EXHIBIT 99.9
EXECUTION COPY
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GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2006-12
ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES
SERIES 2006-12
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
among
GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.,
as Assignor
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
as Assignee
and
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
as Servicer
and as acknowledged by
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Master Servicer
Dated as of
July 28, 2006
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ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT made this 28th
day of July, 2006 (this "Assignment Agreement"), among GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Servicer"), U.S. Bank National
Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee on behalf
of GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-12 (the "Assignee" or "Trustee"), and GS
Mortgage Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Assignor" or
"Depositor"), and as acknowledged by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
("JPMorgan"), as master servicer (in such capacity, the "Master Servicer").
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Mortgage Company ("GSMC") and the Servicer
have entered into (i) the Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2005
(the "Servicing Agreement"), and (ii) the Amended and Restated Master Mortgage
Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2005 (the "Sale Agreement"),
pursuant to which the Servicer sold to GSMC certain mortgage loans listed on
the mortgage loan schedule attached as an exhibit to the Servicing Agreement;
WHEREAS, GSMC has assigned and conveyed certain mortgage loans
(the "Mortgage Loans"), which Mortgage Loans are subject to the provisions of
the Servicing Agreement and the Sale Agreement, to the Assignor pursuant to an
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2006
(the "GSMC Assignment Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Assignee has agreed on certain terms and conditions
to purchase from the Assignor the Mortgage Loans acquired by the Assignor
pursuant to the GSMC Assignment Agreement, which Mortgage Loans 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 July 1, 2006 (the "Trust Agreement"), among the Depositor, the Trustee,
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as a custodian, Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
National Association, as a custodian and JPMorgan, as Master Servicer and as
securities administrator, the Assignor will transfer the Mortgage Loans to the
Assignee, together with the Assignor's rights under the Servicing Agreement
and the Sale 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. 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 GSMC Assignment Agreement (including without limitation the rights of GSMC
under the Servicing Agreement and the Sale Agreement, to the extent assigned
to the Assignor under the GSMC Assignment Agreement) from and after the date
hereof, and the Assignee hereby assumes all of the Assignor's obligations
under the Servicing Agreement and the Sale Agreement, to the extent relating
to the Mortgage Loans from and after July 28, 2006, and the Servicer hereby
acknowledges such assignment and
assumption and hereby agrees to the release of the Assignor from any
obligations under the Servicing Agreement and the Sale Agreement from and
after July 28, 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 respective dates
of the Servicing Agreement and the Sale Agreement.
(c) The Servicer and the Assignor shall have the right to amend,
modify or terminate the Servicing Agreement or the Sale 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 the Servicing Agreement and the Sale 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) attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is a true, accurate and
complete copy of the Sale Agreement, (iii) each of the Servicing Agreement and
the Sale Agreement is in full force and effect as of the date hereof, (iv)
neither the Servicing Agreement nor the Sale Agreement has been amended or
modified in any respect, except as pursuant to the GSMC Assignment Agreement
and (v) no notice of termination has been given to the Servicer under the
Servicing Agreement or the Sale Agreement. The Servicer, in its capacity as
seller and/or servicer under each of the Servicing Agreement and the Sale
Agreement, as applicable, further represents and warrants that the
representations and warranties contained in Section 2.1 of the Servicing
Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date (as such term is defined
in the Servicing Agreement), and the representations and warranties regarding
the Mortgage Loans contained in Section 3.02 of the Sale Agreement were true
and correct as of the Closing Date (as such term is defined in the Sale
Agreement).
3. Recognition of Assignee.
(a) 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 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. 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.
(b) The Servicer further acknowledges that, from and after the
date hereof, it (and any of its successors under the Servicing Agreement) will
be subject to the supervision of the Master Servicer and that the Master
Servicer, acting on behalf of the Trustee as the owner of the Mortgage Loans,
shall have the same rights as were assigned by GSMC, in its capacity as the
original "Owner" under the Servicing Agreement, to the Assignor under the GSMC
Assignment Agreement, and further assigned hereunder by the Assignor to the
Trustee, on behalf of the trust formed pursuant to the Trust Agreement. Such
rights that Master Servicer may enforce on behalf
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of the Trustee will include, without limitation, the right to terminate the
Servicer under the Servicing Agreement upon the occurrence of an event of
default thereunder, the right to receive all remittances required to be made
by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, the right to receive all
monthly reports and other data required to be delivered by the Servicer under
the Servicing Agreement and the right to exercise certain rights of consent
and approval relating to actions taken by the Servicer.
(c) All reports and other data required to be delivered by the
Servicer to the "Owner" under the Servicing Agreement shall be delivered to
the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as designated by the Trustee, at the
address set forth in Section 10 hereof. All remittances required to be made to
the Trustee, as the successor in interest to the Assignor under the Servicing
Agreement, shall be made instead to the Master Servicer by wire transfer to
the following account:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
ABA #: 000000000
For credit to: SAS Clearing
Acct #: 507198670
FFC to: GSAA 2006-12 Acct #507198670
(d) Monthly Reporting
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Servicing
Agreement, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, not later than the tenth (10th)
calendar day of each month (or if such tenth calendar day is not a Business
Day, the immediately succeeding Business Day), the Servicer shall furnish to
the Master Servicer (i) (a) monthly loan data in a mutually agreed-upon
format, (b) default loan data in the format mutually agreed-upon between the
Servicer and the Master Servicer and (c) information regarding realized losses
and gains in the format mutually agreed between the Servicer and the Master
Servicer, in each case relating to the period ending on the last day of the
preceding calendar month, (ii) all such information required pursuant to
clause (i)(a) above on a magnetic tape, electronic mail, or other similar
media reasonably acceptable to the Master Servicer and (iii) all supporting
documentation with respect to the information required pursuant to clause
(i)(c) above.
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 statements or representations of the Assignor or the
Servicer other than those contained in the Servicing Agreement, the Sale
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 and the
Sale Agreement.
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(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 corporation in good standing under the laws of the State
of Delaware with full power and authority (corporate and other) to enter into
and perform its obligations under the Servicing Agreement, the Sale 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 corporate
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
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Assignor and will, if determined adversely to the Assignor, materially
adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Assignment
Agreement.
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 Assignee or its designee 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 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 sixty (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 Repurchase Price as defined in the Sale
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if such breach is a
Qualification Defect as defined in the Sale Agreement, such cure or repurchase
must take place within sixty (60) days of discovery of such Qualification
Defect.
In the event the Servicer has breached a representation or
warranty under the Sale Agreement that is substantially identical to, or
covers the same matters as, a representation or warranty breached by the
Assignor hereunder, the Assignee shall first proceed against the Servicer. If
the Servicer does not within ninety (90) days after notification of the
breach, take steps to cure such breach (which may include certifying to
progress made and requesting an extension of the time to cure such breach, as
permitted under the Sale Agreement) or purchase the Mortgage Loan, the
Assignee shall be entitled to enforce the obligations of the Assignor
hereunder to cure such breach or to purchase the Mortgage Loan from the Trust.
In such event, the Assignor shall succeed to the rights of the Assignee to
enforce the obligations of the Servicer to cure such breach or repurchase such
Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Sale Agreement with respect to such
Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan by the
Assignor, the Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Assignor or its designee
the related Mortgage File and shall assign to the Assignor all of the
Assignee's rights under the Sale Agreement, but only insofar as the Sale
Agreement relates to such Mortgage Loan.
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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. Termination; Optional Clean-Up Call.
In connection with the Trust Agreement, the Master Servicer hereby
agrees to the following obligations described below. For purposes of this
Section 7 only, any capitalized term used but not defined in this Assignment
Agreement has the same meaning assigned thereto in the Trust Agreement.
In the event that a Person specified in Section 11.01 of the Trust
Agreement chooses to exercise its option set forth therein to purchase the
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties or to conduct an Auction Call for such
property of the Trust Fund, as the case may be, by no later than the 10th day
of the month of the final distribution, such Person shall notify the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator of the final
Distribution Date and of the applicable purchase or sale price of the Mortgage
Loans and REO Properties determined and in the manner as provided in the Trust
Agreement.
In the event the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties are purchased
or sold pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Trust Agreement, the Master Servicer
shall remit to the Securities Administrator the applicable Termination Price
on the Remittance Date immediately preceding the applicable final Distribution
Date. Upon such final deposit with respect to the Trust Fund and the receipt
by the Securities Administrator and the Custodians of a Request for Release
therefor, the Master Servicer shall direct the Custodians to release to the
Master Servicer or its designee the Custodial Files for the Mortgage Loans.
8. Continuing Effect. Except as contemplated hereby, the Servicing
Agreement and the Sale Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with their respective terms.
9. Governing Law.
THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).
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.
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10. Notices. Any notices or other communications permitted or
required hereunder or under the Servicing Agreement or the Sale 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:
(a) in the case of the Servicer,
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx Xxxxx
or such address as may hereafter be furnished by the
Servicer;
(b) in the case of the Master Servicer,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
0 Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Tel.: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or such address as may hereafter be furnished by the
Master Servicer;
(c) in the case of the Trustee or the Assignee,
U.S. Bank National Association
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx XX 1179
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Tel.: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished by
the Trustee or Assignee; and
(d) in the case of the Assignor,
GS Mortgage Securities Corp.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Tel.: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished by
the Assignor.
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11. 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.
12. Definitions. Any capitalized term used but not defined in this
Assignment Agreement has the meaning assigned thereto in the Servicing
Agreement.
13. Trustee Capacity. It is expressly understood and agreed by the
parties hereto that (i) this Assignment Agreement is executed and delivered by
U.S. Bank National Association, not individually or personally but solely on
behalf of GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-12, as the Assignee, in the exercise of
the powers and authority conferred and vested in it, (ii) each of the
representations, undertakings and agreements by U.S. Bank National Association
is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the GSAA Home Equity
Trust 2006-12, (iii) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating
any liability for U.S. Bank National Association, individually or personally,
to perform any covenant (either express or implied) contained herein, and all
such liability, if any, is hereby expressly waived by the parties hereto, and
such waiver shall bind any third party making a claim by or through one of the
parties hereto, and (iv) under no circumstances shall U.S. Bank National
Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or
expenses of the GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-12, or be liable for the breach or
failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or
undertaken by the GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-12 under this Assignment
Agreement, the Trust Agreement or any related document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Assignment Agreement the day and year first above written.
GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, not
in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Vice President
Acknowledged and Agreed:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Master Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
GreenPoint Step 2 AAR
EXHIBIT 1
Mortgage Loan Schedule
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[On File with the Securities Administrator as provided by the Depositor]
GreenPoint Step 2 AAR
EXHIBIT 2
Servicing Agreement
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[On File with the Depositor]
EXHIBIT 3
Sale Agreement
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[On File with the Depositor]
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