ASSET BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION as Purchaser and CREDIT-BASED ASSET SERVICING AND SECURITIZATION LLCAS SELLER MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT Fixed-Rate and Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loans C-BASS 2007-CB5 Trust, C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed...
EXECUTION
VERSION
ASSET
BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION
as
Purchaser
and
CREDIT-BASED
ASSET SERVICING AND SECURITIZATION LLCAS SELLER
Fixed-Rate
and Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loans
C-BASS
Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-CB5
Dated
as
of May 1, 2007
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.01.
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Definitions.
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ARTICLE
II SALE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
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Section
2.01.
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Sale
of Mortgage Loans.
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Section
2.02.
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Obligations
of Seller Upon Sale.
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Section
2.03.
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Payment
of Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans.
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ARTICLE
III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES FOR BREACH
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Section
3.01.
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Seller
Representations and Warranties Relating to the Mortgage
Loans.
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Section
3.02.
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Seller
Representations and Warranties.
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ARTICLE
IV SELLER’S COVENANTS
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Section
4.01.
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Covenants
of the Seller.
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ARTICLE
V TERMINATION
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Section
5.01.
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Termination.
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ARTICLE
VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section
6.01.
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Amendment.
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Section
6.02.
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Governing
Law.
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Section
6.03.
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Notices.
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Section
6.04.
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Severability
of Provisions.
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Section
6.05.
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Counterparts.
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Section
6.06.
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Further
Agreements.
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Section
6.07.
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Intention
of the Parties.
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Section
6.08.
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Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of this Agreement.
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Section
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Survival.
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Schedule
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Mortgage
Loan Schedule
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MORTGAGE
LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of May 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”),
between CREDIT-BASED ASSET SERVICING AND SECURITIZATION LLC (“C-BASS”
or
the
“Seller”)
and
ASSET BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION (the “Purchaser”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Seller is the owner of either the notes or other evidence of indebtedness
(the “Mortgage
Notes”)
or
other evidence of ownership so indicated on Schedule I hereto, and the other
documents or instruments constituting the Mortgage File (collectively, the
“Mortgage
Loans”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Seller, as of the date hereof, owns the mortgages (the “Mortgages”)
on the
properties (the “Mortgaged
Properties”)
securing such Mortgage Loans, including rights (a) to any property acquired
by
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, and (b) to the proceeds
of any insurance policies covering the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged
Properties or the obligors on the Mortgage Loans; and
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto desire that the Seller sell the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser and the Purchaser purchase the Mortgage Loans from the Seller pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May
1,
2007 (the “Pooling
and Servicing Agreement”),
among
the Purchaser, as depositor, the Seller, Xxxxxx Loan Servicing LP (“Xxxxxx”),
as
servicer, and LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”),
the
Purchaser will convey the Mortgage Loans to C-BASS 2007-CB5 Trust.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01. Definitions.
All
capitalized terms used but not defined herein and below shall have the meanings
assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
“ALTA”:
The
American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
“Custodian”:
A
custodian acceptable to the Trustee, which may be the Trustee and which shall
not be the Seller or any affiliate of the Seller. The initial Custodian shall
be
The Bank of New York.
ARTICLE
II
SALE
OF MORTGAGE LOANS; PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE
Section
2.01. Sale
of Mortgage Loans.
The
Seller does hereby agree to and does hereby sell, assign, set over, and
otherwise convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, on the Closing
Date, all its right, title and interest in and to (i) each Mortgage Loan
and the related Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof, including any Related
Documents; (ii) all payments on or collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans
due after the Cut-off Date; (iii) property which secured such Mortgage Loan
and
which has been acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure; (iv)
its
interest in any insurance policies in respect of the Mortgage Loans; and (v)
all
proceeds of any of the foregoing.
Section
2.02. Obligations
of Seller Upon Sale.
(a) In
connection with any transfer pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, the Seller further
agrees, at its own expense, on or prior to the Closing Date, (x) to indicate
in
its books and records that the Mortgage Loans have been sold to the Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement and (y) to deliver to the Purchaser and the Trustee
a
computer file containing a true and complete list of all the Mortgage Loans
specifying, among other things, for each Mortgage Loan, as of the Cut-off Date,
its account number and Cut-off Date Principal Balance. Such file (the
“Mortgage
Loan Schedule”)
which
is included as Exhibit D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, shall also
be
marked as Schedule I to this Agreement and is hereby incorporated into and
made
a part of this Agreement.
In
connection with such transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loans, the Seller
shall, on behalf of the Purchaser, deliver to and deposit with, the Custodian,
as the agent of the Trustee, the following documents or instruments (with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, a “Mortgage
File”)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan so transferred and assigned:
(i) the
original Mortgage Note, endorsed either (A) in blank or (B) in the following
form: “Pay to the order of LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for the
C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-CB5, without
recourse,” or with respect to any lost Mortgage Note, an original lost note
affidavit stating that the original mortgage note was lost, misplaced or
destroyed, together with a copy of the related Mortgage Note;
(ii) the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, and the original recorded
power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney,
with evidence of recording thereon or, if such Mortgage or power of attorney
has
been submitted for recording but has not been returned from the applicable
public recording office, has been lost or is not otherwise available, a copy
of
such Mortgage or power of attorney, as the case may be, certified to be a true
and complete copy of the original submitted for recording;
(iii) an
original Assignment of Mortgage, in form and substance acceptable for recording.
The Mortgage shall be assigned either (A) in blank or (B) to “LaSalle Bank
National Association, as Trustee for the C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed
Certificates, Series 2007-CB5, without recourse”;
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(iv) an
original copy of any intervening assignment of Mortgage showing a complete
chain
of assignments;
(v) the
original or a certified copy of the lender’s title insurance policy;
and
(vi) the
original or copies of each assumption, modification, written assurance or
substitution agreement, if any.
If
any of
the documents referred to in Section 2.02(ii), (iii) or (iv) above has as of
the
Closing Date been submitted for recording but either (x) has not been returned
from the applicable public recording office or (y) has been lost or such public
recording office has retained the original of such document, the obligations
of
the Seller to deliver such documents shall be deemed to be satisfied upon (1)
delivery to the Custodian no later than the Closing Date, of a copy of each
such
document certified by the Seller in the case of (x) above or the applicable
public recording office in the case of (y) above to be a true and complete
copy
of the original that was submitted for recording and (2) if such copy is
certified by the Seller, delivery to the Custodian, promptly upon receipt
thereof of either the original or a copy of such document certified by the
applicable public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original. If, pursuant to Section 2.02(v) above, the original lender’s title
insurance policy was required to be delivered and was not, the Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a written commitment or
interim binder or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance
or
escrow company, with the original to be delivered to the Custodian, promptly
upon receipt thereof. The Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
the
Custodian promptly upon receipt thereof any other original documents
constituting a part of a Mortgage File received with respect to any Mortgage
Loan, including, but not limited to, any original documents evidencing an
assumption or modification of any Mortgage Loan.
Upon
discovery or receipt of notice of any materially defective document in, or
that
a document is missing from, a Mortgage File, the Seller shall have 120 days
to
cure such defect or deliver such missing document to the Custodian (or within
90
days of the earlier of Seller’s discovery or receipt of notification if such
defect would cause the Mortgage Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” for REMIC
purposes). If the Seller does not cure such defect or deliver such missing
document within such time period, the Seller shall either repurchase or
substitute for such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
The
Purchaser hereby acknowledges its acceptance of all right, title and interest
to
the Mortgage Loans and other property, now existing and hereafter created,
conveyed to it pursuant to Section 2.01.
The
parties hereto intend that the transaction set forth herein be a sale by the
Seller to the Purchaser of all the Seller’s right, title and interest in and to
the Mortgage Loans and other property described above. In the event the
transaction set forth herein is deemed not to be a sale, the Seller hereby
grants to the Purchaser a security interest in all of the Seller’s right, title
and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and other property described
above, whether now existing or hereafter created, to secure all of the Seller’s
obligations hereunder; and this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement
under applicable law. The Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent
consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure
that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected
security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained
as such throughout the term of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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(b) The
Seller shall cause the Assignments of Mortgage which were delivered in blank
to
be completed and shall cause all Assignments referred to in Section 2.02(iii)
hereof and, to the extent necessary, in Section 2.02(iv) hereof to be recorded;
provided, however, the Seller need not cause to be recorded any Assignment
which
relates to a Mortgage Loan in any jurisdiction under the laws of which, as
evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered by the Seller to the Trustee and
the Rating Agencies, the recordation of such Assignment is not necessary to
protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan. Under the terms of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall be required to deliver
such assignments for recording within 30 days of the Closing Date. The Seller
shall furnish the Custodian with a copy of each Assignment of Mortgage submitted
for recording. In the event that any such Assignment is lost or returned
unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Seller shall promptly have a
substitute Assignment prepared or have such defect cured, as the case may be,
and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. In the event
that
any Mortgage Note is endorsed in blank as of the Closing Date, promptly
following the Closing Date the Seller shall cause to be completed such
endorsements in the following form: “Pay to the order of LaSalle Bank National
Association, as Trustee for the C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2007-CB5, without recourse.”
Section
2.03. Payment
of Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans.
In
consideration of the sale of the Mortgage Loans from the Seller to the Purchaser
on the Closing Date, the Purchaser agrees to pay to the Seller on the Closing
Date by transfer of immediately available funds, as directed by the Seller,
an
amount equal to $[__________] in respect of the Mortgage Loans (the
“Purchase
Price”),
net
of an expense reimbursement amount of $165,000 (the “Expense
Reimbursement Amount”).
The
Expense Reimbursement
Amount
shall reimburse the Purchaser for the Purchaser’s Securities and Exchange
Commission registration statement fees and the Purchaser’s registration
statement administration fees allocable to the Trust. The Seller shall pay,
and
be billed directly for, all reasonable expenses incurred by the
Purchaser in connection with the issuance of the Certificates, including,
without limitation, printing fees incurred in connection with the prospectus
relating to the Certificates, blue sky registration fees and expenses, fees
and
reasonable expenses of Purchaser’s counsel, fees of the rating agencies
requested to rate the Certificates, accountant’s fees and expenses and the fees
and expenses of the Trustee and other out-of-pocket costs, if any. If the
Purchaser shall determine that the Expense Reimbursement Amount is not
sufficient to reimburse the Purchaser for all reasonable expenses incurred
by it
that are subject to reimbursement by the Seller hereunder as described above,
the Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser for such additional amounts
upon written notice by the Purchaser to the Seller.
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES FOR BREACH
Section
3.01. Seller Representations and Warranties Relating to the
Mortgage Loans.
The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans, that as of the Closing Date or as of such date specifically
provided herein:
(a) The
information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and
correct as of the Cut-off Date.
(b) There
are
no delinquent taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rents, assessments,
including assessments payable in future installments, or other outstanding
charges affecting the related Mortgaged Property.
(c) The
terms
of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered
or
modified in any respect, except by written instruments, recorded in the
applicable public recording office if necessary to maintain the lien priority
of
the Mortgage and the interests of the Certificateholders, and which have been
delivered to the Trustee; the substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, to the extent required
by
the related policy, and is reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. No
instrument of waiver, alteration or modification has been executed, and no
Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except, in connection with
an
assumption agreement approved by the title insurer, to the extent required
by
the policy, and which assumption agreement has been delivered to the Custodian
and the terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(d) The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, nor will
the
operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or the
exercise of any right thereunder, render the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole
or
in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or
defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto.
(e) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable
insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other
hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located,
pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of the Pooling
and
Servicing Agreement. All such insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee
clause naming the Seller, its successors and assigns as mortgagee and all
premiums thereon have been paid. If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan,
the
Mortgaged Property was in an area identified on a Flood Hazard Map or Flood
Insurance Rate Map issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having
special flood hazards (and such flood insurance has been made available) a
flood
insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the
Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to the
requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain all such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense,
and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage
to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. All acts required to be performed
to
preserve the rights and remedies of the Trustee in any such insurance policies
have been performed including, without limitation, any necessary notifications
of insurers and assignments of policies or interests therein.
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(f) 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
laws
or disclosure laws applicable to the origination or servicing of the Mortgage
Loans, including, without limitation, any provisions relating to Prepayment
Penalties, have been complied with.
(g) The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated (other than, with
respect to second lien loans, the subordination to the first lien loan)
rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released
from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument
been
executed that would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination,
rescission or release.
(h) The
Mortgage is a valid, existing and enforceable first or second lien on the
Mortgaged Property, including all improvements on the Mortgaged Property subject
only to (1) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet
due
and payable, (2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording
being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally, and specifically
referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator
of the Mortgage Loan, (3) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security
intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or
marketability of the related Mortgaged Property, and (4) with respect to any
second lien mortgage loan, the lien of the related first mortgage loan. Any
security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
existing and enforceable first or second lien and first or second priority
security interest on the property described therein and the Seller has full
right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser.
(i) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine and each is the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with
its
terms (including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to
Prepayment Penalties).
(j) The
proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account
of
the Mortgagor and there is no obligation for the mortgagee to advance additional
funds thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site
or
off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have
been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing
the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage have been paid, and the
Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due to the
mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
(k) Immediately
prior to the transfer and assignment contemplated herein, the Seller was the
sole owner and holder of the Mortgage Loans and has good and marketable title
to
each Mortgage Loan, free and clear of any and all liens, pledges, charges,
claims, participation interests, mortgages, security interests or encumbrances
or other interests of any nature and has full right and authority to sell and
assign the same.
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(l) Each
Mortgage Loan, unless listed on Exhibit V to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, is covered by an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy acceptable
to
Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac, issued by a title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae
and Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to the exceptions contained
in
(h)(1) and (2) above) the Seller, its successors and assigns as to the first
or
second priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan and against any loss by reason of the invalidity or
unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage
providing for adjustment in the mortgage interest rate and/or monthly payment
including any negative amortization thereunder. Additionally, such mortgagee
title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress to and from
the
Mortgaged Property, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property
or any interest therein. The Seller is the sole insured of such mortgagee title
insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in full force and
effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under
such
mortgagee title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage,
including the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair
the coverage of such mortgagee title insurance policy.
(m) There
are
no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor
or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to
such lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens
prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related
Mortgage.
(n) The
collection practices used by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in
the
mortgage servicing industry.
(o) The
Mortgage and related Mortgage Note contain customary and enforceable provisions
such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for
the
realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security
provided thereby, including, (1) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a
deed
of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (2) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is
no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere
with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right
to foreclose the Mortgage. The Mortgagor has not notified the Seller and the
Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor
under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
(p) The
Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the
lien
of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security
interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage.
(q) In
the
event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified under
applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently
so
serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become
payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in
connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor.
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(r) No
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which monthly payments are (1)
paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established
by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (2) paid
by
any source other than the Mortgagor or (3) contains any other similar provisions
which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated
payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation
or other contingent interest feature.
(s) The
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment and any other documents required
to
be delivered with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement have been delivered to the Trustee or its designee, all
in
compliance with the specific requirements of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
(t) If
the
residential dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets Xxxxxx Mae’s
eligibility requirements.
(u) None
of
the Mortgage Loans are secured by a leasehold estate or constitute other than
real property under applicable state law.
(v) The
rights with respect to each Mortgage Loan are assignable by the Seller without
the consent of any Person other than consents which will have been obtained
on
or before the Closing Date.
(w) The
Mortgage Loans are not being transferred by the Seller with any intent to
hinder, delay or defraud any creditors of the Seller.
(x) All
parties which have had any interest in each Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee,
assignee, pledgee or otherwise, and including, without limitation, the Seller,
are (or during the period in which they held and disposed such interest, were)
in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws
of
the state wherein the property securing the Mortgage is located to the extent
that any non-compliance thereunder would affect the value or marketability
of
the Mortgage Loans.
(y) To
the
best of Seller’s knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is free from any and all
toxic or hazardous substances and there exists no violation of any local, state
or federal environmental law, rule or regulation.
(z) The
Mortgaged Property is free from material damage.
(aa) Each
Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Servicer in accordance with the terms
thereof and Applicable Regulations.
(bb) No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) facilitating the trade-in or
exchange of a Mortgaged Property or (b) the construction or rehabilitation
of a
Mortgaged Property, unless the Mortgage Loan is a construction-to-permanent
mortgage loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule which has been fully
disbursed, all construction work is complete and a completion certificate has
been issued.
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(cc) The
Servicer has fully furnished in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act
and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information on the
Mortgagor credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information
Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis.
(dd) There
is
no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation and no eminent
domain proceedings pending affecting any Mortgaged Property.
(ee) There
was
no fraud involved in the origination of any Mortgage Loan by the applicable
mortgagee or Mortgagor, and to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, there was no
fraud by the appraiser or any other party involved in the origination of any
such Mortgage Loan.
(ff) Each
mortgage file contains an appraisal of or a broker’s price opinion regarding the
related Mortgaged Property indicating an appraised value equal to the appraised
value identified for such Mortgaged Property on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Each
appraisal has been prepared on Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac forms.
(gg) No
improvements on any Mortgaged Property encroach on adjoining properties (and
in
the case of a condominium unit, such improvements are within the project with
respect to that unit), and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach
upon
such Mortgaged Property unless there exists in the applicable Mortgage File
a
title policy with endorsements which insure against losses sustained by the
insured as a result of such encroachments.
(hh) With
respect to escrow deposits, if any, all such payments are in the possession
of,
or under the control of, the Servicer and there exists no deficiencies in
connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof
have
not been made. No escrow deposits or escrow advances or other charges or
payments due the Servicer have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the
related Note.
(ii) No
Mortgage Loan provides for the payment of a Prepayment Penalty beyond the five
year term following the origination of such Mortgage Loan.
(jj) No
Mortgage Loan is subject to any pending bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding.
To
the Seller’s best knowledge, no material litigation or lawsuit relating to any
Mortgage Loan is pending.
(kk) The
Seller used no selection procedures that identified the Mortgage Loans as being
less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans originated
or
acquired by the Seller.
(ll) The
sale,
transfer, assignment and conveyance of Mortgage Loans by the Seller pursuant
to
this Agreement will not result in any tax, fee or governmental charge (other
than income taxes and related taxes) payable by the Seller, the Depositor or
the
Trustee to any federal, state or local government other than taxes which have
or
will be paid by the Seller as due (“Transfer Taxes”). In the event that the
Depositor or the Trustee receives actual notice of any Transfer Taxes arising
out of the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Loans, other
than
any taxes to be paid by the creditor, on written demand by the Depositor or
the
Trustee, or upon the Seller’s otherwise being given notice thereof by the
Depositor or the Trustee, the Seller shall pay, and otherwise indemnify and
hold
the Depositor and the Trustee harmless, on an after-tax basis, from and against
any and all such Transfer Taxes (it being understood that the
Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Depositor shall have no obligation
to
pay such Transfer Taxes).
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(mm) No
Mortgage Loan is subject to the provisions of the Home Ownership and Equity
Protection Act of 1994, as amended, or in violation of, or classified as a
“high
cost,” “threshold,” “predatory” or “covered” loan under any other applicable
state, federal or local law.
(nn) With
respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Mortgaged Properties securing repayment
of
the related Mortgage Note, consist of a fee simple interest in a single parcel
or two contiguous parcels of real property improved by a (A) one-family
dwelling, (B) two-to four family dwelling, (C) one-family unit in a Xxxxxx
Xxx
eligible condominium project, (D) one-family dwelling in a planned unit
development which is not a co-operative, (E) multi-family dwelling or (F) mobile
home or manufactured dwelling which constitutes real property.
(oo) There
is
no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the
Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time
or
with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute
a
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and the Seller has not
waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration.
(pp) The
Seller has no actual knowledge that with respect to any Mortgage Loan: (1)
the
Servicer has sent a notice of default to the related Mortgagor which the
Servicer is currently seeking to enforce or (2) any foreclosure proceedings
have
been commenced or acceleration been declared which is currently pending. The
Seller is not transferring any Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser with the intention
or knowledge that the Purchaser or the Trust will acquire the related Mortgaged
Property.
(qq) As
of the
Cut-off Date, none of the Mortgage Loans are 30 or more days contractually
delinquent. The Seller has not waived any default, breach, violation or event
of
acceleration, and the Seller has not taken any action to waive any default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration, with respect to any Mortgage
Loan.
(rr) Each
Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860
G(a)(3) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1).
(ss) With
respect to any Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, all rate adjustments have been
performed in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note or
subsequent modifications, if any.
(tt) None
of
the proceeds of any Mortgage Loan were used to finance single-premium credit
insurance policies.
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(uu) Each
Mortgage Loan is directly secured by a Mortgage on a residential property,
and
either (1) substantially all of the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan were used
to
acquire, improve or protect the portion of the residential property that
consists of an interest in real property (within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.856-3(c) and 1.856-3(d)) and the interest in real
property was the only security for the Mortgage Loan as of the Testing Date
(as
defined below), or (2) the fair market value of the interest in real property
which secures the Mortgage Loan was at least equal to 80% of the principal
amount of the Mortgage Loan (a) as of the Testing Date, or (b) as of the Closing
Date. For purposes of the previous sentence, (1) the fair market value of the
referenced interest in real property shall first be reduced by (a) the amount
of
any lien on the interest in real property that is senior to the Mortgage Loan,
unless the Mortgage Loans include all of a first lien loan and a second lien
loan on the same Mortgaged Property, in which case the 80% test shall be applied
in the aggregate, and (b) a proportionate amount of any lien on the interest
in
real property that is on a parity with the Mortgage Loan, and (2) the “Testing
Date” shall be the date on which the referenced Mortgage Loan was originated
unless (a) the Mortgage Loan was modified after the date of its origination
in a
manner that would cause “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan within
the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3, and (b) the “significant
modification” did not occur at a time when the Mortgage Loan was in default or
when default with respect to the Mortgage Loan was reasonably
foreseeable.
(vv) Any
written agreement between the Mortgagor in respect of a Mortgage Loan and the
Servicer modifying such Mortgagor’s obligation to make payments under the
Mortgage Loan (such modified Mortgage Loan, a “Modified Mortgage Loan”) involved
some assessment of the Mortgagor’s ability to repay the Modified Mortgage
Loan.
(ww) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan that is a mobile or manufactured housing unit,
such unit is a “single family residence” within the meaning of Section 25(e)(1)
of the Code, and has a minimum of 400 square feet of living space, a minimum
width of 102 inches and is of a kind customarily used at a fixed
location.
(xx) None
of
the Mortgage Loans originated in the State of New York are subject to Section
6.1 of the New York State Banking Law.
(yy) No
Mortgage Loan (other than a Mortgage Loan that is a New Jersey covered purchase
loan) is a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are
defined in the then-current S&P’s LEVELS® Glossary which is now Version 5.7,
Appendix E) and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002 through
March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act.
(zz) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that is secured by a second lien on the related
Mortgaged Property, either (i) no consent for the Mortgage Loan is required
by
the holder of any related senior lien, or (ii) such consent has been obtained
and is contained in the Mortgage File.
(aaa) In
any
case in which a Mortgage Loan is secured by a second lien and a senior lien
on
the related Mortgaged Property provides for negative amortization or deferred
interest, the balance of such senior lien on the related Mortgaged Property
used
to calculate the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio for the Mortgage Loan is based
on
the maximum amount of negative amortization possible under such senior
loan.
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(bbb) With
respect to a Mortgage Loan which is a second lien, as of the date hereof, the
Seller has not received a notice of default of a senior lien on the related
Mortgaged Property which has not been cured.
(ccc) The
Prepayment Penalties included in the transaction are enforceable and were
originated in compliance with all federal, state and local laws.
(ddd) Information
provided to the rating agencies, including the loan level detail, is true and
correct according to the rating agency requirements.
With
respect to the representations and warranties set forth in this Section
3.01 that are made to the best of the Seller’s knowledge or as to which the
Seller has no knowledge, if it is discovered by the Depositor, the Seller,
the
Servicer or the Trustee as set forth in Section 2.04 of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement that the substance of such representation and warranty
is
inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of
the
related Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Purchaser or the
Purchaser’s assignee, transferee or designee then, notwithstanding the Seller’s
lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation and
warranty being inaccurate at the time the representation or warranty was made,
such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation or
warranty.
Upon
discovery by the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Purchaser or any
assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties contained in this Article III or Section 2.04
of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement that materially and adversely affects the
value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Purchaser or the
Purchaser’s assignee, transferee or designee, the party discovering the breach
shall give prompt written notice to the others. It is understood by the parties
hereto that a breach of the representations and warranties made in this Section
3.01(f), (cc), (mm), (tt), (yy) and (ccc) will be deemed to materially and
adversely affect the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest therein
of the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s assignee. Within 90 days of the earlier of
its discovery or its receipt of notice of any such breach of a representation
or
warranty, the Seller shall promptly cure such breach in all material respects,
or in the event such breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall repurchase the
affected Mortgage Loan or cause the removal of such Mortgage Loan from the
Trust
Fund and substitute for it one or more Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans,
in
either case, in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
Upon
discovery or receipt of notice of any materially defective document in, or
that
a document is missing from, a Mortgage File, the Seller shall have 120 days
to
cure such defect or 150 days following the Closing Date, in the case of missing
Mortgages or Assignments (or within 90 days of the earlier of the Seller’s
discovery or receipt of notification if such defect would cause the Mortgage
Loan not to be a “qualified mortgage” for REMIC purposes), or in the event such
defect cannot be cured, the Seller shall repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan
or cause the removal of such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute
for it one or more Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans, in either case, within
such time periods and in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
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It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
this
Section 3.01 shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the
Trustee on behalf of the Purchaser notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified
endorsement or assignment.
It
is
understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this
Section 3.01 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan
constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a missing or defective
document or a breach of the representations or warranties contained in this
Section 3.01.
Section
3.02. Seller
Representations and Warranties.
The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as of the Closing
Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(i) The
Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a limited
liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the power
and
authority to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is
currently engaged. The Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted
by it or properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification and in
which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on (a)
its
business, properties, assets or condition (financial or other), (b) the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement, (c) the value or
marketability of the Mortgage Loans, or (d) its ability to foreclose on the
related Mortgaged Properties.
(ii) The
Seller has the power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement and to consummate all of the transactions contemplated hereunder
and
has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement. When executed and delivered, this Agreement
will
constitute the Seller’s legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as enforcement of such terms may be limited
by
(1) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by the
availability of equitable remedies, (2) general equity principals (regardless
of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law)
or
(3) public policy considerations underlying the securities laws, to the extent
that such policy considerations limit the enforceability of the provisions
of
this Agreement which purport to provide indemnification from securities laws
liabilities.
(iii) The
Seller holds all necessary licenses, certificates and permits from all
governmental authorities necessary for conducting its business as it is
presently conducted, except for such licenses, certificates and permits the
absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to conduct its business as it is
presently conducted. It is not required to obtain the consent of any other
party
or any consent, license, approval or authorization from, or registration or
declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection
with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement, except for such consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations,
or
registrations or declarations as shall have been obtained or filed, as the
case
may be, prior to the Closing Date.
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(iv) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Seller will not
conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any
provision of any existing law or regulation or any order or decree of any court
applicable to the Seller or any of its properties or any provision of its
Limited Liability Company Agreement, or constitute a material breach of, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon
any
of its properties pursuant to any mortgage, indenture, contract or other
agreement to which it is a party or by which it may be bound.
(v) No
certificate of an officer, written statement or report delivered pursuant to
the
terms hereof by the Seller contains any untrue statement of a material fact
or
omits to state any material fact necessary to make the certificate, statement
or
report not misleading.
(vi) The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of the
Seller’s business.
(vii) The
Seller is not insolvent, nor will the Seller be made insolvent by the transfer
of the Mortgage Loans, nor is the Seller aware of any pending
insolvency.
(viii) The
Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by it and its performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will
not constitute a violation with respect to any order or decree of any court,
or
any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or governmental agency
having jurisdiction, which violation would materially and adversely affect
the
Seller’s condition (financial or otherwise) or operations or any of the Seller’s
properties, or materially and adversely affect the performance of any of its
duties hereunder.
(ix) There
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Seller pending
or,
to its knowledge, threatened, before any court, administrative agency or other
tribunal (i) that, if determined adversely, would prohibit the Seller from
entering into this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (ii)
seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or (iii) that, if determined adversely, would prohibit or
materially and adversely affect the Seller’s performance of any of its
respective obligations under, or the validity or enforceability of, this
Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
(x) The
Seller acquired title to the Mortgage Loans in good faith, without notice of
any
adverse claims.
(xi) The
transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages
by
the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer
laws
or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction.
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(xii) The
Seller understands that (a) the Private Certificates have not been and will
not
be registered or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities
Act”)
or
registered or qualified under any state securities law and are being transferred
to the Seller in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act, (b) the Purchaser is not required to so register or
qualify the Private Certificates, (c) the Private Certificates may be not be
resold or transferred other than in accordance with the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement unless they are (1) registered pursuant to the Securities Act and
registered and qualified pursuant to any state securities law, or (2) sold
or
transferred in transactions which are exempt from such registration and
qualification, (d) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement contains restrictions
regarding the transfer of the Private Certificates and (e) the Private
Certificates will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
(xiii) The
Seller is acquiring the Private Certificates for its own account for investment
only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution
thereof in any manner that would violate the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities laws and the Seller will sell or transfer the Private
Certificates only in the manner contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
(xiv) The
Seller (a) is a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor having such
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, and, in particular,
in such matters related to securities similar to the Private Certificates,
such
that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the
Private Certificates, (b) has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice
as it
has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision, (c) is able
to
bear the economic risks of such an investment and (d) is a qualified
institutional buyer, as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act.
(xv) The
Seller confirms that (a) it has had the opportunity to ask questions of and
receive answers from the Purchaser concerning the purchase of the Private
Certificates and all matters relating thereto or any additional information
deemed necessary by the Seller to its decision to purchase the Private
Certificates and (b) it has undertaken its own independent analysis of the
investment in the Private Certificates. The Seller will not use or disclose
any
information it receives in connection with its purchase of the Private
Certificates other than in connection with a subsequent sale of the Private
Certificates, except to the extent that any such information is publicly
available without the Seller’s breach of its obligations specified in this
sentence.
(xvi) The
Seller has not and will not nor has it authorized or will it authorize any
person to (a) offer, pledge, sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any Private
Certificate, any interest in any Private Certificate or any other similar
security to any person in any manner, (b) solicit any offer to buy or to accept
a pledge, disposition of other transfer of any Private Certificate, any interest
in any Private Certificate or any other similar security from any person in
any
manner, (c) otherwise approach or negotiate with respect to any Private
Certificate, any interest in any Private Certificate or any other similar
security with any person in any manner, (d) make any general solicitation by
means of general advertising or in any other manner or (e) take any other
action, that (as to any of (a) through (d) above) would constitute a
distribution of any Private Certificate under the Securities Act, that would
render the disposition of any Private Certificate a violation of Section 5
of
the Securities Act or any state securities law, that would constitute a public
offering of the Private Certificates under the Securities Act or that would
require registration or qualification of the Private Certificates under the
Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws. The Seller will not
sell
or otherwise transfer any of the Private Certificates, except in compliance
with
the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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(xvii) The
Seller was not formed solely to acquire the Private Certificates.
(xviii) The
Seller will not sell or otherwise transfer any Private Certificates or interest
therein except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
(xix) The
Seller is not an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement subject
to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
(collectively, an “ERISA Plan”), and is not acting on behalf of, as named
fiduciary of, as trustee of, or investing the assets of an ERISA
Plan.
(xx) The
Seller is not transferring the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser hereunder with
any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors.
ARTICLE
IV
SELLER’S
COVENANTS
Section
4.01. Covenants
of the Seller.
The
Seller hereby covenants that except for the transfer hereunder, the Seller
will
not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create,
incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien on any Mortgage Loan, or any
interest
therein; the Seller will notify the Trustee, as assignee of the Purchaser,
of
the existence of any lien on any Mortgage Loan immediately upon discovery
thereof, and the Seller will defend the right, title and interest of the Trust,
as assignee of the Purchaser, in, to and under the Mortgage
Loans, against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the Seller;
provided, however, that nothing in this Section 4.01 shall prevent or be deemed
to prohibit the Seller from suffering to exist upon any of the Mortgage Loans
any liens for municipal or other local taxes and other governmental charges
if
such taxes or governmental charges shall not at the time be due and payable
or
if the Seller shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and shall have set aside on its books adequate
reserves with respect thereto.
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ARTICLE
V
TERMINATION
Section
5.01. Termination.
The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Seller and the Purchaser
created hereby shall terminate upon the termination of the Trust as provided
in
Article X of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
6.01. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Seller and the Purchaser,
by
written agreement signed by the Seller and the Purchaser.
Section
6.02. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws
without
regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof (other than Section 5-1401
of
the General Obligations Law).
Section
6.03. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by
registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
if
to the
Seller:
Credit-Based
Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
General Counsel
or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by
the
Seller.
if
to the
Purchaser:
Asset
Backed Funding Corporation.
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Seller in writing by the
Purchaser.
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Section
6.04. Severability
of Provisions.
If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement
shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, then such covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from
the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and
shall
in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of
this
Agreement.
Section
6.05. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts by the different parties
hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be
deemed to be an original and such counterparts, together, shall constitute
one
and the same agreement.
Delivery
of an executed counterpart of a signature page by facsimile or other electronic
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
of this Agreement.
Section
6.06. Further
Agreements.
The
Purchaser and the Seller each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or
reasonable and appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement or
in
connection with the issuance of any Series of Certificates representing
interests in the Mortgage Loans.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, as a further inducement for the
Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans from the Seller, the Seller will
cooperate with the Purchaser in connection with the sale of any of the
securities representing interests in the Mortgage Loans. In that connection,
the
Seller will provide to the Purchaser any and all information and appropriate
verification of information, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel
or otherwise, as the Purchaser shall reasonably request and will provide to
the
Purchaser such additional representations and warranties, covenants, opinions
of
counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers
of the Seller as are reasonably required in connection with such transactions
and the offering of investment grade securities rated by the Rating
Agencies.
Section
6.07. Intention
of the Parties.
It
is the
intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing, and the Seller is
selling, the Mortgage Loans rather than the pledging of the Mortgage Loans
by
the Seller to secure a loan by the Purchaser to the Seller. Accordingly, the
parties hereto each intend to treat the transaction for Federal income tax
purposes and all other purposes as a sale by the Seller and a purchase by the
Purchaser of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser will have the right to review
the
Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files to determine the characteristics
of the Mortgage Loans which will affect the Federal income tax consequences
of
owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller will cooperate with all reasonable
requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such review.
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Section
6.08. Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of this Agreement.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Seller, the Purchaser and the Trustee. The obligations of the Seller under
this
Agreement cannot be assigned or delegated to a third party without the consent
of the Purchaser and which consent shall be at the Purchaser’s sole discretion,
except that the Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the
Seller may assign its obligations hereunder to any Person into which the Seller
is merged or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Seller is a party
or
any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller. The parties hereto
acknowledge that the Purchaser is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for the purpose
of contributing them to a trust that will
issue a series of certificates representing undivided interests in such Mortgage
Loans. As an inducement to the Purchaser to purchase the Mortgage Loans, the
Seller acknowledges and consents to the assignment by the Purchaser to the
Trustee of all of the Purchaser’s rights against the
Seller pursuant to this Agreement insofar as such rights relate to Mortgage
Loans transferred to the Trustee and to the enforcement or exercise of any
right
or remedy against the Seller pursuant to this Agreement by the Trustee. Such
enforcement of a right or remedy by the Trustee shall have the same force and
effect as if the right or remedy had been enforced or exercised by the Purchaser
directly.
Section
6.09. Survival.
The
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 hereof shall
survive the purchase of the Mortgage Loans hereunder.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their names to be
signed to this Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above
written.
ASSET
BACKED FUNDING CORPORATION,
as Purchaser
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx-Xxxxxx
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Title: Vice President |
CREDIT-BASED
ASSET
SERVICING AND SECURITIZATION LLC,
as Seller
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Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature
Page to MLPA]
STATE
OF
NEW YORK)
) ss.:
COUNTY
OF
NEW YORK)
On
the
31st day of May 2007 before me, a Notary Public in and for said State,
personally appeared Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx-Xxxxxx, known to me to be a Vice President
of Asset Backed Funding Corporation, the corporation that executed the within
instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf
of
said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such corporation executed the
within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
/s/ Xxxx XxXxxxx | |||
Notary Public |
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STATE
OF
NEW YORK)
) ss.:
COUNTY
OF
NEW YORK)
On
the
31st day of May 2007 before me, a Notary Public in and for said State,
personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxx, known to me to be a Vice President of
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC, the company that executed
the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who executed it
on
behalf of said limited liability company, and acknowledged to me that such
limited liability company executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year in this certificate first above written.
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
Notary Public |
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SCHEDULE
I
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
Attached
as Exhibit D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
Schedule
II-1