MASTER MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated and effective as of June 1, 2005 LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB
Dated
and
effective as of June 1, 2005
XXXXXX
BROTHERS BANK, FSB
(Initial
Owner)
and
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
(Company)
Fixed
and
Adjustable Rate Conventional Mortgage Loans
This
is a
Master Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated and
effec-tive as of June 1, 2005, and is executed between Xxxxxx Brothers Bank,
FSB
as purchaser and initial owner (hereinafter, the "Initial Owner"), and GMAC
Mortgage Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, as seller and servicer (the
"Company").
The
Initial Owner has agreed to purchase, from time to time, from the Company,
and
the Company has agreed to sell, from time to time, to the Initial Owner, certain
conventional fixed and adjustable rate residential mortgage loans (the “Mortgage
Loans”) as described herein on a servicing retained basis, which shall be
delivered in groups of whole loans on various dates as provided herein (each
a
“Closing Date”).
Each
Mortgage Loan is secured by a mortgage or deed of trust creating a first lien
on
a residential dwelling located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule, which is to be annexed hereto on each Closing Date as Schedule
I.
The
Initial Owner and Company wish to prescribe the manner of the conveyance,
servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans.
In
consideration of the premises and the mutual agree-ments hereinafter set forth,
the Initial Owner and the Company agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever
used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise
requires, shall have the following meanings:
"Agreement":
This Master Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, including all exhibits
hereto, and all amend-ments hereof and supplements hereto.
"ALTA":
The American Land Title Association.
"Annual
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap": The maximum amount, as provided in the Mortgage
Note, that a Mortgage Interest Rate can change on any Interest Rate Change
Date.
"Appraised
Value": The
amount set forth in an appraisal in connection with the origination of each
Mortgage Loan as the value of the Mortgaged Property, or, if the Mortgage Loan
is a refinance originated under certain of the Company’s refinance programs as
described in the Underwriting Guidelines, the Appraised Value shall equal the
amount indicated on the Company’s servicing system as the appraised value of the
Mortgaged Property; or if the Mortgage Loan is a purchase originated under
certain of the Company’s "GM Family" programs as described in the Underwriting
Guidelines, the Appraised Value shall equal the amount of the purchase price
of
the Mortgaged Property.
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"Assignment
and Conveyance":
An
assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Loans purchased on a Closing Date
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit D.
"Assignment
of Mortgage": An assignment of the Xxxx-xxxx, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument in recordable form (but not recorded) that, when properly completed
and recorded, is sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the
related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the sale of the
Mortgage Loan to the Owner.
"Assumed
Principal Balance": As to each Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination,
(i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan outstanding as of the related
Cut-off Date after application of payments due on or before the related Cut-off
Date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed
to
the Owner with respect to the Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 5.01 and
representing (a) payments or other recoveries of principal or (b) advances
of
scheduled principal payments made pursuant to Section 5.03.
"BIF":
The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
"Business
Day": Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which
banking or savings and loan institutions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
or
State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to
be
closed.
"Closing
Date": The date or dates on which the Initial Owner from time to time shall
purchase and the Company from time to time shall sell to the Initial Owner,
the
Mortgage Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to
the
related Mortgage Loan Package.
"Code":
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time or
any
successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Treasury Department regulations
issued pursuant thereto.
"Company":
GMAC Mortgage Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, or its successor in
interest or any successor to the Company under this Agreement appointed as
herein provided.
"Condemnation
Proceeds": All awards or settlements in respect of a taking of an entire
Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or
condemnation.
"Confirmation":
With respect to the Mortgage Loan Package purchased and sold on any Closing
Date, the letter agreement between the Initial Owner and the Company setting
forth the terms and conditions of such transaction and describing the Mortgage
Loans to be purchased by the Initial Owner as of the Closing Date.
"Current
Index": The index, as provided in each Mortgage Note, used to adjust the
Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Change Date.
"Custodial
Account": The separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to
Section 4.04.
"Custodian":
U.S. Bank Trust National Association
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"Custodial
Agreement": That certain custodial Agreement dated as of September 1, 1999
by
and between the Initial Owner as servicer and the Custodian, which Custodial
Agreement shall be assigned to Company, as servicer on the Initial Closing
Date.
"Curtailment":
Any Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor that is not a Full Principal
Prepayment.
"Customary
Servicing Procedures": Procedures (includ-ing collection procedures) using
the
same care that the Company customarily employs and exercises in servicing and
administering mortgage loans of the same type for its own account giving due
consideration to accepted xxxx-xxxx servicing practices.
"Cut-off
Date": The first day of the month or if the first day of the month is not a
Business Day, the Business Day immediately following.
"Deleted
Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with this Agreement.
"Determination
Date": The 16th day (or if such 16th day is not a Business Day, the Business
Day
immediately preceding such 16th day) of the month of the related Remittance
Date.
"Due
Date": The day of the month on which each Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage
Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
"Due
Period": With respect to each Remittance Date, the period beginning on the
first
day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance Date, and ending on
the
last day of the month preceding the Remittance Date.
"Eligible
Depository Institution": Either a (i) depository the accounts of which are
insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF and the debt obligations of
which are rated A (or Aa3) or better by S&P or Moody’s or (ii) the corporate
trust department of any bank the debt obligations of which are rated at least
A-1 (or P-1) by S&P or Moody’s.
"Eligible
Investments": Any one or more of the following obligations or
securities:
(i)
obligations of or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the (a) United
States, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Xxxxxxx Mac"), the Federal
National Mortgage Association ("Xxxxxx Mae") or any agency or instrumentality
of
the United States when such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit
of the United States; provided, that such obligations of Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx
Mae shall be limited to senior debt obligations and mortgage participation
certificates except that investments in mortgage-backed or mortgage
participation securities with yields evidencing extreme sensitivity to the
rate
of principal payments on the underlying mortgages shall not constitute Eligible
Investments hereunder;
(ii)
repurchase agreements (which must be fully collateralized) on
obligations specified in clause (i) maturing not more than one month from the
date of acquisition thereof;
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(iii)
federal funds, certificates of deposit, demand deposits, time deposits and
bankers' acceptances (which shall each have an original maturity of not more
than 90 days and, in the case of bankers' acceptances, shall in no event have
an
original maturity of more than 365 days or a remaining maturity of more than
30
days) denominated in United States dollars of any U.S. depository institution
or
trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state
thereof or of any domestic branch of a foreign depository institution or trust
company;
(iv)
commercial paper (having original maturities of not more than 270 days) of
any
corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state
thereof which are rated at least A-1 or P-1 by S & P Corporation (“S &
P”) and Xxxxx’x Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”), respectively;
(v)
obligations of major foreign commercial banks, limited to Eurodollar deposits,
time deposits, certificate of deposits, bankers acceptances, Yankee Bankers
acceptances and Yankee certificate of deposits;
(vi)
obligations of major foreign corporations limited to commercial paper, auction
rate preferred stock, medium term notes, master notes and loan
participations;
(vii)
money market funds comprised of securities described in the aforementioned
clauses (i-iv) and having a stated policy of maintaining a set net asset value
per share (a “Money Market Fund”). All Money Market Funds will conform to Rule
2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; and
provided,
however, that no instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if it represents,
either (1) the right to receive only interest payments with respect to the
underlying debt instrument or (2) the right to receive both principal and
interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the
principal and interest with respect to such instrument provide a yield to
maturity greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligations.
"Escrow
Account": The separate account or accounts created and maintained pursuant
to
Section 4.06.
"Escrow
Payments": The amounts constituting taxes, assessments, mortgage insurance
pre-miums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments required to
be
escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to any Mortgage Loan.
"Event
of
Default": Any one of the conditions or circum-stances enumerated in Section
9.01.
"Xxxxxx
Xxx": The Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor
organization.
"Fidelity
Bond": A fidelity bond required to be maintained by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.13.
"FDIC":
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor organization.
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"Xxxxxxx
Mac": The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor organization.
"Full
Principal Prepayment": A Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor of the entire
principal balance of a Mortgage Loan.
"GMAC":
General Motors Acceptance Corporation.
"HUD":
The
Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor
organization.
"Initial
Owner": Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB.
"Insurance
Proceeds": Proceeds of any Primary Insurance Policy, title policy, hazard policy
or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, if any, to the extent such
proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing
Procedures or in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or
applicable law.
"Interest
Rate Change Date": The date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is subject
to
change as provided in the related Mortgage Note.
"Lifetime
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap": The maximum amount, as provided in the Mortgage
Note, that a Mortgage Interest Rate can change over the life of the Mortgage
Loan.
"Liquidation
Proceeds": Cash, other than Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or REO
Disposi-tion Proceeds, received in connection with the liquidation of a
defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of the Mortgage
Loan, trustee's sale, fore-closure sale or other-wise.
"Loan-to-Value
Ratio" or "LTV": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the original principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan divided by the lesser of the Appraised Value
of
the related Mortgaged Property and the purchase
price of the Mortgaged Property.
"Margin":
The
amount that is added to the Current Index value to determine the Mortgage
Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Change Date.
"MERS":
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
thereto.
"MERS®System":
The
system of recording transfers of Mortgages electronically maintained by
MERS.
"MIN":
The
Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with MERS on the
MERS® System.
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"MOM
Loan":
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, MERS acting as the mortgagee of such Mortgage
Loan, solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its
successors and assigns, at the origination thereof.
"Monthly
Payment": The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Note.
"Moody’s":
Xxxxx’x Investors Service, or any successor in interest.
"Mortgage":
The mortgage, deed of trust or other instru-ment creating a first lien on or
first priority ownership inter-est in an estate in fee simple, or a leasehold
estate, in real property securing a Mortgage Note, including any rider
incorporated by reference therein.
"Mortgage
File": The documents, records and other items referred to in Exhibit A annexed
hereto pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan.
"Mortgage
Interest Rate": The annual rate at which interest accrues on any Mortgage Loan
in accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note.
"Mortgage
Loan": An individual mortgage loan that is the subject of this Agreement, each
mortgage loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement being identified
on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
"Mortgage
Loan Package": The Mortgage Loans listed on a Mortgage Loan Schedule, delivered
to the Custodian and the Purchaser prior to the related Closing Date and
attached to this Agreement as Schedule
I
on the
related Closing Date.
"Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate": As to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate of interest
required to be remitted hereun-der to the Owner, which shall be equal to the
related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the related Servicing Fee
Rate.
"Mortgage
Loan Schedule": With respect to each Mortgage Loan Package, the schedule of
Mortgage Loans to be annexed hereto as Schedule I (or a supplement thereto)
on
each Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan Package delivered on such Closing Date,
such schedule setting forth the following information as to each Mortgage Loan,
as applicable, as well as the data fields set forth in the related Confirmation:
(a) the Mortgage Loan identifying number, (b) the Mortgagor's name, (c) the
street address of the Mortgaged Property, including the state and zip code,
(d)
the Mortgage Interest Rate, (e) the original principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan, (f) principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date
after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off
Date, whether or not collected, (g) the actual principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan as of the closed of business on the Cut-off Date, after deduction of
payments of principal actually collected on or before the Cut-off Date, (h)
the
first payment date, (i) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
occupied by the owner (and, if so, whether it is occupied as a primary,
secondary or vacation residence), (j) the purpose of the Mortgage Loan and
(k)
the next Interest Rate Change Date, (l) Margin, (m) the Lifetime Mortgage
Interest Rate Cap, (n) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
a
single family residence, a 2 family dwelling, a 3-4 family dwelling, a PUD,
a
townhouse or a unit in a high-rise or low-rise condominium project, (o) the
number of units for all Mortgaged Properties, (p) the original month to maturity
or the remaining months to maturity from the Cut-off Date, in any case based
on
the original amortization schedule, and if different, the maturity expressed
in
the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule, (q ) a code
indicating whether the loan is an adjustable rate, fixed rate or balloon
Mortgage Loan, (r) the Loan to Value Ratio at origination, if applicable, (s)
the Combined Loan to value at origination, if applicable, (t) the appraised
value and purchase price, if applicable, of the Mortgage Property, (u) the
Mortgage Interest Rate as of the Cut-off Date, (v) the origination date of
the
Mortgage Loan, (w) the stated maturity date of the Mortgage Loan, (x) the amount
of the monthly principal and interest Payment as of the Cut-off Date, (y) the
next due date of the Mortgage Loan, (z) a code indicating the Mortgage Insurance
provider and percent of coverage, if applicable, (aa) the Mortgage Insurance
Certificate Number; a code indicating the method of payment of Mortgage
Insurance Premiums and cost (Lender Paid MI), if applicable, (bb) the loan
documentation type, (cc) the back-end debt to income ration, (dd) borrower
age,
(ee) co-borrower age, (ff) borrower Gender, (gg) co-borrower Gender, (hh)
borrower race, (ii) co-borrower race, (jj) combined monthly income, (kk) the
Mortgagor’s and Co-Mortgagor’s ( if applicable) original FICO score, (ll) a code
indicating the Appraisal Type (Tax Assessment, BPO, Drive-By Form 704, URAR,
Form 2065, Form 2055 (Exterior only), Form 2055 (Interior Inspection), or AVM,
(mm) a code indicating whether the Borrower(s) is self-employed (yes or no),
(nn) product description (in accordance with Standard and Poor’s description
categories-Field 7), and (oo) asset verification (purchase money loans only-yes
or no) Schedule I hereto shall be supplemented as of each Closing Date to
reflect the addition of the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
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"Mortgage
Note": The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured
by
the related Mortgage.
"Mortgaged
Property": The real property and improvements subject to a Mortgage,
constituting security for repayment of the debt evidenced by the related
Mortgage Note.
"Mortgagor":
The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
"Nonrecoverable
Advance": Any advance previously made by the Company pursuant to Section 5.03
or
any expenses incurred pursuant to Section 4.08 which, in the good faith
judgement of the Company, may not be ultimately recoverable by the Company
from
Liquidation Proceeds. The determination by the Company that is has made a
Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of the
Company delivered to the Owner and detailing the reasons for such
determination.
"Officers'
Certificate": A certificate signed by the President, a Senior Vice President
or
a Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secre-tary or one of the Assistant
Secretaries of the Company, or by other duly authorized officers or agents
of
the Company, and delivered to the Owner as required by this
Agreement.
"Opinion
of Counsel": A written opinion of counsel, who may be salaried counsel employed
by the Company.
"Owner":
Any successor or assign to this Agreement by the Initial Owner or an
Owner.
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"P&I
Advance": As to any Mortgage Loan, any advance made by the Company pursuant
to
Section 5.03.
"Pass-Through
Transfer": The sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans by the
Initial Owner to a trust to be formed as part of a publicly issued or privately
placed mortgage-backed securities transaction.
"Person":
Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincor-porated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Prepayment
Interest Shortfall": As to any Remittance Date and any Mortgage Loan, (a) if
such Mortgage Loan was the subject of a Full Principal Prepayment during the
related Principal Prepayment Period, the excess of one month’s interest
(adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) on the Assumed Principal Balance
of such Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such prepayment, over
the
amount of interest (adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) actually
paid
by the Mortgagor in respect of such Principal Prepayment Period, and (b) if
such
Mortgage Loan was the subject of a Curtailment during the related Principal
Prepayment Period, an amount equal to one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate on the amount of such Curtailment.
"Primary
Insurance Policy": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the primary policy of
mortgage insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer and in effect, or any
replacement policy therefor obtained by the Company pursuant to Section
4.20.
"Principal
Prepayment": Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan
which
is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and is not accompanied by
an
amount of interest repre-sent-ing scheduled interest due on any date or dates
in
any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
"Principal
Prepayment Period": As to any Remittance Date, the calendar month preceding
the
calendar month in which such Remittance Date occurs.
"Purchase
Price ": The price paid on the related Closing Date by the Initial Owner to
the
Company pursuant to the related Confirmation in exchange for the Mortgage Loans
purchased on such Closing Date.
"Qualified
Appraiser": An appraiser who (a) satisfies
the requirements of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, and
Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
(b) is acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and (c) approved by the
Company.
"Qualified
Insurer":
A
mortgage guaranty insurance company duly authorized and licensed where required
by law to transact mortgage guaranty insurance business and approved as an
insurer by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
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"Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan": A mortgage loan substituted by the Company for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have
a
principal balance at the time of substitution not in excess of the principal
balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any difference being deemed
to be a principal payment to be credited to or deposited by the Company in
the
Custodial Account), (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and not
more than 1% greater than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a
remaining maturity not later than and not more than one year less than the
remaining maturity of the Deleted Mortgage Loan and (iv) be, in the reasonable
determination of the Company, of the same type, quality and character as the
Deleted Mortgage Loan as if the breach had not occurred.
"Reconstitution
Agreement": The agreement or agreements entered into by the Company and the
Initial Owner and certain third parties on the Reconstitution Date or Dates
with
respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, in connection
with a Whole Loan Transfer, a Pass-Through Transfer or Agency Transfer as
provided in Section 12.01.
"Reconstitution
Date": The date or dates on which any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced
under this Agreement shall be removed from this Agreement and reconstituted
as
part of a Whole Loan Transfer, Pass-Through Transfer or Agency Transfer pursuant
to Section 12.01 hereof. On such date, the Mortgage Loans transferred shall
cease to be covered by this Agreement and the Company shall cease to service
such Mortgage Loans under this Agreement.
"Record
Date": The close of business of the last Busi-ness Day of the month preceding
the month of the related Remit-tance Date.
"Refinanced
Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan that was made to a Mortgagor who owned the
Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan.
"REMIC":
A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D
of the Code.
"Remittance
Date": The 18th day of any month, begin-ning in the month following the Closing
Date, or if such 18th day is not a Busi-ness Day, the first Business Day
immediately following.
"REO
Disposition": The final sale by the Company of a Mortgaged Property acquired
by
the Company in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure.
"REO
Disposition Proceeds": All amounts received with respect to an REO Disposition
pursuant to Section 4.14.
"REO
Property": A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company through foreclosure
or
deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 4.14.
"Repurchase
Price": With respect to any Mortgage Loan to be repurchased by the Company
pursuant to Section 3.03, an amount equal to the Assumed Principal Balance
of
such Mortgage Loan as of the date of such repurchase, plus interest on such
Assumed Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the date
to
which interest has last been paid up to and including the day prior to
repurchase.
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"S&P":
Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc., or any successor in interest.
"Servicing
Advances": All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of pocket" costs and
expenses incurred in the performance by the Company of its servicing
obligations, includ-ing, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation,
restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or
judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management and liquidation
of REO Property pursuant to Section 4.14 and (d) compliance with the Company's
obligations described in Section 4.08.
"Servicing
Fee": The amount of the annual fee the Owner shall pay to the Company, as
outlined in the Confirmation.
Such
fee
shall be payable monthly from the interest portion (including recoveries with
respect to interest from the Liquidation Proceeds) of each Monthly Payment
collected by the Company (or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05) and
shall
be computed on the basis of the same principal amount and for the period
respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed.
"Servicing
Officer": Any officer of the Company involved in, or responsible for, the
administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a
list
of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Owner upon request, as
such list may from time to time be amended.
"Transfer
Date": The meaning set forth in Section 10.02.
"Underwriting
Guidelines": The underwriting guidelines of the Company as attached hereto
as
Exhibit G.
"Whole
Loan Transfer": Any sale or transfer of all of the Mortgage Loans by the Initial
Owner to a third party.
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ARTICLE
II
CONVEYANCE
OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS
AND
RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT;
DELIVERY
OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
Section
2.01 Conveyance
of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Mortgage Files.
The
Company, simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase Price and with the
execution and delivery to the Initial Owner of an Assignment and Conveyance
with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package does hereby sell, transfer, assign,
set over and convey to the Owner, without recourse, but subject to the terms
of
this Agreement, all the right, title and interest of the Company in and to
the
Mortgage Loans, including all interest and principal received by the Company
on
or with respect to the Mortgage Loans after the related Cut-off Date (other
than
payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the
related Cut-off Date). Pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof, the Company has
delivered a portion of each Mortgage File to the Custodian. The contents of
each
Mortgage File not delivered to the Custodian are and shall be held in trust
by
the Company for the benefit of the Owner as the owner thereof and the Company's
possession of the portion of each Mortgage File so retained is at the will
of
the Owner for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and
such
retention and possession by the Company is in a custodial capacity only. On
the
related Closing Date, the ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage and each
related Mortgage File is vested in the Owner and the ownership of all records
and documents with respect to each related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which
come into the possession of the Company shall immediately vest in the Owner
and
shall be retained and main-tained, in trust, by the Company at the will of
the
Owner in such custodial capacity only. The Mortgage File may be retained in
microfilm, microfiche, optical storage or magnetic media in lieu of hard copy.
The Company shall maintain records (i) confirming the sale of the related
Mortgage Loan to the Owner and (ii) confirming the Owner's ownership interest
in
the Mortgage File. The Company shall release from its custody the contents
of
any Mortgage File only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner,
unless such release is required as incidental to the Company's servicing of
the
Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan or
the
removal of any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property from the terms of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 3.03 such written instructions shall not be
required.
Section
2.02 Books
and Records.
Notwithstanding
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Owner, record title to each Mortgage
and
the related Mortgage Note shall continue in the name of the Company and be
retained by the Company in trust for the Owner for the sole purpose of
facilitating the servicing and the supervision of the servic-ing of the Mortgage
Loans; provided however, that the Company agrees to cooperate with the Initial
Owner in the event the Initial Owner requests recordation of the Assignments
of
Mortgage in connection with a reconstitution of this Agreement as contemplated
under Article XII. It being further understood that this Assignment of Mortgage
may necessitate putting the Assignments in the name of the Trust or some other
third party. If the Mortgage is registered with MERS, the Company shall effect
a
transfer of such Mortgage to the name of the Owner (or other designee as
directed by the Initial Owner) as soon as practicable in accordance with MERS
requirements. All rights arising out of the Xxxx-xxxx Loans including, but
not
limited to, all funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall
be
held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Owner as the owner of the
Mortgage Loans, subject to subsequent deduction of amounts to which the Company
is entitled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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The
sale
of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Company's balance sheet and
other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Company. The Company
shall
be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books
and
records for each Mortgage Loan, which shall be clearly marked to reflect the
ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Owner.
Section
2.03 Custodial
Agreement; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
1.
Prior
to the related Closing Date, the Company has delivered to the Custodian each
of
the following documents for each Mortgage Loan:
(a)
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The
original Mortgage Note endorsed (and any exhibits thereto), "Pay
to the
order of ______________________, without recourse" and signed in
the name
of the Company by an authorized officer. Such signature may be an
original
signature or a facsimile signature of such officer. In the event
the
original Mortgage Note is lost, misplaced or destroyed, the Company
shall
delivery a lost note affidavit in lieu of the original Mortgage Note.
If
the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement
must be by "GMAC Mortgage Corporation, successor by merger to [name
of
predecessor]"; and if the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated
by the
Company while doing business under another name, the endorsement
must be
by "GMAC Mortgage Corporation, formerly known as [previous name]".
The
Mortgage Note shall include all intervening endorsements showing
a
complete chain of title from the originator to the Company.
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(b)
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Unless
the Mortgage is registered with MERS, the original Assignment of
Mortgage,
assigned to ______________________, but otherwise in form and substance
acceptable for recording and sent for recording; provided, however,
that
certain recording information will not be available if, as of the
related
Closing Date, the Company has not received the related Mortgage from
the
appropriate recording office. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by
the
Company in a merger, the assignment must be by "GMAC Mortgage Corporation,
successor by merger to [name of predecessor]"; and if the Mortgage
Loan
was acquired or originated by the Company while doing business under
another name, the assignment must be by "GMAC Mortgage Corporation,
formerly known as [previous name]". If the Mortgage is registered
with
MERS, the Company shall effect a transfer of such Mortgage to the
name of
the Initial Owner (or other designee as directed by the Initial Owner),
in
accordance with MERS requirements.
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(c)
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Originals
or certified true copies from the appropriate recording offices of
all
assumption and modification agree-ments, if any, or if the original
has
not yet been returned from the recording office, a copy of such original
certified by the Company.
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(d)
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Certified
true copy of any power of attorney, if
applicable
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2.
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In
the event the Owner is required under the terms of a Whole Loan Transfer,
Pass-Through Transfer or Agency Transfer as contemplated under Section
12,
the Company agrees to deliver the following documents to the Owner
or its
designee within 10 Business Days of written request by the
Owner:
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(a)
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The
original Mortgage, or a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording
thereon certified by the appropriate recording office to be a true
copy of
the recorded Mortgage, or, if the original Mortgage has not yet been
returned from the recording office, a copy of the original Mortgage
together with a certificate of a duly authorized representative of
the
Company (which certificate may consist of stamped text appearing
on such
copy of the Mortgage, provided that the signature of the representative
appearing below such text is an original signature), the closing
attorney
or an officer of the title insurer which issued the related title
insurance policy, certifying that the copy is a true copy of the
original
of the Mortgage which has been transmitted for recording in the
appropriate recording office of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged
Property is located.
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(b)
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The
original policy of title insurance or, if such insurance is in force
but
the original policy of title insurance has not been delivered to
the
Company by the issuing title insurer, the initial report of title
insurance or title commitment or other evidence of title insurance
generally acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx
Mac.
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(c)
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Originals,
or certified true copies from the appropriate recording offices,
of any
intervening assignments of the Xxxx-xxxx with evidence of recording
thereon, or, if the original intervening assignment has not yet been
returned from the recording office, a copy of such assignment certified
by
the Company.
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(d)
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The
original Primary Insurance Policy, if any (or a facsimile copy thereof),
or if the Mortgage Loan was processed with the primary insurance
company
via electronic data interchange, the Company shall provide in lieu
of the
original Primary Insurance Policy (or a facsimile copy thereof) a
printout
of the Company’s primary insurance servicing screen which indicates
information including (but not limited to) the name of the primary
insurance company and the certificate number of the Primary Insurance
Policy, if any.
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY;
REPURCHASE
AND SUBSTITUTION;
EARLY
PAYMENT DEFAULT
Section
3.01 Representations
and Warranties of the Company.
The
Company represents, warrants and covenants to the Owner, as of the initial
Closing Date and each subsequent Closing Date or as of such other date specified
below, that:
(i) The
Company is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of
the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is qualified to transact business in, is in
good standing under the laws of, and possesses all licenses necessary for the
conduct of its business in, each state in which any Mortgaged Property is
located or is otherwise exempt or not required under applicable law to effect
such qualification or license and no demand for such qualification or license
has been made upon the Company by any such state, and in any event the Company
is in compliance with the laws of each such State to the extent necessary to
ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan;
(ii) The
Company has full power and authority to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and to execute, deliver and perform,
and to enter into and consummate all transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and to conduct its business as presently conducted, has duly authorized the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and
delivered this Agreement and each Assignment of Mortgage to the Owner
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy laws and other
similar laws of general application affecting rights of creditors and subject
to
the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the
availability of specific performance;
(iii) None
of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the origination of the Mortgage
Loans by the Company, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Owner, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment of
or
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's articles of
incorporation or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material
breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction
or
any agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party or by which
it
is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of
the
foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property is
subject;
(iv) Each
Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment of Mortgage (if applicable) and
any other documents required pursuant to this Agreement to be delivered to
the
Owner or its assignee for each Mortgage Loan have been, on or before the related
Closing Date, delivered to the Owner or its designee;
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(v) There
is
no litigation pending or to the best of Company’s knowledge threatened with
respect to the Company which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse
effect on the sale of the related Mortgage Loans, the execution, delivery or
enforceability of this Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, or which
would draw into question the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans
or
if any action taken in connection with the obligations of the Company
contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability
of the Company to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
(vi) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of
or compliance by the Company with this Agreement, the sale of the Mortgage
Loans
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except
for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been
obtained;
(vii) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Company, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Company pursuant
to
this Agreement are not subject to bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(viii) The
Mortgage Loans were selected on a random basis from among the outstanding
residential mortgage loans contained in the Company's non-conforming fixed
or
adjustable rate portfolio immediately prior to the related Closing Date as
to
which the representations and warranties set forth in this Section 3.01 and
Section 3.02 could be made;
(ix) The
Company has delivered to the Owner financial statements as to its last complete
fiscal year. There has been no change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company’s
financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on its ability
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(x) The
Company does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that
it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this Agreement. The
Company is solvent and the sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Company
to become insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with
the
intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Company’s creditors;
(xi) Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other document furnished pursuant
to
this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
contains any untrue statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to
make
the statements contained therein not misleading;
(xii) Company
has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations,
including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws”); Company has established an anti-money laundering
compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has conducted
the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each Mortgage
Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect
to
the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the assets used
by
the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question, and maintains, and
will
maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable Mortgagor for
purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws; and
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(xiii) The
Company is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material
respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing
of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered
with MERS;
Section
3.02 Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Owner, as to each Mortgage Loan
as
of the related Closing Date or such other date as may be specified below,
that:
(i) The
information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true, complete and
correct in all material respects as of the related Cut-Off Date;
(ii) The
Mortgage creates a first lien or a first priority ownership interest in an
estate in fee simple in real property securing the related Mortgage Note, free
and clear of all adverse claims, liens and encumbrances having priority over
the
first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (1) the lien of non-delinquent
current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable, (2)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of public record as of the date of recording which are acceptable to
mortgage lending institutions generally and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan
for which an appraisal was made prior to the related Cut-Off Date, either (A)
which are referred to or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the
originator of the Mortgage Loan, or (B) which do not adversely affect the
appraised value of the Mortgaged Property as set forth in such appraisal, and
(C) 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. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan
establishes and creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien and
first
priority security interest on the property described therein. The Mortgage
Note
is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the
corresponding Mortgage and the security interest of any applicable security
or
chattel mortgage;
(iii) Except
as
disclosed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan has not been
delinquent thirty (30) days or more at any time during the twelve (12) month
period prior to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage Loan. There are
no
defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan; and the Company has not advanced
funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds from
a
party other than the owner of the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage,
directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage
Loan;
(iv)
There are no delinquent taxes which are due and payable, ground rents,
assessments or other outstanding charges affecting the related Mortgaged
Property;
(v) The
terms
of the Mortgage Note of the related Mortgagor and the Mortgage have not been
impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, except by written
instruments which have been recorded to the extent any such recordation is
required by applicable law or is necessary to protect the interests of the
Owner, and which have been approved by the title insurer and the primary
mortgage insurer, as applicable, and copies of which written instruments are
included in the Mortgage File. No other instrument of waiver, alteration or
modification has been executed, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole
or
in part, from the terms thereof except in connection with an assumption
agreement, which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File and the
terms
of which are reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. To the best of the
Company’s knowledge, no Mortgagor was in debtor in any state or federal
insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated;
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(vi) 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 Note or 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;
(vii) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable
insurer pursuant to standard hazard policies conforming to the requirements
of
Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac. All such standard hazard policies are in effect
and
on the date of origination contained a standard mortgagee clause naming the
Company and its successors in interest as loss payee and such clause is still
in
effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid. If the Mortgaged Property
is
located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as
having special flood hazards under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973,
as
amended, such Mortgaged Property is covered by flood insurance by a generally
acceptable insurer in an amount not less than the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae
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;
(viii) 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, disclosure laws or predatory or
abusive lending laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan have been complied with,
and the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for the Owner’s
inspection, evidence of compliance with all such requirements;
(ix) The
Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled or subordinated, in whole or in part,
or rescinded, 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, release, cancellation, subordination or
rescission;
(x) The
Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are original and genuine and each is
the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in all
respects in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and
other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors, and the
Company has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability
to the Owner. All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had the legal
capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and
properly executed by such parties. The proceeds of the Mortgage Note have been
fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder,
and
any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site
improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been
complied with;
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(xi) Immediately
prior to the transfer and assignment to the Owner, the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage were not subject to an assignment or pledge, and the Company had good
and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to
transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Owner free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest;
(xii) The
Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or other
generally acceptable form of policy of insurance, with all necessary
endorsements, issued by a title insurer qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring (subject to
the
exceptions contained in clause (b) (1), (2) and (3) above) the Company, its
successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan. Such title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress and against encroachments by or upon
the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Company is the sole insured
of such lender's title insurance policy, such title insurance policy has been
duly and validly endorsed to the Owner or the assignment to the Owner of the
Company's interest therein does not require the consent of or notification
to
the insurer 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 lender's
title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage has done,
by
act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's
title
insurance policy;
(xiii) There
is
no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the
Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note and, to the Company’s knowledge, 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
permitting acceleration; and neither the Company nor any prior mortgagee has
waived any default, breach, violation or event permitting
acceleration;
(xiv) To
the
best of the Company’s knowledge, there are no mechanics, or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material affecting the related
Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to or equal to the lien
of
the related Mortgage;
(xv) All
improvements subject to the Mortgage lie wholly within the boundaries and
building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property (and wholly within the
project with respect to a condominium unit) and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property except those which are insured
against by the title insurance policy referred to in clause (xii) above and
all
improvements on the property comply with all applicable zoning and subdivision
laws and ordinances;
(xvi) The
Mortgage Loan was originated by the Company or by an eligible correspondent
of
the Company. The Mortgage Loan complies in all material respects with all terms,
conditions and requirements of the Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage Notes
and Mortgages are on forms acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac;
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(xvii) The
Mortgage Loan contains the usual and enforceable provisions of the originator
at
the time of origination for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid
principal amount if the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior
consent of the mortgagee thereunder. The Mortgage Loan has an original term
to
maturity of not more than 30 years, with interest payable in arrears on the
first day of each month. Except as otherwise set forth on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, the Mortgage Loan does not contain terms or provisions, which would
result in negative amortization nor contain "graduated payment"
features;
(xviii) The
Mortgaged Property at origination of the Mortgage Loan was and, to the Company’s
knowledge, currently is free of damage and waste and at origination of the
Mortgage Loan there was, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there currently is, no
proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation thereof. At the time
of
the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged Property was lawfully
occupied;
(xix) The
related Mortgage contains 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;
(xx) If
the
Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, duly qualified if required
under applicable law to act 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 Owner to the trustee under the deed of trust, except
in
connection with a trustees sale or attempted sale after default by the
Mortgagor;
(xxi) If
required by the applicable processing style, the Mortgage File contains an
appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property made and signed prior to the final
approval of the mortgage loan application by a Qualified Appraiser. The
appraisal, if applicable, is in a form generally acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac;
(xxii) All
parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage, whether as mortgagee,
assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held
and disposed of such interest, were) (A) in substantial compliance with any
and
all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the
Mortgaged Property is located, and (B) (1) organized under the laws of such
state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings
and
loan associations, national banks, a Federal Home Loan Bank or the Federal
Reserve Bank, or (4) not doing business in such state;
(xxiii) To
the
best of the Company’s knowledge, there does not exist any circumstances or
conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor
or the Mortgagor's credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause
private institutional investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable
investment, to cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or to materially
adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxiv) Each
of
the Mortgaged Properties consists of a single parcel of real property with
a
detached single-family residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family
dwelling, or a townhouse, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium
project or an individual unit in a planned unit development. Any condominium
unit or planned unit development conforms with applicable Xxxxxx Mae
requirements regarding such dwellings or is covered by a waiver confirming
that
such condominium unit or planned unit development is acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx.
No such residence is a mobile home or manufactured dwelling or is used for
commercial purposes;
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(xxv) The
ratio
of the original outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan to the lesser
of the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination or the purchase
price of the Mortgaged Property securing each Mortgage Loan is not in excess
of
95.00%. The original Loan-to-Value Ratio of each Mortgage Loan was not more
than
95.00%, and the excess LTV over 80.00% is insured as to payment defaults by
a
Primary Insurance Policy issued by a primary mortgage insurer acceptable to
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. All provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy
have
been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect,
and
all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Any Mortgage Loan subject to a
Primary Insurance Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the
Primary Insurance Policy and to pay all premiums and charges in connection
therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loan Schedule is net
of
any such insurance premium;
(xxvi) The
Assignment of Mortgage (if applicable) is in recordable form and is acceptable
for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property
is located;
(xxvii) The
Company is either, and each Mortgage Loan was originated by, a savings and
loan
association, savings bank, commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or
similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or State
authority, or by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Section 203 and 211 of the National Housing
Act;
(xxviii)
The origination, collection and servicing practices with respect to each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been legal in all material respects and in
accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures. With respect to escrow deposits
and payments that the Company collects, all such payments are in the possession
of, or under the control of, the Company, and there exist no deficiencies in
connection therewith, for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof
have not been made. No escrow deposits or other charges or payments due under
the Mortgage Note have been capitalized under any Mortgage or the related
Mortgage Note;
(xxix)
No
fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact with respect to the origination
of
a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Company;
(xxx)No
adjustable rate Mortgage Loan contains a provision whereby the related Mortgagor
can convert the related Mortgage Loan to a fixed rate instrument;
(xxxi) None
of
the Mortgage Loans are classified as (a) “high cost” loans under the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) “high cost,” “threshold,”
“predatory”, “covered” loans under any other applicable state, federal or local
law (or a similarly classified loan using different technology). Each Mortgage
Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase
requirements of Xxxxxx Mae’s Selling Guide. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan
or Covered Loan, as applicable (as such terms are defined in the then current
Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary);
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(xxxii)
No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy
(e.g., life, disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance product)
or
debt cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit.
No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single premium credit insurance policy (e.g.,
life, disability, accident, unemployment, mortgage, or health insurance) in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No proceeds from any
Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies
or
debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition
to
closing, such Mortgage Loan. No Mortgagor has a debt cancellation agreement
with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan;
(xxxiii) No
Mortgage Loan provides for negative amortization. No Mortgage Loan is a balloon
mortgage loan that has an original stated maturity of less than seven (7)
years;
(xxxiv)
The
Mortgagor is one or more natural persons;
(xxxv)
As of
the Closing Date, and to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Mortgaged
Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All inspections, licenses
and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied
portions of the Mortgaged Property 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;
(xxxvi) Any
future advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the related Cut-off Date have
been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage,
and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest
rate
and single repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated
principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and
Xxxxxxx Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxvii) The
Mortgagor has not notified the Company, and the Company has no knowledge of
any
relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers’ Civil
Relief Act, as amended, or any successor legislation thereto;
(xxxviii) No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (i) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (ii) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
(xxxix)
The
Mortgage Loan is a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)
of the Code;
(xl) No
Mortgage Loan subject to the Georgia Act and secured by owner occupied real
property or an owner occupied manufactured home located in the State of Georgia
was originated (or modified) on or after October 1, 2002 through and including
March 6, 2003;
(xli) None
of
the Mortgage Loans are simple interest Mortgage Loans;
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(xlii) The
prepayment penalty provisions applicable to any Mortgage Loans
are
enforceable and were originated in the compliance with all applicable federal,
state and local laws;
(xliii) No
Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004 requires the related
Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or
relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction;
Section
3.03 Repurchase
and Substitution.
The
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive
the sale of the Mortgage Loans and shall inure to the benefit of the Owner,
notwithstand-ing any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note
or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination of any Mortgage File. Upon
discovery by either the Company or an Owner of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02
(notwithstanding the Company’s lack of knowledge of such representation and
warranty), which breach materially and adversely affects the value of the
Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Owner (or which materially and adversely
affects the interest of the Owner in the related Mortgage Loan in the case
of a
repre-sentation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the party
discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other. Upon
the
earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of any such breach,
the
Company shall use its best efforts to promptly cure such breach in all material
respects within 60 days, and, if such breach cannot be cured during such time
period, the Company shall, at the Owner's option, repurchase such Mortgage
Loan
at the Repurchase Price. If any such breach shall involve any represent-ation
or
warranty set forth in Section 3.01, and such breach cannot be cured within
60
days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the Company of such
breach, all the Mortgage Loans shall, at the Owner's option, be repurchased
by
the Company at the Repurchase Price; provided, however, that in the event of
a
breach of representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.01 that relates
to
less than all of the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall repurchase only the
Mortgage Loans to which such breach relates. However, the Company may, at its
option, replace a Mortgage Loan as to which a breach of representation of
warranty has occurred as described in the foregoing sentences of this Section
3.03 and substi-tute in its place with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or
Loans, provided, however, that any such substitution shall be effected not
later
than 120 days after the related Closing Date. Any repurchase of a Mortgage
Loan
or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.03 shall be
accomplished by deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase
Price (after deducting therefrom any amounts received in respect of such
repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being held in the Custodi-al Account
for
future distribution).
The
Company shall effect any substitution of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
by
delivering to the Custodian the documents as are required to be delivered by
Section 2.03, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by Section 2.03.
No
substitution will be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date
occurring in such month. The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account
the
Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly
Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month
of
substitution will be retained by the Company. For the month of substitution,
distributions to the Owner will include the Monthly Payment due on such Deleted
Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Company shall thereafter
be
entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received by the Company in respect
of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Company shall give written notice to the
Owner that such substitution has taken place and shall amend the Mortgage Loan
Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms
of
this Agreement and the substitu-tion of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall
be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Company
shall
be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or Loans, as of the date of substitu-tion, the covenants, representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02, except to the extent a
representation contained in Section 3.02 relates to an expressly specified
percentage of the Mortgage Loans.
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For
any
month in which the Company substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Company will determine the
amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the
aggregate Assumed Principal Balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after
application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution).
The amount of such shortfall shall be distributed by the Company in the month
of
substitution pursuant to Section 5.01. Accordingly, on the date of such
substitution, the Company will deposit from its own funds into the Custodial
Account an amount equal to the amount of such shortfall.
In
addition to such repurchase obligation, the Company shall indemnify the Owner
for any expenses reasonably incurred by the Owner in enforcing its remedies
hereunder in connection with any breach by the Company of any representation
or
warranty set forth in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the
obligations of the Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure or to
repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Owner as provided
in
this Section 3.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Owner respecting a breach
of the foregoing representations and warranties.
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ARTICLE
IV
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
4.01 Company
to Act as Servicer.
The
Company, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Owner in accordance with the terms of
this
Agreement and in conformity with Customary Servicing Procedures. In performing
its obligations hereunder, the Company shall exercise no less than the same
care
that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
mortgage loans for its own account, but shall perform such obligations without
regard to the Company's obligation to make Servicing Advances or P&I
Advances, or to the Company's right to receive compensation for its services
hereunder.
Subject
to the above-described servicing standards, the specific requirements and
prohibitions of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans, and the
provisions of any Primary Insurance Policy and applicable law, the Company
shall
have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things in
connection with such servicing and administration which the Company may deem
necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Company shall, and is hereby authorized and empowered to (i) execute and deliver
on behalf of itself and the Owner, any and all instruments of satisfaction
or
cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable
instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loan and with respect to the Mortgaged
Property and (ii) waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent
to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner
grant indulgence to the related Mortgagor if in the Company's reasonable and
prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence
is
not materially adverse to the interests of the Owner and is not prohibited
by a
Primary Insurance Policy; provided, however, that the Company may not, unless
it
has obtained the consent of the Owner, permit any modification with respect
to
any Mortgage Loan that would vary the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive
the payment of interest or of any principal, reduce the outstanding principal
amount (other than as a result of its actual receipt of payment of principal
on)
or extend the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan. If, with the consent
of
the Owner, the Company permits the deferral of interest or principal payments
on
any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall include in each remittance for any month
in
which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred an amount equal
to the amount that the Company would have been required to advance pursuant
to
Section 5.03 if such deferred amounts had been delinquent, and shall be entitled
to reimbursement for such advances only to the same extent as for P&I
Advances made pursuant to Section 5.03. If reasonably required by the Company,
the Owner shall furnish the Company with any powers of attorney and other
documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Company to carry out its
servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.
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Section
4.02 Liquidation
of Mortgage Loans; Servicing Advances and Foreclo-sure.
If
any
payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01
is not paid when the same becomes due and payable, or if the Mortgagor fails
to
perform any other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such
failure continues beyond any applicable grace period, the Company shall take
such action as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Owner. If any
payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01
remains delinquent for a period of 90 days or more, the Company shall (a) act
in
the best interests of the Owner, and such action may include the commencement
of
foreclosure proceedings, (b) if the Company commences foreclosure proceedings,
notify the Owner thereof on the monthly remittance report delivered pursuant
to
Section 5.02 on the first Remittance Date following such commencement and (c)
respond to reasonable inquiries of the Owner with respect to the Mortgage Loan
or related REO Property. If the Company has commenced foreclosure proceedings
and the Owner wishes to participate in such proceedings or the disposition
of an
REO Property upon acquisition thereof, the Owner shall notify the Company in
writing (addressed to "Department Head of the Foreclosure Department") within
15
days following the Owner's receipt of the notice of commencement of foreclosure
proceedings described in clause (c) of the preceding sentence and upon receipt
thereof the Company shall thereafter periodically advise the Owner of the status
of the foreclosure proceedings and follow the Owner's instructions in connection
therewith. The Owner shall be entitled to compensation for loss mitigation,
as
permitted by Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Whether
in connection with the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan or otherwise, the Company
shall from its own funds make all necessary and proper Servicing Advances;
provided, however, that the Company is not required to make a Servicing Advance
unless the Company determines in the exercise of its good faith reasonable
judgment that such Servicing Advance would ultimately be recoverable from REO
Dispositions, Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds (with respect to
each
of which the Company shall have the priority described in Section 4.05 for
purposes of withdrawals from the Custodial Account). In the event that any
Servicing Advance or any commitment to pay Servicing Advances in connection
with
any Mortgage Loan exceeds $5,000 in the aggregate, the Company shall secure
the
written approval of the Owner.
Section
4.03 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously
from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans
are
paid in full, the Company will proceed diligently, in accordance with this
Agreement, to collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when
the
same shall become due and payable, and will take special care in ascertaining
and estimating annual taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums,
mortgage insurance premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in any
Mortgage, will become due and payable in order that the installments payable
by
the Mort-gagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become
due and payable.
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Section
4.04 Establishment
of Custodial Account; Deposits in Custodial Account.
The
Company shall segregate and hold all funds collec-xxx and received pur-suant
to
each Mortgage Loan and REO Property separate and apart from any of its own
funds
and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial
Accounts (collec-tively, the "Custodial Account"), in the form of non-interest
bearing time deposit or demand accounts. The Custodial Account shall be
established with an Eligible Depository Institution. The creation of any
Custodial Account shall be evidenced by a letter agree-ment in the form of
Exhibit B hereto. A copy of such certifi-ca-tion or letter agreement shall
be
furnished to any Owner upon request.
The
Company shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis and in
the
Custodial Account no later than the second Business Day thereafter and retain
therein:
(i) all
scheduled payments due after the related Cutoff Date on account of principal,
includ-ing Principal Prepayments collected after the related Cutoff Date, on
the
Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all
scheduled payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans (minus the
portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the
related Cutoff Date) adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
(iii) all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(iv) all
Insurance Proceeds, including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Section 4.10 and Section 4.11, other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow
Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Custom-ary Servicing Procedures,
the Mortgage Loan documents or applicable law;
(v) all
Condemnation Proceeds with respect to any Mort-gaged Property which are not
released to the Mortgagor in accor-dance with Customary Servicing Procedures,
the Mortgage Loan documents or applicable law;
(vi) any
amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant
to Section 3.03 and all amounts required to be deposited by the Company in
connection with shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans pursuant to Section 3.03 or;
(vii)
any
amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
5.04; and
(viii) any
amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Sections
4.01, 4.14, 5.01, 5.03, 5.04 and 6.02.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be exclusive.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of
late
payment charges, fees for special services provided to a Mortgagor and
assumption fees need not be deposited by the Company in the Custodial
Account.
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The
Company may invest the funds in the Custodial Account in Eligible Investments
designated in the name of the Company for the benefit of the Owner, which shall
mature not later than the Business Day next preceding the Remittance Date next
following the date of such investment (except that (i) any investment in the
institution with which the Custodial Account is maintained may mature on such
Remittance Date and (ii) any other investment may mature on such Remittance
Date
if the Company shall advance funds on such Remittance Date, pending receipt
thereof to the extent necessary to make distributions to the Owner) and shall
not be sold or disposed of prior to maturity. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein and above, all income and gain realized from any such investment
shall be for the benefit of the Company and shall be subject to its withdrawal
or order from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of
any
such investments shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Company
out
of its own funds immediately as realized.
Section
4.05 Withdrawals
From the Custodial Account.
The
Company shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account
for
the following purposes:
(i) to
make
payments to the Owner in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section
5.01;
(ii) to
reimburse itself for P&I Advances, the Company's right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on the related
Mortgage Loan that represent payments of principal and/or interest respecting
which any such P&I Advance was made;
(iii) to
reimburse itself first
for
unreimbursed Servic-ing Advances, second
for
xxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advances, and third
for any
unpaid Servicing Fees, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to
this
subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related
Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition
Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Company from the
Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that,
in the case of any such xxxx-bursement, the Company's right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of the Owner unless the Company is required to repurchase
a
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03, in which case the Company's right to
such reimbursement shall be subse-quent to the payment to the Owner of the
Repurchase Price pursuant to Section 3.03 and all other amounts required to
be
paid to the Owner with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(iv) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and advances of Company
funds made pursuant to Section 5.03 to the extent that such amounts are
nonrecoverable by the Company pursuant to subclause (iii) above, provided that
the Mortgage Loan for which such advances were made is not required to be
repurchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.03, in which case the Company's
right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Owner
of
the Repurchase Price pursuant to Section 3.03 and all other amounts required
to
be paid to the Owner with respect to such Mortgage Loan, and to reimburse itself
for such amounts to the extent that such amounts are nonrecover-able from the
disposition of REO Property pursuant to Section 4.14 hereof;
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(v) to
reimburse itself for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it
pursuant
to Section 8.01;
(vi) to
pay
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan repurchased pursuant to Section 3.03
all amounts collected in respect of such Mortgage Loan and remaining on deposit
in the Custodial Account as of the date on which the related Repurchase Price
is
deposited into the Custodial Account (other than the amount of such Repurchase
Price);
(vii) to
pay
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan servicing compensation pursuant to
Section 6.03;
(viii) to
reimburse itself for any Nonrecoverable Advance or Advances; it being understood
that if the amounts available upon liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan
are
insufficient to fully reimburse the Company for Nonrecoverable Advances or
Advances previously made, then the Company shall provide the Owner with the
amount of such deficiency and the Owner shall promptly reimburse the Company
upon receipt of notice of such deficiency from Company; and
(ix) to
clear
and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this
Agreement.
On
each
Remittance Date, the Company shall withdraw all funds from the Custodial Account
except for those amounts which, pursuant to Section 5.01(a)(iv) and (v), the
Company is not obligated to remit on such Remittance Date. The Company may
use
such with-drawn funds only for the purposes described in this Section
4.05.
Section
4.06 Establishment
of Escrow Account; Deposits in Escrow Account.
The
Company shall segregate and hold all funds collec-xxx and received pur-suant
to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from
any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or
more
Escrow Accounts (collectively, the "Escrow Account"), in the form of
non-interest bearing time deposit or demand accounts. The Escrow Account shall
be established with an Eligible Depository Institution. The creation of any
Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit
C
hereto. Upon request, the Company shall provide the Owner with a copy of a
letter agreement evidencing the establishment of each Escrow
Account.
The
Company shall deposit in a mortgage clearing account on a daily basis and no
later than the second Business Day thereafter in the Escrow Account and retain
therein: (i) all Escrow Payments held or collec-xxx on account of the Mortgage
Loans, for the purpose of effect-ing timely payment of any such items as
required under the terms of this Agreement, (ii) all Insurance Proceeds that
are
to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property and (iii)
all revenues received with respect to the management, conservation, protection
and operation of the REO Properties pursuant to Section 4.14. The Company shall
make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such payments as are required under
this Agreement, and for such other purposes as shall be set forth in or in
accordance with Section 4.07. The Company shall pay to the Mortgagor interest
on
escrowed funds to the extent required by law notwithstanding that the Escrow
Account is non-interest bearing.
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Section
4.07 Withdrawals
From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals
from the Escrow Account may be made by the Company only (a) to effect timely
payments of taxes, assessments, Primary Insurance Policy pre-miums, fire and
hazard insurance premiums or other items consti-tuting Escrow Payments for
the
related Mortgage, (b) to reimburse the Company for any Servicing Advance made
by
Company pursuant to Section 4.08 hereof with respect to a related Mortgage
Loan,
but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent
late
payments or collec-tions of Escrow Payments there-under, (c) to refund to any
Mort-gagor any funds found to be in excess of the amounts required under the
terms of the related Mortgage Loan, (d) upon default of a Mortgagor or in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and if permitted by
applicable law, for transfer to the Custodial Account of such amounts as are
to
be applied to the indebtedness of a Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms
thereof, (e) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property,
(f) to deposit into the Custodial Account the funds required to be deposited
therein pursuant to Section 4.14, (g) to pay to itself amounts to which it
is
entitled pursuant to Section 4.14, (h) to withdraw any Escrow Payments related
to a Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Company pursuant to Section 3.03, or
(i)
to clear and terminate the Escrow Account upon the termina-tion of this
Agreement.
Section
4.08 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of taxes, assessments, and other charges for which an
escrow is maintained and the status of Primary Insurance Policy premiums and
fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all
bills for the payment of such charges (including renewal premiums) and shall
effect payment thereof employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor
in
the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the
Company in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms
of
the Mortgage or applicable law. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide
for Escrow Payments, or the Company has waived the escrow of Escrow Payments
or
the Company is prohibited by applicable state law from requiring the escrow
of
Escrow Payments, the Company shall determine that any such payments are made
by
the Mortgagor. The Company assumes full responsibility for the timely payment
of
all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills irrespective
of each Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making
of
the Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such
payments.
Section
4.09 Transfer
of Accounts.
The
Company may from time to time transfer the Custodial Account and the Escrow
Account to any other Eligible Depository Institution. The Company shall notify
the Owner within 14 days of any such transfer under this Section
4.09.
Section
4.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance.
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The
Company shall cause to be maintained (with an insurance company acceptable
to
Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac) for each Mortgage Loan, fire and hazard insurance
with extended coverage customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is
located, in an amount which is, subject to applicable law, at least equal to
the
lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing the
related Mortgage Loan and (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) the minimum amount necessary to prevent
the
Mortgagor and/or the mortgagee from becoming a co-insurer. If the Mortgaged
Property is in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and such flood
insurance has been made available) the Company will cause to be maintained
a
flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guide-lines
of
the Federal Insurance Administration with a gener-ally acceptable insurance
carrier, in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (i)
the
out-standing principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) the full insurable
value of the Mortgaged Property, or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance
available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, each as amended. The Company shall also maintain on
any
REO Property, fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount
which is at least equal to the maximum insurable value of the improvements
which
are a part of such property, liability insur-ance and, to the extent required
and available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, each as amended, flood insurance in an amount
required above. Any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies
(other than amounts to be depos-ited in the Escrow Account and applied to the
restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, REO Property, or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures
or
in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan or applicable law) shall
be
depos-ited in the Custodial Account, subject to with-drawal pursuant to Section
4.05. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional
insurance need be required by the Company of any Mortgagor or maintained on
property acquired in respect of a Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to such
appli-cable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall
require such additional insurance. All policies required hereunder shall be
endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable to the Company,
its
successors and its assigns, or, upon request of the Owner, to the Owner, and
shall provide for at least 30 days prior written notice to the Company of any
cancellation thereof. The Company shall not accept or obtain any such insur-ance
policy from an insur-ance company that does not at that time maintain a General
Policy Rating of B-III or better in Best's Key Rating Guide, or that is not
licensed to do business in the State wherein the related Mortgaged Property
is
located.
Section
4.11 Maintenance
of Blanket Insurance Policy.
If
the
Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket insurance policy that is issued
by
an insurer generally acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac and that insures
against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to the extent such
policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the coverage required pursuant
to
Section 4.10 and otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section
4.10,
the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth
in
Section 4.10. Such policy may contain a clause providing for a reasonable
deductible, in which case the Company shall, if there shall not have been
maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with Section
4.10, and if there shall have been a loss that would have been covered by such
policy, deposit in the Custodial Account the amount not otherwise payable under
the blanket policy because of such deductible clause.
Section
4.12 Maintenance
of Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy.
The
Company may satisfy its obligations under Section 4.10 and 4.11 pertaining
to
physical storage of insurance policies and general policy rating requirements
by
maintaining a mortgage impairment or other form of blanket policy that will
protect the Company and/or investor in the event of uninsured loss, insolvency
of an insurance carrier or any other loss normally to be covered by a mortgage
impairment policy. It is agreed that any expense incurred by the Company in
maintaining any such insurance shall be borne by the Company. This shall be
deemed to include any loss or any expense as a result of a deductible clause
in
such a policy.
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Section
4.13 Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The
Company at its own expense shall maintain with responsible companies throughout
the term of this Agreement a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions
insurance policy, with broad coverage on all officers, employees and other
individuals acting on behalf of the Company in connection with its activities
under this Agreement. The amount of coverage shall be at least equal to the
coverage that would be required of the Company by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac,
if
the Company were servicing the Mortgage Loans for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac,
and
such policy shall be issued by a company that is acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or
Xxxxxxx Mac. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be
in
the form of the Mortgage Banker's Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure
the
Company against losses caused by such individuals, including losses from
forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts
of
such individuals. Such Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Company
against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies
required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satis-faction of a
Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness
secured thereby. No provision of this Section 4.13 requiring such fidelity
bond
and errors and omis-sions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Company from
its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement.
Section
4.14 Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property.
If
title
to a Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of
foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of
the
Company or its nominee, in either case as nominee, for the benefit of the Owner
on the date of acquisition of title (the "REO Owner"). In the event the Company
is not authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state
in
which the REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the
"doing business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or
certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of such Person or Persons as
shall be consistent with an opinion of counsel obtained by the Company, at
expense of the REO Owner, from an attorney duly licensed to practice law in
the
state where the REO Property is located. The Person or Persons holding such
title other than the REO Owner shall acknowledge in writing that such title
is
being held as nominee for the REO Owner.
The
Company shall notify the Owner in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures
of each acquisition of REO Property upon such acquisition, and thereafter assume
the responsibility for marketing such REO Property in accordance with Customary
Servicing Procedures. Thereafter, the Company shall continue to provide certain
administrative services to the Owner relating to such REO Property as set forth
in this Section 4.14. The REO Property must be sold within three years following
the end of the calendar year of the date of acquisition, unless a REMIC election
has been made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans
and
REO Property are held and (i) the Owner shall have been supplied with an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that the holding by the related trust of such Mortgaged
Property subsequent to such three-year period (and specifying the period beyond
such three-year period for which the Mortgaged Property may be held) will not
result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of the related
trust as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause the related REMIC to
fail
to qualify as a REMIC, in which case the related trust may continue to hold
such
Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of
Counsel), or (ii) the Owner or the Company shall have applied for, prior to
the
expiration of such three-year period, an extension of such three-year period
in
the manner contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case the
three-year period shall be extended by the applicable period. If a period longer
than three years is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is necessary
to
sell any REO Property, (i) the Company shall report monthly to the Owner as
to
progress being made in selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written
consent of the Owner, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with
such
sale, such purchase money mortgage shall name the Company as mortgagee, and
such
purchase money mortgage shall not be held pursuant to this Agreement, but
instead a separate participation agreement between the Company and Owner shall
be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, if a REMIC election has been made, no
Mortgaged Property held by a REMIC shall be rented (or allowed to continue
to be
rented) or otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of the
related trust or sold in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would
(i)
cause such Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify at any time as “foreclosure
property” within a meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, (ii) subject the
related trust to the imposition of any federal or state income taxes on “net
income from foreclosure property” with respect to such Mortgaged Property within
the meaning of Section 860G(c) of the Code, or (iii) cause the sale of such
Mortgaged Property to result in the receipt by the related trust or any income
from non-permitted assets as described in Section 860F(a) (2)(B) of the Code,
unless the Company has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the related trust
with respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
The
Company, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, shall
manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for the REO Owner solely
for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale, and in same manner that
it
would be required to manage, conserve, protect and operate foreclosed property
for its own account (subject to the condition described in the second paragraph
of Section 4.02). The Company shall attempt to sell the same (and may
temporarily rent the same) on such terms and conditions as the Company deems
to
be in the best interest of the REO Owner.
The
Company shall cause to be deposited in the Escrow Account, on a daily basis
upon
receipt thereof, all revenues received with respect to the conservation and
disposition of the related REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds
necessary for the proper opera-tion, management and maintenance of the related
REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant
to
Section 4.10 hereof and the fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of
the
Company. In the event the Company chooses to manage the related REO Property,
the Company shall be entitled to receive a management fee in an amount equal
to
the greater of $1,200 or 1% of the sales price of the related REO Property
(the
“REO Disposition Fee”). The Company shall be entitled to deduct the REO
Disposition Fee directly from the REO Disposition proceeds prior to distribution
of the REO Distribution Proceeds to the REO Owner. Any disbursement in excess
of
$5,000 shall be made only with the written approval of the REO Owner. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, any approval given by the Owner shall
constitute approval by the REO Owner. On or before each Determination Date,
the
Company shall withdraw from the Escrow Account and deposit into the Custodial
Account the net income from the REO Property on deposit in the Escrow Account
less any reserves required to be maintained in the Escrow Account from time
to
time to satisfy reasonably anticipated expenses. The Company shall furnish
to
the Owner on each Remittance Date, an operating statement for each REO Property
covering the operation of each REO Property for the previous month and the
Company's efforts in connection with the sale of that REO Property. Such
statement shall be accompanied by such other information as the Owner shall
reasonably request.
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Each
REO
Disposition shall be carried out by the Company at such price, and upon such
terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in the best interests of the
REO Owner; provided however, that the REO Property shall not be sold for an
amount less than 95% of the appraised value without the consent of the Owner.
If
upon the acquisition of title to the Mortgaged Property by foreclosure sale
or
deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, there remain outstanding xxxxxxxxxxxx
X&X Advances pursuant to Section 5.03 with respect to the Mortgage Loan or
if, upon liquidation as provided in this Section 4.14, there remain outstanding
any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to the Mortgaged Property
or
the Mortgage Loan, the Company shall be entitled to reimbursement from the
proceeds received in connection with the disposition of the Mortgaged Property,
and from the Owner if such proceeds are insufficient, for any related
unreimbursed Servicing Advances or related xxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advances
pursuant to Section 5.03. On the Remittance Date immediately following the
Principal Prepayment Period in which REO Disposition Proceeds are received,
the
net cash proceeds of such REO Disposition shall be distributed to the REO Owner.
In the event that the Company is billed for expenses related to an REO Property
subsequent to the date on which the net cash proceeds of such REO Disposition
are distributed to the REO Owner, the Company shall pay such expenses and shall
thereupon be entitled to reimburse itself therefor by withdrawing the amount
of
such expenses from the Custodial Account.
Section
4.15 Reserved.
Section
4.16 Adjustments
to Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment.
With
respect to adjustable rate Mortgage Loans on each applicable Interest Rate
Change Date, the Mortgage Interest Rate shall be adjusted, in compliance with
the requirements of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note, to equal the sum
of
the Current Index plus the Margin (rounded in accordance with the related
Mortgage Note) subject to the applicable Annual Mortgage Interest Rate Cap
and
Lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap, as set forth in the Mortgage Note. The
Company shall execute and deliver the notices required by each Mortgage and
Mortgage Note and applicable laws and regulations regarding interest rate
adjustments.
Section
4.17 Force
Placed Insurance.
Each
Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the required hazard
insurance policy at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the Company to obtain and maintain such insurance
at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from
the Mortgagor. Upon any failure of the Mortgagor to maintain the required hazard
insurance, the Company shall obtain and maintain such force placed hazard
insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense.
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Section
4.18 Inspections.
The
Company shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed necessary by
the
Company to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged Property is being
preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than 90 days delinquent,
the Company immediately shall inspect the Mortgaged Property and shall conduct
subsequent inspections in accordance with Customary Servicing Procedures. The
Company shall keep an electronic report of each such inspection.
Section
4.19 Restoration
of Mortgaged Property.
The
Company need not obtain the approval of the Owner prior to releasing any
Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to be applied
to
the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such release is in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. At a minimum, with respect to
claims greater than $10,000, the Company shall comply with the following
conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds or
Condemnation Proceeds:
(i)
the
Company shall receive satisfactory independent verification of completion of
repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect
thereto;
(ii)
the
Company shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority of the lien
of
the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers with respect
to
mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens;
(iii)
the
Company shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is not 60 or more days delinquent;
and
(iv)
pending repairs or restoration, the Company shall place the Insurance Proceeds
or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
With
respect to claims of $10,000 or less, the Company shall comply with the
following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds
or Condemnation Proceeds:
(i)
the
related Mortgagor shall provide an affidavit verifying the completion of repairs
and issuance of any required approvals with respect thereto;
(ii)
the
Company shall verify the total amount of the claim with the applicable insurance
company; and
(iii)
pending repairs or restoration, the Company shall place the Insurance Proceeds
or Condemnation proceeds in the Escrow Account.
If
the
Owner is named as an additional loss payee, the Company is hereby empowered
to
endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim in the name of the
Owner.
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Section
4.20 Maintenance
of Primary Insurance Policy; Claims.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan with a LTV in excess of 80%, the Company
shall:
(i)
without any cost to the Owner, maintain or cause the Mortgagor to maintain
in
full force and effect a Primary Insurance Policy insuring that portion of the
Mortgage Loan in excess of 78% of value, and shall pay or shall cause the
Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis, until the LTV of such
Mortgage Loan is reduced to 80%. In the event that such Primary Insurance Policy
shall be terminated, the Company shall obtain from another qualified insurer
a
comparable replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the remaining
coverage of such terminated Primary Insurance Policy, at substantially the
same
fee level. The Company shall not take any action which would result in
noncoverage under any applicable Primary Insurance Policy of any loss which,
but
for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. In connection
with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to be entered
into
pursuant to Section 6.01, the Company shall promptly notify the insurer under
the related Primary Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution
of liability in accordance with the terms of such Primary Insurance Policy
and
shall take all actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition
to
the continuation of coverage under such Primary Insurance Policy. If such
Primary Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of such assumption or
substitution of liability, the Company shall obtain a replacement Primary
Insurance Policy as provided above.
In
connection with its activities as servicer, the Company agrees to prepare and
present, on behalf of itself and the Owner, claims to the insurer under any
Primary Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of
such Primary Insurance Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall
be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy collected
by
the Company under any Primary Insurance Policy shall be deposited in the
Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.
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ARTICLE
V
PAYMENTS
TO THE OWNER
Section
5.01 Distributions.
(a)
On
each Remittance Date, the Company shall remit to the Owner of record on the
preced-ing Record Date (i) all amounts credited to the Custodial Account as
of
the close of business on the preced-ing Determination Date (net of charges
against or withdraw-als from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section
4.05(ii)-(iv), plus (ii) the aggregate amount of P&I Advances, if any, and
payments pursuant to Section 5.03, if any, that the Company is obligated to
make
on such Remittance Date, plus (iii) the aggregate amount of any Prepayment
Interest Shortfall existing as of such Remittance Date, minus (iv) any amounts
that represent early receipts of Monthly Payments due on a Due Date or Due
Dates
subse-quent to the Due Date occurring in the month of such Remittance Date
(except to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.03, any funds described in
this clause (iv) are to be remitted to the Owner in lieu of P&I Advances by
the Company out of its own funds).
(b)
Each
remittance pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to, or by other means of transmission or transfer
that causes funds to be immediately available in, the account which shall have
been designated by the Owner.
With
respect to any remittance received by the Owner after the Business Day on which
such payment was due, the Company shall pay to the Owner interest on any such
late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the
date
of each change, plus three percentage points, but in no event greater than
the
maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited
in
the Custodial Account by the Company on the date such late payment is made
and
shall cover the period commencing with the day following such Business Day
and
ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive.
Such
interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next
succeeding related Remittance Date.
The
Company shall ten days prior to the Remittance Date on which the final
distribution of funds to Owner is to be made hereunder, notify each Owner of
the
pendency of such distribution and such distribution shall be made to each
Owner.
Section
5.02 Statements
to the Owner.
No
later
than the tenth (10th) calendar day of each month, the Company shall deliver
to
the Owner a monthly remittance statement in the form of, and providing the
information described in, Exhibit F hereto.
In
addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar year, upon
receipt of written request by the Owner, the Company will furnish at any time
during such calendar year, a listing of the principal balances of the Mortgage
Loans outstanding at the end of such calendar year.
The
Company shall prepare and file any and all tax returns, information statements
or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority
(other than those required to be filed by the Owner) or to the Owner pursuant
to
any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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Section
5.03 P&I
Advances by the Company.
Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date,
the Company shall from its own funds deposit in the Custodial Account an amount
equal to all Monthly Payments that were due on the related Due Date and that
were xxxxx-xxxxx at the close of business on the related Determination Date,
with the interest adjusted to the respective Mortgage Loan Remittance Rates;
provided, however, that to the extent there are funds on deposit in the
Custodial Account that are not otherwise required to be distributed to the
Owner
on such Remittance Date, the Company may remit such funds in lieu of making
advances of its own funds; and further provided that any such funds held for
future distribution and so used shall be appropriately reflected in the
Company's records and replaced by the Company by deposit into the Custodial
Account on or before each Remittance Date to the extent that funds on deposit
in
the Custodial Account for the related Remittance Date (determined without regard
to P&I Advances required to be made on such Remittance Date) shall be less
than the aggregate amount required to be distributed to the Owner pursuant
to
Section 5.01 on such related Remittance Date. For purposes of this Section
5.03,
any Monthly Payment or portion thereof deferred pursuant to Section 4.01 shall
be considered delinquent until paid. The Company's obligation to make P&I
Advances as to any Mortgage Loan shall continue through the earlier to occur
of
(a) the repurchase of the Mortgage Loan by the Company pursuant to Section
3.03,
as the case may be, and (b) the Remittance Date following REO Disposition.
Notwithstanding
the provisions of this Section 5.03, the Company shall not be required to make
any advance of principal and interest if, in the good faith judgment of the
Company, such advance of principal and interest will not ultimately be
recoverable from the related Mortgagor, from Liquidation Proceeds or
otherwise.
Section
5.04 Prepayment
Interest Shortfalls.
Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day preceding each Remittance Date,
the Company shall from its own funds deposit in the Custodial Account an amount
equal to the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, existing in
respect of the related Principal Prepayment Period.
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ARTICLE
VI
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURE
Section
6.01 Assumption
Agreements.
The
Company shall use its best efforts to enforce any "due-on-sale" provision
contained in each Mortgage or Mortgage Note to the extent permitted by law
and
provided that such enforcement would not impair any recovery under any related
Primary Insurance Policy. The Company shall be entitled to retain as additional
servicing compensation any assumption fee collected by the Company for entering
into an assumption agreement.
Section
6.02 Release
of Mortgage Files; Wrongful Satisfaction of Mortgages.
Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Company will obtain the portion of
the
Mortgage File that is in the possession of the Custodian, prepare and process
any required satisfaction or release of the Mortgage and notify the Owner as
provided in Section 5.02.
If
the
Company satisfies or releases the lien of a Xxxx-xxxx without having obtained
payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, the Company, upon
written demand, shall remit to the Owner the then Assumed Principal Balance
of
the related Mortgage Loan by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The
Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond as provided for in Section 4.13
insuring the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any
Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth
herein.
Section
6.03 Servicing
Compensation.
As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to
withdraw from the Custodial Account or to retain from interest payments on
the
Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for as the Company’s Servicing Fee.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided
in
Section 6.01, prepayment penalties and late payment charges or otherwise shall
be retained by the Company. The Company shall be entitled to request
reimbursement for additional services, including:
a)
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express
and other delivery charges and any other reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses
incurred by the Company with respect to a Mortgage Loan to the
extent not
ordinary to the servicing function (but not including salaries,
rent and
other general operating expenses of Company normally classified
as
overhead);
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b)
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preparation
and delivery of any special reports, magnetic tapes, disks, or
transmission outside the normal monthly accounting reports;
and
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c)
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to
the extent not ordinary to the servicing function, any action taken
by the
Company which the Company reasonably determines to be necessary or
appropriate in order to protect the rights of Owner, (including property
preservation), with respect to any Mortgage Loan, not to exceed $5,000.00
without the prior approval by Owner (with the exception of advances
for
real estate taxes and insurance
premiums).
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Section
6.04 Annual
Statement as to Compliance.
The
Company shall deliver to the Owner, on or before March 31 of each year,
beginning March 31, 2006, an Offi-cers' Certificate stating that (i) a review
of
the activi-ties of the Company during the preceding calendar year and of the
Company's performance under this Agreement has been made under such offi-cer's
supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such
review, the Company has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement
throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of
any
such obliga-tion, specifying each such default known to such Servicing Officer
and the nature and status thereof and the action being taken by the Company
to
cure such default.
Section
6.05 Annual
Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report.
On
or
before March 31 of each year, beginning March 31, 2006, the Company, at its
expense, shall cause a firm of indepen-dent public accountants that is a member
of the American Insti-tute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a
statement to the Owner to the effect that such firm has examined certain
documents and records relating to the servicing of mortgage loans in the
Company’s portfolio. On the basis of this examination, the CPA firm will
disclose any exceptions or errors relating to the servicing of mortgage loans,
as required by paragraph four (4) of “The Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers.”
Section
6.06 Owner's
Right to Examine Company Records.
The
Owner
shall have the right, upon reasonable notice to the Company, to examine and
audit any and all of the books, records or other information of the Company
whether held by the Company or by another on behalf of the Company, which may
be
relevant to the performance or observance by the Company of the terms, covenants
or conditions of this Agreement, and to discuss such books, records or other
information with an officer or employee of the Company who is knowledgeable
about the matters contained therein.
Section
6.07 Credit
Reporting.
For
each
Mortgage Loan, the Company shall accurately and fully furnish, in accordance
with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate
and complete information on its borrower credit files to each of the following
credit repositories: Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc., TransUnion,
LLC
and Experian Information Solutions, Inc. on a monthly basis. Pursuant to the
Company’s termination under Section 10.02 of the Agreement, prior to the
Transfer Date, the Company shall have transmitted full-file credit reporting
data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Xxxxxx Xxx guidelines and Customary
Servicing Procedures.”
Section
6.08 Safeguarding
Customer Information.
The
Company hereby covenants to and with the Owner as follows:
1.
With
respect to the services provided for the Owner, the Company will maintain
security measures designed to meet the objectives of the Interagency Guidelines
Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information published in final
form on February 1, 2001, 66 Fed. Reg. 8616, and the rules promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time.
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2.
With
respect to the services provided for the Owner, the Company, to the extent
applicable, will maintain security measures designed to meet the objectives
of
the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-P published in final form
at 17 C.F.R. 248, and the rules promulgated thereunder, as amended from time
to
time.
3.
The
Company shall promptly provide the Owner information regarding such security
measures upon the reasonable request of the Owner or its designee (including
any
Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans) which information shall include, but
not
be limited to, any statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70 report covering
the Company’s operations, Company with respect to its security
measures.
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ARTICLE
VII
REPORTS
TO BE PREPARED BY COMPANY
Section
7.01 Company
Shall Provide Access and Information as Reasonably Required.
The
Company shall furnish to the Owner upon written request, during the term of
this
Agreement, such periodic, special or other reports or information, whether
or
not provided for herein, as shall be necessary, reasonable or appropriate with
respect to the purposes of this Agreement. The Company may negotiate with the
Owner for a reasonable fee for providing such report or information, unless
(i)
the Company is required to supply such report or information pursuant to any
other section of this Agreement, or (ii) the report or information has been
requested in connection with Internal Revenue Service requirements. The Company
agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments as the Owner, from time
to
time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry
out the terms of this Agreement.
Section
7.02 Financial
Statements.
The
Company understands that, in connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans,
the
Owner may make available to a prospective Owner a consolidated statement of
operations of Company for the most recently completed five fiscal years for
which such a statement is available as well as a consolidated statement of
condition at the end of the last two fiscal years covered by such consolidated
statement of operations. The Company, if it has not already done so, agrees
to
promptly furnish to Owner copies of the statements specified above.
The
Company also agrees to make available upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours to any prospective Owner a knowledgeable financial or accounting
officer for the purposes of answering questions respecting recent developments
affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company and to permit
upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours any prospective Owner
to
inspect the Company’s servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such
prospective Owner that the Company has the ability to service the Mortgage
Loans
in accordance with this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
VIII
THE
COMPANY
Section
8.01 Indemnification;
Third Party Claims.
The
Company agrees to indemnify the Owner and hold them harmless against any and
all
claims, losses, penal-ties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and
related costs, judg-ments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the
Owner
incurs directly resulting from the failure of the Company to perform its duties
and service the Mortgage Loans in material compliance with the terms of this
Agreement. The Company shall immediately notify the Owner if a claim is made
by
a third party with respect to this Agreement or any Mortgage Loans. The Company
shall follow any written instructions received from the Owner in connection
with
such claim.
Section
8.02 Merger
or Consolidation of the Company.
The
Company shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a
corporation, and shall preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign
corpora-tion in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be
necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or
the
ability of the Company to perform its duties under this Agreement.
Any
Person into which the Company may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Company
shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Company
hereunder, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder without the execution
or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of either of the parties
hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however,
that
the successor or sur-viving Person shall be an institution (i) that is qualified
to service mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac and (ii) that
has a net worth of not less than $15,000,000.
Section
8.03 Company
Not to Resign.
The
Company shall not assign this Agreement (except to any affiliate or subsidiary
of the Company) or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on
it
except by mutual consent of the Company and the Owner or upon the determination
that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and
such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company. Any such determination
permitting the resignation of the Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion
of
Counsel to such effect delivered to the Owner. No such resignation shall become
effective until a successor shall have assumed the Company’s responsibilities
and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section 11.01.
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ARTICLE
IX
DEFAULT
Section
9.01 Events
of Default.
Event
of
Default, whenever used herein, means any one or more of the following events:
(i) any
failure by the Company to remit to the Owner any payment required to be made
under the terms of this Agreement that continues unremedied for a period of
three Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been received by the Company
from
the Owner; or
(ii) any
failure on the part of the Company duly to observe or perform in any material
respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company
set
forth in this Agreement or in the Custodial Agreement that continues unremedied
for a period of 45 days (30 days in instances where the Company has failed
to
pay insurance premiums) after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been received by the Company
from
the Owner; or
(iii) a
decree
or order of a court or agency or super-visory authority having jurisdiction
for
the appointment of a trustee in bankruptcy, conservator, receiver or liquidator
in any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, read-justment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the
Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged
or
unstayed for a period of 45 days; or
(iv)
the
Company ceases to be qualified to transact business in any jurisdiction where
it
is currently so qualified, but only to the extent such non-qualification
materially and adversely affects the Company’s ability to perform its
obligations hereunder; or
(v) the
Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or of or
relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(vi) the
Company shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as
they
become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency,
bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its
creditors or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(vii) the
Company ceases to be approved by either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac (to the extent
such entities are then operating in a capacity similar to that in which they
operate on the related Closing Date) as a mortgage loans servicer for more
than
30 (thirty) days.
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If
an
Event of Default shall occur, then so long as such Event of Default shall not
have been remedied, the Owner may, by notice in writing to the Company, in
addition to whatever rights the Owner may have at law or equity to damag-es,
including injunctive relief and specific performance, termi-nate all the rights
and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage
Loans and the proceeds thereof. On or after the receipt by the Company of such
written notice, all authority and power of the Company under this Agree-ment,
whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and
be
vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written
request from the Owner, the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver, any
and
all documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all
Mortgage Files, and do or accom-plish all other acts or things necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to
complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and
related documents, or otherwise, at the Company's sole expense. The Company
shall cooperate with the Owner and such successor in effecting the termination
of the Company's responsi-bilities and rights hereunder, including, without
limitation, the transfer to such successor for adminis-tration by it of all
cash
amounts (less any amounts due the Company pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement) which shall at the time be credited by the Company to the Custodial
Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
Section
9.02 Waiver
of Defaults.
The
Owner
may in writing waive any past default by the Company in the performance of
its
obligations hereunder and the consequences thereof and any default in remitting
to Owner any required distribution in accordance with this Agreement, including
the Company's obligation to make P&I Advances. Subject to the preceding
sentence, upon any waiver of a past default, such default shall be deemed not
to
exist and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
remedied for every purpose of this Agreement, except as otherwise stated in
such
waiver; provided, however, that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent
or
other default or impair any right consequent thereto, except as otherwise stated
in such waiver.
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ARTICLE
X
TERMINATION
Section
10.01 Termination.
(a)
This
Agreement shall terminate upon either: (i) the later of the distribution to
the
Owner of final payment or liquidation with respect to the last Mortgage Loan
(or
advances of same by the Company), or the disposition of all property acquired
upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to the last
Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder or (ii) mutual
consent of the Company and the Owner in writing.
(b)
The
Company, at its option but only upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice
to
the Owner, may terminate this Agreement at any time when the aggregate Assumed
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans which remain subject to this Agreement
(the "Remaining Mortgage Loans") has been reduced by application of Monthly
Payments or otherwise to an amount no greater than five percent (5%), or other
agreed upon percentage as set forth in the Confirmation, of the aggregate
Assumed Principal Balance of the Remaining Mortgage Loans as of the related
Cut-off Date. Such termination shall be effected by the deposit by the Company
of an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate Assumed Principal
Balance of the Remaining Mortgage Loans as of the first calendar day of the
month in which such repurchase occurs (the "Repurchase Cut-off Date") after
application of principal due on such date whether or not received, and the
appraised value of REO Properties, which appraisals shall be performed by an
appraiser acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac, and (ii) interest on the
aggregate Assumed Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from
the Repurchase Cut-off Date to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
Upon
any such purchase of Mortgage Loans and REO Properties under this Section
10.01(b), the Owner shall, to the extent necessary, transfer or cause to be
transferred to the Company title to the repurchased Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties by instruments of transfer or assignment, without recourse. The
Company may not purchase fewer than all of such Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties. The Company shall deposit the repurchase price for the remaining
Mortgage Loans as described in (i) and (ii) above in the Custodial Account
no
later than one (1) Business Day prior to the first Remittance Date to occur
after the expiration of thirty days following the notice described in the first
sentence of this Section 10.01(b). Upon presentation and surrender of the
outstanding Mortgage Loans, the Company shall cause to be distributed to the
Owner on such Remittance Date the repurchase price together with the amounts
(including P&I Advances) that would be otherwise distributable to the Owner
in respect of Mortgage Loans and REO Properties on such Remittance Date. Upon
receipt of such final payment, the Owner shall deliver, or cause the Custodian
to deliver to the Company, the Mortgage Files in connection therewith and shall
otherwise use its best efforts to effect or cause to be effected the orderly
transfer of assets to the Company.
Section
10.02 Termination
Without Cause.
The
Owner
may, at its sole option, terminate any rights the Company may have hereunder,
without cause, upon 30 days prior written notice. In the event of such a
termination, the Owner agrees to pay a sum, as liquidated damages, in an amount
equal to (i) two percent (2%) of the aggregate Assumed Principal Balance of
the
Mortgage Loans if such written notice is received by the Company on or before
the Business Day five years from the related Closing Date, or (ii) one percent
(1%) of the aggregate Assumed Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans if such
written notice is received by the Company after the Business Day five years
from
the related Closing Date (either amount shall be referred to as “Liquidated
Damages”.) Any such notice of termination shall be in writing and delivered to
the Company by registered mail as provided in Section 11.07 of this
Agreement.
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Termination
pursuant to this Section 10.02 shall be effective on the date (the “Transfer
Date”) on which the Company transfers all responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement to the successor appointed pursuant to Section
11.01. Such successor shall be appointed by the Owner and such Transfer Date
shall be no more than 90 days following the date on which such written notice
of
termination is received by the Company. On the Transfer Date, the Owner shall
pay to the Company 90% of the Liquidated Damages by wire transfer (or other
vehicle which permits immediate delivery) to the Company. The remaining amount
of Liquidated Damages owing to the Company shall be paid by the Owner on the
date on which all requirements for the transfer of servicing have been fulfilled
by the Company to the reasonable satisfaction of the Owner. Such date shall
be
no later than 20 Business Days after the Transfer Date.
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ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
11.01 Successor
to the Company.
Prior
to
termination of the Company's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement
pursuant to Section 8.03, 9.01 or 10.01(a)(ii), the Owner shall (i) succeed
to
and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations
under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor which shall succeed to all
rights and assume all of the responsi-bilities, duties and liabil-ities of
the
Company under this Agreement prior to the termina-tion of Company's
responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement. In connection
with such appointment and assump-tion, the Owner may make such arrange-ments
for
the compensation of such successor out of payments on Xxxx-xxxx Loans as it
and
such successor shall agree. The Company shall discharge its duties and
responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such
termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of dili-gence
and prudence that it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement. The
resignation or removal of the Company pursuant to the aforemen-tioned Sections
shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to
this
Section and shall not relieve the Company named herein of its obligations under
Section 3.03 or Section 8.01 (in the event a third party claim is filed during
the period of time in which the Company is servicing the Mortgage
Loans).
Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Company and to the Owner an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon
such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obligations and liabil-ities of the Company, with like effect
as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. No termination of the
Company or this Agreement shall affect any claims that the Owner may have
against the Company arising prior to any such termina-tion or
resignation.
The
Company shall timely deliver to its successor the funds in the Custodial Account
and the Escrow Account (less any amounts to which the Company is entitled
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) and all Mortgage Files and related
documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company shall account
for
all funds. The Company shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such
other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely
vest
and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, respon-sibilities,
obligations and liabilities of the Company.
Upon
a
successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the Company shall notify by
mail
the Owner of such appointment.
Section
11.02 Repurchases
and Related Assurances.
In
the
event the Company repurchases a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03, the
Owner shall upon any request of the Company subsequent to the Remittance Date
on
which the Repurchase Price has been remitted to the Owner take actions
reasonably necessary to effect the reconveyance of the Mortgage
Loan.
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Section
11.03 Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended only by written agreement signed by the Company and
Owner hereunder.
Section
11.04 Recordation
of Assignment of Mortgages.
Each
Assignment of Mortgage (if applicable) shall be in a form acceptable for
recording in all appropriate public offices for real property records in the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property recited in each such Assignment
of
Mortgage is situated. At the Owner's request (and upon written notice to the
Company), the Assignments of Mortgage shall be recorded in the name of the
Owner
or in the name of a Person designated by the Owner in all appropriate public
offices for real property records. All recording fees related to such initial
recordation shall be paid by the Company. If the Mortgage is registered with
MERS, the Company shall, at its own expense, effect a transfer of such Mortgage
to the name of the Owner in accordance with MERS requirements.
Section
11.05 Duration
of Agreement.
This
Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until terminated as herein
provided.
Section
11.06 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania, except to the extent preempted by federal law but without regard
to principles of conflicts of laws, and the obligations, rights and reme-dies
of
the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws.
Section
11.07 Notices.
Any
communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and,
unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to have been duly
given if (a) personally delivered, (b) mailed by registered mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested, and received by the addressee, (c) sent
by
express courier delivery service and received by the addressee, or (d)
transmitted by telex, telecopy or telegraph and confirmed by a writing delivered
by means of (a), (b) or (c), to: (i) in the case of the Company, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Manager, National Loan
Administration , or such other address as may hereafter be fur-nished to the
Owner in writing by the Company, with a copy to the Company at the same address
and (ii) in the case of the Owner, 00 X. 00xx
Xxxxxx,
0xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention Manager, Contract Finance and Xxxxxx
Brothers Bank, FSB, 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000, Attn: Manager,
Xxxxxx Brothers Bank.
Section
11.08 Severability
of Provisions.
If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provi-sions or terms of this Agreement
shall be held invalid for any reason whatso-ever, 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.
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Section
11.09 No
Partnership.
Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a co-partnership or
joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of the Company shall
be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the Owner.
Section
11.10 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of coun-ter-parts and by different
parties hereto on separate counter-parts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an
original. Such counterparts shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
Section
11.11 Successors
and Assigns.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this agreement, it is understood and agreed that
the
Owner may transfer its interest in this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans in
whole or in part, in accordance with Article XII of this Agreement. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and
the
Owner and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereunder.
Section
11.12 General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly pro-vided or unless
the context otherwise requires:
(a) the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references
herein to "Articles", "Sections", "Subsections", "Paragraphs", and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs, Clauses and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
(d) a
reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference
to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference
appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs, Clauses, and other
subdivisions;
(e) the
words
"herein", "hereof", "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to
this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
(f) the
term
"include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration.
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Section
11.13 No
Solicitation
The
Company agrees not to directly solicit the Mortgagor of any Mortgage Loan for
refinancing of any Mortgage Loan or in any way induce, or directly attempt
to
induce, the refinancing of any Mortgage Loan or the substitution of any Mortgage
Loan with any other loan. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Company
from (i) providing all Mortgagors which the Seller services mortgage loans
for
with any general advertising including information brochures, coupon books,
monthly statements or other similar documentation which indicates services
the
Company offers, including refinances or (ii) providing financing of home equity
loans to Mortgagors at the Mortgagor’s request.
Section
11.14 Documents
Mutually Drafted
The
Company and the Initial Owner agree that this Agreement and each other document
prepared in connection with the transactions set forth herein have been mutually
drafted and negotiated by each party, and consequently such documents shall
not
be construed against either party as the drafter thereof.
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ARTICLE
XII
WHOLE
LOAN TRANSFER; PASS-THROUGH TRANSFER; AGENCY TRANSFER
Section
12.01 Removal
of Mortgage Loans from Inclusion under this Agreement upon a
Whole Loan Transfer, a Pass-Through Transfer or Agency Transfer on One or more
Reconstitution Dates
The
Company acknowledges and the Initial Owner agrees that with respect to some
or
all of the Mortgage Loans in each Mortgage Loan Package, the Initial Owner
may
effect either:
(1) one
or
more Whole Loan Transfers;
(2)
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one
or more Pass Through Transfers; or
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(3) one
or
more Agency Transfers;
provided,
however, that the aggregate number of Whole Loan Transfers, Pass-Through
Transfers and Agency Transfers for each Mortgage Loan Package shall not exceed
two (2).
The
Company shall cooperate with the Initial Owner in connection with any Whole
Loan
Transfer, Pass-Through Transfer or Agency Transfer contemplated by the Initial
Owner pursuant to this Section. In connection therewith, the Initial Owner
shall
deliver any Reconstitution Agreement or other document related to the Whole
Loan
Transfer, Pass Through Transfer or Agency Transfer to the Company at least
10
days prior to such transfer and the Company shall execute any Reconstitution
Agreement which contains servicing provisions substantially similar to those
herein or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Initial Owner and the Company
and which restates the representations and warranties contained in Section
3.01
as of the Reconstitution Date (except to the extent any such representation
or
warranty is not accurate on such date) and Section 3.02 herein as of the related
Closing Date. The Initial Owner hereby agrees to reimburse the Company for
reasonable “out-of-pocket” expenses incurred by the Company that relate to such
Whole Loan Transfer, Pass-Through Transfer or Agency Transfer, including
reimbursement for the amount which reasonably reflects time and effort expended
by the Company in connection therewith. It is understood and agreed by Initial
Owner and Company that the right to effectuate such Whole Loan Transfer,
Pass-Through Transfer or Agency Transfer as contemplated by this Section 12.01
is limited to the Initial Owner. It is further understood that any subsequent
Owner has the right to transfer Mortgage Loans under
this
Agreement
pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer.
All
Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer,
Pass-Through Transfer or Agency Transfer shall be subject to this Agreement
and
shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and
with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Initial Owner have caused their names
to be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the
day and year first above written.
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
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Name:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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XXXXXX
BROTHERS BANK, FSB,
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Initial
Owner |
By: | ||
Name: | ||
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SS.
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COUNTY OF -----------XXXXXXXXXX |
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On
the [
]th day of _________ 200_ before me, a Notary Public in and for said
Commonwealth, personally appeared ______________ known to me to be [Vice
President] of GMAC Mortgage Corporation, that executed the within instrument
and
also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said association,
and acknowledged to me that such association executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my official seal the day
and year in this certificate first above written.
___________________________
Notary
Public
My
Commission expires ________
COMMONWEALTH OF ___________ |
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COUNTY OF____________________ |
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On
the
______ day of ___________ before me, a Notary Public in and for said state,
personally appeared ________________ known to me to be a _____________ of
__________ ________________, the company that executed the within instrument
and
also known to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said company,
and
acknowledged to me that such company executed the within instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my official seal the day
and year in this certificate first above written.
___________________________
Notary
Public
My
Commission expires ________
EXHIBIT
A
CONTENTS
OF MORTGAGE FILES
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the
following items (except the items delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section
2.03), all of which shall be available for inspection by the Owner and which
may
be retained in microfilm, microfiche, optical storage or magnetic media in
lieu
of hard copy:
1.
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The
original Mortgage Note endorsed, "Pay to the order of
_________________-__, without recourse" and signed in the name of
the
Company by an authorized officer. Such signature may be an original
signature or a facsimile signature of such officer. If the Mortgage
Loan
was acquired by the Company in a merger, the endorsement must be
by "GMAC
Mortgage Corporation, successor by merger to [name of predecessor]";
and
if the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while
doing
business under another name, the endorsement must be by "GMAC Mortgage
Corporation, formerly known as [previous name]". The Mortgage Note
shall
include all intervening endorse-ments showing a complete chain of
title
from the originator to the Company.
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2.
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The
original Mortgage, or a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording
thereon certified by the appropriate recording office to be a true
copy of
the recorded Mortgage, or, if the original Mortgage has not yet been
returned from the recording office, a copy of the original Mortgage
together with a certificate of a duly authorized representative of
the
Company (which certificate may consist of stamped text appearing
on such
copy of the Mortgage), the closing attorney or an officer of the
title
insurer which issued the related title insurance policy, certifying
that
the copy is a true copy of the original of the Mortgage which has
been
transmitted for recording in the appropriate recording office of
the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located.
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3.
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Unless
the Mortgage is registered with MERS, the original Assignment of
Mortgage,
executed in blank, but otherwise in form and substance acceptable
for
recording; provided, however, that certain recording information
will not
be available if, as of the related Closing Date, the Company has
not
received the related Mortgage from the appropriate recording office.
If
the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Company in a merger, the assignment
must be by "GMAC Mortgage Corporation, successor by merger to [name
of
predecessor]"; and if the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated
by the
Company while doing business under another name, the assignment must
be by
"GMAC Mortgage Corporation, formerly known as [previous name]". If
the
Mortgage is registered with MERS, the Company shall effect a transfer
of
such Mortgage to the name of the Initial Owner (or other designee
as
directed by the Initial Owner), in accordance with MERS
requirements.
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4.
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The
original policy of title insurance or, if such insurance is in force
but
the original policy of title insurance has not been delivered to
the
Company by the issuing title insurer, the report of title insurance
or
other evidence of title insurance generally acceptable to Xxxxxx
Xxx or
Xxxxxxx Mac or, if the Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Xxxxxx Mae
or
Xxxxxxx Mac approved master title insurance policy, a certified copy
of
the certificate of title insurance issued
thereunder.
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5.
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Originals
or certified true copies from the appropriate recording offices of
all
assumption and modification agree-ments, if any or if the original
has not
yet been returned from the recording office, a copy of such original
certified by the Company.
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6.
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Originals,
or certified true copies from the appropriate recording offices,
of any
intervening assignments of the Xxxx-xxxx with evidence of recording
thereon, or, if the original intervening assignment has not yet been
returned from the recording office, a certified copy of such
assignment.
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7.
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The
original Primary Insurance Policy, if any, or, if the Primary Insurance
Policy has been issued but the original thereof has not been delivered
to
the Company by the issuer thereof, a copy of the Primary Insurance
Policy
certified by a duly authorized officer of the Company to be a true,
complete and correct copy of the original, which certification may
be in
the form of a blanket certification relating to more than one Mortgage
Loan.
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8.
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Original
hazard insurance policy or a binder evidencing such coverage and,
if
required by law, flood insurance policy, with extended coverage of
the
hazard insurance policy, unless the Mortgage Loan is the subject
of a
blanket mortgage impairment insurance policy meeting the requirements
of
Section 4.11 of the Agreement.
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9.
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Mortgage
Loan closing statement (Form HUD-1 or HUD-1A).
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10.
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Residential
loan application.
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11.
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Credit
report on the Mortgagor.
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12.
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Residential
appraisal report, if applicable.
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13.
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Photograph
of the property, if applicable.
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14.
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Income
and asset verification, if
applicable.
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15.
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Other
disclosures required in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan, as applicable.
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EXHIBIT
B
CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
EXHIBIT
C
ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF
ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
On
this
[_________] day of [______], 200__, GMAC Mortgage Corporation. as the Company,
under that certain Master Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated
as
of June 1, 2005 (the “Agreement”)
does
hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to Xxxxxx Brothers Bank,
FSB,
as Purchaser under the Agreement all rights, title and interest of the Company
in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached
hereto as Exhibit A, together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights
and
obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to Section
2.03 of the Agreement, the Company has delivered to the Custodian the documents
for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Agreement. The
ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, and the contents of each Mortgage
File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents
with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the
possession of the Company shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall
be
retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser
in
such custodial capacity only; and upon request by the Purchaser shall be
delivered promptly by the Company to the Purchaser.
The
Company confirms to the Purchaser that the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 3.02 of the Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans listed
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto, and the representations and
warranties in Section 3.01 of the Agreement with respect to the Company are
true
and correct as of the date hereof.
All
other
terms and conditions of this transaction shall be governed by the
Agreement.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Agreement.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Purchase Agreement.
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title: _________________________
SCHEDULE
I
EXHIBIT
A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE
[Intentionally
Omitted]
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
[Intentionally
Omitted]
EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF
MONTHLY REMITTANCE STATEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
EXHIBIT
G
UNDERWRITING
STANDARDS
[Intentionally
Omitted]
AMENDMENT
REG AB
This
is
Amendment Reg AB (“Amendment
Reg AB”),
dated
as of March 21, 2006, by and between Xxxxxx Brothers Bank, FSB (the
“Purchaser”), and
GMAC
Mortgage Corporation (the “Company”)
to
that certain Master Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement dated
as of June
1, 2005, and amended as of August 16, 2005, in each case by and between
the
Company and the Purchaser (as amended, modified or supplemented, the
“Existing
Agreement”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Purchaser have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions
of this Amendment Reg AB that the Existing Agreement be amended to reflect
agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Existing Agreement.
Accordingly,
the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual
premises and mutual obligations set forth herein, that the Existing Agreement
is
hereby amended as follows:
1. Capitalized
terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set
forth in
the Existing Agreement. The Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding
the
following definitions in their proper alphabetical order:
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Depositor:
The
depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to
any
Securitization Transaction.
Exchange
Act.
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Qualified
Correspondent:
Any
Person from which the Company purchased Mortgage Loans, provided that
the
following conditions are satisfied: (i) such Mortgage Loans were originated
pursuant to an agreement between the Company and such Person that contemplated
that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans from time to time, for
sale to
the Company, in accordance with underwriting guidelines designated by
the
Company (“Designated Guidelines”) or guidelines that do not vary materially from
such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans were in fact underwritten
as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by the Company within
180
days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were,
at the
time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Company in origination
of
mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Company’s own
account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage
Loans
were underwritten, designated by the Company on a consistent basis for
use by
lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Company;
and (iv)
the Company employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by
the
Company, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance procedures (which
may
involve, among other things, review of a sample of mortgage loans purchased
during a particular time period or through particular channels) designed
to
ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans properly applied
the
underwriting criteria designated by the Company.
Reconstitution:
Any
Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
Reconstitution
Agreement:
An
agreement or agreements entered into by the Company and the Purchaser
and/or
certain third parties in connection with a Reconstitution with respect
to any or
all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under the Agreement.
Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject
to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed
Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531
(Jan.
7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by
the
Commission or its staff from time to time.
Securities
Act:
The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization
Transaction:
Any
transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or
all of the
Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in connection
with an
issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or
privately
placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined
primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage
loans
consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans.
Servicer:
As
defined in Section 2(c)(iii).
Servicing
Criteria:
The
“servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be
amended from time to time.
Static
Pool Information:
Static
pool information as described in Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation
AB.
Subcontractor:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the
overall
servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one
or more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Company or a Subservicer;
provided, further, that “Subcontractor” shall not include a lockbox provider or
a tax or insurance tracking provider; provided, however, that if, pursuant
to
interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff or consensus
among
participants in the asset-backed securities markets, any of such parties
is
determined to be a Subcontractor, such party shall be a
Subcontractor.
Subservicer:
Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Company or any Subservicer
and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers
or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing
functions
required to be performed by the Company under this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB.
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Third-Party
Originator:
Each
Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent, that originated Mortgage
Loans
acquired by the Company.
Whole
Loan Transfer:
Any
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a
Securitization Transaction.
2. The
Purchaser and the Company agree that the Existing Agreement is hereby
amended by
adding the following provisions:
(a)
Intent
of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The
Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Article
2 of
this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any Depositor
with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations
of the
Commission. Because Regulation AB is applicable by its terms only to
offerings
of asset-backed securities that are registered under the Securities Act
and
there are market uncertainties with respect to the disclosure that investors
in
privately offered securities may request, the parties agree over time
to
negotiate in good faith with respect to the provision of comparable disclosure
in private offerings.
Neither
the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery
of
information or other performance under these provisions other than in
good
faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act,
the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
The
Company acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation
AB
may change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by
the
Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed
securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply
with
requests made by the Purchaser or any Depositor in good faith for delivery
of
information under these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations
of
Regulation AB. In connection
with any Securitization Transaction, the Company shall cooperate fully
with the
Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees
or
designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications,
records and any other information necessary in the good faith determination
of
the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor
to
comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures
relating to the Company, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator
and the
Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed
by
the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such
compliance.
The
Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall cooperate
with the
Company by providing timely notice of requests for information under
these
provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information required,
in
the Purchaser’s reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation
AB.
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(b) Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Company.
(i) The
Company shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to any Depositor,
as
of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any
Depositor under Section 2(c) that, except as disclosed in writing to
the
Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i)
the Company is not aware and has not received notice that any default,
early
amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to
any other
securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Company; (ii)
the
Company has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage
loan
securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of
a
servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no
material noncompliance
with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations
of
residential mortgage loans involving the Company as servicer
has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (iv) no material
changes to the Company’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing
function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution
Agreement
for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans
have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the
related
Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Company’s financial
condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance
by
the
Company of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement;
(vi) there are no material
legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated)
against
the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator;
and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating
to
the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect
to any
Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the related
Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
(ii) If
so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date following
the
date
on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor
under
Section 2(c),
the Company shall make best reasonable efforts within five Business Days
but in
no event later than ten Business Days following such request, confirm
in writing
the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph
(i) of
this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate
as of
the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the
pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.
(c) Information
to Be Provided by the Company.
In
connection with any Securitization Transaction the Company shall (1)
make
best reasonable efforts within five Business Days but in no event later
than ten
Business Days
following request by the Purchaser or any Depositor, provide to the Purchaser
and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator
and
each Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and
materials
specified in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi) of this Section 2(c),
and (2)
as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Company,
provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and
substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (iv) of this Section.
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(i) If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide
such
information regarding (x) the Company, as originator of the Mortgage
Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent),
or
(y) each Third-Party Originator, and (z) as applicable, each Subservicer,
as is
requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105,
1110, 1117
and 1119 of Regulation AB; provided, however, that the Company need not
provide
such information if such information was previously delivered to the
Purchaser
or any Depositor and such information has not changed since such prior
delivery.
Such information shall include, at a minimum:
(A) the
originator’s form of organization;
(B) a
description of the originator’s origination program and how long the originator
has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans, which description
shall include a discussion of the originator’s experience in originating
mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information regarding
the size and composition of the originator’s origination portfolio; and
information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser
or
any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans,
including the originators’ credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage
loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information
as the
Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of
compliance
with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a
description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending
(or known
to be contemplated) against the Company, each Third-Party Originator
and each
Subservicer; and
(D) a
description of any affiliation or relationship between the Company, each
Third-Party Originator, each Subservicer and any of the following parties
to a
Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Company
by the
Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization
Transaction:
(1) the
sponsor;
(2) the
depositor;
(3) the
issuing entity;
(4) any
servicer;
(5) any
trustee;
(6) any
originator;
(7) any
significant obligor;
(8) any
enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any
other
material transaction party.
(ii) If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide
(or, as
applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool
Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as
the
Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided
below)
originated by (a) the Company, if the Company is an originator of Mortgage
Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent),
and/or (b) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information
shall be
prepared by the Company (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its
reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3)
of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to
the
Company (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect
to more
than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be
entitled to
specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant
to
this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in
the form
customarily provided by the Company, and need not be customized for the
Purchaser or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage
origination year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented
in
increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage
loans
included in the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The
most
recent periodic increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days
prior to
the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static
Pool
Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static
Pool
Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a
permanent
record of the information provided, such as a portable document format
(pdf)
file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser
or
the Depositor, as applicable.
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Promptly
following notice or discovery of a material error in Static Pool Information
provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an
omission
to include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such
paragraph), the Company shall provide corrected Static Pool Information
to the
Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format in which
Static
Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the
Company.
If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide
(or, as
applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at the expense
of the
requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental expense
associated
with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon procedures
letters
of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser
or
Depositor, as applicable, pertaining
to Static Pool Information relating to prior securitized pools for
securitizations closed on or after January 1, 2006 or, in the case of
Static
Pool Information with respect to the Company’s or Third-Party Originator’s
originations or purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1,
2006,
as the
Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such letters shall
be
addressed to and be for the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser
or such
Depositor shall designate, which may include, by way of example, any
Sponsor,
any Depositor and any broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement
agent or
initial purchaser with respect to a Securitization Transaction. Any such
statement or letter may take the form of a standard, generally applicable
document accompanied by a reliance letter authorizing reliance by the
addressees
designated by the Purchaser or such Depositor.
(iii) If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide
such
information regarding the Company, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans,
and each
Subservicer (each of the Company and each Subservicer, for purposes of
this
paragraph, a “Servicer”), as is requested for the purpose of compliance with
Item 1108 of Regulation AB; provided, however, that the Company need
not provide
such information if such information was previously delivered to the
Purchaser
or any Depositor and such information has not changed since such prior
delivery.
Such information shall include, at a minimum:
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(A) the
Servicer’s form of organization;
(B) a
description of how long the Servicer has been servicing residential mortgage
loans; a general discussion of the Servicer’s experience in servicing assets of
any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer’s experience in,
and procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under this
Agreement
and any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size, composition
and growth of the Servicer’s portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type
similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the
Servicer
that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or
any
Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or
the related
asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without
limitation:
(1) whether
any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the
Mortgage
Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early amortization
or other performance triggering event because of servicing during the
three-year
period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction;
(2) the
extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes;
(3) whether
there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the
applicable
servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential
mortgage
loans involving the Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period
immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction;
(4) whether
the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage
loan
securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of
a
servicing performance test or trigger; and
(5) such
other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request
for
the purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a
description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer’s policies or
procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under
this
Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type
similar
to the Mortgage Loans;
(D) information
regarding the Servicer’s financial condition, to the extent that there is a
material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance involving
the
Servicer could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the
Company
of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement;
(E) information
regarding advances made by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the
Servicer’s
overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the three-year
period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction,
which may
be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to
the effect
that the Servicer has made all advances required to be made on residential
mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement
would
not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances
not
made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;
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(F) a
description of the Servicer’s processes and procedures designed to address any
special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar type
as the
Mortgage Loans;
(G) a
description of the Servicer’s processes for handling delinquencies, losses,
bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged
properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; and
(H) information
as to how the Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and charge-offs,
including the effect of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial
payments considered current or other practices with respect to delinquency
and
loss experience.
(iv) If
so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying
its
reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class
of
asset-backed securities, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer
and
Third-Party Originator to) (a) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor
in writing
of (1) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against
the
Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and (2) any affiliations
or relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization
Transaction between the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator
and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (i) of this
Section
2(c) (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party)
with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, and (b) provide to the Purchaser
and
any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or
relationships.
(v) As
a
condition to the succession to the Company or any Subservicer as servicer
or
subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any
Person
(i) into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated,
or
(ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any Subservicer,
the Company shall provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor, at least
15
calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment,
(x)
written notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession
or
appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Purchaser and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested
by the
Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation
under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed
securities.
(vi) In
addition to such information as the Company, as servicer, is obligated
to
provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested
by the
Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company shall provide such information
regarding
the performance or servicing of the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably required
to
facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with Item
1121 of
Regulation AB. Such information shall be provided concurrently with the
monthly
reports otherwise required to be delivered by the servicer under this
Agreement,
commencing with the first such report due not less than ten Business
Days
following such request. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2(c)
to the
contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to provide any information
that he Purchaser or any Depositor deem required under Regulation AB
if
(i) the Company does not believe that such information is required under
Regulation AB and (ii) the Company is not providing such information for
securitizations on its own shelf registration on Form S-3 (or any shelf
registration on Form S-3 of any of its affiliates relating to the same
asset
type) unless either the Purchaser or such Depositor pays all reasonable
incremental costs incurred by the Company in connection with the preparation
and
delivery of such information. The Company shall deliver any such information
prepared pursuant to the prior sentence within 15 days of such written
request,
if such information is quantitative information set forth on, or which
may be
derived from, information in the Company's databases, or otherwise within
a
commercially reasonable time taking into account the time required to
implement
the necessary systems and procedures to produce such information.
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(d) Servicer
Compliance Statement.
The
Company shall make reasonable best efforts by March 1, but in no event
later
than March 15, of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, to deliver
to the
Purchaser and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed to the
Purchaser
and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Company,
to the
effect that (i) a review of the Company’s activities during the immediately
preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance
under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during
such
period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to the best of
such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all of
its obligations under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement
in all material respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable
portion
thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation
in any
material respect, specifically identifying each such failure known to
such
officer and the nature and the status thereof.
(e) Report
on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
(i) Using
reasonable best efforts on or before March 1, but in no event later than
March
15, of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Company shall:
(A) deliver
to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) regarding the Company’s
assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately
preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of
the
Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed
to
the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer
of the
Company, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on
a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered
to the
Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;
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(B) deliver
to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report of a registered public accounting
firm reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and such Depositor that attests
to,
and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Company and
delivered
pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance
with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities
Act and
the Exchange Act;
(C) cause
each Subservicer and each Subcontractor determined by the Company pursuant
to
Section 2(f)(ii) to be “participating in the servicing function” within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each, a “Participating Entity”), to
deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor an assessment of compliance
and
accountants’ attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 2(e); and
(D) if
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor not later than March 15 of
the
calendar year in which such certification is to be delivered, deliver
to the
Purchaser, any Depositor and any other Person that will be responsible
for
signing the certification (a “Sarbanes Certification”) required by Rules
13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302
of the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with
respect to
a Securitization Transaction a certification in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit A.
The
Company acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (i)(D) above
may rely
on the certification provided by the Company pursuant to such clause
in signing
a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission. Neither
the
Purchaser nor any Depositor will request delivery of a certification
under
clause (i)(D) above unless a Depositor is required under the Exchange
Act to
file an annual report on Form 10-K with respect to an issuing entity
whose asset
pool includes Mortgage Loans.
(ii) Each
assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section
2(e)(i)(A) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on
a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto delivered
to the
Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the
case of a
Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of
such
appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor
pursuant to
Section 2(e)(i)(C) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria
other
than those specified by the Company pursuant to Section 2(f).
(f) Use
of
Subservicers and Subcontractors.
The
Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer
to
fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this
Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the
provisions
of paragraph (i) of this Section. The Company shall not hire or otherwise
utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer
to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill
any
of the obligations of the Company as servicer under this Agreement or
any
Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company complies with the provisions
of
paragraph (ii) of this Section.
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(i) It
shall
not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Purchaser
or any
Depositor to the utilization of any Subservicer. The Company shall cause
any
Subservicer used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit
of the
Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section
and
with Sections 2(b), 2(c)(iii), 2(c)(v), 2(d), 2(e) and 2(g) of this Agreement
to
the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Company, and to provide
the
information required with respect to such Subservicer under Section 2(c)(iv)
of
this Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each
Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any servicer
compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under
Section
2(d), any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered
by
such Subservicer under Section 2(e) and any certification required to
be
delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes
Certification under Section 2(e) as and when required to be
delivered.
(ii) It
shall
not be necessary for the Company to seek the consent of the Purchaser
or any
Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The Company shall
promptly
upon request provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (or any designee
of the
Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a written description
(in
form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor)
of the role
and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Company or any Subservicer,
specifying (A) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (B) which (if any) of
such Subcontractors are Participating Entities, and (C) which elements
of the
Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided
by
each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (B) of this
paragraph.
As
a
condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, the Company shall cause any such Subcontractor used by
the
Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and
any
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 2(e) and 2(g) of
this
Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Company.
The
Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and
delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment of compliance
and
attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section
2(e),
in each case as and when required to be delivered.
(g) Indemnification.
(i) On
or
prior to the date of the printing (whether in paper or electronic form)
of a
free writing prospectus or a prospectus supplement for a Securitization
Transaction which contains any information provided pursuant to Sections
2(c)(i)
through (iii), the Company shall enter into an indemnification agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
(ii) Reserved.
(iii) (A) Subject
to Section 6 below, any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any
Subcontractor or any Third-Party
Originator to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’
letter or other material when and as required under this Amendment Reg
AB, or
any breach by the Company of a representation or warranty set forth in
Section
2(b)(i) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii) and made
as of a
date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction,
to the
extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach
by the
Company of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant
to
Section 2(b)(ii) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing
date, shall, except as provided in clause (B) of this paragraph, immediately
and
automatically, without notice or grace period, constitute an Event of
Default
with respect to the Company under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor,
as
applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations
of
the Company as servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding anything in
this
Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the contrary)
of any
compensation to the Company; provided
that to
the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain
rights
or obligations following termination of the Company as servicer, such
provision
shall be given effect.
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(B) Subject
to Section 6 below, any failure by the Company, any Subservicer or any
Subcontractor to
deliver any information, report, certification or accountants’ letter when and
as required under Section 2(d) or 2(e), including (except as provided
below) any
failure by the Company to identify pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) any
Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of
Item 1122 of Regulation AB, which continues unremedied for ten calendar
days
after the date on which such information, report, certification or accountants’
letter was required to be delivered shall constitute an Event of Default
with
respect to the Company under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable,
in its
sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations of the Company
as
servicer under this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary)
of
any compensation to the Company; provided
that to
the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain
rights
or obligations following termination of the Company as servicer, such
provision
shall be given effect.
Neither
the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall be entitled to terminate the rights
and
obligations of the Company pursuant to this subparagraph (ii)(B) if a
failure of
the Company to identify a Subcontractor “participating in the servicing
function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB was attributable
solely to the role or functions of such Subcontractor with respect to
mortgage
loans other than the Mortgage Loans.
(C) The
Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the
Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable,
for all
reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such designee) or such
Depositor as such are incurred, in connection with the termination of
the
Company as servicer and the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans
to a
successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit
whatever
rights the Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions
of this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise,
whether
in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance
or
injunctive relief.
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3. The
Company acknowledges that a Subservicer or Subcontractor that performs
services
with respect to mortgage loans involved in a Securitization Transaction
in
addition to the Mortgage Loans may be determined by a Depositor to be
a
Participating Entity on the basis of the aggregate balance of such mortgage
loans, without regard to whether such Subservicer or Subcontractor would
be a
Participating Entity with respect to the Mortgage Loans viewed in isolation.
The
Company shall (A) respond as promptly as practicable to any good faith
request
by the Purchaser or any Depositor for information regarding each Subservicer
and
each Subcontractor and (B) cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor
with
respect to which the Purchaser or any Depositor requests delivery of
an
assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation to deliver such within the
time required under Section 2(e).
4. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Amendment Reg AB, (i) the Company shall
seek
the consent of the Purchaser for the utilization of all third party service
providers, including Subservicers and Subcontractors, when required by
and in
accordance with the terms of the Existing Agreement and (ii) references
to the
Purchaser shall be deemed to include any assignees or designees of the
Purchaser, such as any Depositor, a master servicer or a trustee.
5. In
connection with a Securitization Transaction, if the disclosure required
for a
Third-Party Originator to meet the Regulation AB requirements shall have
increased as a result of aggregating the Mortgage Loans with additional
mortgage
loans originated by the Third Party Originator and sold by a seller a
separate
seller, the Company shall cooperate with the Initial Owner to obtain
information
necessary to comply with Regulation AB.
6. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 2(g)(iii) of this Amendment Reg AB,
the
failure to deliver any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter
or other material when and as required under this Amendment Reg AB (giving
due
regard to all applicable grace periods) (a) shall not constitute an Event
of
Default under this Agreement unless (i) such failure will have a material
adverse effect on either of the sponsor or the Depositor of the related
Securitization Transaction or (ii) the Company has previously failed
to deliver
any information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material
when and as required under this Amendment Reg AB and (b) shall be cured
by the
Company as soon as practicable after notice or discovery of such
failure.
7. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein in this Agreement, the Company shall
be under no
obligation to provide any information to the Purchaser or any Depositor
if such
information is not required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
and the
rules and regulations (including Regulation AB) of the Commission
thereunder.
8. The
Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the Exhibits attached
hereto as
Exhibit A and Exhibit B to the end thereto. References in this Amendment
Reg AB
to “this Agreement” or words of similar import (including indirect references to
the Agreement) shall be deemed to be references to the Existing Agreement
as
amended by this Amendment Reg AB. Except as expressly amended and modified
by
this Agreement Reg AB, the Agreement shall continue to be, and shall
remain, in
full force and effect in accordance with its terms. In the event of a
conflict
between this Amendment Reg AB and any other document or agreement, including
without limitation the Existing Agreement, this Amendment Reg AB shall
control.
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9. This
Amendment Reg AB 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.
10. This
Amendment Reg AB may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different
parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed,
shall
constitute one and the same agreement. This Amendment Reg AB will become
effective as of the date first mentioned above. This
Amendment Reg AB shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by
the Company and the Purchaser and the respective permitted successors
and
assigns of the Company and the successors and assigns of the Purchaser.
This
Amendment Reg AB shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Company
to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which
consent may be withheld by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. The
Existing
Agreement as amended by this Amendment Reg AB may be assigned, pledged
or
hypothecated by the Purchaser in whole or in part, and with respect to
one or
more of the Mortgage Loans, without the consent of the Company. There
shall be
no limitation on the number of assignments or transfers allowable by
the
Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loans and this Amendment Reg AB
and the
Existing Agreement.
[Signatures
Commence on Following Page]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto
by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and
year first
above written.
XXXXXX
BROTHERS BANK, FSB
Purchaser
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:___________________________
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
Company
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:___________________________
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re:
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The
[ ] agreement dated as of [ ],
200[ ] (the “Agreement”), among [IDENTIFY
PARTIES]
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I,
________________________________, the _______________________ of GMAC
Mortgage
Corporation, certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor], and the [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers, with
the
knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification,
that:
(1) I
have
reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in
accordance
with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”), the report on
assessment of the Company’s compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in
Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing Criteria”), provided in accordance
with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended
(the “Exchange Act”) and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing
Assessment”), the registered public accounting firm’s attestation report
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange
Act and
Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the “Attestation
Report”), and all servicing reports, officer’s certificates and other
information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company
during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement
(collectively, the “Company Servicing Information”);
(2) Based
on
my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances
under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
of
time covered by the Company Servicing Information;
(3) Based
on
my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be
provided
by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor]
[Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee];
(4) I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as
servicer
under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review
conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed
in the
Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report,
the
Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material
respects; and
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant
to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required
to be
provided by the Company and by any Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant
to the
Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any
material
instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed
to the
[Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance
with the
Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
A-1
Date: _________________________
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
A-2
EXHIBIT
B
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of Subservicer]
shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable
Servicing Criteria”:
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance
or other triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third
parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third
party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a
back-up servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect
on the party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance
with the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial
bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than
two business days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified
in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows
or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances,
are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve
accounts or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization,
are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as
set forth in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For
purposes of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial
institution that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange
Act.
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities
related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank
clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement
cutoff date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who
prepared the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling
items. These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of
their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in
the transaction
agreements.
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B-1
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
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Reference
|
Criteria
|
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance
with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to
the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified
in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with
cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by
the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by
the transaction
agreements
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are
made, reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements
in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance
with the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements,
and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow)
in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's mortgage
loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans,
modifications and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions,
as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the
period a mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such
other period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the
entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including,
for example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases
where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with
variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
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B-2
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing Criteria
|
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Reference
|
Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to
be made on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business
days to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number
of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and
recorded in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item
1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained
as set forth in
the transaction agreements.
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[NAME
OF COMPANY] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER]
Date: _________________________
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
B-3
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
[Intentionally
Omitted]
C-1