Exhibit 31
CERTIFICATION
Re: GSAMP Trust 2005-NC1 (the "Trust") Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2005-NC1, issued pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2005 (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement"), among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., NC
Capital Corporation, New Century Mortgage Corporation ("New
Century"), Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the
"Trustee") and Xxxxxx Loan Servicing LP, as servicer (collectively
with New Century, the "Servicers")
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I, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, certify that:
(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K ("Annual Report"), and all
reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports (collectively with
this Annual Report, the "Reports") filed in respect of periods included in
the year covered by this Annual Report, of the Trust;
(2) Based on my knowledge, the information in the Reports, taken as a whole,
does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of
the last day of the period covered by this Annual Report;
(3) Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required
to be provided to the Trustee by the Servicers under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the
Reports;
(4) Based on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement included in
this Annual Report and required to be delivered to the Trustee in
accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and
except as disclosed in the Reports, the Servicers have fulfilled its
obligations under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
(5) The Reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the
Servicers' compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the
report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a
review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, that is included in the Reports.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information
provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: the Trustee and the
Servicers.
Date: March 30, 2006
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Vice President
