SERVICER APPOINTMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
SERVICER
APPOINTMENT, ASSUMPTION AND
AMENDMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS
SERVICER APPOINTMENT, ASSUMPTION AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”),
dated as of January 2, 2007, is by and among Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc.,
as
depositor (the “Depositor”), Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc., as seller (in
such capacity, the “Sponsor”), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as
servicer (“Xxxxx Fargo”), Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as master
servicer (the “Master Servicer”) and securities administrator (the “Securities
Administrator”), and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the
“Trustee”).
W
I T N E
S S E T H
WHEREAS,
the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator,
GMAC Mortgage, LLC (“GMACM”) and the Trustee entered into the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the “Pooling and Servicing Agreement”), dated as of October
1, 2006, relating to Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Asset Backed Certificates,
Series 2006-AF1;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 7.06 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Sponsor
has
the right to terminate GMACM as Servicer of the Mortgage Loans set forth on
Schedule 1 attached hereto (the “Transferred Mortgage Loans”) without cause upon
the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Depositor and the Sponsor desire to amend certain provisions of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement to better effectuate the replacement of GMACM as the
Servicer thereunder with respect to the Transferred Mortgage Loans;
WHEREAS,
Section 11.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement provides that the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties thereto,
without the consent of any of the Certificateholders to cure any ambiguity,
to
correct or supplement any provisions therein, to change the manner in which
the
Distribution Account maintained by the Securities Administrator or the Custodial
Accounts maintained by the Servicer is maintained or to make such other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement as shall not be inconsistent with any other provisions
therein if such action shall not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel,
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder
(or the Swap Provider unless the Swap Provider shall have consented to the
amendment, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided that
any
such amendment shall be deemed not to adversely affect in any material respect
the interests of the Certificateholders and no such Opinion of Counsel shall
be
required if the Person requesting such amendment obtains a letter from each
Rating Agency stating that such amendment would not result in the downgrading
or
withdrawal of the respective ratings then assigned to the Certificates; provided
further that any such amendment shall be deemed not to adversely affect in
any
material respect the interests of the Certificateholders and no such Opinion
of
Counsel nor any letter from the Rating Agencies stating that such amendment
would not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the respective ratings
then
assigned to the Certificates shall be required if such amendment is to effect
a
transfer of servicing pursuant to Section 7.06(a) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement to a Successor Servicer satisfying the Minimum Servicing
Requirements;
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which are hereby acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the
parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION
1. Defined Terms.
For
purposes of this Agreement, unless the context clearly requires otherwise,
all
capitalized terms which are used but not otherwise defined herein shall have
the
respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
SECTION
2. Appointment of Servicer.
(a) The
Sponsor hereby proposes that Xxxxx Fargo be appointed as the Servicer under
the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Transferred Mortgage Loans
and, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Section 5 of this Agreement, the Sponsor will provide written notification
to
GMACM of its termination as the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement with respect to the Transferred Mortgage Loans to be effective on
January 2, 2007 (the “Termination Date”).
(b) In
connection with the appointment of Xxxxx Fargo as the Servicer of the
Transferred Mortgage Loans under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, on the
Termination Date, the Sponsor shall cause Xxxxx Fargo to reimburse GMACM for
all
outstanding Advances and Servicing Advances due and owing to GMACM under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement in connection with GMACM’s servicing and
administration of the Transferred Mortgage Loans prior to the Termination
Date.
(c) The
Master Servicer, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set
forth in Section 5 of this Agreement, consents to the appointment of Xxxxx
Fargo
as the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement hereby designates
Xxxxx Fargo as the Servicer of the Transferred Mortgage Loans from and after
the
Termination Date.
(d) Xxxxx
Fargo hereby represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, that it (i) is
a
Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac approved seller/servicer in good standing and has
a
net worth of at least $15,000,000; (ii) meets all requirements of a servicer
set
forth in Section 8.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (iii) accepts
the
appointment as the Servicer of the Transferred Mortgage Loans under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, (iii) assumes and agrees to discharge the due and
punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be
performed and observed by the Servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, as amended hereby, and (iv) assumes and agrees, as of the date
hereof, to be bound by all terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, as amended hereby.
(e) On
the
Termination Date, each account that, pursuant to the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, is required to be established and maintained by GMACM
with
respect to the Transferred Mortgage Loans shall be moved to and maintained
by
Xxxxx Fargo at Xxxxx Fargo. This Agreement shall be deemed to satisfy any and
all requirements in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for notice of change
in
any such account.
SECTION
3. Amendments to Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
(a) Article
1
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following
definitions in alphabetical order:
“Xxxxx
Fargo:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association, acting in its capacity as the
Servicer.”
“Xxxxx
Fargo Mortgage Loans:
Those
Mortgage Loans serviced by Xxxxx Fargo pursuant to the terms and provisions
of
this Agreement and identified as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.”
(b) The
definition of Servicer in Article 1 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
is
hereby amended by replacing “GMAC Mortgage Corporation” with “Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
National Association.”
(c) Each
reference in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to “GMACM Mortgage Loans” is
hereby deemed to be a reference to “Xxxxx Fargo Mortgage Loans.”
(d) The
following representations and warranties are hereby made by Xxxxx Fargo to
the
Sponsor, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and
the Trustee as of the date hereof and such representations and warranties shall
replace the representations and warranties of GMACM set forth in Section 2.03(a)
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement:
(i) It
is
duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of
the United States and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and
all
business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by it in any state
in
which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required under
applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance
with the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent necessary to
ensure its ability to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms
of
this Agreement and to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement
in accordance with the terms hereof.
(ii) It
has
the full corporate power and authority to service each Mortgage Loan, and to
execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on its part the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes its legal, valid and
binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except
that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by the effect of insolvency,
liquidation, conservatorship and other similar laws administered by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation affecting the enforcement of contract obligations
of insured banks and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive
and
other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to
the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought
and
further subject to public policy with respect to indemnity and contribution
under applicable securities law.
(iii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans by it under this Agreement, the consummation of any other of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms hereof are in its ordinary course of business and
will
not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of its charter
or
by-laws or (B) materially conflict with, result in a material breach, violation
or acceleration of, or result in a material default under, the terms of any
other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it
may
be bound, or (C) constitute a material violation of any statute, order or
regulation applicable to it of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency
or governmental body having jurisdiction over it; and it is not in breach or
violation of any material indenture or other material agreement or instrument,
or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it
which breach or violation may materially impair its ability to perform or meet
any of its obligations under this Agreement.
(iv) It
is an
approved servicer of conventional mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx
Mac
and is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act.
(v) No
litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened in writing,
against it that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery
or
enforceability of this Agreement or its ability to service the Mortgage Loans
or
to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance
with
the terms hereof.
(vi) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for its execution, delivery and performance of, or compliance
with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required,
it
has obtained the same.
(vii) Xxxxx
Fargo has accurately and fully reported, and will continue to accurately and
fully report, its borrower credit files to each of the credit repositories
in a
timely manner materially in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and
its implementing legislation.
(viii) Xxxxx
Fargo 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 Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS.
(ix) Xxxxx
Fargo will not waive any Prepayment Charge with respect to a Mortgage Loan
unless it is waived in accordance with the standard set forth in Section
3.01.
(e) With
respect to the Mortgage Loans, from and after the Termination Date, any and
all
references to the representations and warranties of GMACM in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement shall, and shall be deemed to be, references to the
representations and warranties of Xxxxx Fargo set forth in clause (a)
above.
(f) Section
3.13(a) is hereby amended by deleting such paragraph in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:
“The
Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall deliver or otherwise
make
available (and shall cause each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it
to
deliver) to the Depositor and the Securities Administrator on or before March
15
of each year, and the Servicer shall deliver or otherwise make available (and
shall cause each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to deliver) to
the
Depositor and the Securities Administrator on or before March 1 of each year
(but in no instance later than March 10 of each year), in each case commencing
in March 2007, an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the signer thereof, that
(A) a review of such party’s activities during the preceding calendar year or
portion thereof and of such Servicing Function Participant’s performance under
this Agreement, or such other applicable agreement in the case of a Servicing
Function Participant, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (B) to
the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such party has
fulfilled all its obligations under this Agreement, or such other applicable
agreement in the case of a Servicing Function Participant (other than the
Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), in all material
respects throughout such year or portion thereof, or, if there has been a
failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying
each
such failure known to such officer and the nature and status
thereof.”
(g) Section
3.14(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the
section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“By
March
15 of each year, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, and
by
March 1 (but in no event later than March 10) of each year, the Servicer, each
commencing in March 2007, at its own expense and pursuant to Item 1122(a) of
Regulation AB, shall furnish or otherwise make available, and shall cause any
Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to furnish, which in each case
shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund, to the Securities Administrator
and
the Depositor, a report on an assessment of compliance with the Relevant
Servicing Criteria that contains (A) a statement by such party of its
responsibility for assessing compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria,
(B) a statement that such party used the Relevant Servicing Criteria to assess
compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (C) such party’s assessment of
compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of
the
prior calendar year, including, if there has been any material instance of
noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such
failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that a registered
public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such party’s
assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria for the period
consisting of the prior calendar year.”
(h) Section
7.06(a) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the
section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“(a) If
at any
time, the Sponsor acquires from Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. the rights to service
any
of the Mortgage Loans, then Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. shall continue to service
the
related Mortgage Loans as the Servicer hereunder. Upon Sponsor acquiring the
Servicing Rights, the Sponsor may, at its option, terminate the servicing
responsibilities of Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, X,X., as Servicer hereunder with respect
to any such Mortgage Loans without cause. No such termination shall become
effective unless and until a successor to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. shall have
been
appointed to service and administer the related Mortgage Loans pursuant to
the
terms and conditions of this Agreement. No appointment shall be effective unless
(i) such successor to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. meets the eligibility criteria
contained in Section 8.02, (ii) the Trustee shall have consented to such
appointment, (iii) the Rating Agencies have been notified in writing of such
appointment and such successor servicer meets the Minimum Servicing
Requirements, (iv) such successor has agreed to assume the obligations of Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A. hereunder to the extent of the related Mortgage Loans and
(v)
all amounts reimbursable to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. pursuant to the terms of
this
Agreement shall have been paid to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. by the successor
appointed pursuant to the terms of this Section 7.06 or by the Sponsor including
without limitation, all unreimbursed Advances and Servicing Advances made by
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. and all out-of-pocket expenses of Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A.
incurred in connection with the transfer of servicing to such successor. The
Sponsor shall provide a copy of the written confirmation of the Rating Agencies
and the agreement executed by such successor to the Trustee and the Master
Servicer.”
(i)
Section
7.06(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the
section in its entirety.
SECTION
4. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor and Sponsor.
(a) The
following representations and warranties are hereby made by the Depositor to
the
Sponsor, Xxxxx Fargo, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and
the
Trustee as of the date hereof:
(i) The
Depositor is duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and
authority (corporate and other) necessary to own or hold its properties and
to
conduct its business as now conducted by it and to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement.
(ii) The
Depositor has the full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and has duly authorized, by all necessary corporate action on its
part, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this
Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by
the
other parties hereto, constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation of
the
Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms,
subject, as to enforceability, to (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and
(b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion
of
the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought and further
subject to public policy with respect to indemnity and contribution under
applicable securities law.
(iii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Depositor, the consummation
of
any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment
of
or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business
of
the Depositor and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or
provision of the charter or by-laws of the Depositor or (B) materially conflict
with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result
in a
material default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument
to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or (C) constitute a material
violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to it of any court,
regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction
over the Depositor; and the Depositor is not in breach or violation of any
material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation
of
any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or
violation may materially impair its ability to perform or meet any of its
obligations under this Agreement.
(iv) No
litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened, against
the
Depositor that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery
or
enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Depositor to perform
any
of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof.
(v) No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for its execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor
of, or compliance by the Depositor with, this Agreement or the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval,
authorization or order is required, it has obtained the same.
(b)
The
following representations and warranties are hereby made by the Sponsor to
the
Depositor, Xxxxx Fargo, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and
the Trustee as of the date hereof:
(i) The
Sponsor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the State of Delaware and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any
and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Sponsor
in any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not
required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event,
is
in compliance with the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent
necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan, to sell the
Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to perform
any
of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof.
(ii) The
Sponsor has the full corporate power and authority and to execute, deliver
and
perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its
part
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other
parties hereto, constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Sponsor, enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with its terms, except
that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights
generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought
and
further subject to public policy with respect to indemnity and contribution
under applicable securities law.
(iii) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Sponsor, the consummation of
any
other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment
of
or compliance with the terms hereof are in its ordinary course of business
of
the Sponsor and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or
provision of its charter or by-laws of the Sponsor or (B) materially conflict
with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result
in a
material default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument
to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or (C) constitute a material
violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Sponsor of
any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Sponsor; and the Sponsor is not in breach or violation
of
any material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in
violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which
breach or violation may materially impair its ability to perform or meet any
of
its obligations under this Agreement.
(v) The
Sponsor is an approved seller of conventional mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Mae
or
Xxxxxxx Mac and is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing
Act.
(iv) No
litigation is pending or, to the best of the Sponsor’s knowledge, threatened,
against the Sponsor that would materially and adversely affect the execution,
delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or its ability to perform any
of
its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms
hereof.
(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 Sponsor
of,
or compliance with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order
is
required, the Sponsor has obtained the same.
(vii) The
Sponsor has the right to terminate GMACM as the Servicer of the Transferred
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 7.06 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and such termination shall be exercised in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all applicable
law.
SECTION
5. Conditions Precedent.
The
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be conditioned upon the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
(i)
each
of the Sponsor and the Master Servicer shall have executed this Agreement
evidencing its consent to the appointment of Xxxxx Fargo as the Servicer of
the
Transferred Mortgage Loans under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
(ii)
Xxxxx Fargo shall have executed this Agreement evidencing its acceptance of
its
appointment as the Servicer of the Transferred Mortgage Loans under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and its agreement to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(iii)
the
Sponsor shall have notified GMACM of its decision to terminate GMACM as the
Servicer of the Transferred Mortgage Loans under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement; and
(iv)
each
Rating Agency has been notified in writing of the appointment of Xxxxx Fargo
as
the Servicer of the Transferred Mortgage Loans.
SECTION
6. Effectiveness of this Agreement.
Upon
execution of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be,
and
be deemed to be, modified and amended in accordance herewith and the respective
rights, limitations, obligations, duties, liabilities and immunities of the
Depositor, the Sponsor, Xxxxx Fargo, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee shall hereafter be determined, exercised and
enforced subject in all respects to such modifications and amendments, and
all
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be part of the
terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement for any and all
purposes. Except as modified and expressly amended by this Agreement, the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement is in all respects ratified and confirmed,
and
all the terms, provisions and conditions thereof shall be and remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION
7. Binding Effect.
The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto, and all such
provisions shall inure to the benefit of the Depositor, the Sponsor, Xxxxx
Fargo, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the
Trustee.
SECTION
8. Governing Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the
State of New York (without regard to conflict of law principles) and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereto shall be determined
in
accordance with such laws.
SECTION
9. Severability of Provisions.
If
any
one or more of the provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason
whatsoever held invalid, then such provisions or terms shall be deemed severable
from the remaining provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions or terms of this
Agreement.
SECTION
10. Section Headings.
The
section headings herein are for convenience of reference only, and shall not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
SECTION
11. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be an
original and all of which shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Sponsor, Xxxxx Fargo, the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee have caused their names to be signed hereto by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year
first
above written.
NOMURA
HOME EQUITY LOAN, INC.,
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as
Depositor
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
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Managing
Director
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NOMURA
CREDIT & CAPITAL, INC.,
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as
Sponsor
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
X.X. Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as
Servicer
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By:
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/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Vice
President
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as
Master Servicer and Securities Administrator
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | |
Name:
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Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxx | |
Title:
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Vice President | |
HSBC
BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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as
Trustee
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title:
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Assistant
Vice President
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SCHEDULE
1
SCHEDULE
OF TRANSFERRED MORTGAGE LOANS