ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT among GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY, as Assignor GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., as Assignee and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. as Servicer Dated as of January 1, 2006
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
among
XXXXXXX XXXXX MORTGAGE COMPANY,
as Assignor
GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,
as Assignee
and
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Servicer
Dated as of
January 1, 2006
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment Agreement”) made this 1st day of January, 2006, is among Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Xxxxx Fargo”), as servicer (the “Servicer”), GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as assignee (the “Assignee”) and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Mortgage Company, as assignor (the “Assignor”).
WHEREAS, the Assignor and the Servicer have entered into the Second Amended and Restated Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005 (the “Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which the Servicer sold certain mortgage loans, including the Mortgage Loans (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Assignee has agreed on certain terms and conditions to purchase from the Assignor certain of the mortgage loans (the “Mortgage Loans”), which are subject to the provisions of the Servicing Agreement and are listed on the mortgage loan schedule attached as Exhibit 1 hereto (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Master Servicing and Trust Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006 (the “Trust Agreement”), among the Assignee, as depositor, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as a custodian, Xxxxx Fargo, as securities administrator, master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and a custodian (in such capacity, the “WFB Custodian”), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as a custodian, the Assignee will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, together with the Assignee’s rights under the Servicing Agreement, to the extent relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than the rights of the Assignor to indemnification thereunder).
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Servicing. The Servicer agrees, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, to perform and observe the duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be performed and observed under the provisions of the Servicing Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein, and that the provisions of the Servicing Agreement, as modified herein, are and shall be a part of this Assignment Agreement to the same extent as if set forth herein in full.
1.1.
Assignment and Assumption. (a) The Assignor hereby assigns to the Assignee, as of the date hereof, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Agreement, to the extent relating to the Mortgage Loans (other than the rights of the Assignor to indemnification thereunder), and the Assignee hereby assumes all of the Assignor’s obligations under the Servicing Agreement, to the extent relating to the Mortgage Loans, from and after January 30, 2006; the Servicer hereby acknowledges such assignment and assumption and hereby agrees to the release of the Assignor from any obligations under the Servicing Agreement from and after January 30, 2006, to the extent relating to the Mortgage Loans.
(b)
The Assignor represents and warrants to the Assignee that the Assignor has not taken any action which would serve to impair or encumber the Assignor’s ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans since the date of the Servicing Agreement.
(c)
The Servicer and the Assignor shall have the right to amend, modify or terminate the Servicing Agreement without the joinder of the Assignee with respect to mortgage loans not conveyed to the Assignee hereunder; provided, however, that such amendment, modification or termination shall not affect or be binding on the Assignee.
2.
Accuracy of Servicing Agreement. The Servicer and the Assignor represent and warrant to the Assignee that (i) attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Servicing Agreement, (ii) the Servicing Agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, (iii) the Servicing Agreement has not been further amended or modified in any respect and (iv) no notice of termination has been given to the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement. The Servicer, in its capacity as seller and/or servicer under the Servicing Agreement, further represents and warrants that the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.1 of the Servicing Agreement are true and correct as of January 30, 2006.
3.
Recognition of Assignee. From and after the date hereof, the Servicer shall note the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in its books and records, shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans and, notwithstanding anything herein or in the Servicing Agreement to the contrary, shall service all of the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Assignee pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference, whether or not such Mortgage Loans have been serviced pursuant to such agreement prior to the date hereof. It is the intention of the Assignor, Servicer and Assignee that the Servicing Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Servicer and the Assignee and their successors and assigns.
4.
Representations and Warranties of the Assignee. The Assignee hereby represents and warrants to the Assignor as follows:
(a)
Decision to Purchase. The Assignee represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated investor able to evaluate the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that it has not relied in connection therewith upon any statement or representations of the Assignor or the Servicer other than those contained in the Servicing Agreement or this Assignment Agreement.
(b)
Authority. The Assignee hereto represents and warrants that it is duly and legally authorized to enter into this Assignment Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Servicing Agreement.
(c)
Enforceability. The Assignee hereto represents and warrants that this Assignment Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
5.
Representations and Warranties of the Assignor
. The Assignor hereby represents and warrants to the Assignee as follows:
(a)
Organization. The Assignor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited partnership in good standing under the laws of the State of New York with full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement and this Assignment Agreement.
(b)
Enforceability. This Assignment Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Assignor, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each of the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement of the Assignor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(c)
No Consent. The execution, delivery and performance by the Assignor of this Assignment Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not require the consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the taking of any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected or taken prior to the date hereof.
(d)
Authorization; No Breach. The execution and delivery of this Assignment Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Assignor; neither the execution and delivery by the Assignor of this Assignment Agreement, nor the consummation by the Assignor of the transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance by the Assignor with the provisions hereof will conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any of the provisions of the governing documents of the Assignor or any law, governmental rule or regulation or any material judgment, decree or order binding on the Assignor or any of its properties, or any of the provisions of any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other instrument to which the Assignor is a party or by which it is bound.
(e)
Actions; Proceedings. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Assignor, threatened, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment Agreement or (B) with respect to any other matter that in the judgment of the Assignor will be determined adversely to the Assignor and will, if determined adversely to the Assignor, materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Assignment Agreement.
(f)
Prior Assignments; Pledges. Except for the sale to the Assignee, the Assignor has not assigned or pledged any Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage or any interest or participation therein.
(g)
Releases. The Assignor has not satisfied, canceled or subordinated in whole or in part, or rescinded any Mortgage, and the Assignor has not released the related Mortgaged Property from the lien of any Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has the Assignor executed an instrument that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination, or rescission. The Assignor has not released any Mortgagor, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement or other agreement approved by the related federal insurer, to the extent such approval was required.
(h)
Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity, predatory and abusive lending or disclosure laws applicable to the Mortgage Loans have been complied with. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Properties and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities.
(i)
HOEPA. No Mortgage Loan is classified as a “high cost” mortgage loan under Section 32 of the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, and no Mortgage Loan is considered a “high cost” mortgage loan under any applicable federal, state or local laws.
(j)
No Mortgage Loan is a high cost or covered loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in the then current Standard & Poor’s LEVELSâ Glossary, Appendix E in effect on January 1, 2006) and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002, through March 6, 2003, is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act.
For the purposes of this Section 5 the following definitions shall apply:
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor’s Glossary.
Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor’s Glossary.
Standard & Poor’s Glossary: The Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan classified as (a) a “high cost” loan under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, (b) a “high cost home,” “threshold,” “covered,” (excluding New Jersey “Covered Home Loans” as that term is defined in clause (1) of the definition of that term in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002), “high risk home,” “predatory” or similar loan under any other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees) or (c) a Mortgage Loan categorized as High Cost pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor’s Glossary. For avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that this definition shall apply to any law regardless of whether such law is presently, or in the future becomes, the subject of judicial review or litigation.
(k)
Bring Down. With respect to the Servicing Agreement, nothing has occurred or failed to occur from and after the closing date set forth in the Servicing Agreement to January 30, 2006, that would cause any of the representations and warranties relating to the Mortgage Loans set forth in Section 3.2 of the Servicing Agreement to be incorrect in any material respects as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 5 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Loan Documents to the WFB Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of the Assignee and its assigns notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement or assignment. Upon the discovery by the Assignor or the Assignee and its assigns of a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties to this Assignment Agreement, and in no event later than two (2) Business Days from the date of such discovery. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Assignor set forth in Section 6 to repurchase a Mortgage Loan constitute the sole remedies available to the Assignee and its assigns on their behalf respecting a breach of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 5. It is further understood and agreed that, except as specifically set forth in this Section 5, the Assignor shall be deemed not to have made the representations and warranties in Section 5(k) with respect to, and to the extent of, representations and warranties made, as to the matters covered in Section 5(k), by the Servicer in the Servicing Agreement (or any officer’s certificate delivered pursuant thereto).
It is understood and agreed that the Assignor has made no representations or warranties to the Assignee other than those contained in this Section 5, and no other affiliate of the Assignor has made any representations or warranties of any kind to the Assignee.
6.
Repurchase of Mortgage Loans.
Upon discovery or notice of any breach by the Assignor of any representation, warranty or covenant under this Assignment Agreement that materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Assignee therein (it being understood that any such defect or breach shall be deemed to have materially and adversely affected the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Assignee therein if the Assignee incurs a loss as a result of such defect or breach), the Assignee promptly shall request that the Assignor cure such breach and, if the Assignor does not cure such breach in all material respects within 60 days from the date on which it is notified of the breach, the Assignee may enforce the Assignor’s obligation hereunder to purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Assignee at the Purchase Price (as defined in the Trust Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if such breach is a Qualification Defect, such cure or repurchase must take place within 75 days of discovery of such Qualification Defect.
In the event of a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan by the Assignor, the Assignee shall promptly deliver to the Assignor or its designee the related Custodial Mortgage File and shall assign to the Assignor all of the Assignee’s rights under the Servicing Agreement, but only insofar as the Servicing Agreement relates to such Mortgage Loan.
Except as specifically set forth herein, the Assignee shall have no responsibility to enforce any provision of this Assignment Agreement, to oversee compliance hereof or to take notice of any breach or default thereof.
7.
Continuing Effect. Except as contemplated hereby, the Servicing Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its respective terms.
8.
Governing Law.
THIS ASSIGNMENT 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.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTIONS OF SUCH PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT.
9.
Notices. Any notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted by telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, to:
(b)
in the case of the Servicer,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
1 Home Campus, MAC #X2401-042
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
With a copy to:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, NA.
1 Home Campus, MAC #X2401-06T
Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000
Attention: General Counsel
Tel: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Servicer;
(c)
in the case of the Assignee,
GS Mortgage Securities Corp.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Tel.: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Assignee, and
(d)
in the case of the Assignor,
Xxxxxxx Sachs Mortgage Company
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Tel.: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Assignor.
(e)
In the case of the Master Servicer,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
X.X. Xxx 00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Corporate Trust Group (GSR 2006-AR1)
(or in the case of overnight deliveries,
0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 21045)
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Master Servicer.
10.
Counterparts. This Assignment Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11.
Definitions. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this Assignment Agreement shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Servicing Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment Agreement the day and year first above written.
ASSIGNOR:
XXXXXXX XXXXX MORTGAGE COMPANY
By:
Xxxxxxx Sachs Real Estate Funding Corp., its General Partner
By:
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
ASSIGNEE:
GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.
By:
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Managing Director
SERVICER:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
EXHIBIT 1
Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT 2
Servicing Agreement
