materially diminish Seller’s rights or
materially increase Seller’s responsibilities under this
Agreement;
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with
respect to any Mortgage Loan that is subject to a Whole Loan Transfer
or a
Pass-Through Transfer (a) the Seller shall make the representations
and
warranties regarding such Mortgage Loan contained herein only as
of the
related Closing Date, and (b) which occurs within twelve months of
the
Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall restate the
representations and warranties regarding the Seller set forth in
Subsection 7.01 as of the date of such Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through
Transfer;
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to
deliver to the Purchaser for inclusion in any prospectus or other
offering
material such publicly available information regarding the Seller,
its
financial condition and its most recently publicly disclosed mortgage
loan
delinquency, foreclosure and loss experience as shall be reasonably
requested by the Purchaser and any additional information which the
Seller
is capable of providing without unreasonable effort or expense; provided
however, that the Purchaser, shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Seller,
each affiliate designated by the Seller and each person who controls the
Seller or such affiliate from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages and liabilities arising from, with respect to information
not
provided by the Seller pursuant to this Subsection 12(4), any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained
in any
information in the related offering documents, or caused by any omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and the
Seller
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, each affiliate designated
by the Purchaser and each person who controls the Purchaser or such
affiliate from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and
liabilities arising from, with respect to information provided by
the
Seller pursuant to this Subsection 12(4), any untrue statement or
alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any information
in the
related offering documents, or caused by any omission or alleged
omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading;
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to
deliver to the Purchaser, and to any Person designated by the Purchaser,
such in-house opinions of counsel as are customarily delivered by
originators or servicers of mortgage loans, as the case may be, in
connection with Whole Loan Transfers or Pass-Through Transfers, as
the
case may be, it being understood that the cost of any opinions of
outside
special counsel that may be required for a Whole Loan Transfer or
Pass-Through Transfer, as the case may be, shall be the responsibility
of
the Purchaser; and
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to
reasonably cooperate with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser
with
respect to the preparation of Mortgage Loan Documents and such other
documents, and with respect to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans
in
accordance with the requirements from time to time of the rating
agencies
rating a Whole Loan Transfer or Pass-Through Transfer, the credit
enhancers providing credit enhancement thereon and the requirements
of the
Purchaser's shelf registration
statement.
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All
Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer or
Pass-Through Transfer shall be 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. In connection
with
the sale or transfer of any MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall cause MERS
to
designate on the MERS System the assignee (or the related trust, for the benefit
of the related certificateholders) or its designee as the beneficial holder
of
such Mortgage Loan
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SECTION
13. The
Seller.
Subsection
13.01. Additional
Indemnification by the Seller; Third Party Claims.
The
Seller 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 Seller
to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the
terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser shall
indemnify the Seller 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 Seller
may sustain in any way related to (a) actions or inactions of the Seller which
were taken or omitted upon the instruction or direction of the Purchaser, or
(b)
the failure of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
including the provisions of Subsection 13.03. Each party to this Agreement
shall
immediately notify the other if a claim is made upon such party by a third
party
with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans. Upon the prior written
consent of Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the
Seller shall assume 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 Purchaser promptly shall reimburse the Seller
for
all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except when the
claim is related to the Seller's indemnification pursuant to Section 7; or
the
failure of the Seller to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in compliance
with the terms of this Agreement.
Subsection
13.02. Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller.
The
Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a
corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation except as permitted
herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a
foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or
shall
be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement,
or
any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this
Agreement.
Any
Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Seller
shall
be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller, shall be
the
successor of the Seller 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 whose deposits are insured by FDIC or a company
whose business is the origination and servicing of mortgage loans, unless
otherwise consented to by the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, shall be qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of FNMA or
FHLMC and shall satisfy the requirements of Section 16 with respect to the
qualifications of a successor to the Seller.
Subsection
13.03. Limitation
on Liability of the Seller and Others.
Neither
the Seller nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Seller 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 Seller
or any such person against any breach of warranties or representations made
herein, or failure to perform its obligations in compliance with any standard
of
care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which would otherwise be
imposed by reason of any breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
The Seller and any officer, employee or agent of the Seller 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. Notwithstanding anything
to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless one or more Event of Default
by
the Seller shall occur and shall not have been remedied within the time limits
set forth in Section 14 of this Agreement, the Purchaser shall not record or
cause to be recorded an Assignment of Mortgage with the recording office. To
the
extent the Purchaser records with the recording office as permitted herein
an
Assignment of Mortgage which designates the Purchaser as the holder of record
of
the Mortgage, the Purchaser agrees that it shall (i) provide the Seller with
immediate notice of any action with respect to the Mortgage or the related
Mortgaged Property and ensure that the Investor Accounting Department at the
Seller receives such notice; and (ii) immediately complete, sign and return
to
the Seller any document reasonably requested by the Seller to comply with its
servicing obligations, including without limitation, any instrument required
to
release the Mortgage upon payment in full of the obligation or take any other
action reasonably required by the Seller. The Purchaser further agrees that
the
Seller shall have no liability for the Purchaser’s failure to comply with the
subsections (i) or (ii) in the foregoing sentence. The Seller 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 expenses or liability;
provided, however, that the Seller 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 legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting
therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities for which the Purchaser
will
be liable, the Seller shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the
Purchaser upon written demand.
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Subsection
13.04. Seller
Not to Resign.
The
Seller shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties
hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Seller 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 Seller. Any such
determination permitting the resignation of the Seller 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
Seller's responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided
in
Section 16.
Subsection
13.05. No
Transfer of Servicing.
With
respect to the retention of the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder,
the Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the
Seller's independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan,
personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial
standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the generality
of this Section, Seller shall not either assign this Agreement or the servicing
hereunder or delegate a substantial portion of its rights or duties hereunder,
or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or
assets, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser, which consent
will
not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, the Seller may, with prior
notice but without Purchaser’s consent, assign its rights and obligations as
servicer hereunder to an entity if (i) such entity is directly or indirectly
owned or controlled by the Seller, (ii) such entity shall be qualified to
service mortgage loans on behalf of FNMA or FHLMC and shall satisfy the
requirements of Section 16 with respect to the qualifications of a successor
to
the Seller, and (iii) the Seller guaranties the performance by such entity
of
all obligations hereunder. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit or limit
the
right of the Seller to assign the servicing rights hereunder to Countrywide
Home
Loans Servicing LP.
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SECTION
14. Default.
Subsection
14.01. Events
of Default.
In
case
one or more of the following Events of Default by the Seller shall occur and
be
continuing:
any
failure by the Seller to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be
made
under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of
two
(2) Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by the
Purchaser; or
(1)
failure
on the part of the Seller duly to observe or perform in any material respect
any
other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Seller set forth in
this
Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of thirty days (except that
such number of days shall be fifteen (15) in the case of a failure to pay any
premium for any insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement)
after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same
to be
remedied, shall have been given to the Seller by the Purchaser or by the
Custodian; or
(2)
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,
bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall
have been entered against the Seller and such decree or order shall have
remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;
or
(3)
the
Seller shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling
of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Seller
or of
or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(4)
the
Seller shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they
become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency
or
reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
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(5)
failure
by the Seller to maintain its license to do business or service residential
mortgage loans in any jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Properties are located
which failure continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days;
or
(6)
the
Seller ceases to meet the qualifications of a FNMA or FHLMC seller/servicer
and
the failure to meet such qualifications continues unremedied for a period of
thirty (30) days;
(7)
the
Seller attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets or to assign
this
Agreement or the servicing responsibilities hereunder or to delegate a
substantial portion of its duties hereunder; or
(8)
the
Seller fails to duly perform, within the required time period, its obligations
under Sections 11.25 and 11.26 of the Servicing Addendum, which failure
continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which
written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have
been given to the Seller by any party to this Agreement or by any master
servicer responsible for master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a
securitization of such Mortgage Loans;
then,
and
in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have
been
remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Seller may, in addition
to
whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and
obligations of the Seller under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans
and the proceeds thereof. On or after the receipt by the Seller of such written
notice, all authority and power of the Seller 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 16. Upon written request from the
Purchaser, the Seller shall prepare, execute and deliver any and all documents
and other instruments, place in such successor'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 Seller's sole expense. The Seller agrees to cooperate with
the
Purchaser and such successor in effecting the termination of the Seller'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 Seller to the Custodial Account or Escrow
Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Subsection
14.02. Waiver
of Defaults.
The
Purchaser may waive any default by the Seller in the performance of its
obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such 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.
SECTION
15. Termination.
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Subsection
15.01. Termination.
The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller shall terminate upon:
(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 all REO
Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii) by mutual
consent of the Seller and the Purchaser in writing or (iii) the repurchase
by
the Seller of all outstanding Mortgage Loans and REO Property at a price equal
to (a) in the case of a Mortgage Loan, 100% of the Stated Principal Balance
of
each Mortgage Loan on the date of such repurchase plus accrued interest thereon
through the last day of the month of repurchase, and (b) in the case of REO
Property, the lesser of (1) 100% of the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loan encumbering the Mortgaged Property at the time such Mortgaged Property
was
acquired and became REO Property or (2) the Fair Market Value of the REO
Property at the time of repurchase.
The
right
of the Seller to repurchase all outstanding Mortgage Loans pursuant to (iii)
above shall be conditional upon the outstanding Stated Principal Balances of
such Mortgage Loans at the time of any such repurchase aggregating less than
10%
of the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans on the related
Cut-off Date.
Subsection
15.02. Termination
Without Cause.
The
Purchaser may, at its sole option, terminate any rights the Seller may have
hereunder, without cause, upon sixty (60) days prior written notice. Any such
notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to the Seller as
provided in Section 16 of this Agreement. In the event of such termination,
the
Seller shall be entitled to the Termination Fee.
SECTION
16. Successor
to the Seller.
Prior
to
termination of Seller's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement
pursuant to Subsection 15.01(ii) or 15.02, the Purchaser shall (i) succeed
to
and assume all of the Seller's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations
under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor having a net worth of not
less
than $15,000,000 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Seller under this Agreement
prior to the termination of Seller'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 Seller's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement
should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned Sections, the Seller 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 Seller pursuant to the aforementioned Sections shall not become
effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and
shall in no event relieve the Seller of the representations and warranties
made
pursuant to Subsections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.04 and the remedies available
to
the Purchaser thereunder, it being understood and agreed that the provisions
of
such Subsection 7.01, 7.02, 7.03 and 7.04 shall be applicable to the Seller
notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the Seller, or the
termination of this Agreement.
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Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Seller and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment,
whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Seller, with like
effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement and the Custodial
Agreement. In connection with any such resignation or removal of Seller, either
(i) the successor shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in
good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules
and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans
that are registered with MERS, or (ii) the Seller shall cooperate with such
successor in causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment of Mortgage
in
recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to the Purchaser and to
execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as
may
be necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of such Mortgage Loan or
servicing of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS System to the successor servicer.
The Seller shall file or cause to be filed any such assignment in the
appropriate recording office. The Successor Servicer shall cause such assignment
to be delivered to the Custodian promptly upon receipt of the original with
evidence of recording thereon or a copy certified by the public recording office
in which such assignment was recorded. Any termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Subsection 13.04, 14.01, 15.01, or 15.02 shall not affect any claims
that the Purchaser may have against the Seller arising prior to any such
termination or resignation.
The
Seller shall timely deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account
and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and
statements held by it hereunder and the Seller shall account for all funds.
The
Seller shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things
all
as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm
in
the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations
and
liabilities of the Seller. The successor shall make arrangements at the time
of
transfer of the servicing responsibilities to the successor servicer to
reimburse the Seller for amounts the Seller actually expended pursuant to this
Agreement (provided that the Seller shall provide the successor servicer with
written evidence of such amounts) which the successor is entitled to retain
hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the Seller pursuant
to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor
servicer.
Upon
a
successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Seller shall notify by mail
the Purchaser of such appointment.
SECTION
17. Financial
Statements.
The
Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's marketing of the
Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to prospective purchasers
a
Consolidated Statement of Operations of the Seller's parent company, Countrywide
Financial Corporation ("CFC") for the most recently completed three (3) fiscal
years respecting which such a statement is available, as well as a Consolidated
Statement of Condition of CFC at the end of the last two (2) fiscal years
covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Seller shall also
make
available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements
have been prepared by the Seller (and are available upon request to members
or
stockholders of the Seller or the public at large). The Seller, if it has not
already done so, agrees to furnish promptly to the Purchaser, upon request,
copies of the statements specified above. The Seller shall also make available
information on its servicing performance with respect to loans serviced for
others, including delinquency ratios.
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The
Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable financial
or
accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked by any
prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller or
the
financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION
19. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, and return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when
received by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if
to the
Seller:
Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc.
0000
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(ii) if
to the
Purchaser:
Greenwich
Capital Financial Products, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Mortgage Finance; Structured Transactions
or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like notice.
Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to have
been
received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee
(as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted
on
the return receipt).
SECTION
20. Severability
Clause.
Any
part,
provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited
or
which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent
of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this
Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction,
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in
any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity of
any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive
any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is nearly as possible the same as the economic effect of this
Agreement without regard to such invalidity.
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SECTION
21. Counterparts.
This
Agreement 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.
SECTION
22. Governing
Law.
The
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California,
except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
SECTION
24. Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase Agreement.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted successors and assigns
of
the Seller and the successors and assigns of the Purchaser. This Agreement
shall
not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by Seller to a third party without
the
consent of the Purchaser. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans; provided,
however, that the transferee will not be deemed to be the Purchaser hereunder
unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and an original counterpart of the document evidencing such agreement
shall have been executed by the Purchaser and the transferee and delivered
to
Countrywide. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no transfer shall be effective
if
such transfer would result in there being more than three (3) “Purchasers”
outstanding hereunder with respect to any Mortgage Loan Package. Any trust
to
which Mortgage Loans may be transferred pursuant to Section 12 hereunder shall
constitute a single Purchaser for the purposes of the preceding
sentence.
SECTION
25. Waivers.
No
term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or
modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or
modification is sought to be enforced.
SECTION
26. Exhibits.
The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION
27. General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
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the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
references
herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections," "Paragraphs," and other
Subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
reference
to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such
Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears,
and
this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;
the
words
"herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to
this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
the
term
"include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration.
SECTION
28. Reproduction
of Documents.
This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(a)
consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b)
documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial statements,
certificates and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be
reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature
photographic or other similar process. The parties agree that any such
reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any
judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in
existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
The
Purchaser, upon request of Seller, shall use its best efforts to deliver, or
cause to be delivered, a computer disk containing this Agreement to the Seller
if such disk is readily accessible to the Purchaser or its counsel.
SECTION
29. Further
Agreements.
The
Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements
as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION
31. 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
Purchaser's expense in accordance with Section 10 hereof in the event
recordation is either necessary under applicable law or requested by the
Purchaser at its sole option.
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SECTION
32. Recordation
of Agreement.
To
the
extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject to recordation
in
all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the counties
or
other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all the properties subject to
the
Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording office
or
elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the Seller at the Purchaser's
expense on direction of the Purchaser accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel,
also
prepared at the Purchaser's expense, to the effect that such recordation
materially and beneficially affects the interest of the Purchaser or is
necessary for the administration or servicing of the Mortgage
Loans.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their names to be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the
date first above written.
GREENWICH
CAPITAL FINANCIAL
PRODUCTS,
INC.
(Purchaser)
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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COUNTRYWIDE
HOME
LOANS, INC.
(Seller)
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
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XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX | ) |
)ss: | |
COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD | ) |
On
the
____ day of ________, 200_ before me, a notary public in and for said State,
appeared _______________________, personally known to me on the basis of
satisfactory evidence to be a ____________________ of Greenwich Capital
Financial Products, Inc., one of the corporations that executed the within
instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf
of
such corporation and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the
within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my official seal the day
and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary Public |
[Notarial
Seal]
STATE OF _________________ | ) |
)ss: | |
COUNTY OF _______________ | ) |
On
the __
day of _______, 200_ before me, a Notary Public in and for said State,
personally appeared __________, known to me to be ______________ of Countrywide
Home Loans, 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
My Commission
expires
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EXHIBIT
7
CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
___________,
200_
To: | _____________________________ |
_____________________________ | |
_____________________________ | |
the "Depository") |
As
Seller
under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
April 1, 2003, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as a
Custodial Account, to be designated as "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust
for the Purchaser." All deposits in the account shall be subject to withdrawal
therefrom by order signed by the Seller. You may refuse any deposit which would
result in violation of the requirement that the account be fully insured as
described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute
and return one original to us.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. | ||
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By: | ||
Name:
Title:
Date:
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The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number ___________________ at the office
of
the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will
be
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance
Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF").
Depository
|
By: | ||
Name:
Title:
Date:
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EXHIBIT
8
ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
_____________,
200_
To: | _____________________________ |
_____________________________ | |
_____________________________ | |
(the "Depository") |
As
Seller
under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
April 1, 2003, we hereby authorize and request you to establish an account,
as
an Escrow Account, to be designated as "Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. in trust
for the Purchaser and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall
be
subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Seller. You may refuse
any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account
be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. | ||
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By | ||
Name:
Title:
Date:
|
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number _______________ at the office of
the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the account will be
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank Insurance
Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF").
Depository |
By: | ||
Name:
Title:
Date:
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EXHIBIT
9
SERVICING
ADDENDUM
Section
11.01 Seller
to Act as Servicer.
The
Seller, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and the normal and usual
standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders, and shall have full power
and
authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in
connection with such servicing and administration which the Seller may deem
necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this
Agreement.
Consistent
with the terms of this Agreement, the Seller 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
Seller's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Purchaser; provided,
however, that the Seller shall not permit any modification with respect to
any
Mortgage Loan that would decrease the Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by
adjustments required by the terms of the Mortgage Note), defer or forgive the
payment thereof or of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding
principal amount (except for actual payments of principal), make future advances
or extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan without the Purchaser's
consent. The Seller may permit forbearance or allow for suspension of Monthly
Payments in either case for up to one hundred and eighty (180) days if the
Mortgagor is in default or the Seller determines in its reasonable discretion
that default is imminent and if the Seller determines that granting such
forbearance or suspension is in the best interest of the Purchaser. In the
event
that any such modification, forbearance or suspension as permitted above allows
the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Seller
shall include in each remittance for any month in which any such principal
or
interest payment has been deferred (without giving effect to such modification,
forbearance or suspension) an amount equal to, as the case may be, such month's
principal and one (1) month's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate
on
the then unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and shall be entitled
to
reimbursement for such advances only to the same extent as for Monthly Advances
made pursuant to Section 11.19. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Seller 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 Property. If reasonably required by the Seller, the
Purchaser shall furnish the Seller with any powers of attorney and other
documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Seller to carry out its
servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.
In
servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Seller 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 mortgage servicing
practices of prudent lending institutions and the Purchaser's reliance on the
Seller.
Section
11.02 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously
from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans
is
paid in full, the Seller will proceed diligently to collect all payments due
under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall,
to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the
terms and provisions of any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, follow
such collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans
comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Further, the
Seller will take special care in ascertaining and estimating annual ground
rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, fire and hazard insurance premiums,
mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the
Mortgage, will become due and payable. To that end, the Seller shall ensure
that
the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such
charges as and when they become due and payable.
Section
11.03 Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
The
Seller shall use its best efforts, consistent with the procedures that the
Seller would use in servicing loans for its own account, to foreclose upon
or
otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the
Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no
satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments
pursuant to Section 11.01. The Seller shall use its best efforts to realize
upon
defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of
principal and interest by the Purchaser, taking into account, among other
things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings. The foregoing is subject to
the
provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered
damage, the Seller shall not be required to expend its own funds toward the
restoration of such property in excess of $2,000 unless it shall determine
in
its discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the proceeds of
liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser after reimbursement
to
itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable by
the
Seller through Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds
or
Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in
Section 11.05. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser in writing of the
commencement of foreclosure proceedings. Such notice may be contained in the
reports prepared by the Seller and delivered to Purchaser pursuant to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. In such connection, the Seller shall be
responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings;
provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from
the
related property, as contemplated in Section 11.05.
The
Seller, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to purchase for its own
account any Mortgage Loan which is ninety-one (91) days or more delinquent
at
the Repurchase Price; provided, however that the Seller shall not be entitled
to
exercise such purchase if the delinquency is caused directly or indirectly
by an
act or omission of the Seller which would constitute a breach or violation
of
its obligations hereunder. Any such purchase by the Seller shall be accomplished
by deposit in the Custodial Account the amount of the purchase price stated
in
the preceding sentence, after deducting therefrom any amounts received in
respect of such purchased Mortgage Loan and being held in the Custodial Account
for future distribution.
Section
11.04 Establishment
of Custodial Accounts; Deposits in Custodial Accounts.
The
Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one (1) or more Custodial Accounts,
in
the form of time deposit or demand accounts which accounts shall be Eligible
Accounts. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter
agreement in the form shown in Exhibit
7
to this
Agreement. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser
upon request.
The
Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account within two (2) Business Days
of
receipt, and retain therein the following payments and collections received
or
made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date, or received by it prior to the
Cut-off Date but allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect
of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off
Date:
(9)
all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the
Mortgage Loans;
(10)
all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate;
(11)
all
proceeds from a Cash Liquidation;
(12)
all
Primary Mortgage Insurance Proceeds and Other Insurance Proceeds including
amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Sections 11.08, 11.10 and 11.11,
other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor
in
accordance with the Seller's normal servicing procedures, the loan documents
or
applicable law;
(13)
all
Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released
to
the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller's normal servicing procedures,
the
Mortgage Loan Documents or applicable law;
(14)
any
Monthly Advances;
(15)
all
proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased in accordance with Sections 7.03
and
11.03, and any amount required to be deposited by the Seller in connection
with
any shortfall in principal amount of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
and
the Deleted Mortgage Loans as required pursuant to Section 7.03;
(16)
any
amounts required to be deposited by the Seller pursuant to Section 11.10 in
connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance policy
such deposit shall be made from the Seller's own funds, without reimbursement
therefor;
(17)
the
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount, if any, for the month of distribution,
such deposit shall be made from the Seller's own funds, without reimbursement
therefor up to a maximum amount per month of the Servicing Fee actually received
for such month for the Mortgage Loans;
(18)
any
amounts required to be deposited by the Seller in connection with any REO
Property pursuant to Section 11.13; and
(19)
any
amounts required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
11.01, 11.14, 11.22 or 11.23.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in 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, prepayment penalties
(except as otherwise set forth in a Purchase Price and Terms Letter) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan Package, and assumption fees, to the extent
permitted by Section 6.01, need not be deposited by the Seller in the Custodial
Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the
depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Seller and the Seller
shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 11.05(iv).
If
the
balance on deposit in the Custodial Account were to exceeds the insured amount
limits of an FDIC insured account as of the commencement of business on any
Business Day and the Custodial Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely
pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of Eligible Account, the Seller shall,
on or before twelve o’clock noon Eastern time on such Business Day, withdraw
from the related Custodial Account all amounts in excess of the FDIC insurance
limits and deposit such amounts in another account that constitutes an Eligible
Account pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of the definition of Eligible
Account.
Section
11.05 Permitted
Withdrawals From the Custodial Account.
The
Seller may, from time to time, withdraw from the Custodial Account for the
following purposes:
to
make
payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided for in
Section 11.17;
to
reimburse itself for Monthly Advances, the Seller's right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related
Mortgage Loan (or to amounts received on the Mortgage Loans as a whole in the
event that said Monthly Advance is made due to a shortfall in a Monthly Payment
made by a Mortgagor entitled to relief under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil
Relief Act of 1940) which represent Late Collections (net of the related
Servicing Fees) respecting which any such advance was made it being understood
that, in the case of such reimbursement, the Seller's right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Seller is required
to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to Section 7.03, the Seller's right
to
such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the
Repurchase Price pursuant to such section and all other amounts required to
be
paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loans; provided that the
Seller may reimburse itself from any funds in the Custodial Account for Monthly
Advances which it has determined are nonrecoverable advances or if all funds
with respect to the related Mortgage Loan have previously been remitted to
the
Purchaser;
to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and any unpaid Servicing
Fees, the Seller's right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii)
with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related proceeds (or to
amounts received on the Mortgage Loans only in the event that said Monthly
Advance is made due to a shortfall in a Monthly Payment made by a Mortgagor
entitled to relief under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940)
from Cash Liquidation, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Primary
Mortgage Insurance Proceeds and Other Insurance Proceeds; provided that the
Seller may reimburse itself from any funds in the Custodial Account for
Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees if all funds with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan have previously been remitted to the Purchaser;
to
pay to
itself as servicing compensation (a) any interest earned on funds in the
Custodial Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than
each
Remittance Date), and (b) the Servicing Fees from that portion of any payment
or
recovery as to interest with respect to a particular Mortgage Loan;
to
pay to
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant
to
Section 7.03 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the date
on
which the related repurchase price is determined;
to
clear
and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this Agreement;
to
reimburse the Seller for any Monthly Advance previously made which the Seller
has determined to be a nonrecoverable Monthly Advance; and
to
reimburse itself for any amounts deposited in the Custodial Account in
error.
Section
11.06 Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow Accounts.
The
Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from
any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one (1)
or
more Escrow Accounts which accounts shall be Eligible Accounts, in the form
of
time deposit or demand accounts. The creation of any Escrow Account shall be
evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown in Exhibit
8
to this
Agreement. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser
upon request.
The
Seller shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts within two (2) Business
Days of 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
Other
Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of
any
Mortgaged Property. The Seller shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect
such payments as are required under this Agreement, and for such other purposes
as shall be as set forth or in accordance with Section 11.08. The Seller 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 and, to the extent required by law, the Seller
shall pay interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor notwithstanding that
the
Escrow Account is non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is
insufficient for such purposes.
Section
11.07 Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals
from the Escrow Account may be made by the Seller (i) to effect timely payments
of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, mortgage insurance premiums,
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items
(ii) to reimburse the Seller for any Servicing Advance made by the Seller with
respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only from amounts received on the related
Mortgage Loan which represent late payments or collections of Escrow Payments
thereunder, (iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined
to
be overages, (iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement, (v) for application to restoration or repair of the
Mortgaged Property, (vi) to pay to the Seller, or to the Mortgagors to the
extent required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow
Account, (vii) to reimburse itself for any amounts deposited in the Escrow
Account in error, or (viii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the
termination of this Agreement. As part of its servicing duties, the Seller
shall
pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in the Escrow Account, to the extent
required by law, and to the extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow
Account is insufficient, shall pay such interest from its own funds, without
any
reimbursement therefor.
Section
11.08 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates and
other
charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the
status of primary mortgage insurance 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 and at a time appropriate for
securing maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of
the
Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated
by the Seller in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the
terms of the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that the Mortgage does
not provide for Escrow Payments, the Seller shall determine that any such
payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Seller
assumes full responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall
effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor's
faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments
and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such payments.
The
Seller will maintain in full force and effect, a Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy conforming in all respects to the description set forth in Section
7.02(xxxi), issued by an insurer described in that Section, with respect to
each
Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is herein required. Such coverage will
be
maintained until the Updated Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan
is
reduced to that amount for which FNMA no longer requires such insurance to
be
maintained, unless state law provides that the Mortgagor may elect to cancel.
The Seller will not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy in effect on the Closing Date that is required to be kept in force under
this Agreement unless a replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy for such
canceled or nonrenewed policy is obtained from and maintained with an insurer
that is FNMA or FHLMC approved. The Seller shall not take any action which
would
result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy
of
any loss which, but for the actions of the Seller would have been covered
thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered
into or to be entered into pursuant to Section 11.22, the Seller shall promptly
notify the insurer under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if
any,
of such assumption or substitution of liability in accordance with the terms
of
such policy and shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer
as
a condition to the continuation of coverage under the Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy. If such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is terminated as a result
of
such assumption or substitution of liability, the Seller shall obtain a
replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy as provided above.
Section
11.09 Transfer
of Accounts.
The
Seller may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different
depository institution from time to time. The Seller shall promptly notify
the
Purchaser that such transfer has been made. In any case, the Custodial Account
and Escrow Account shall be Eligible Accounts.
Section
11.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
The
Seller shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located in an amount which is equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum
insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or (ii) the
greater of (a) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, and (b) the
percentage such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the
Mortgagor and/or the Mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged
Property is in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or Flood
Insurance Rate issued by the Flood Emergency Management Agency as having special
flood hazards and such flood insurance has been made available, the Seller
will
cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of
the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally
acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than
the least of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the
maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan or
(iii)
the maximum amount of insurance which is available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended. The Seller shall also maintain on the REO
Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an 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 an amount as provided above. Any amounts collected by the Seller
under any such policies other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account
and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or REO
Property, or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Seller's normal
servicing procedures, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject
to
withdrawal pursuant to Section 11.05. It is understood and agreed that no
earthquake or other additional insurance need be required by the Seller or
the
Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loan,
other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any
time
be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. All such policies
shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the
Seller and shall provide for at least thirty days prior written notice of any
cancellation, reduction in the amount or material change in coverage to the
Seller. The Seller shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice
in
selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the
Seller shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies
unless such companies currently reflect a General Policy Rating of B:VI or
better in Best's Key Rating Guide and are licensed to do business in the state
wherein the property subject to the policy is located.
Section
11.11 Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.
In
the
event that the Seller shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy issued by
an
issuer that has a Best rating of A+:XV insuring against hazard losses on all
of
the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an
amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 11.10 and otherwise
complies with all other requirements of Section 11.10, it shall conclusively
be
deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 11.10, it
being
understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in
which
case the Seller shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained
on
the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying with Section
11.10, and there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such
policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under
the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its
activities as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Seller agrees to prepare
and
present, on behalf of the Purchaser, claims under any such blanket policy in
a
timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such policy. Upon request of
the
Purchaser, the Seller shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified
true copy of such policy and shall use its best efforts to obtain a statement
from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated
or
materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the
Purchaser.
Section
11.12 Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The
Seller shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an errors
and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies
on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard
to the Mortgage Loan in handling funds, money, documents and papers relating
to
the Mortgage Loan. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall
be
in the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure
the Seller against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors
and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such Fidelity Bond shall
also
protect and insure the Seller against losses in connection with the failure
to
maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the
release or satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment
in
full of the indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 11.12
requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish
or
relieve the Seller from its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and insurance
policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by FNMA
in
the FNMA Selling Guide or by FHLMC in the FHLMC Sellers' and Servicers' Guide.
Upon request of the Purchaser, the Seller shall cause to be delivered to the
Purchaser a certified true copy of the Fidelity Bond and insurance policy and
shall use its best efforts to obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer
that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated
or
materially modified without thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the
Purchaser. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser within five (5) business days
of receipt of notice that such Fidelity Bond or insurance policy will be, or
has
been, materially modified or terminated.
Section
11.13 Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In
the
event that title to the 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 Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser, or in the event the Seller
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 Seller from an attorney
duly licensed to practice law in the state where to REO Property is located.
Any
Person or Persons holding such title other than the Purchaser shall acknowledge
in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the benefit of the
Purchaser.
The
Seller shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Seller, manage,
conserve, protect and operate each 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 Seller shall cause each REO Property to be
inspected promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each
REO Property to be inspected at least annually thereafter or more frequently
as
required by the circumstances. The Seller shall make or cause to be made a
written report of each such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the
Servicing File and copies thereof shall be forwarded by the Seller to the
Purchaser within five (5) Business Days of the Purchaser's request therefor.
The
Seller shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same) on
such terms and conditions as the Seller deems to be in the best interest of
the
Purchaser. With respect to each REO Property, the Seller shall segregate and
hold all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of the
REO Property separate and apart from its own funds or general assets and shall
establish and maintain a Custodial Account for the REO Properties in the form
of
a non-interest bearing demand account which shall be an Eligible Account, unless
an Opinion of Counsel is obtained by the Seller to the effect that the
classification as a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes of the
arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties is held will
not be adversely affected by holding such funds in another manner. The Seller
shall deposit or cause to be deposited, on a daily basis in the Custodial
Account all revenues received with respect to the REO Properties and shall
withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation, management and
maintenance of the REO Properties, including (i) the cost of maintaining any
hazard insurance pursuant to Section 11.10 hereof and (ii) either (A) the fees
of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Seller or (B)
in the
event that the Seller is managing the REO Property, then the related Servicing
Fee. The Seller shall not be entitled to retain interest paid or other earnings,
if any, on funds deposited in the Custodial Account. On or before each
Determination Date, the Seller shall withdraw from the Custodial Account and
deposit into the Custodial Account the net income from the REO Properties on
deposit in the Custodial Account.
The
Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date, an operating
statement for each REO Property covering the operation of each REO Property
for
the previous month. Such operation statement shall be accompanied by such other
information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
The
Seller 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 (1) year
after
title to such REO Property has been obtained, unless the Seller determines,
and
gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser, that a longer period is necessary
for the orderly liquidation of such REO Property. If a period longer than one
(1) year is permitted under this Agreement and is necessary to sell any REO
Property, the Seller shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress
being made in selling such REO Property.
Each
REO
Disposition shall be carried out by the Seller at such price and upon such
terms
and conditions as the Seller deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser.
If as of the date title to any REO Property was acquired by the Seller there
were outstanding unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances or Servicing
Fees with respect to the REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan, the Seller,
upon an REO Disposition of such REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement
for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, Monthly Advances and Servicing
Fees from proceeds received in connection with such REO Disposition. The
proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any payment to the Seller as provided
above, shall be deposited in the Custodial Account and shall be transferred
to
the Custodial Account on the Determination Date in the month following receipt
thereof for distribution on the succeeding Remittance Date in accordance with
Section 11.17.
With
respect to each REO Property, the Seller shall segregate and hold all funds
collected and received in connection with the operation of the REO Property
separate and apart from its own funds or general assets and shall maintain
separate records and reports with respect to the funds received and distributed
on an REO Property by REO Property basis.
Section
11.14 Notification
of Adjustments.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall adjust the Mortgage Interest
Rate on the related Interest Adjustment Date and shall adjust the Monthly
Payment on the related Payment Adjustment Date in compliance with the
requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note.
If,
pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index is selected for
determining the Mortgage Interest Rate because the original Index is no longer
available, such selection shall be in compliance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note. The Seller shall execute and deliver any and all necessary
notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage
Note
and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment
adjustments. The Seller shall promptly upon written request thereof, deliver
to
the Purchaser such notifications and any additional applicable data regarding
such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and implement such
adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Seller, or the Purchaser that the Seller
has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant
to
the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, the Seller shall
immediately deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds the amount
of
any interest loss caused the Purchaser thereby without reimbursement
therefor.
Section
11.15 MERS
Registration.
The
Seller is authorized and empowered by the Purchaser, in its own name, when
the
Seller believes it appropriate in its best judgement to register any Mortgage
Loan on the MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any
Mortgage Loan on the MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Purchaser 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 Purchaser and its successors and
assigns.
Section
11.17 Distributions.
On
each
Remittance Date, the Seller shall distribute to the Purchaser (i) all amounts
credited to the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the preceding
Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 11.05, plus (ii) all Monthly Advances, if any,
which
the Seller is obligated to distribute pursuant to Section 11.19, minus (iii)
any
amounts attributable to Principal Prepayments received after the Principal
Prepayment Period, and (iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments
collected but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the preceding
Determination Date. It is understood that, by operation of Section 11.04, the
remittance on the initial Remittance Date is to include principal collected
after the Cut-off Date through the preceding Determination Date plus interest,
adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate collected through such
Determination Date exclusive of any portion thereof allocable to the period
prior to the Cut-off Date, with the adjustments specified in (ii), (iii) and
(iv) above.
With
respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the second Business
Day following the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Seller shall
pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal
to the rate of interest as is publicly announced from time to time at its
principal office by JPMorgan Chase, New York, New York, as its prime lending
rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus one percentage point, but
in
no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such
interest shall be paid by the Seller to the Purchaser 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 such late
payment. The payment by the Seller of any such interest shall not be deemed
an
extension of time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the
Seller.
Section
11.18 Statements
to the Purchaser.
Not
later
than each Remittance Date, the Seller will furnish to the Purchaser by any
electronic medium the information shown in Exhibit
11,
provided that such information shall be in a form useful to the
Purchaser.
In
addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year,
the
Seller will furnish to the Purchaser at any time during such calendar year,
(i)
as to the aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year,
an
annual statement in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal
income tax law, and (ii) listing of the principal balances of the Mortgage
Loans
outstanding at the end of such calendar year.
The
Seller shall prepare and file any and all tax returns, information statements
or
other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority
or
to the Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Seller shall
provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as
is
necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as the
Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time.
Section
11.19 Monthly
Advances by the Seller.
Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date,
the Seller shall deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to all
payments not previously advanced by the Seller, whether or not deferred pursuant
to Section 11.01, of principal (due after the Cut-off Date) and interest not
allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date, adjusted to the Mortgage
Loan
Remittance Rate, which were due on a Mortgage Loan and delinquent at the close
of business on the related Determination Date.
The
Seller's obligation to make such advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue
through the earliest of: (i) the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment
in full of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the Remittance Date prior to the Remittance
Date for the distribution of any Liquidation Proceeds, Other Insurance Proceeds
or Condemnation Proceeds which, in the case of Other Insurance Proceeds and
Condemnation Proceeds, satisfy in full the indebtedness of such Mortgage Loan,
and (iii) 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 Pass-Through Transfer, the Seller
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. In no event shall the Seller be obligated to make an advance under
this Section 11.19 if at the time of such advance it deems such advance to
be
nonrecoverable. If the Seller determines that an advance is nonrecoverable,
the
Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer's Certificate of the Seller
to
the effect that an officer of the Seller has reviewed the related Mortgage
File
and has made the reasonable determination that any previous and any additional
advances are nonrecoverable. For the purposes of this paragraph, "Rating Agency"
shall mean Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's Ratings Group,
Fitch Investors Services, Inc. or any other statistical credit rating
agency.
Section
11.20 Real
Estate Owned Reports.
Together
with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 11.18, with respect to any
REO
Property, the Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser on request a statement
covering the Seller'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, together with an operating statement free of cost. Such
statement shall be accompanied by such additional information as the Purchaser
shall reasonably request. The cost of producing such additional information
shall be borne by the Purchaser requesting it.
Section
11.21 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 Seller shall submit
to
the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to such Mortgaged Property
which
report may be included with any other reports prepared by Seller and delivered
to Purchaser pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section
11.22 Assumption
Agreements.
The
Seller will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective
conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute
conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains
or
is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise
its
rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any "due-on-sale"
clause to the extent permitted by law; provided, however, that the Seller shall
not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law or the terms of the Mortgage
Note from doing so or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten
to
impair any recovery under the related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, if
any.
If the Seller reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce
such "due-on-sale" clause, the Seller will enter into an assumption agreement
with the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed
to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage
Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains
liable thereon. Where an assumption is allowed pursuant to this Section 11.22,
the Seller, with the prior written consent of the primary mortgage insurer,
if
any, is authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with
the
person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be
conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability
and
such Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the related
Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu
of
an assumption agreement.
In
connection with any such assumption or substitution of liability, the Seller
shall follow the underwriting practices and procedures employed by the Seller
for similar mortgage loans originated in accordance with the guidelines attached
hereto as Exhibit B serviced by the Seller for its own account. With respect
to
an assumption or substitution of liability, the Mortgage Interest Rate borne
by
the related Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage Loan and the outstanding
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall not be changed. The Seller shall
notify the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption
agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser or its designee
the
original of any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which
document shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all
purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as
all
other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected
by the Seller for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability
agreement in excess of 1% of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan
shall be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
11.04.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraphs of this Section or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Seller shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any other
violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a Mortgage
Loan by operation of law or any assumption which the Seller may be restricted
by
law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section
11.22, the term "assumption" is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged
Property subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or
substitution of liability agreement.
Section
11.23 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Seller of a
notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for
such purposes, the Seller will immediately notify the Purchaser by a
certification, which certification shall include a statement to the effect
that
all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which
are
required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 11.04
have
been or will be so deposited, of a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery
to it of the portion of the Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. Upon receipt
of
such certification and request, the Purchaser or its designee shall within
five
(5) Business Days release the related Mortgage Loan Documents to the Seller
and
the Seller shall prepare and process any satisfaction or release. With respect
to any MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller is authorized to cause the removal from
the registration on the MERS System of such Mortgage and to execute and deliver,
on behalf of the Purchaser, any and all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation or of partial or full release. No expense incurred in connection
with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable
to the Custodial Account.
In
the
event the Seller satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained
payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should it
otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage
instruments, the Seller, upon written demand, shall remit to the Purchaser
the
then unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof
in
the Custodial Account. The Seller shall maintain the Fidelity Bond insuring
the
Seller against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not
satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
From
time
to time and as appropriate for the service or foreclosure of the Mortgage Loan,
including for the purpose of collection under any Primary Mortgage Insurance
Policy, the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Seller and delivery to the
Purchaser or Purchaser's designee of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing
Officer, release or cause to be released the portion of the Mortgage File held
by the Purchaser or its designee to the Seller. Such servicing receipt shall
obligate the Seller to return the related Mortgage documents to the Purchaser
when the need therefor by the Seller no longer exists, unless the Mortgage
Loan
has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan
have been deposited in the Custodial Account or the Mortgage File or such
document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other
public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing
legal
action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either
judicially or non-judicially, and the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
a
certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and address of
the
Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was delivered and the
purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a certificate of a
Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was liquidated, the servicing
receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the Seller.
Section
11.24 Servicing
Compensation.
As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Seller shall be entitled to
withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on
the
Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Seller's Servicing Fees.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided
in
Section 11.22, prepayment penalties (except as otherwise set forth in a related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter with respect to any Mortgage Loan Package),
and
late payment charges or otherwise shall be retained by the Seller to the extent
not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account. The Seller shall be
required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing
activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except
as specifically provided for.
Section
11.25 Statement
as to Compliance.
(a) The
Seller will deliver to the Purchaser On or before March 15, 2004, and March
1 of
each year thereafter, an Officers’ Certificate stating, as to each signatory
thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Seller during the preceding
year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officers’
supervision and (ii) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such
review, the Seller has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement
throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of
any
such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the
nature and status thereof.
(b) With
respect to any Loans that are subject to a Pass-Through Transfer or other
securitization transaction, to the extent that either of the Purchaser, any
master servicer which is master servicing loans in connection with such
transaction (a “Master Servicer”), or any related depositor (a “Depositor”) is
required under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”) to
prepare and file a certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act, on or before March 15, 2004, and March 1 of each year thereafter, an
officer of the Seller shall execute and deliver an Officer’s Certificate to such
Purchaser, Master Servicer, or Depositor, as the case may be, 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, an Officer’s Certificate in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
13.
(c) The
Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Depositor,
the
Purchaser (and if this Agreement has been assigned in whole or in part by the
Purchaser, any and all Persons previously acting as “Purchaser” hereunder), and
their respective officers, directors, agents and affiliates, and such
affiliates’ officers, directors and agents (any such person, an “Indemnified
Party”) 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 Seller or any of its officers,
directors, agents or affiliates of its obligations under this Section 11.25
or
Section 11.26, or the bad faith or willful misconduct of the Seller in
connection therewith; provided, however, that the Seller shall not be obligated
to indemnify or hold harmless any Indemnified Party from or 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 the
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. If the
indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless any Indemnified Party, then the Seller agrees that it shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the Indemnified Party in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified
Party on the one hand and the Seller in the other in connection with a breach
of
the Seller’s obligations under this Section 11.25, or Section 11.26, or the
Seller’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection
therewith.
Section
11.26 Independent
Public Accountants’ Servicing Report.
On
or
before March 15, 2004, and March 1 of each year thereafter, the Seller at its
expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants (which may also
render other services to the Seller) which is a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser or
its
designee to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and records
relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement or of
mortgage loans under pooling and servicing agreements (including the Mortgage
Loans and this Agreement) substantially similar one to another (such statement
to have attached thereto a schedule setting forth the pooling and servicing
agreements covered thereby) and that, on the basis of such examination conducted
substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers, such firm confirms that such servicing has been conducted
in
compliance with such pooling and servicing agreements except for such
significant exceptions or errors in records that, in the opinion of such firm,
the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers requires it to
report.
Section
11.27 Reserved.
Section
11.28 Purchaser's
Right to Examine Seller Records.
The
Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit upon reasonable notice
to
the Seller, during business hours or at such other times as might be reasonable
under applicable circumstances, any and all of the books, records, documentation
or other information of the Seller, or held by another for the Seller or on
its
behalf or otherwise, which relates to the performance or observance by the
Seller of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement.
The
Seller shall provide to the Purchaser and any supervisory agents or examiners
representing a state or federal governmental agency having jurisdiction over
the
Purchaser, including but not limited to OTS, FDIC and other similar entities,
access to any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in the possession
of
the Seller which may be required by any applicable regulations. Such access
shall be afforded without charge, upon reasonable request, during normal
business hours and at the offices of the Seller, and in accordance with the
federal government, FDIC, OTS, or any other similar regulations.
EXHIBIT
FOUR
Additional
Representations and Warranties
Countrywide
Servicing, as Servicer, represents, warrants and covenants to GCFP, GCA and
the
Trustee as of the Reconstitution Date that:
(i) |
The
Servicer is a limited partnership, duly organized, validly existing
and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and is duly authorized
and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this
Agreement to be conducted by the Servicer in any state in which a
Mortgaged Property related to a Mortgage Loan is located or is otherwise
not required under applicable law to effect such qualification and
no
demand for such qualification has been made upon the Servicer by
any state
having jurisdiction and, in any event, is in compliance with the
doing
business laws of any such State, to the extent necessary to ensure
its
ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan serviced and to service the
Mortgage
Loans in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement;
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(ii) |
The
Servicer has the full power and authority to service each Mortgage
Loan
which the Servicer is required to service hereunder, and to execute,
deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of the Servicer the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, constitutes
a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable
against
the Servicer in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that
(a)
the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating
to creditors’ rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance
and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject
to the
equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which
any
proceeding therefor may be brought;
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(iii) |
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Servicer, the servicing
of
the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer hereunder, the consummation by
the
Servicer of any other of the transactions herein contemplated, and
the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary
course of business of the Servicer and will not (A) result in a breach
of
any term, condition or provision of the organizational documents
of the
Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or
acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other
material agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is a party
or by
which it may be bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable
to
the Servicer of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency
or
governmental body having jurisdiction over the Servicer; and the
Servicer
is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture
or
other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in violation of any
statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which materially
and adversely affects or, to the Servicer’s knowledge, would in the future
materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Servicer
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or (y) the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer
taken as a whole;
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(iv) |
The
Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Mae and an approved
servicer for Xxxxxxx Mac in good standing and is a HUD-approved
non-supervised mortgagee pursuant to Section 203 and Section 211
of the
National Housing Act, and no event has occurred, including but not
limited
to a change in insurance coverage, that would make the Servicer unable
to
comply with HUD, Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements
or
which would require notification to any of HUD, Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx
Mac;
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(v) |
No
action, suit, proceeding, investigation or litigation is pending
or, to
the best knowledge of the Servicer, threatened against the Servicer
that
would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or
enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Servicer to
service
the Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other obligations hereunder
in
accordance with the terms hereof;
and
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(vi) |
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance
by
the Servicer of, or compliance by the Servicer with, this Agreement
or the
consummation by the Servicer of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or
orders,
if any, that have been obtained prior to the date of this
Agreement.
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(vii) |
The
Servicer 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;
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(viii) |
The
Servicer is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in
all
material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection
with
the servicing of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage
Loans are registered with MERS; and
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(ix) |
The
Servicer has established an anti-money laundering compliance program
to
the extent required by applicable anti-money laundering laws and
regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of
2003, and
the laws and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), which prohibit dealings with
certain countries, territories, entities and individuals named in
OFAC’s
Sanction Programs and on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons List. The Mortgage Loans have been originated, and documentation
related thereto shall be maintained, in material compliance with
such
program.
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EXHIBIT
FIVE
EXHIBIT
B
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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X
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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X
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Servicer.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
|
Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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X
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
|
Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
|
Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements
|
X
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
|
Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(v)
|
The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
|
X
|
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
|
Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage loans
(e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
|
X
|
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
|
Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(4)(viii)
|
Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(4)(ix)
|
Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
|
X
|
Servicing
Criteria
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
||
1122(d)(4)(x)
|
Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(4)(xi)
|
Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(4)(xii)
|
Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(4)(xiii)
|
Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(4)(xiv)
|
Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
||
1122(d)(4)(xv)
|
Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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EXHIBIT
SIX
List
of Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Charges Assigned to the Trust
Fund
[To
be
retained in a separate closing binder entitled “HarborView 2007-1 Mortgage Loan
Schedule” at the Washington DC offices of XxXxx Xxxxxx LLP]