MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT between GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., as Seller and as Servicer and MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC., as Purchaser Dated as of June 1, 2006 Conventional, Fixed and Adjustable Rate, Residential...
Exhibit
99.8b
CWT
DRAFT
6/27/06
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
between
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.,
as
Seller
and as Servicer
and
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
as
Purchaser
Dated
as
of June 1, 2006
Conventional,
Fixed
and
Adjustable Rate,
Residential
Mortgage Loans
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
Section
1
|
Definitions
|
1
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Section
2
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Purchase
and Conveyance
|
17
|
Section
3
|
Mortgage
Loan Schedule
|
17
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Section
4
|
Purchase
Price
|
17
|
Section
5
|
Examination
of Mortgage Files
|
18
|
Section
6
|
Delivery
of Mortgage Loan Documents
|
18
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Subsection
6.01
|
Possession
of Mortgage Files
|
18
|
Subsection
6.02
|
Books
and Records
|
19
|
Subsection
6.03
|
Delivery
of Mortgage Loan Documents
|
19
|
Subsection
6.04
|
MERS
Designated Loans
|
20
|
Section
7
|
Representations,
Warranties and Covenants; Remedies for Breach
|
20
|
Subsection
7.01
|
Representations
and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans
|
20
|
Subsection
7.02
|
Seller
Representations
|
34
|
Subsection
7.03
|
Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties
|
37
|
Subsection
7.04
|
Repurchase
of Mortgage Loans with Early Payment Defaults
|
39
|
Subsection
7.05
|
Premium
Recapture
|
39
|
Section
8
|
Closing
|
40
|
Section
9
|
Closing
Documents
|
40
|
Section
10
|
Costs
|
41
|
Section
11
|
Administration
and Servicing of the Mortgage Loans; Compliance with Regulation
AB
|
41
|
Subsection
11.01
|
Servicer
to Act as Servicer; Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness
|
41
|
Subsection
11.02
|
Liquidation
of Mortgage Loans
|
43
|
Subsection
11.03
|
Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments
|
43
|
Subsection
11.04
|
Establishment
of Custodial Account; Deposits in Custodial Account
|
43
|
Subsection
11.05
|
Withdrawals
From the Custodial Account
|
45
|
Subsection
11.06
|
Establishment
of Escrow Account; Deposits in Escrow Account
|
46
|
Subsection
11.07
|
Withdrawals
From Escrow Account
|
46
|
Subsection
11.08
|
Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Collections
Thereunder
|
47
|
Subsection
11.09
|
Transfer
of Accounts
|
48
|
Subsection
11.10
|
Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance
|
48
|
Subsection
11.11
|
Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance
|
49
|
Subsection
11.12
|
Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property
|
49
|
Subsection
11.13
|
Servicing
Compensation
|
50
|
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Subsection
11.14
|
Distributions
|
50
|
Subsection
11.15
|
Statements
to the Purchaser
|
51
|
Subsection
11.16
|
Advances
by the Servicer
|
52
|
Subsection
11.17
|
Assumption
Agreements
|
52
|
Subsection
11.18
|
Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
|
53
|
Subsection
11.19
|
Information
to Be Provided by the Servicer in Compliance with Regulation
AB
|
53
|
Subsection
11.20
|
Annual
Statement as to Compliance; Report on Assessment of Compliance and
Attestation
|
59
|
Subsection
11.21
|
Annual
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report or
Attestation
|
60
|
Subsection
11.22
|
Servicer
Shall Provide Access and Information as Reasonably
Required
|
61
|
Subsection
11.23
|
Transfer
of Servicing
|
61
|
Subsection
11.24
|
Use
of Subservicers and Subcontractors
|
63
|
Section
12
|
The
Servicer
|
64
|
Subsection
12.01
|
Indemnification;
Third Party Claims; Remedies
|
64
|
Subsection
12.02
|
Merger
or Consolidation of the Servicer
|
67
|
Subsection
12.03
|
Limitation
on Liability of the Servicer and Others
|
68
|
Subsection
12.04
|
Seller
and Servicer Not to Resign
|
68
|
Section
13
|
Default
|
69
|
Subsection
13.01
|
Events
of Default
|
69
|
Subsection
13.02
|
Waiver
of Defaults
|
70
|
Section
14
|
Termination
|
70
|
Subsection
14.01
|
Termination
|
70
|
Subsection
14.02
|
Termination
of the Servicer Without Cause
|
71
|
Subsection
14.03
|
Successors
to the Servicer
|
71
|
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Section
15
|
Cooperation
of Seller with a Reconstitution
|
72
|
Section
16
|
Notices
|
73
|
Section
17
|
Severability
Clause
|
74
|
Section
18
|
No
Partnership
|
75
|
Section
19
|
Counterparts
|
75
|
Section
20
|
Governing
Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
|
75
|
Section
21
|
Mandatory
Delivery; Grant of Security Interest
|
76
|
Section
22
|
Intention
of the Parties
|
76
|
Section
23
|
Successors
and Assigns
|
77
|
Section
24
|
Waivers
|
77
|
Section
25
|
Exhibits
|
77
|
Section
26
|
General
Interpretive Principles
|
77
|
Section
27
|
Reproduction
of Documents
|
78
|
Section
28
|
Amendment
|
78
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Section
29
|
Confidentiality
|
78
|
Section
30
|
Entire
Agreement
|
78
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Section
31
|
Further
Agreements
|
78
|
Section
32
|
No
Solicitation
|
79
|
Section
33
|
Waiver
of Jury Trial
|
79
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Section
34
|
Third
Party Beneficiary
|
79
|
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
1
|
MORTGAGE
LOAN DOCUMENTS
|
EXHIBIT
2
|
CONTENTS
OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
|
EXHIBIT
3
|
FORM
OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
4
|
FORM
OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
|
EXHIBIT
5
|
FORM
OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
6
|
FORM
OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
|
EXHIBIT
7
|
FORM
OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
8
|
SELLER’S
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
|
EXHIBIT
9
|
FORM
OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE REPORT
|
EXHIBIT
10
|
FORM
OF SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT
11
|
FORM
OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO SELLER
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EXHIBIT
12
|
FORM
OF SECURITY RELEASE
CERTIFICATION
|
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EXHIBIT
13
|
FORM
OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
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EXHIBIT
14
|
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
15
|
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
16
|
FORM
OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
|
EXHIBIT
17
|
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE
|
EXHIBIT
18
|
ADDITIONAL
DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION
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FIFTH
AMENDED AND RESTATED
THIS
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2006, is hereby executed by and between
XXXXXX XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC., a New York corporation and its successors
and assigns (the “Purchaser”), and GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC., a
New York corporation, in its capacity as seller (the “Seller”) and in its
capacity as servicer (the “Servicer”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser and the Seller are parties to that certain Mortgage Loan Sale
and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2003 (the “Original Purchase
Agreement”), the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Seller, certain
conventional fixed and adjustable rate residential first-lien mortgage loans
(the “Mortgage Loans”) on a servicing-retained basis as described herein,
which shall be delivered in pools of whole loans (each, a “Mortgage Loan
Package”) on various dates as provided herein (each, a “Closing
Date”);
WHEREAS,
at the present time, Purchaser and Seller desire to amend and restate the
Original Purchase Agreement, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to
Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2004,
as amended and restated by that certain First Amended and Restated Mortgage
Loan
Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2005, as further
amended and restated by that certain Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan
Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2005, as further amended
and restated by that certain Third Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale
and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2005, and as further amended
and restated by that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale
and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2005 to make certain
modifications as set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser, the Seller and
the
Servicer agree as follows:
Section
1. Definitions. For
purposes of this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below.
Accepted
Servicing Procedures: Procedures (including collection
procedures) that the Servicer customarily employs and exercises in servicing
and
administering mortgage loans for its own account that are similar to the
Mortgage Loans and which are in accordance with accepted mortgage servicing
practices of prudent lending institutions.
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this
Agreement, the Mortgage Interest Rate of which is adjusted from time to time
in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Agency
Transfer: A Xxxxxx Mae Transfer or a Xxxxxxx Mac
Transfer.
Agreement: This
Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement including
all exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The
American Land Title Association.
Appraised
Value: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of
(i) the value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator
of the Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by a
Qualified Appraiser and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related
Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan;
provided, however, that in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such
value of the Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value determined by
an
appraisal made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time
of origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by a Qualified
Appraiser.
Assignment
of Mortgage: An individual assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form and in blank, sufficient
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property
is
located to give record notice of the sale of the Mortgage to the
Purchaser.
Business
Day: Any day other than a Saturday or Sunday, or a day on which
banking and savings and loan institutions in the state in which (i) the
Servicer is located or (ii) the Custodial Account is maintained, are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Cash-Out
Refinance: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan in which the proceeds
received were in excess of the amount of funds required to repay the principal
balance of any existing first mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property, pay
related closing costs and satisfy any outstanding subordinate mortgages on
the
related Mortgaged Property and which provided incidental cash to the related
Mortgagor of more than 1% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan.
Closing
Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to time shall
purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage Loans listed
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan
Package.
Closing
Documents: The documents required to be delivered on each Closing
Date pursuant to Section 9.
CLTA: The
California Land Title Association.
CLTV: As
of any date and as to any Second Lien Loan, the ratio, expressed as a
percentage, of (a) the sum of (i) the outstanding principal balance of
the Second Lien Loan and
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(ii) the
outstanding principal balance as of such date of any mortgage loan or mortgage
loans that are senior or equal in priority to the Second Lien Loan and which
are
secured by the same Mortgaged Property to (b) the Appraised Value as
determined pursuant to the Underwriting Guidelines of the related Mortgaged
Property as of the origination of the Second Lien Loan.
Code: The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute
thereto.
Commission: The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Condemnation
Proceeds: All awards, compensation and settlements in respect of
a taking of all or part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of
condemnation or the right of eminent domain, to the extent not required to
be
released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Loan Documents.
Co-op: A
private, cooperative housing corporation, having only one class of stock
outstanding, which owns or leases land and all or part of a building or
buildings, including apartments, spaces used for commercial purposes and common
areas therein and whose board of directors authorizes the sale of stock and
the
issuance of a Co-op Lease.
Co-op
Lease: With respect to a Co-op Loan, the lease with respect to a
dwelling unit occupied by the Mortgagor and relating to the stock allocated
to
the related dwelling unit.
Co-op
Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by the pledge of stock allocated to
a dwelling unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation and a
collateral assignment of the related Co-op Lease.
Covered
Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to Appendix
E of Standard & Poor’s Glossary.
Custodial
Account: As defined in Subsection 11.04.
Custodial
Agreement: The agreement governing the retention of the originals
of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other Mortgage
Loan
Documents. If more than one Custodial Agreement is in effect at any
given time, all of the Individual Custodial Agreements shall collectively be
referred to as the “Custodial Agreement.”
Custodian: The
custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor in interest or
assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial Agreement as
provided therein.
Cut-off
Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Cut-off
Date Principal Balance: The aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans as of the applicable Cut-off Date which is determined after
the application, to the reduction of principal, of payments of principal due
on
or before such Cut-off Date, whether or not collected, and of partial principal
prepayments received before such Cut-off Date.
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Deemed
Material and Adverse Representation: Each representation and
warranty identified as such in Subsection 7.01 of this
Agreement.
Deleted
Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan in accordance with this
Agreement.
Delinquent
Mortgage Loan: As defined in
Subsection 14.01(b).
Determination
Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the 15th day
(or, if such
15th day is
not
a Business Day, the following Business Day) of the month in which such
Remittance Date occurs.
Due
Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the first day of the
calendar month in which such Remittance Date occurs, which is the day on which
the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of
grace.
Due
Period: With respect to each Remittance Date and any Mortgage
Loan, the period beginning on the second day of the month preceding such
Remittance Date through and including the first day of the month in which such
Remittance Date occurs.
Eligible
Investments: At any time, any one or more of the following
obligations or securities:
(i) obligations
of the United States or any agency thereof, provided that such obligations
are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;
(ii) general
obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any state of the United States
or
the District of Columbia receiving the highest long-term debt rating of each
Rating Agency, or such lower rating as shall not result in the downgrading
or
withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by the Rating
Agencies, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating
Agency;
(iii) commercial
or finance company paper which is then receiving the highest commercial or
finance company paper rating of each Rating Agency rating such paper, or such
lower rating as shall not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings
then assigned to the Certificates by the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a
signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency;
(iv) certificates
of deposit, demand or time deposits, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any
depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
United States or of any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination
by federal and/or state banking authorities, provided that the commercial paper
and/or long term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution
or
trust company (or in the case of the principal depository institution in a
holding company system, the commercial paper or long-term unsecured debt
obligations of such holding company, but only if Xxxxx’x is not the applicable
Rating Agency) are then rated one of the two highest long-term and the highest
short-term ratings of each Rating Agency for such securities, or such lower
ratings as shall not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings
then
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assigned
to the Certificates by the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a signed writing
delivered by each Rating Agency;
(v) demand
or time deposits or certificates of deposit issued by any bank or trust company
or savings institution to the extent that such deposits are fully insured by
the
FDIC;
(vi) guaranteed
reinvestment agreements issued by any bank, insurance company or other
corporation acceptable to the Rating Agencies at the time of the issuance of
such agreements, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating
Agency;
(vii) repurchase
obligations with respect to any security described in clauses (i) and (ii)
above, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust
company (acting as principal) described in clause (iv) above;
(viii) securities
(other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons or instruments sold at a purchase
price in excess of 115% of the face amount thereof) bearing interest or sold
at
a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United
States or any state thereof which, at the time of such investment, have one
of
the two highest ratings of each Rating Agency (except if the Rating Agency
is
Moody’s, such rating shall be the highest commercial paper rating of Moody’s for
any such series), or such lower rating as shall not result in the downgrading
or
withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by the Rating
Agencies, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating
Agency;
(ix) interests
in any money market fund which at the date of acquisition of the interests
in
such fund and throughout the time such interests are held in such fund has
the
highest applicable rating by each Rating Agency rating such fund or such lower
rating as shall not result in a change in the rating then assigned to the
Certificates by each Rating Agency, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered
by each Rating Agency, including funds for which the Trustee, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator or any of its Affiliates is investment
manager or adviser;
(x) short-term
investment funds sponsored by any trust company or national banking association
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which
on
the date of acquisition has been rated by each applicable Rating Agency in
their
respective highest applicable rating category or such lower rating as shall
not
result in a change in the then specified stated maturity, and bearing interest
or sold at a discount acceptable to each Rating Agency, as shall not result
in
the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates
by the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each
Rating Agency; and
(xi) such
other investments having a specified stated maturity and bearing interest
or
sold at a discount acceptable to the Rating Agencies as shall not result
in the
downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates
by
the Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating
Agency;
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provided,
that no such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if (i) such
instrument evidences the right to receive interest only payments with respect
to
the obligations underlying such instrument or (ii) such instrument would
require the Depositor to register as an investment company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Escrow
Account: As defined in Subsection 11.06.
Escrow
Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed
by
the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other
document.
Event
of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated
in Subsection 13.01.
Exchange
Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
Xxxxxx
Mae: The Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor
thereto.
Xxxxxx
Xxx Guides: The Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx’ Guide and the Xxxxxx Xxx
Servicers’ Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
Xxxxxx
Mae Transfer: As defined in Section 15.
FDIC: The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.
Fidelity
Bond: The fidelity bond required to be obtained by the Servicer
pursuant to Subsection 11.11.
FIRREA: The
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended
and in effect from time to time.
First
Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on
the related Mortgage Property.
Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased pursuant
to this Agreement.
Xxxxxxx
Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
Xxxxxxx
Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 15.
Gross
Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is
added to the Index in
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accordance
with the terms of the related Mortgage Note to determine on each Interest Rate
Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
High
Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 (“HOEPA”), (b) with an “annual percentage
rate” or total “points and fees” payable by the related Mortgagor (as
each such term is calculated under HOEPA) that exceed the thresholds set forth
by HOEPA and its implementing regulations, including 12 C.F.R. § 226.32(a)(1)(i)
and (ii), (c) classified as a “high cost home,” “threshold,” “covered,” “high
risk home,” “predatory” or similar loan under any other applicable state,
federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology
under a law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal
liability for residential mortgage loans having high interest rates, points
and/or fees) or (d) a Mortgage Loan categorized as High Cost pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor’s Glossary. For avoidance of doubt,
the parties agree that this definition shall apply to any law regardless of
whether such law is presently, or in the future becomes, the subject of judicial
review or litigation.
Home
Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as a Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor’s Glossary.
HUD: The
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor
thereto.
Index: The
index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan.
Insurance
Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged
Property.
Interest
Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is
adjusted.
Interim
Funder: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Person named on the MERS System as the interim funder pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Investor: With
respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Person named on the MERS
System as the investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures Manual.
Lifetime
Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the term
of each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage
Interest Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
by more than the amount per annum set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
Liquidation
Proceeds: Amounts received in connection with the partial or
complete liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale
or
assignment of
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such
Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or in connection
with the sale of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired
in
satisfaction of the Mortgage.
Loan-to-Value
Ratio: With respect to any Mortgage Loan as of any date of determination,
the ratio, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the outstanding
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at origination and the denominator
of
which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
LPMI
Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has an LPMI Policy, the
portion of the Mortgage Interest Rate as set forth on the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule (which shall be payable solely from the interest portion of Monthly
Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds),
which, during such period prior to the required cancellation of the LPMI Policy,
shall be used to pay the premium due on the related LPMI Policy.
LPMI
Loan: Any Mortgage Loan with respect to which Servicer is responsible for
paying the premium due on the related LPMI Policy with the proceeds generated
by
the LPMI Fee relating to such Mortgage Loan, as set forth on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
LPMI
Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by an
insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant
to which the related premium is to be paid by the Servicer of the related
Mortgage Loan from payments of interest made by the Mortgagor in an amount
as is
set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
LTV: Loan-to-Value
Ratio.
Manufactured
Home: A single family residential unit that is constructed in a factory in
sections in accordance with the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and
Safety Standards adopted on July 15, 1976, by the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (“HUD Code”), as amended in 2000, which preempts state
and local building codes. Each unit is identified by the presence of
a HUD Plate/Compliance Certificate label. The sections are then
transported to the site and joined together and affixed to a pre-built permanent
foundation (which satisfies the manufacturer’s requirements and all state,
county, and local building codes and regulations). The manufactured
home is built on a non-removable, permanent frame chassis that supports the
complete unit of walls, floors, and roof. The underneath part of the
home may have running gear (wheels, axles, and brakes) that enable it to be
transported to the permanent site. The wheels and hitch are removed
prior to anchoring the unit to the permanent foundation. The
manufactured
home must be classified as real estate and taxed accordingly. The
permanent foundation may be on land owned by the mortgager or may be on leased
land.
MERS: Mortgage
Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors in interest.
MERS
Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the
Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take
such
action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee
for the Seller, in accordance with
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MERS
Procedures Manual and (b) the Seller has designated or will designate the
Purchaser as the Investor on the MERS System.
MERS
Procedures Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MERS
Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS Designated
Mortgage Loans and other information.
MERS
System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Monthly
Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled payment
of principal and interest payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage
Note
on each Due Date.
Mortgage:
With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Co-op Loan, the mortgage, deed
of
trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien,
in the case of a First Line Loan, or a second lien, in the case of a Second
Lien
Loan, on the related Mortgaged Property. With respect to a Co-op
Loan, the Security Agreement.
Mortgage
File: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the items listed in
Exhibit 2 hereto and any additional documents required to be added
to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage
Interest Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual
rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage
Loan: Each mortgage loan sold, assigned and transferred pursuant
to this Agreement and identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule,
which
Mortgage Loan includes, without limitation, the Mortgage File, the Monthly
Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds, and all other rights, benefits,
proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such mortgage
loan.
Mortgage
Loan Documents: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the documents
listed in Exhibit 1 hereto.
Mortgage
Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
annual rate of interest payable to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the
related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the related Servicing Fee
Rate.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth the following
information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage
Loan
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Package: (1)
the Seller’s Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor’s name; (3) the
street address of the Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip
code;
(4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied,
investment property or a second home; (5) the number and type of residential
units constituting the Mortgaged Property (e.g. single
family residence, a two- to four-family dwelling, condominium, planned unit
development or cooperative); (6) the original months to maturity or the
remaining months to maturity from the related 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; (7) the
Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV, as applicable, at origination; (8) the Mortgage
Interest Rate as of the related Cut-off Date; (9) the date on which the first
Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent
with the Due Date currently in effect, the Due Date; (10) the stated maturity
date; (11) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related Cut-off Date;
(12) the last payment date on which a payment was actually applied to the
outstanding principal balance; (13) the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan; (14) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close
of business on the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of
principal due and collected on or before the related Cut-off Date; (15) with
respect to each First Lien Loan, the original principal balance of the related
second lien mortgage loan and, with respect to each Second Lien Loan, the
original principal balance of the related first lien loan; (16) a code indicated
whether there is a simultaneous second; (17) with respect to Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans, the Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (18) with respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Gross Margin; (19) with respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Lifetime Rate Cap; (20) with respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, a code indicating the type of Index; (21) the
type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate, Adjustable Rate, First Lien
Loan or Second Lien Loan); (22) a code indicating the purpose of the loan
(i.e., purchase, Rate/Term Refinance or Cash-Out Refinance); (23) a
code indicating the documentation style (i.e. no documents, full,
alternative, reduced, no income/no asset, stated income, no ration, reduced
or
NIV); (24) the loan credit classification (as described in the Underwriting
Guidelines); (25) whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Penalty;
(26) the Prepayment Penalty period of such Mortgage Loan, if applicable; (27)
a
description of the Prepayment Penalty, if applicable; (28) the Mortgage Interest
Rate as of origination; (29) the credit risk score (FICO score); (30) the date
of origination; (31) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment period; (32) with respect to Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (33) with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Interest Rate floor;
(34) the Mortgage Interest Rate calculation method (i.e., 30/360,
simple interest, other); (35) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans,
the Periodic Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (36) a
code
indicating whether the Mortgage Loan by its original terms or any modifications
thereof provides for amortization beyond its scheduled maturity date; (37)
the
original Monthly Payment due; (38) the Appraised Value; (39) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is covered by a PMI Policy and, if so, identifying
the
PMI Policy provider; (40) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is covered
by an LPMI Policy and, if so, identifying the LPMI Policy provider; (39) in
connection with a condominium unit, a code indicating whether the condominium
project where such unit is located is low-rise or high-rise; (42) a code
indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is a leasehold estate; (43) the MERS
Identification Number, if applicable; and (44) a field indicating whether such
Mortgage Loan is a Home Loan. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in
the aggregate, the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the
following
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information,
as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2)
the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(3)
the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the average principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans; (6) the applicable Cut-off Date; and (7) the
applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage
Note: The original executed note or other evidence of the
Mortgage Loan indebtedness of a Mortgagor, including any riders or addenda
thereto.
Mortgaged
Property: With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a Co-op Loan, the
Mortgagor’s real property securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note,
consisting of an unsubordinated estate in fee simple or, with respect to real
property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate, in
a
single parcel or multiple parcels of real property improved by a Residential
Dwelling. With respect to a Co-op Loan, the stock allocated to a dwelling unit
in the residential cooperative housing corporation that was pledged to secure
such Co-op Loan and the related Co-op Lease.
Mortgagee: The
mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the successors and assigns
of
such mortgagee or beneficiary.
Mortgagor: The
obligor on a Mortgage Note, who is an owner of the Mortgaged Property and the
grantor or mortgagor named in the Mortgage and such grantor’s or mortgagor’s
successors in title to the Mortgaged Property.
NAIC: The
National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any successor
thereto.
OCC: Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency, or any successor thereto.
Officer’s
Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board,
the Vice Chairman of the Board, a President or a Vice President and by the
Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the Assistant Treasurers or the Assistant
Secretaries of the Person on behalf of whom such certificate is being
delivered.
Opinion
of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee
of the Seller or the Servicer, reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser.
OTS: The
Office of Thrift Supervision or any successor thereto.
Owner: As
defined in Subsection 11.12.
P&I
Advance: As defined in Subsection 11.16.
Periodic
Rate Cap: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an absolute maximum amount
by
which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect.
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Periodic
Rate Floor: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an absolute maximum
amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect.
Person: An
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI
Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by
an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is
located.
Premium
Percentage: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a percentage equal
to the excess of the Purchase Price Percentage over 100%.
Prepayment
Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the penalty if the
Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the related Mortgage Note
or
Mortgage.
Prime
Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to time,
as published as the average rate in The Wall Street Journal (Northeast
edition).
Principal
Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a
Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including
any prepayment penalty or premium thereon, which is not accompanied by an amount
of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any
month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase
Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller pursuant to this Agreement in exchange for the Mortgage
Loans purchased on such Closing Date, which shall be the percentage of par
(expressed as a decimal) set forth in the applicable Purchase Price and Terms
Letter times the applicable Cut-off Date Principal Balance.
Purchase
Price Percentage: The percentage of par (expressed as decimal)
set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
Purchase
Price Terms and Terms Letter: Those certain agreements setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time hereunder
and thereunder, between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation, and its successors in
interest and assigns, or any successor to the Purchaser under this Agreement
as
herein provided.
Qualified
Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no interest,
direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security
thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the approval or disapproval
of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made by such
appraiser both satisfied the requirements of
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Title
XI
of FIRREA and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the
date the Mortgage Loan was originated.
Qualified
Correspondent: Any Person from which the Seller purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) such Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the
Seller and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite
mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Seller, in accordance with
underwriting guidelines designated by the Seller (“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 Seller within 180 days after
origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such
Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the Seller in origination of mortgage
loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for the Seller’s own account or (y)
the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were
underwritten, designated by the Seller on a consistent basis for use by lenders
in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the Seller; and (iv) the Seller
employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller,
pre-purchased or post-purchased 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 Seller.
Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be substituted by the
Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution,
be approved by the Purchaser and (i) have an outstanding principal balance,
after deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution
(or
in the case of a substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the Stated
Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall
will
be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Seller in the month of
substitution); (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and not more
than one percent (1%) greater than the Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than and
not
more than one (1) year less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (iv) be
of
the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan (i.e., fixed rate or
adjustable rate with same Mortgage Interest Rate Cap and Index); (v) comply
as
of the date of substitution with each representation and warranty set forth
in
Subsection 7.01 of this Agreement; (vi) be current in the
payment of principal and interest; (vii) be secured by a Mortgaged Property
of the same type and occupancy status as secured the Deleted Mortgage Loan;
and
(viii) have payment terms that do not vary in any material respect from
those of the Deleted Mortgage Loan.
Rate/Term
Refinance: A Refinanced Mortgage Loan, in which the proceeds
received were not in excess of the amount of funds required to repay the
principal balance of any existing first mortgage loan on the related Mortgaged
Property, pay related closing costs and satisfy any outstanding subordinate
mortgages on the related Mortgaged Property and did not provide incidental
cash
to the related Mortgagor of more than one percent (1%) of the original principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan.
Reconstitution: Any
Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
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Reconstitution
Agreement: As defined in Section 15.
Record
Date: The close of business of the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month of the related Remittance Date.
Refinanced
Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were not
used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.
Regulation
AB: Subpart 229.1100 – Asset-Backed Securities (Regulation AB),
17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as 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 (January 7, 2005) or by the staff of the
Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time
to
time.
Remittance
Date: No later than 1:00 p.m. New York time on the 18th day of
any month (or, if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the following Business
Day).
REO
Disposition: The final sale by the Servicer of an REO
Property.
REO
Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to an REO
Disposition pursuant to Subsection 11.12.
REO
Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer through
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in
Subsection 11.12.
Repurchase
Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a breach of a
representation or warranty from the Agreement or the Interim Servicing Agreement
is found, a price equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan to be repurchased, plus accrued interest thereon at the Mortgage
Interest Rate from the date to which interest had last been paid through the
date of such repurchase, plus the amount of any outstanding advances owed to
any
servicer, and plus all costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser or any
servicer arising out of or based upon such breach, including without limitation
costs and expenses incurred in the enforcement of the Seller’s repurchase
obligation hereunder, and plus, in the event a Mortgage Loan is repurchased
during the first twelve months following the related Closing Date, an amount
equal to the Premium Percentage multiplied by the outstanding principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of such repurchase.
Residential
Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a
detached one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling,
(iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project, or (iv) a
one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a
co-operative, mobile or Manufactured Home.
Second
Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage on
the related Mortgaged Property.
Securities
Act: The federal Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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Securitization
Transaction: Any transaction involving either (i) a sale or
transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an
issuing entity in connection with the issuance of publicly offered or privately
placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (ii) 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.
Security
Agreement: The agreement creating a security interest in the
stock allocated to a dwelling unit in the residential cooperative housing
corporation that was pledged to secure such Co-op Loan and the related Co-op
Lease.
Seller: As
defined in the initial paragraph of this Agreement, together with its successors
in interest.
Servicer: As
defined in the initial paragraph of this Agreement, together with its successors
and assigns as permitted under the terms of this Agreement.
Servicing
Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing
obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the
preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property,
(ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures,
(iii) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the
Mortgaged Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage, and
(iv) payments made by the Servicer with respect to a Mortgaged Property
pursuant to Subsection 11.08.
Servicing
Criteria: The “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB, as may be amended from time to time.
Servicing
Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the annual
fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for each month, be
equal to one-twelfth of (i) the product of the Servicing Fee Rate and
(ii) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such
fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal
amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a
Mortgage Loan is computed, and shall be pro rated (based upon the number of
days
of the related month the Servicer so acted as Servicer relative to the number
of
days in that month) for each part thereof. The obligation of the
Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and payable solely from,
the
interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation
Proceeds and other proceeds, to the extent permitted by
Subsection 11.05) of related Monthly Payments collected by the
Servicer, or as otherwise provided under
Subsection 11.05.
Servicing
Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate
set forth in the applicable Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
Servicing
Officer: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible
for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears
on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Purchaser by the Servicer,
as
such list may be amended from time to time.
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Sponsor: The
person who organizes and initiates an asset-backed securities transaction by
selling or transferring assets, either directly or indirectly, including through
an affiliate, to the issuing entity.
Standard
& Poor’s: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division
of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Standard
& Poor’s Glossary: The Standard & Poor’s LEVELS®
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Stated
Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan as to any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the
related Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or
before such date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts
previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal, or advances in lieu
thereof on such Mortgage Loan.
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 Servicer or a
Subservicer.
Subservicer: Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Servicer 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 Servicer under this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB.
Third-Party
Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified Correspondent,
that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.
Transfer
Date: In the event the Servicer is terminated as servicer of a
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsections 12.04, 13.01,
14.01(c) or 14.02, the date on which the Purchaser, or its
designee, shall receive the transfer of servicing responsibilities and begin
to
perform the servicing of such Mortgage Loans, and the Seller, as Servicer,
shall
cease all servicing responsibilities.
Underwriting
Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 8 and a then-current copy of which shall be
attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and Conveyance.
Whole
Loan Transfer: The sale or transfer by the Purchaser of some or
all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization
Transaction.
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Section
2. Purchase
and Conveyance. The
Seller agrees to sell from time to time, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase
from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal balance on
the
related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the related Purchase Price
and
Terms Letter, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the Seller
as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans
accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date, together with the related
Mortgage Files and all rights and obligations arising under the documents
contained therein. The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage
Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased
on each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 14 (the “Assignment
and Conveyance Agreement”).
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan purchased, the Purchaser shall own and be entitled
to receive: (a) all scheduled principal due after the related
Cut-off Date, (b) all other payments and/or recoveries of principal
collected after the related Cut-off Date, including any Prepayment Penalties
(provided, however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or
before the related Cut-off Date and collected by the Servicer after the related
Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller), and (c) all payments of interest
on the Mortgage Loans net of the Servicing Fee (minus that portion of any such
interest payment that is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off
Date).
For
the
purposes of this Agreement, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid
for a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to reduce
the Stated Principal Balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such
prepaid amounts (minus the applicable Servicing Fee) shall be the property
of
the Purchaser. The Seller shall remit to the Servicer for deposit any
such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account is established
for the benefit of the Purchaser, for remittance by the Servicer to the
Purchaser on the appropriate Remittance Date. All payments of
principal and interest, less the applicable Servicing Fee, due on a Due Date
following the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Purchaser.
Section
3. Mortgage
Loan Schedule. The
Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with certain information
constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on
each
Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter
and
this Agreement (each, a “Preliminary Mortgage Schedule”).
The
Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the Mortgage Loans
to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at least five
(5)
Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The Mortgage Loan Schedule
shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with those Mortgage Loans
which have not been funded prior to the related Closing Date
deleted.
Section
4. Purchase
Price. Subject
to the conditions set forth herein, the Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price
plus accrued interest on the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan
as
of the applicable Cut-off Date at its Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the
related Cut-off Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, both
inclusive, to
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the
Seller on the related Closing Date. Such payment shall be made by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the
Seller.
Section
5. Examination
of Mortgage Files. At
least ten (10) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date, the Seller
shall
either (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in escrow, for examination
with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related Mortgage
File,
including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage (for Mortgage Loans that are
not
MERS Designated Mortgage Loans), pertaining to each Mortgage Loan, or (b)
make
the related Mortgage File available to the Purchaser for examination at such
other location as shall otherwise be acceptable to the
Purchaser. Such examination of the Mortgage Files may be made by the
Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time before or after the related
Closing Date. If the Purchaser makes such examination prior to the
related Closing Date and determines, in its sole discretion, that any Mortgage
Loans do not conform to any of the requirements set forth in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, or as an Exhibit annexed thereto, the Purchaser
may delete such Mortgage Loans from the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and
such
Deleted Mortgage Loan (or Loans) may be replaced by a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan (or Loans) acceptable to the Purchaser. The Purchaser
may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase some or all
of the
Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete
examination. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has
conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of
the
Mortgage Files shall not impair in any way the Purchaser’s (or any of its
successor’s) rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other remedy as
provided in this Agreement. In the event that the Seller fails to deliver
the
Mortgage File with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, upon the
request of the Purchaser, repurchase such Mortgage Loan as the price and
in the
manner specified in Subsection 7.03. Upon the consent of the
Purchaser, the Seller shall make available to the Purchaser in digital format
on
compact disks or DVDs, selected Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage File
which shall include, without limitation, imaged documents required by the
Purchaser to conduct an examination of the Mortgage File.
Section
6. Delivery
of Mortgage Loan Documents.
Subsection
6.01 Possession
of Mortgage Files. The
contents of each Mortgage File required to be retained by or delivered to
the
Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and thus
not
delivered to the Purchaser, or its designee, are and shall be held in trust
by
the Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner
thereof. The Servicer’s possession of any portion of each such
Mortgage File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of
facilitating servicing of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement,
and
such retention and possession by the Servicer shall be in a custodial capacity
only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, each 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 Servicer shall immediately vest
in the
Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Servicer
at the
will of the Purchaser in such custodial capacity only. The Mortgage
File retained by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be appropriately identified in the Servicer’s computer
system to reflect clearly the sale of such related Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser. The Servicer shall release from its custody the contents
of any Mortgage
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File
retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except when such release
is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant
to Subsection 7.03 or if required under applicable law or court
order.
Subsection
6.02 Books
and Records. Record
title to each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note as of the related Closing
Date shall be in the name of the Seller; provided, however, that if a
Mortgage has been recorded in the name of MERS or its designee, the Seller
is
shown as the owner of the related Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for
purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of
mortgages maintained by MERS. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
ownership of each Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note shall be vested
solely
in the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case
may
be. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not
limited to, all funds received by the Servicer after the related Cut-off
Date on
or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section 2 shall be
vested in the Purchaser; provided, however, that all such funds
received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan as provided in Section
2 shall be received and held by the Servicer in trust for the benefit
of the
Purchaser as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
It
is the
express intention of the parties that the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement be, and be construed as, a sale of the related Mortgage Loans by
the
Seller and not a pledge of such Mortgage Loans by the Seller to the Purchaser
to
secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. Consequently, the
sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected as a purchase on the Purchaser’s
business records, tax returns and financial statements, and as a sale of
assets
on the Seller’s business records, tax returns and financial
statements.
Subsection
6.03 Delivery
of Mortgage Loan Documents. The
Seller shall, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing
Date (or such later date as the Purchaser may reasonably request), deliver
and
release to the Purchaser, or its designee, the Mortgage Loan Documents with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to a bailee letter
agreement. In connection with the foregoing, the Seller shall
indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors, officers,
employees and agents, and hold such parties harmless against any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related
costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses based on or grounded upon,
or
resulting from, the fact that no Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA or CLTA
lender’s title insurance policy. For purposes of the previous
sentence, “Purchaser” shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under
this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were “Purchasers” under
this Agreement.
To
the
extent received by it, the Servicer shall forward to the Purchaser, or its
designee, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance
with
this Agreement within two (2) weeks after their execution; provided,
however, that the Servicer shall provide the Purchaser, or its designee,
with a copy, certified by the Servicer as a true copy, of any such document
submitted for recordation within two (2) weeks after its execution, and
shall provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a
copy
of such document certified by the appropriate public recording office to
be a
true and complete copy of the original within two (2) weeks following
receipt of the original document by the Servicer; provided, however,
that such original
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recorded
document or certified copy thereof shall be delivered to the Purchaser no
later
than 180 days following the related Closing Date, unless there has been a
delay at the applicable recording office.
If
the
original or copy of any document submitted for recordation to the appropriate
public recording office is not delivered to the Purchaser or its designee
within
180 days following the related Closing Date, the related Mortgage Loan
shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased by the Seller at
the
price and in the manner specified in Subsection 7.03. The
foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply if the Seller cannot cause
the
Servicer to deliver such original or copy of any document submitted for
recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified
period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the applicable
jurisdiction; provided that (i) the Servicer shall instead deliver
a recording receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt
is
not available, an officer’s certificate of a servicing officer of the Servicer,
confirming that such document has been accepted for recording, and
(ii) such document is delivered within twelve (12) months of the
related Closing Date.
The
Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the Assignments
of
Mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all original documents
to
the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the Purchaser
or the
Purchaser’s designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee shall
be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and shall be reimbursed
by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant to the preceding
sentence.
Subsection
6.04 MERS
Designated Loans. With
respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall, on or prior
to
the related Closing Date, designate the Purchaser as the Investor and the
Custodian as custodian, and no Person shall be listed as Interim Funder on
the
MERS System. In addition, on or prior to the related Closing Date,
Seller shall provide the Custodian and the Purchaser with a MERS Report listing
the Purchaser as the Investor, the Custodian as custodian and no Person listed
as Interim Funder with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage
Loan.
Section
7. Representations,
Warranties and Covenants; Remedies for Breach.
Subsection
7.01 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans. The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as to each Mortgage
Loan, as of the related Closing Date or such other date specified
herein:
(a) Mortgage
Loans as Described. The information set forth in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments
Current. All payments required to be made up to the related
Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have
been made and credited. No payment required under the Mortgage Loan
is 30 days or more delinquent nor has any payment under the Mortgage Loan
been 30 days or more delinquent at any time since the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
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(c) No
Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with the
terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground
rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds
has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and
payable. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or
knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor,
directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the
Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage
Note
or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier,
to
the day which precedes by one month the related Due Date of the first
installment of principal and interest;
(d) Original
Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been
impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, from the date of
origination except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary
to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has been delivered to
the
Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and
the
title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms
are
reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No
Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with
an
assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and
the
title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption
agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or
to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms
of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No
Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation
the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either
the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject
to
any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without
limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(f) Hazard
Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all buildings
or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally
acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and
such
other hazards as are provided for in the Underwriting Guidelines. If
required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage
Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the
current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration as in effect which
policy conforms with the Underwriting Guidelines. All individual
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller
and its
successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been
paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the
hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the
Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain
and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state
law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an
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opportunity
to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy
is
not a “master” or “blanket” hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or
any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit
development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding
obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full
force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has
not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor’s having engaged in, any
act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits
of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect
of
either including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback
or
other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received,
retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and
no
such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Seller;
(g) Compliance
with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any federal,
state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending,
real
estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, predatory, abusive
and
fair lending, equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws applicable to
the
Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any provisions relating to
a
Prepayment Penalty, have been complied with, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws
or regulations, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available
for
the Purchaser’s inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all such requirements. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(h) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been satisfied,
canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged
Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or
in
part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor’s failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has
the
Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Type
of Mortgaged Property. With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is
not a Co-op Loan and is not secured by an interest in a leasehold estate,
the
Mortgaged Property is a fee simple estate that consists of a single parcel
of
real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or
a two-
to four-family dwelling, or an individual residential condominium unit in
a
condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development,
(or,
with respect to each Co-op Loan, an individual unit in a residential cooperative
housing corporation); provided, however, that any condominium unit, planned
unit
development or residential cooperative housing corporation shall conform
with
the Underwriting Guidelines. No portion of the Mortgaged Property (or
underlying Mortgaged Property, in the case of a Co-op Loan) is used for
commercial purposes, and since the date of origination, no portion of the
Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, that
Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered
as
being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has
not
been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or
raw
materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance
and/or household purposes. None of the Mortgaged Properties
are
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Manufactured
Homes, log homes, mobile homes, geodesic domes or other unique property
types. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and
Adverse Representation;
(j) Valid
First or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or
second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property,
including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all
additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to
the
foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
(i) with
respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien on the first mortgage on the
Mortgaged Property;
(ii) the
lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and
payable;
(iii) covenants,
conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of
the
public record as of the date of recording acceptable to prudent mortgage
lending
institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and
(a) specifically 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 set forth in such
appraisal; and
(iv) 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, enforceable and perfected first lien (with respect to a First
Lien
Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) and first priority
(with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second priority (with respect to a
Second
Lien Loan) security interest on the property described therein and the Seller
has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser.
With
respect to any Co-op Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid, subsisting and
enforceable first priority security interest on the related cooperative shares
securing the Mortgage Note, subject only to (a) liens of the related residential
cooperative housing corporation for unpaid assessments representing the
Mortgagor’s pro rata share of the related residential cooperative
housing corporation’s payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future real
property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments
to
which like collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters to which
like
collateral is commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security interest intended to be provided by the related
Security Agreement;
(k) Validity
of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and any
other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in connection with
a
Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the maker thereof
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enforceable
in accordance with its terms. All parties to the Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage and any other such related agreement had legal capacity to enter
into
the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage
and
any such agreement, and the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement have been duly and properly executed by other such related
parties. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or
similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the
part
of the Seller in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan or
in the
application of any insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan. The
documents, instruments and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were
not
falsified and contain no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information
and statements therein not misleading. No fraud, error, omission,
misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage
Loan has taken place on the part of any Person, including without limitation,
the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party
involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for
any
insurance in relation to such Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed
all of the documents constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries
as it deems necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations
set forth herein;
(l) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed and
the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan 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 improvement and as to disbursements
of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and
expenses incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording
of
the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of
any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The
Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the
indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files or any
part
thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Custodian, the Purchaser
or
the Purchaser’s designee, in trust only for the purpose of servicing and
supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is
not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good, indefeasible and marketable
title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan
to the
Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest,
lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and has full right and
authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with,
any
other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement
and following the sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such
Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest,
lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Seller intends
to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage
Loan. After the related Closing Date, the Seller will have no right
to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller
will have no obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute
another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement;
(n) Doing
Business. All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage
Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during
the
period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in
compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws
of the
state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and
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(2) either
(i) organized under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do
business in such state, or (iii) a federal savings and loan association, a
savings bank or a national bank having a principal office in such state,
or
(3) not doing business in such state;
(o) CLTV,
LTV, PMI Policy. No Mortgage Loan that is a Second Lien Loan has
a CLTV greater than 100%. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than
100%. Any Mortgage Loan that had at the time of origination an LTV in
excess of 80% is insured as to payment defaults by a PMI Policy. Any
PMI Policy in effect covers the related Mortgage Loan for the life of such
Mortgage Loan, subject to applicable law. All provisions of such PMI
Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force
and
effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No action,
inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or
will
result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any
Mortgage Loan subject to a PMI Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder
to
maintain the PMI Policy and to pay all premiums and charges in connection
therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Mortgage Loans as set
forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is net of any PMI Policy insurance
premium or LPMI Fee if the related LPMI Policy is lender-paid;
(p) Title
Insurance. With respect to a Mortgage Loan which is not a Co-op
Loan, the Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or
other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable under the
Underwriting Guidelines and each such title insurance policy is issued by
a
title insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified
to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring
the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first (with respect to
a First
Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) priority lien of
the
Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or to the
extent
a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the maximum amount of
negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only to the
exceptions contained in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (j) of this
Subsection 7.02, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans,
against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien
resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to
the
Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state
law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose
the
carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such
lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest
therein. The Seller, its successor and assigns, are the sole insured
of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance
policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in 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, including
the
Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage
of such lender’s title insurance policy, including without limitation, no
unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value
of
any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney,
firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received,
retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No
Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or
more delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would
permit acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and
no
event which, with the passage of time
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or
with
notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a
default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration, and
neither
the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective predecessors,
have waived any default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration;
(r) No
Mechanics’ Liens. There are no mechanics’ or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related
Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate
with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location
of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements which were
considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property lay
wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged
Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the
Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the
Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or
regulation;
(t) Origination;
Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by a mortgagee
approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to
Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal
or
state authority. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no
more than seventy days after funds were disbursed in connection with the
Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case of
an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic
Rate
Cap and the Periodic Rate Floor are as set forth on the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule. The Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted, with respect to
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date to
equal
the Index plus the Gross Margin (rounded up or down to the nearest 0.125%),
subject to the Periodic Rate Cap. The Mortgage Note is payable in
equal monthly installments of principal (except for Mortgage Loans that provide
for a fixed period of interest-only payments at the beginning of their term)
and
interest, which installments of interest, with respect to Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage
Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date, with interest calculated
and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by
the
stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years
from
commencement of amortization. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that
provides for a fixed period of interest-only payments at the beginning of
its
term, at the end of such interest-only period, the Monthly Payment will be
recalculated so as to require Monthly Payments sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by its stated maturity date. Unless otherwise
specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable
on
the first day of each month. The Mortgage Loan by its original terms
or any modification thereof, does not provide for amortization beyond its
scheduled maturity date;
(u) Customary
Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits
of
the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage
designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan
and
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foreclosure
on, or trustee’s sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper
procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and
merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead
or other exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the
right
to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance
with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage Loan was
underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a copy of which
is
attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance as Exhibit
C). The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to
Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx Mae and no representations have been made to a Mortgagor
that are inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy
of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing Date 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. Unless otherwise specified on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of
origination of the Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged
Property as the Mortgagor’s primary residence;
(x) No
Additional Collateral. 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 agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in clause (j) above;
(y) Deeds
of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust,
a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such,
has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser
to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable
Investment. There are no circumstances or conditions with respect
to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the Mortgage File
or the
Mortgagor’s credit standing to the Seller’s knowledge, that can reasonably be
expected to cause private institutional investors who invest in prime mortgage
loans similar to the Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage Loan as an
unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or
adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause
the
Mortgage Loan to prepay during any period materially faster or slower than
the
mortgage loans originated by the Seller generally;
(aa) Delivery
of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered under
this Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the
Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and
accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit 2 attached hereto,
except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the
Custodian;
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(bb) Transfer
of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage (except with
respect to any Mortgage that has been recorded in the name of MERS or its
designee) with respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located;
(cc) Due-On-Sale. With
respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage contains an enforceable
provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance
of
the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or
transferred without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee thereunder,
and
to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, such provision is
enforceable;
(dd) Assumability. With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents
provide that after the related first Interest Rate Adjustment Date, a related
Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party assuming such Mortgage Loan
meets
certain credit requirements stated in the Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ee) No
Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant
to which Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited
in any
separate account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf
of the Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does
it
contain any other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown”
provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan
and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent
interest feature;
(ff) Consolidation
of Future Advances. Any future advances made to the Mortgagor
prior to the applicable 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 (with respect to a First Lien
Loan)
or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) 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;
(gg) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings. There is no
proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of
the
Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by waste,
fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty
so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as security
for
the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended and each
Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not been any
condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property and the Seller
has no knowledge of any such proceedings in the future;
(hh) Collection
Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate Adjustments. The
origination, servicing and collection practices used by the Seller with respect
to the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance with Accepted
Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have been in all
respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow
deposits
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and
Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the
control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been
made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with
state and federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and
Mortgage. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and
has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that remains
unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No
escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller
have been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with
state and federal law and the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage
Note on
the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms
of the Mortgage Note, another index was selected for determining the Mortgage
Interest Rate, the same index was used with respect to each Mortgage Note
which
required a new index to be selected, and such selection did not conflict
with
the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Seller executed and
delivered any and all notices required under applicable law and the terms
of the
related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and
the
Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest required to be paid
pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly paid and
credited;
(ii) Conversion
to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not contain a provision
whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage Interest Rate
from an
adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(jj) Other
Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action, inaction or event has
occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on or prior to the Closing
Date that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or
defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance policy, PMI Policy,
LPMI Policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation, any exclusions,
denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely
payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured),
irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. The Seller has
caused or will cause to be performed any and all acts required to preserve
the
rights and remedies of the Purchaser in any insurance policies applicable
to the
Mortgage Loans including, without limitation, any necessary notifications
of
insurers, assignments of policies or interests therein, and establishments
of
coinsured, joint loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the
Purchaser. In connection with the placement of any such insurance, no
commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be received by the
Seller or by any officer, director, or employee of the Seller or any designee
of
the Seller or any corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director,
or
employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such
insurance;
(kk) No
Violation of Environmental Laws. To the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the
Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or
regulation is an issue; there is no violation of any environmental law, rule
or
regulation with respect to the Mortgage Property; and nothing further remains
to
be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation
constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said
property;
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(ll) Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not notified the Seller, and
the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor
under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, or other similar state
statute;
(mm) Appraisal. The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed
prior to the origination of the Mortgage Loan application by a Qualified
Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no interest, direct or indirect
in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, and
whose
compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage
Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Xxxxxx
Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery,
and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all
as
in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated;
(nn) Disclosure
Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect
that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by, and
the
Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making of
the
Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the
Mortgage File;
(oo) Construction
or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No Mortgage Loan was
made in connection with the construction (other than a “construct-to-perm” loan)
or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or facilitating the trade-in or
exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(pp) Escrow
Analysis. If applicable, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
Seller has within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated
within such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for
each
Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all required
payments are timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or before
the
first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the
Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other applicable law;
(qq) Credit
Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information furnished
by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and authority
and is
not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such information to the
Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing the same to
any
subsequent or prospective purchaser of such Mortgage. The Seller has
in its capacity as servicer, for each Mortgage Loan, fully furnished, in
accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations,
accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its
borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information
Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(rr) Leaseholds. If
the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold estate, (1) the ground lease
is
assignable or transferable; (2) the ground lease will not terminate earlier
than
five years after the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease
does not provide for termination of the lease in the event of lessee’s default
without the Mortgagee being entitled to receive written notice of, and a
reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (4) the ground lease permits
the
mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (5) the ground lease protects
the
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Mortgagee’s
interests in the event of a property condemnation; (6) all ground lease rents,
other payments, or assessments that have become due have been paid; and (7)
the
use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely accepted
practice in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located.
(ss) Prepayment
Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a prepayment
penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a
Prepayment Penalty feature, each such Prepayment Penalty is enforceable and
will
be enforced by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser, and each Prepayment
Penalty is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. Each
such Prepayment Penalty is in an amount not more than the maximum amount
permitted under applicable law and no such Prepayment Penalty may provide
for a
term in excess of five (5) years unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to
reduce
the Prepayment Penalty period to no more than five (5) years from the date
of
the related Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such
reduction in Prepayment Penalty period. With respect to any Mortgage
Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a penalty upon a
prepayment prior to maturity: (i) the Mortgage Loan provides some benefit
to the
Mortgagor (e.g., a rate or fee reduction) in exchange for accepting such
Prepayment Penalty, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan’s origination, the Mortgagor
was offered the option of obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require
payment
of such a penalty, and (iii) the Prepayment Penalty was adequately disclosed
to
the Mortgagor in the mortgage loan documents pursuant to applicable state,
local
and federal law. This representation and warranty is a Deemed
Material and Adverse Representation;
(tt) Predatory
Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan or
Covered Loan, as applicable. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation
of any comparable state or local law. The Mortgaged Property is not
located in a jurisdiction where a breach of this representation with respect
to
the related Mortgage Loan may result in additional assignee liability to
the
Purchaser, as determined by Purchaser in its reasonable
discretion. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and
Adverse Representation;
(uu) Single-premium
credit life insurance policy. No Mortgagor was required to
purchase any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage,
disability, property, 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, mortgage, disability, property, 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. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material
and Adverse Representation;
(vv) Qualified
Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a qualified mortgage under
Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(ww) Tax
Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is either (x) a First Lien Loan
covered by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract issued by
LandAmerica Tax Services
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(formerly
LERETA Tax and Flood) and such contract is transferable, or (y) a Second
Lien Loan subordinate to a first lien loan, which first lien loan, to the
best
of Seller’s knowledge, is covered by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service
contract issued by LandAmerica Tax Services (formerly LERETA Tax and Flood)
and
such contract is transferable. On the related Closing Date, the
Seller shall remit to the Purchaser a transfer fee of two dollars ($2.00)
for
each Mortgage Loan covered by such a tax service contract. If such a
tax service contract with LandAmerica Tax Services is not in place, then
a
placement fee of seventy two dollars ($72.00) will apply to each such Mortgage
Loan;
(xx) Origination. No
predatory or deceptive lending practices, including, without limitation,
the
extension of credit without regard to the ability of the Mortgagor to repay
and
the extension of credit which has no apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were
employed in the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(yy) Recordation. Each
original Mortgage was recorded and all subsequent assignments of the original
Mortgage (other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded
in the
appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect
the
lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller, or is in the process of
being
recorded;
(zz) Co-op
Loans. With respect to a Mortgage Loan that is a Co-op Loan, the
stock that is pledged as security for the Mortgage Loan is held by a person
as a
tenant-stockholder (as defined in Section 216 of the Code) in a cooperative
housing corporation (as defined in Section 216 of the Code);
(aaa) Mortgagor
Bankruptcy. On or prior to the date 60 days after the related
Closing Date, the Mortgagor has not filed and will not file a bankruptcy
petition or has not become the subject and will not become the subject of
involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or has not consented to or will not consent
to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it or to a receiver being
appointed in respect of the related Mortgaged Property;
(bbb) No
Prior Offer. The Mortgage Loan has not previously been offered
for sale;
(ccc) Georgia
Fair Lending Act. There is no Mortgage Loan that was originated
(or modified) on or after October 1, 2002 and before March 7, 2003 which
is
secured by property located in the State of Georgia. There is no
Mortgage Loan that was originated on or after March 7, 2003 that is a “high cost
home loan” as defined under the Georgia Fair Lending Act. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(ddd) No
Arbitration. No Mortgagor with respect to any Mortgage Loan
originated on or after August 1, 2004 agreed to submit to arbitration to
resolve
any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the mortgage loan
transaction. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material
and Adverse Representation;
(eee) Flood
Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid in
full, life of loan, flood service contract issued by either First American
Flood
Data Services or Fidelity, and such contract is transferable. If no
such flood service contract is in place, or if such flood service contract
is
issued by an insurer other than First American Flood Data Services
or
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Fidelity,
then on the related Closing Date, the Seller shall remit to the Purchaser
a
placement fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each such Mortgage Loan;
(fff) Origination
Practices/No Steering. The Mortgagor was not encouraged or
required to select a mortgage loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan’s
originator which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy
borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s origination, such Mortgagor
did not qualify taking into account such facts as, without limitation, the
Mortgage Loan’s requirements and the Mortgagor’s credit history, income, assets
and liabilities and debt-to-income ratios for a lower-cost credit product
then
offered by the Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage
Loan’s originator. If, at the time of loan application, the Mortgagor
may have qualified for a lower-cost credit product then offered by any mortgage
lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage Loan’s
originator referred the Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for
underwriting consideration. Neither the Seller nor any of its
affiliates provides financing through a subprime lending channel. The
Seller covenants to provide the Purchaser prompt written notice if the Seller
or
any of its affiliates commences offering financing through a subprime lending
channel. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and
Adverse Representation;
(ggg) Underwriting
Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting the extension
of credit for each Mortgage Loan does not rely solely on the extent of the
Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the principal determining factor in
approving such extension of credit. The methodology employed objective criteria
such as the Mortgagor’s income, assets and liabilities, to the proposed mortgage
payment and, based on such methodology, the Mortgage Loan’s originator made a
reasonable determination that at the time of origination the Mortgagor had
the
ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan. Such underwriting
methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval)
the
Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage
Loan. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and
Adverse Representation;
(hhh) Points
and Fees. No Mortgagor was charged “points and fees” (whether or
not financed) in an amount greater than (i) $1,000, or (ii) 5% of the
principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, whichever is greater. For
purposes of this representation, such 5% limitation is calculated in accordance
with Xxxxxx Mae’s anti-predatory lending requirements as set forth in the Xxxxxx
Xxx Guides and “points and fees” (x) include origination,
underwriting, broker and finder fees and charges that the mortgagee imposed
as a
condition of making the Mortgage Loan, whether they are paid to the mortgagee
or
a third party; and (y) exclude bona fide discount points, fees paid
for actual services rendered in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan (such as attorneys’ fees, notaries fees and fees paid for property
appraisals, credit reports, surveys, title examinations and extracts, flood
and
tax certifications, and home inspections), the cost of mortgage insurance
or
credit-risk price adjustments, the costs of title, hazard, and flood insurance
policies, state and local transfer taxes or fees, escrow deposits for the
future
payment of taxes and insurance premiums, and other miscellaneous fees and
charges which miscellaneous fees and charges, in total, do not exceed 0.25%
of
the principal amount of such Mortgage Loan. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(iii)
Fees Charges. All points, fees and charges (including finance
charges) and whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to be collected
in
connection with the
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origination
and servicing of each Mortgage Loan have been disclosed in writing to the
Mortgagor in accordance with applicable state and federal law and
regulation. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and
Adverse Representation; and
(jjj)
Second Lien Loans. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan:
(i) No
Negative Amortization of Related First Lien Loan. The related
first lien loan does not permit negative amortization;
(ii) Request
for Notice; No Consent Required. Where required or customary in
the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located, the original
lender
has filed for record a request for notice of any action by the related senior
lienholder, and the Seller has notified such senior lienholder in writing
of the
existence of the Second Lien Loan and requested notification of any action
to be
taken against the Mortgagor by such senior lienholder. Either
(a) no consent for the Second Lien Loan is required by the holder of the
related first lien loan or (b) such consent has been obtained and is
contained in the related Mortgage File;
(iii) No
Default Under First Lien. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, the
related first lien loan is in full force and effect, and there is no default
lien, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration existing
under
such first lien mortgage or mortgage note, and no event which, with the passage
of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would
constitute a default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration
under such first lien loan; and
(iv) Right
to Cure First Lien. The related first lien mortgage contains a
provision which provides for giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee
under the Mortgage Loan and allows such mortgagee to cure any default under
the
related first lien mortgage.
Subsection
7.02 Seller
Representations. The
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as of the related
Closing Date:
(a) Due
Organization and Authority. The Seller is a New York corporation,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of
incorporation or formation and has all licenses necessary to carry on its
business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing
in the states where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such
state
require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type
conducted by the Seller. The Seller has corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all
instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been
duly and validly authorized; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
and constitutes the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Seller, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii) general principles
of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at
law. All requisite
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corporate
action has been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement valid and binding
upon the Seller in accordance with its terms;
(b) No
Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order is
required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any court,
governmental agency or body, or federal or state regulatory authority having
jurisdiction over the Seller is required or, if required, such consent,
approval, authorization or order has been or will, prior to the related Closing
Date, be obtained;
(c) Ordinary
Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of
the
Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes
and
the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to
the
bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction;
(d) No
Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the sale
of
the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of
any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller’s charter or by-laws or any
legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Seller 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 violation of any
law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property
is subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance that would have an adverse effect upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other
instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the ability of the
Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits accruing pursuant
to this Agreement;
(e) No
Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or to the Seller’s knowledge, threatened against the
Seller, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting
the
invalidity of this Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any
of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance
or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller, or in
any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on
the
part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform
under
the terms of this Agreement;
(f) Ability
to Perform; Solvency. The Seller 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 Seller is solvent and the
sale of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become
insolvent. The sale of the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the
intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of Seller’s creditors;
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(g) Seller’s
Origination. The Seller’s decision to originate any mortgage loan
or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent decision based
upon
the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a result of Purchaser’s
decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price Purchaser may offer
to
pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated;
(h) Anti-Money
Laundering Laws. The Seller 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”); the
Seller 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;
(i) Ability
to Service. Seller has the facilities, procedures, and
experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans
of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Seller is duly qualified,
licensed, registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal,
state and local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital
requirements set forth by HUD, the OTS, the OCC or the FDIC, if applicable,
and
is in good standing to enforce, originate, sell mortgage loans to, and service
mortgage loans in the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are
located;
(j) Reasonable
Servicing Fee. The Seller acknowledges and agrees that the
Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for performing such services
and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Seller, for accounting
and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of
the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement;
(k) Selection
Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among the
outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller’s portfolio at the
related Closing Date as to which the criteria set forth in the related Purchase
Price and Terms Letter are satisfied and the representations and warranties
set
forth in Subsection 7.01 could be made and such selection was not made in
a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(l) Delivery
to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment
of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with respect
to
each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, shall be delivered
to
the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of the Custodial
Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will be in
possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit 2
hereto, except for such documents as will be delivered to the
Custodian;
(m) Mortgage
Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the related Mortgage
Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool characteristics
for
the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to Section 9 on
the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to each
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
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(n) No
Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any information,
statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document furnished or to
be
furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including any
Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain
any
untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary
to make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(o) No
Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(p) Sale
Treatment. The Seller expects to be advised by its independent
certified public accountants that under generally accepted accounting principles
the transfer of the Mortgage Loans may be treated as a sale on the books
and
records of the Seller and the Seller has determined that the disposition
of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment
for
tax and accounting purposes;
(q) Owner
of Record. The Seller is the owner of record of each Mortgage and
the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, except for the Assignments
of
Mortgage which have been sent for recording, and upon recordation the Seller
will be the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced
by
each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser,
the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust only
for
the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan;
and
(r) Reasonable
Purchase Price. The consideration received by the Seller upon the
sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair consideration
and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans.
Subsection
7.03 Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties. It
is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth
in
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall survive the sale of the
Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage
Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or lack of examination of any Mortgage
File. Upon discovery by either the Seller, the Servicer or the
Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties,
the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the
other
relevant parties.
Within
sixty (60) days after the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the
Seller of any breach of a representation or warranty which materially and
adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the value of
the
applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein in the
case of
a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the
Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material
respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall repurchase
such
Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans at the Repurchase
Price. Notwithstanding the above sentence, (i) within 60 days after
the earlier of either discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach
of
the representation or warranty set
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forth
in
clause (vv) of Subsection 7.01, the Seller shall repurchase
such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price and (ii) any breach of a Deemed
Material and Adverse Representation shall automatically be deemed to materially
and adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser therein. However, the Seller may, at its option and
assuming that Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than
repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan
and
substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans; provided, however, that any such
substitution shall be effected not later than ninety (90) days after the
related Closing Date. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this
Subsection 7.03 shall occur on a date designated by the Purchaser,
and acceptable to the Seller, and shall be accomplished by the Seller remitting
to the Servicer for deposit the amount of the Repurchase Price in the Custodial
Account for distribution to the Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance
Date.
At
the
time of repurchase of any deficient Mortgage Loan (or removal of any Deleted
Mortgage Loan), the Purchaser and the Seller shall arrange for the assignment
of
the repurchased Mortgage Loan (or Deleted Mortgage Loan) to the Seller or
its
designee and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Purchaser
relating to the repurchased Mortgage Loan in the manner required by this
Agreement with respect to the purchase and sale of such Mortgage Loan on
the
related Closing Date. In the event the Repurchase Price is deposited
in the Custodial Account, the Seller shall, simultaneously with its remittance
to the Servicer of such Repurchase Price for deposit, give written notice
to the
Purchaser that such deposit has taken place. Upon such repurchase,
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be amended to reflect the withdrawal
of
the repurchased Mortgage Loan from this Agreement.
As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall effect such substitution by
delivering to the Purchaser for each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and such other documents
and agreements as are required by Subsection 6.03. The Seller
shall remit to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account the Monthly
Payment less the Servicing Fee due on each Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan 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 Seller. For the month of
substitution, distributions to the Purchaser will include the Monthly Payment
due on such Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the Seller
shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received
by the
Seller in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall
give written notice to the Purchaser that such substitution has taken place
and
shall amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of
such
Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution
of
the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, each
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall be subject to the terms of this
Agreement in all respects, and the Seller shall be deemed to have made with
respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, as of the date of
substitution, the covenants, representations and warranties set forth in
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02.
For
any
month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Seller will determine the
amount
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(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
Stated
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 remitted to the Servicer by the Seller
for
distribution by the Servicer in the month of substitution pursuant to
Subsection 11.04. Accordingly, on the date of such
substitution, the Seller will remit to the Servicer from its own funds for
deposit into the Custodial Account an amount equal to the amount of such
shortfall plus one month’s interest thereon at the Mortgage Loan Remittance
Rate.
In
addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the Seller shall
indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors, officers,
employees and agents, and hold such parties harmless against any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related
costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any claim,
demand,
defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach
of
the Seller representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or
any
Reconstitution Agreement. For purposes of the previous sentence,
“Purchaser” shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were “Purchasers” under this
Agreement.
It
is
understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this
Subsection 7.03 to cure, repurchase or substitute for a defective
Mortgage Loan, together with the rights and remedies of the Purchaser under
Subsection 12.01 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting
a breach of the representations and warranties set forth in
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02.
Subsection
7.04 Repurchase
of Mortgage Loans with Early Payment Defaults. If
the related Mortgagor is delinquent with respect to either of the Mortgage
Loan’s first two Monthly Payments either (i) after origination of such Mortgage
Loan, or (ii) after the related Closing Date, and the Purchaser provided
written
notification to the Seller of such delinquency within ninety (90) days from
the
Purchaser’s receipt of notice of such delinquency, the Seller, at the
Purchaser’s option, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser at a
price equal to the Repurchase Price. The Seller shall repurchase such
delinquent Mortgage Loan within thirty (30) days of such request.
Subsection
7.05 Premium
Recapture. With
respect to any Mortgage Loan without prepayment penalties that prepays in
full
on or prior to the related Closing Date or during the first sixty (60) days
following the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the Purchaser, within
thirty (30) Business Days after such prepayment in full or repurchase, an
amount
equal to the excess of the Purchase Price Percentage for such Mortgage Loan
over
par, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan
as of
the related Cut-off Date. Notwithstanding anything contained herein
to the contrary, Seller shall not be required to reimburse any applicable
premium with respect to any Mortgage Loan that prepays in full during the
time
periods specified in this Subsection 7.05 unless Purchaser provides
written notification of the prepayment in full within ninety (90) days of
the
Purchaser’s receipt of notice of such prepayment in full.
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Section
8. Closing. The
closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package shall take
place
on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser’s option, each closing
shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties
shall
agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree. Each closing shall be subject to each of the following
conditions:
(a) all
of the representations and warranties of the Seller in this Agreement shall
be
true and correct as of the related Closing Date and no event shall have occurred
which, with notice or the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default
under this Agreement;
(b) the
Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received in escrow, all Closing Documents as
specified in Section 9, in such forms as are agreed upon and
acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories as required
pursuant to the terms hereof; and
(c) all
other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied
with.
Section
9. Closing
Documents. On
the related Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser’s attorneys
in escrow fully executed originals of:
(a) this
Agreement (to be executed and delivered only for the initial Closing
Date);
(b) the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter, executed in four (4)
counterparts;
(c) with
respect to the initial Closing Date, the Custodial Agreement, dated as of
the
initial Cut-off Date;
(d) with
respect to the initial Closing Date, a Custodial Account Certification in
the
form attached as Exhibit 4 hereto or a Custodial Account Letter
Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit 5 hereto;
(e) with
respect to the initial Closing Date, an Escrow Account Certification in the
form
attached as Exhibit 6 hereto or an Escrow Account Letter Agreement
in the form attached as Exhibit 7 hereto;
(f) the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, segregated by Mortgage Loan Package, one
copy to
be attached hereto, one copy to be attached to the Custodian’s counterpart of
the Custodial Agreement, and one copy to be attached to the related Assignment
and Conveyance as the Mortgage Loan Schedule thereto;
(g) with
respect to the initial Closing Date, an Officer’s Certificate, in the form of
Exhibit 10 hereto with respect to the Seller, including all
attachments thereto and with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an Officer’s
Certificate upon request of the Purchaser; and
(h) with
respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of Counsel of the Seller
(who
may be an employee of the Seller), generally in the form of
Exhibit 11 hereto and
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with
respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an Opinion of Counsel of the Seller
upon
request of the Purchaser;
(i) with
respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of Counsel of the Custodian
(who
may be an employee of the Custodian), in the form of an exhibit to the Custodial
Agreement;
(j) a
Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit 12 or Exhibit
13, as applicable, hereto executed by any person, as requested by the
Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans have at any time been subject to
any
security interest, pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of such
person;
(k) a
certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name, signed or stamped
by
the applicable regulatory authority, if any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired
by the Seller by merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while conducting
business under a name other than its present name, if applicable;
(l) with
respect to the initial Closing Date, the Underwriting Guidelines to be attached
hereto as Exhibit 8 and with respect to each subsequent Closing Date, the
Underwriting Guidelines to be attached to the related Assignment and
Conveyance;
(m) Assignment
and Conveyance Agreement in the form of Exhibit 14 hereto, including all
exhibits thereto;
(n) a
Custodian’s Certification, as required under the Custodial Agreement, in the
form of Exhibit 2 to the Custodial Agreement; and
(o) a
MERS Report reflecting the Purchaser as Investor, the Custodian as custodian
and
no Person as Interim Funder for each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan.
The
Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the closing documents until such time
as
they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
Section
10. Costs. The
Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the legal fees and
expenses of its attorneys and custodial fees. All other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage
including recording fees, fees for title policy endorsements and continuations,
fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage, and the Seller’s attorney’s fees,
shall be paid by the Seller.
Section
11. Administration
and Servicing of the Mortgage Loans; Compliance with Regulation
AB.
Subsection
11.01 Servicer
to Act as Servicer; Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The
Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
this
Agreement and Accepted Servicing Procedures and the terms of the Mortgage
Notes
and Mortgages, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through
sub-servicers or agents, to do or cause to be done any and all things in
connection with such servicing and
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administration
which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the
terms
of this Agreement. The Servicer may perform its servicing
responsibilities through agents or independent contractors, but shall not
thereby be released from any of its responsibilities hereunder.
Consistent
with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer may 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 any Mortgagor;
provided, however, that (unless the Mortgagor is in default with
respect to the Mortgage Loan, or such default is, in the judgment of the
Servicer, imminent, and the Servicer has the consent of the Purchaser) the
Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan
which materially and adversely affects the Mortgage Loan, including without
limitation, any modification that would defer or forgive the payment of any
principal or interest or any penalty or premium on the prepayment of principal,
change the outstanding principal amount (except for actual payments of
principal), make any future advances, extend the final maturity date or change
the Mortgage Interest Rate, as the case may be, with respect to such Mortgage
Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer
in its own name or acting through sub-servicers or agents is hereby authorized
and empowered by the Purchaser when the Servicer believes it appropriate
and
reasonable in its best judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of itself
and
the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial
or
full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure
proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the
ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such
properties, on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to the provisions of
Subsection 11.12. The Servicer shall make all required
Servicing Advances and shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the
Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The
Purchaser shall furnish to the Servicer any powers of attorney and other
documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry
out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.
The
Purchaser and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that the purpose of
Subsections 11.19, 11.20 and 11.24 of this Agreement are to
facilitate compliance by the Purchaser with the provisions of Regulation
AB and
related rules and regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation
AB is applicable by its terms only to offerings of asset-backed securities
that
are registered under the Securities Act, the Seller acknowledges that investors
in privately offered securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor
provide comparable disclosure in unregistered offerings. References
in this Agreement to compliance with Regulation AB include provisions of
comparable disclosure in private offerings.
The
Purchaser shall not 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 (or the provision in a
private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under the Securities
Act). The Servicer 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
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the
Purchaser 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 Servicer shall cooperate fully with
the
Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or
designees), any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and
any
other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser
to
permit the Purchaser to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together
with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, any Subservicer, any Third-Party
Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans,
reasonably believed by the Purchaser to be necessary in order to effect such
compliance.
Subsection
11.02 Liquidation
of Mortgage Loans. If
any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not paid when the same becomes
due
and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant
or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the Servicer shall take such action as it shall
deem to
be in the best interest of the Purchaser. If any payment due under
any Mortgage Loan remains delinquent for a period of one hundred
twenty (120) days or more, the Servicer shall commence foreclosure
proceedings in accordance with the guidelines set forth by Xxxxxx Xxx or
Xxxxxxx
Mac. In such event, the Servicer shall from its own funds make all
necessary and proper Servicing Advances.
Subsection
11.03 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments. Continuously
from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans
are
paid in full, the Servicer 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. Further, the Servicer will in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Procedures ascertain and estimate taxes,
assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums, and all other charges that,
as
provided in any Mortgage, will become due and payable to the end that the
installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges
as
and when they become due and payable.
Subsection
11.04 Establishment
of Custodial Account; Deposits in Custodial Account. The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial Accounts
(collectively, the “Custodial Account”), titled “GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc., in trust for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. as Purchaser
of
Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors.” Such Custodial Account shall
be established with a commercial bank, a savings bank or a savings and loan
association (which may be a depository affiliate of the Servicer) which meets
the guidelines set forth by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac as an eligible depository
institution for custodial accounts. In any case, the Custodial
Account shall be insured by the FDIC in a manner which shall provide maximum
available insurance thereunder and which may be drawn on by the
Servicer. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be evidenced by
(i) a certification in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto, in the
case of an account established with a depository affiliate of the Servicer,
or
(ii) a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit 5 hereto, in the
case of an account held by a depository other than an affiliate of the
Servicer. In either case, a copy of such certification or letter
agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser upon request.
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The
Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis on the Business
Day following receipt thereof, and retain therein the following payments
and
collections received or made by it subsequent to the related Cut-off Date
(other
than in respect of principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or
before
the related Cut-off Date):
(a) all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the
Mortgage Loans;
(b) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted to the Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate;
(c) all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(d) all
proceeds received by the Servicer under any title insurance policy, hazard
insurance policy, or other insurance policy 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 Accepted Servicing
Procedures;
(e) all
awards or settlements in respect of condemnation proceedings or eminent domain
affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released to the Mortgagor
in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Procedures;
(f) any
amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to
Subsections 11.14, 11.16 and 11.18;
(g) any
amount required to be deposited by the Servicer in connection with any REO
Property pursuant to Subsection 11.12;
(h) any
amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant
to Subsection 7.03, and all amounts required to be deposited by the
Servicer in connection with shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans pursuant to Subsection 7.03;
and
(i) with
respect to each Principal Prepayment in full, an amount (to be paid by the
Servicer out of its own funds) which, when added to all amounts allocable
to
interest received in connection with the Principal Prepayment in full, equals
one month’s interest on the amount of principal so prepaid for the month of
prepayment at the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate; provided, however,
that the Servicer’s aggregate obligations under this paragraph for any month
shall be limited to the total amount of Servicing Fees actually received
with
respect to the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer during such month.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be exclusive,
it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, assumption fees
and
other ancillary fees need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Custodial
Account.
The
Servicer may invest the funds in the Custodial Account in Eligible Investments
designated in the name of the Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser,
which
shall
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mature
not later than the Business Day next preceding the Remittance Date next
following the date of such investment (except that (A) any investment in
the institution with which the Custodial Account is maintained may mature
on
such Remittance Date and (B) any other investment may mature on such
Remittance Date if the Servicer 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 Servicer and shall be subject to withdrawal by the
Servicer. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such
investments shall be deposited in the Custodial Account by the Servicer out
of
its own funds immediately as realized.
Subsection
11.05 Withdrawals
From the Custodial Account. The
Servicer shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial Account
for
the following purposes:
(a) to
make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner provided
for in
Subsection 11.14;
(b) to
reimburse itself for P&I Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this subclause (b) 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 Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan,
it
being understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Servicer’s
right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that,
where
the Seller is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan, pursuant to
Subsection 7.03, the Servicer’s right to such reimbursement shall be
subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant
to
Subsection 7.03, and all other amounts required to be paid to the
Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(c) to
reimburse itself for any unpaid Servicing Fees and for unreimbursed Servicing
Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this
subclause (c) 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 Servicer from
the
Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood
that,
in the case of any such reimbursement, the Servicer’s right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of the Purchaser unless the Seller is required to repurchase
a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 7.03, in which case the
Servicer’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the
Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to Subsection 7.03 and
all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such
Mortgage Loan;
(d) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and for xxxxxxxxxxxx
X&X Advances, in accordance with Subsection 11.16, to the extent
that such amounts are nonrecoverable by the Servicer pursuant to
subclause (b) or (c) above, provided that the Mortgage Loan for which such
advances were made is not required to be repurchased by the Seller pursuant
to
Subsection 7.03;
(e) to
reimburse itself for expenses incurred by and reimbursable to it pursuant
to
Subsection 12.01;
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(f) to
withdraw amounts to make P&I Advances in accordance with
Subsection 11.16;
(g) to
pay to itself any interest earned or any investment earnings on funds deposited
in the Custodial Account;
(h) to
withdraw any amounts inadvertently deposited in the Custodial Account;
and
(i) to
clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination of this
Agreement.
Subsection
11.06 Establishment
of Escrow Account; Deposits in Escrow Account. The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
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”), titled “GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
as
Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors.” The Escrow
Account shall be established with a commercial bank, a savings bank or a
savings
and loan association (which may be a depository affiliate of Servicer), which
meets the guidelines set forth by Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac as an eligible
institution for escrow accounts. In any case, the Escrow Account
shall be insured by the FDIC in a manner which shall provide maximum available
insurance thereunder and which may be drawn on by the Servicer. The
creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the
form
of Exhibit 6 hereto, in the case of an account established with a
depository affiliate of the Servicer, or by a letter agreement in the form
of
Exhibit 7 hereto, in the case of an account held by a
depository. In either case, a copy of such certification or letter
agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser upon request.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account on a daily basis, and retain
therein: (a) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the
Mortgage Loans, for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items
as
required under the terms of this Agreement, and (b) all amounts
representing proceeds of any hazard insurance policy which are to be applied
to
the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property. The Servicer
shall make withdrawals therefrom only in accordance with
Subsection 11.07. As part of its servicing duties, the
Servicer shall pay to the Mortgagors interest on funds in the Escrow Account,
to
the extent required by law.
Subsection
11.07 Withdrawals
From Escrow Account. Withdrawals
from the Escrow Account shall be made by the Servicer only (a) to effect
timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance
premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage,
(b) to reimburse the Servicer for any Servicing Advance made by Servicer
pursuant to Subsection 11.08 with respect to a related Mortgage
Loan, (c) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the
amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan, (d) for
transfer to the Custodial Account upon default of a Mortgagor or in accordance
with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan and if permitted by applicable
law,
(e) for application to restore or repair of the Mortgaged Property,
(f) to pay to the Mortgagor, to the extent required by law, any interest
paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow
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Account,
(g) to pay to itself any interest earned on funds deposited in the Escrow
Account (and not required to be paid to the Mortgagor), (h) to the extent
permitted under the terms of the related Mortgage Note and applicable law,
to
pay late fees with respect to any Monthly Payment which is received after
the
applicable grace period, (i) to withdraw suspense payments that are
deposited into the Escrow Account, (j) to withdraw any amounts
inadvertently deposited in the Escrow Account or (k) to clear and terminate
the Escrow Account upon the termination of this Agreement.
Subsection
11.08 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Collections Thereunder. With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments and other charges
which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status
of
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 prior to the applicable penalty or termination date
and
at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable, employing
for
such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall
have
been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for
such
purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. If a Mortgage
does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Servicer shall determine that any
such
payments are made by the Mortgagor. The Servicer 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
Servicing Advances to effect such payments, subject to its ability to recover
such Servicing Advances pursuant to
Subsection 11.07(b). With respect to each Mortgage Loan,
on or before January 31st of each
year
during the term of this Agreement, beginning January 31, 2006, the Servicer
shall ensure that all taxes due during the prior calendar year have been
paid on
the related Mortgaged Property.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as
an
LPMI Loan, Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect any LPMI Policy,
and
from time to time, withdraw the premium with respect to such Mortgage Loans
from
the Custodial Account in order to pay the premium thereon on a timely basis.
In
the event that the interest payments made with respect to the Mortgage Loan
are
less than the premium with respect to the LPMI Policy, Servicer shall advance
from its own funds the amount of any such shortfall in the LPMI Policy premiums,
in payment of such premium. Any such advance shall be a Servicing
Advance subject to reimbursement. In the event that such LPMI Policy
shall be terminated, Servicer shall obtain from another insurer acceptable
under
the Underwriting Guidelines, a comparable replacement policy, with a total
coverage equal to the remaining coverage of such terminated LPMI Policy,
at
substantially the same fee level. If the insurer shall cease to be an
insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines, Servicer shall determine
whether recoveries under the LPMI Policy are jeopardized for reasons related
to
the financial condition of such insurer, it being understood that Servicer
shall
in no event have any responsibility or liability for any failure to recover
under the LPMI Policy for such reason. If Servicer determines that
recoveries are so jeopardized, it shall notify the Purchaser and the Mortgagor,
if required, and obtain from another insurer acceptable under the Underwriting
Guidelines a replacement insurance policy. Servicer shall not take
any action which would result in noncoverage under any applicable LPMI Policy
of
any loss which, but for the actions of Servicer would have been
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covered
thereunder. In connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered
into or to be entered into Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under
the
related LPMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability
in
accordance with the terms of such LPMI Policy and shall take all actions
which
may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage
under such LPMI Policy. If such LPMI Policy is terminated as a result
of such assumption or substitution of liability, Servicer shall obtain a
replacement LPMI Policy as provided above.
Purchaser,
in its sole discretion, at any time, may (i) either obtain an additional
LPMI
Policy on any Mortgage Loan which already has an LPMI Policy in place, or
(ii)
obtain a LPMI Policy for any Mortgage Loan which does not already have a
LPMI
Policy in place. In any event, Servicer agrees to administer such
LPMI Policies in accordance with the Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement.
In
connection with its activities as servicer, Servicer agrees to prepare and
present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under
any
PMI Policy or LPMI Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms
of
such PMI Policy and LPMI Policy and, in this regard, to take such action
as
shall be necessary to permit recovery under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy
respecting a defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any amounts collected by
Servicer under any PMI Policy shall be deposited in the Escrow
Account.
Subsection
11.09 Transfer
of Accounts. The
Servicer may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a different
depository institution. Such transfer shall be made only upon
obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser; such consent not to
be
unreasonably withheld.
Subsection
11.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance. The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located that conforms to the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx
Mac. 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 Servicer
will cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements
of
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Servicer shall also maintain on REO
Property fire and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which
meets the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. Any amounts
collected by the Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to
be
deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair
of the
property subject to the related Mortgage or property acquired in liquidation
of
the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with
Accepted Servicing Procedures) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account,
subject to withdrawal pursuant to Subsection 11.05. It is
understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance need
be
required by the Servicer of any Mortgagor or maintained on REO Property other
than pursuant to such applicable 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 Servicer, and shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior
written notice of any cancellation, reduction in amount or material change
in
coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere with the
Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either its insurance carrier or
agent;
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provided,
however, that the Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies
that do not conform to the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx
Mac.
Subsection
11.11 Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance. The
Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and
an
errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage on all officers,
employees or other persons acting in any capacity requiring such persons
to
handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the Mortgage
Loans. These policies shall insure the Servicer against losses
resulting from dishonest or fraudulent acts committed by the Servicer’s
personnel, any employees of outside firms that provide data processing services
for the Servicer, and temporary contract employees or student
interns. The Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer
against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage
Loan
without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured
thereby. No provision of this Subsection 11.11 requiring such
Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve
the
Servicer of its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and
insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required
by Xxxxxx Mae in the Xxxxxx Xxx Servicing Guide or by Xxxxxxx Mac in the
Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx’ & Servicers’ Guide, as amended or restated from time to time,
or in an amount as may be permitted to the Servicer by express waiver of
Xxxxxx
Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac.
Subsection
11.12 Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property. If
title to the 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
FV-I
Inc., a Delaware corporation, in either case as nominee, for the benefit
of the
Purchaser of record on the date of acquisition of title (the
“Owner”). If the Servicer is not authorized or permitted to
hold title to real property in the state where 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 Servicer, at the expense of the Purchaser, 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
Owner shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee
for
the Owner.
The
Servicer shall cause to be deposited on a daily basis in the Custodial Account
all revenues received with respect to the conservation and disposition of
the
related REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the
proper
operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the
cost of
maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Subsection 11.10 and
the fees of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Servicer. Any
disbursement in excess of $5,000 shall be made only with the written approval
of
the Purchaser. The Servicer shall make distributions as required on
each Remittance Date to the Purchaser of the net cash flow from the REO Property
(which shall equal the revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses
described above and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time
to be
maintained to satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
The
disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Servicer in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement and shall be made at such price, and
upon
such terms and conditions, as the Servicer deems to be in the best interests
of
the Owner. Upon the
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request
of the Owner, and at the Owner’s expense, the Servicer shall cause an appraisal
of the REO Property to be performed for the Owner. The proceeds of
sale of the REO Property shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account
and, as soon as practical thereafter, the expenses of such sale shall be
paid,
the Servicer shall reimburse itself for any related unreimbursed Servicing
Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees, unreimbursed advances made pursuant to
Subsection 11.16 and any appraisal performed pursuant to this
paragraph and the net cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the Custodial
Account shall be distributed to the Purchaser.
The
Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer,
manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner
that
it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for
its
own account, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality
as the REO Property is managed. The Servicer shall attempt to sell
the same (and may temporarily rent the same) on such terms and conditions
as the
Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Owner.
If
a
REMIC election is or is to be made with respect to the arrangement under
which
the Mortgage Loans and any REO property are held, the Servicer shall manage,
conserve, protect and operate each REO Property in a manner which does not
cause
such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such
REMIC
of any “income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section
860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or any “net income from foreclosure property” within
the meaning of Section 860G(c)(2) of the Code.
Upon
request, with respect to any REO Property, the Servicer shall furnish to
the
Owner a statement covering the Servicer’s efforts in connection with the sale of
that REO Property and any rental of the REO Property incidental to the sale
thereof for the previous month (together with an operating
statement).
Subsection
11.13 Servicing
Compensation. As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to
retain the Servicing Fee from interest payments on the Mortgage
Loans. Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption
fees, late payment charges and other ancillary income shall be retained by
the
Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial
Account. The Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred
by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not
be
entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided for
herein.
Subsection
11.14 Distributions. On
each Remittance Date the Servicer shall remit by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated in writing by the Purchaser of
record
on the preceding Record Date (a) all Monthly Payments due in the Due Period
relating to such Remittance Date, whether received or not, plus (b) all
amounts, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to distribute pursuant to
Subsection 11.16, plus (c) any amounts attributable to
Principal Prepayments received in the calendar month preceding the month
in
which the Remittance Date occurs, together with any additional interest required
to be deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with such Principal
Prepayments in accordance with Subsection 11.04(i), minus
(d) all amounts that may be withdrawn from the Custodial Account pursuant
to Subsections 11.05(b) through (e).
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With
respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business Day
on
which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser 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 percent (3%), but in no event greater
than
the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall
be paid by the Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is
made
and shall cover the period commencing with the Business Day on which such
payment was due and ending with the Business Day immediately preceding the
Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. The
payment by the Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension
of
time for payment or a waiver of any Event of Default by the
Servicer.
Subsection
11.15 Statements
to the Purchaser. Not
later than the 10th calendar
day of
each month (or, if such 10th day is
not a
Business Day, the following Business Day), the Servicer shall forward to
the
Purchaser in hard copy and electronic format mutually acceptable to the
Purchaser and the Seller, a statement, substantially in the form of Exhibit
9 and certified by a Servicing Officer, setting forth (a) the amount of
the distribution made on such Remittance Date which is allocable to principal
and allocable to interest; (b) the amount of servicing compensation
received by the Servicer during the prior calendar month; (c) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the preceding month; and (d) the paid
through date for each Mortgage Loan. Such statement shall also
include information regarding delinquencies on Mortgage Loans, indicating
the
number and aggregate principal amount of Mortgage Loans which are either
one (1), two (2) or three (3) or more months delinquent and the
book value of any REO Property. The Servicer shall submit to the
Purchaser monthly a liquidation report with respect to each Mortgaged Property
sold in a foreclosure sale as of the related Record Date and not previously
reported. Such liquidation report shall be incorporated into the
remittance report delivered to Purchaser in the form of Exhibit 9
hereto.
The
Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser an individual loan accounting report
in
hard copy and electronic format mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and
the
Seller, as of the last Business Day of each month, in the Purchaser’s assigned
loan number order (provided that such loan numbers previously have been
provided in writing by the Purchaser to the Servicer) to document Mortgage
Loan
payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis. With respect
to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report shall
be
received by the Purchaser no later than the fifth Business Day of the following
month, which report shall contain the following:
(i) with
respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable
to
principal (including a separate breakdown of any Principal Prepayment, including
the date of such prepayment, along with a detailed report of interest on
principal prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with
Subsection 11.14);
(ii) with
respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such remittance allocable
to
interest; and
(iii) the
next actual due date for each Mortgage Loan.
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Within
a
reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Servicer
will
furnish a report to each Person that was a Purchaser at any time during such
calendar year. Such report shall state the aggregate of amounts
distributed to the Purchaser for such calendar year. Such obligation
of the Servicer shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that
substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Servicer pursuant
to any requirements of the Code.
The
Servicer shall prepare and file any and all tax returns, information statements
or other filings required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority
or to the Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the
Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the
Mortgage Loans as is necessary for such Purchaser to prepare federal income
tax
returns as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time.
Subsection
11.16 Advances
by the Servicer. On
the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the Servicer
shall
either (a) deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds an amount
equal to the aggregate amount of all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted
to
the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during
the applicable Due Period and which were delinquent at the close of business
on
the immediately preceding Determination Date (each such advance, a “P&I
Advance”), (b) cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of
the Custodial Account that amounts held for future distribution have been,
as
permitted by this Subsection 11.16, used by the Servicer in
discharge of any such P&I Advance or (c) make P&I Advances in the
form of any combination of (a) or (b) aggregating the total amount of P&I
Advances to be made. Any amounts held for future distribution and so
used shall be replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the Custodial Account
on or
before any future Remittance Date if funds in the Custodial Account on such
Remittance Date shall be less than payments to the Purchaser required to
be made
on such Remittance Date. The Servicer’s obligation to make P&I
Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment
due prior to the payment in full of a Mortgage Loan, or through the last
Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of all
other
payments or recoveries (including proceeds under any title, hazard or other
insurance policy, or condemnation awards) with respect to a Mortgage Loan;
provided, however, that such obligation shall cease (i) for any
Mortgage Loan and on any Remittance Date that the distribution of all
Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance
Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) occurs with respect to such Mortgage
Loan or
(ii) if the Servicer, in its good faith judgment, determines that P&I
Advances would not be recoverable pursuant to
Subsection 11.05(d). The determination by the Servicer
that a P&I Advance, if made, would be nonrecoverable, shall be evidenced by
an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer, delivered to the Purchaser, which
details the reasons for such determination.
Subsection
11.17 Assumption
Agreements. The
Servicer will use its best efforts to enforce any “due-on-sale” provision
contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note, provided that the Servicer
shall permit such assumption if so required in accordance with the terms
of the
Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been
conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge
of
such conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage
Loan under the “due-on-sale” clause applicable thereto; provided,
however, the Servicer will not exercise such rights if prohibited
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law
from
doing so. In connection with any such assumption, the outstanding
principal amount, the Monthly Payment or the Mortgage Interest Rate of the
related Mortgage Note shall not be changed, and the term of the Mortgage
Loan
will not be increased or decreased. If an assumption is allowed
pursuant to this Subsection 11.17, the Servicer is authorized to
enter into a substitution of liability agreement with the purchaser of the
Mortgaged Property pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from
liability and the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property is substituted as
Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note.
Subsection
11.18 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon
the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Servicer
of a
notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary
for
such purposes, the Servicer will obtain the portion of the Mortgage File
that is
in the possession of the Purchaser or its designee, prepare and process any
required satisfaction or release of the Mortgage and notify the Purchaser
in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Purchaser
agrees to deliver to the Servicer the original Mortgage Note for any Mortgage
Loan not later than three (3) Business Days following its receipt of a
notice from the Servicer that such a payment in full has been received or
that a
notification has been received that such a payment in full shall be
made. Such Mortgage Note shall be held by the Servicer, in trust, for
the purpose of canceling such Mortgage Note and delivering the cancelled
Mortgage Note to the Mortgagor in a timely manner as and to the extent provided
under applicable state law. If the Mortgage has been recorded in the
name of MERS or its designee, the Servicer shall take all necessary action
to
effect the release of the Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS.
If
the
Servicer grants a satisfaction or release of a Mortgage without having obtained
payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or should the
Servicer otherwise prejudice any right the Purchaser may have under the mortgage
instruments, the Servicer, upon written demand of the Purchaser, shall remit
to
the Purchaser the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan by
deposit thereof in the Custodial Account. The Fidelity Bond shall
insure the Servicer against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage
Loan not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth
herein.
Subsection
11.19 Information
to Be Provided by the Servicer in Compliance with Regulation AB. In
connection with any Securitization Transaction the Servicer shall (i) within
five (5) Business Days following request by the Purchaser, provide to the
Purchaser (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, the information and materials specified in
paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (f) of this Section, and (ii) as promptly as
practicable following notice to or discovery by the Servicer, provide to
the
Purchaser (in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the
Purchaser) the information specified in paragraph (d) of this
Section.
(a) If
so requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer shall provide such information
regarding (i) the Servicer, as originator of the Mortgage Loans (including
as an
acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or (ii) each
Third-Party Originator, and (iii) 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. Such information shall include, at a
minimum:
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(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,
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 may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item
1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a
description of any legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to
be
contemplated) against the Servicer, each Third-Party Originator and each
Subservicer that would be material to holders of securities in a Securitization
Transaction; and
(D) a
description of any affiliation or relationship between the Servicer, each
Third-Party Originator, each Subservicer and any of the following parties
to a
Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Servicer
by
the Purchaser 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.
(b) If
so requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer 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 (i)
the
Servicer, if the Servicer is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as
an
acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each
Third-Party Originator, but in each case only to the extent that (A) the
Seller has
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not
sold
such mortgage loans on a servicing-released basis or (B) such information
relates to “original characteristics” as described in Item 1105(a)(3)(iii) of
Regulation AB. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared by the
Servicer (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 Servicer
(or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more
than
one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser 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 Servicer, and need not be customized for
the
Purchaser. 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.
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 Servicer 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
Servicer.
If
so
requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer 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, 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 Servicer’s or Third-Party Originator’s originations or purchases,
to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser shall reasonably
request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for
the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser shall designate, which may include,
by way of example, any Sponsor 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.
(c) If
so requested by the Purchaser, the Servicer shall provide such information
regarding the Servicer, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer
(each of the Servicer and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph,
a
“Servicer”), as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108 of
Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a
minimum:
(A) the
Servicer’s form of organization;
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(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, 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 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 Servicer
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
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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;
(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.
(d) For
the purpose of satisfying the reporting obligation under the Exchange Act
with
respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Servicer shall (or shall
cause each Subservicer and Third-Party Originator to) (i) promptly notify
the
Purchaser in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings
pending against the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator
that
would be material to a security holder, (B) any affiliations or relationships
that develop following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between
the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator and any of the
parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any
other
parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, (C) any Event of Default under the terms of this
Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto, (D)
any
merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of
the Servicer, and (E) the Servicer’s entry into an agreement with a Subservicer
to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Servicer’s obligations
under this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto
and (ii) provide to the Purchaser a description of such proceedings,
affiliations or relationships. Written notice provided in compliance
with this Subsection 11.19(d) shall be substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit 18 hereto.
(e) As
a condition to the succession to the Servicer or any Subservicer as servicer
or
subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person
(i) into which the Servicer or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated,
or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer or any
Subservicer, the Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser, at least fifteen
(15)
calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment,
(x)
written notice to the Purchaser of such succession or appointment and (y)
in
writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser,
all
information reasonably requested by the Purchaser 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. Written notice
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provided
in compliance with this Subsection 11.19(e) shall be substantially in the
form
attached as Exhibit 18 hereto.
(f) In
addition to such information as the Servicer, as servicer, is obligated to
provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, not later than ten
days
prior to the deadline for the filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D
in
respect of any Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage
Loans serviced by the Servicer or any Subservicer, the Servicer or such
Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Servicer or such
Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing such
report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of the occurrence
of any of the following events along with all information, data, and materials
related thereto as may be required to be included in the related distribution
report on Form 10-D (as specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced
below):
(i) any
material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees,
penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively
become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB);
(ii) material
breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants
(Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and
(iii) information
regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets,
any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases),
and
any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for
acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation
AB).
Written
notice provided in compliance with this Subsection 11.19(f) shall be
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit 18 hereto.
(g) The
Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor,
evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or
statement, copies or other evidence of Fidelity Bond Insurance and Errors
and
Omission Insurance policy, financial information and reports, and such other
information related to the Servicer or any Subservicer or the Servicer or
such
Subservicer’s performance hereunder.
(h) The
Servicer shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser, as of the date on
which
information is first provided to the Purchaser under this Subsection
11.19 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser prior to such
date: (i) the Servicer 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
Servicer; (ii) the Servicer 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 Servicer as servicer
has been disclosed or reported by the Servicer; (iv) no material changes
to the
Servicer’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
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period
immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are
no
aspects of the Servicer’s financial condition that could have a material adverse
effect on the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations under
this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the
Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator that would be material
to holders of securities in a Securitization Transaction; and (vii) there
are no
affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Servicer, any
Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization
Transaction and any party thereto identified of a type described in Item
1119 of
Regulation AB.
The
Seller hereby represents and warrants that it is unable without unreasonable
effort or expense to provide (i) Static Pool Information with respect to
mortgage loans that the Seller has sold on a servicing-released basis, other
than such information as relates to “original characteristics” as described in
Item 1105(a)(3)(iii) of Regulation AB and (ii) Static Pool Information
regarding cumulative losses with respect to any mortgage loans originated
prior
to January 1, 2006.
(i) If
so requested by the Purchaser on any date following the date on which
information is first provided to the Purchaser under this Subsection
11.19, the Servicer shall, within five (5) Business Days following such
request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties
set forth in paragraph (h) 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.
Subsection
11.20 Annual
Statement as to Compliance; Report on Assessment of Compliance and
Attestation. (a) On
or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer
shall:
(i) deliver
to the Purchaser a statement of compliance addressed to the Purchaser and
signed
by an authorized officer of the Servicer, to the effect that (x) a review
of the
Servicer’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 (y) to the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on
such review, the Servicer 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;
(ii) deliver
to the Purchaser a report (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the
Purchaser) regarding the Servicer’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 signed by an
authorized officer of the Servicer, and shall address each of the Servicing
Criteria specified on a certification
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substantially
in the form of Exhibit 17 hereto delivered to the Purchaser concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement;
(iii) deliver
to the Purchaser a report of a registered public accounting firm reasonably
acceptable to the Purchaser that attests to, and reports on, the assessment
of
compliance made by the Servicer 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;
(iv) cause
each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Servicer pursuant
to
Subsection 11.24(b) to be “participating in the servicing function”
within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the
Purchaser an
assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when provided in
paragraphs (ii) and (iii) of this Section; and
(v) deliver,
and cause each Subservicer and Subcontractor described in clause (iv) above,
to
the Purchaser 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, signed by an appropriate officer
of the company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 16.
The
Servicer acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (a)(v) above
may
rely on the certification provided by the Servicer 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 (a)(v) 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.
(b) Each
assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Subsection
11.20(a)(ii) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit 17 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 this Subsection 11.20(a)(iv) need not address any elements of
the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Servicer pursuant
to
Subsection 11.24.
Subsection
11.21 Annual
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report or Attestation. On
or before March 1, 2007, the Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of
independent public accountants which is a member of the American Institute
of
Certified Public Accountants to furnish a statement to the Purchaser to the
effect that such firm has, with respect to the Servicer’s overall servicing
operations, examined such operations in accordance with the requirements
of the
Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, stating such firm’s
conclusions relating thereto.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Servicer’s obligation to deliver a report under this
Subsection as to any calendar year, beginning with the report required in
March
2007, shall be satisfied if an accountants’ attestation report is delivered in
compliance with Subsection 11.20(a)(iii) for such calendar
year.
Subsection
11.22 Servicer
Shall Provide Access and Information as Reasonably Required. The
Servicer shall provide to the Purchaser, and for any Purchaser insured by
FDIC
or NAIC, the supervisory agents and examiners of FDIC and OTS or NAIC, access
to
any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans which may be required by
applicable regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge,
but only upon reasonable request, during normal business hours and at the
offices of the Servicer.
In
addition, the Servicer shall furnish upon request by the Purchaser, 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 and
appropriate with respect to the purposes of this Agreement and applicable
regulations. All such reports or information shall be provided by and
in accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions the Purchaser
may
require. The Servicer agrees to execute and deliver all such
instruments and take all such action as the Purchaser, from time to time,
may
reasonably request in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the
terms of this Agreement.
Subsection
11.23 Transfer
of Servicing. On
the related Transfer Date, if any, the Purchaser, or its designee, shall
assume
all servicing responsibilities related to, and the Seller cease all servicing
responsibilities related to, the related Mortgage Loans subject to such Transfer
Date. On or prior to the related Transfer Date, the Seller shall, at
its sole cost and expense, take such steps as may be necessary or appropriate
to
effectuate and evidence the transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee, including but not limited to the
following:
(a) Notice
to Mortgagors. The Seller shall mail to the Mortgagor of each
related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor of the transfer of
the
servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, or its designee,
in
accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx National Affordable Housing Act of
1990;
provided, however, the content and format of the letter shall have the prior
approval of the Purchaser. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser
with copies of all such related notices no later than the related Transfer
Date.
(b) Notice
to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The Seller shall
transmit to the applicable taxing authorities and insurance companies (including
primary mortgage insurance policy insurers, if applicable) and/or agents,
notification of the transfer of the servicing to the Purchaser, or its designee,
and instructions to deliver all notices, tax bills and insurance statements,
as
the case may be, to the Purchaser from and after the related Transfer
Date. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of all such
notices no later than the related Transfer Date.
(c) Delivery
of Servicing Records. The Seller shall forward to the Purchaser,
or its designee, all servicing records and the Servicing File in the Seller’s
possession relating to each related Mortgage Loan.
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(d) Escrow
Payments. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser, or its
designee, with immediately available funds by wire transfer in the amount
of the
net Escrow Payments and suspense balances and all loss draft balances associated
with the related Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall provide the
Purchaser with an accounting statement, in electronic format acceptable to
the
Purchaser in its sole discretion, of Escrow Payments and suspense balances
and
loss draft balances sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount
of such payment with the accounts of the Mortgage
Loans. Additionally, the Seller shall wire transfer to the Purchaser
the amount of any agency, trustee or prepaid Mortgage Loan payments and all
other similar amounts held by the Seller.
(e) Payoffs
and Assumptions. The Seller shall provide to the Purchaser, or
its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff statements generated by
the
Seller on the related Mortgage Loans from the related Cut-off Date to the
related Transfer Date.
(f) Mortgage
Payments Received Prior to Transfer Date. Prior to the related
Transfer Date all payments received by the Seller on each related Mortgage
Loan
shall be properly applied by the Seller to the account of the particular
Mortgagor.
(g) Mortgage
Payments Received after Transfer Date. The amount of any related
Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the related Transfer Date shall
be
forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail on the date of
receipt. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser of the particulars of
the payment, which notification requirement shall be satisfied if the Seller
forwards with its payment sufficient information to permit appropriate
processing of the payment by the Purchaser. The Seller shall assume
full responsibility for the necessary and appropriate legal application of
such
Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the related Transfer Date with
respect to related Mortgage Loans then in foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided,
for purposes of this Agreement, necessary and appropriate legal application
of
such Monthly Payments shall include, but not be limited to, endorsement of
a
Monthly Payment to the Purchaser with the particulars of the payment such
as the
account number, dollar amount, date received and any special Mortgagor
application instructions and the Seller shall comply with the foregoing
requirements with respect to all Monthly Payments received by the Seller
after
the related Transfer Date.
(h) Misapplied
Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed as
follows:
(i) All
parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication errors;
(ii) The
party receiving notice of a misapplied payment occurring prior to the related
Transfer Date and discovered after such Transfer Date shall immediately notify
the other party;
(iii) If
a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the related Transfer Date cannot
be
identified and said misapplied payment has resulted in a shortage in a Custodial
Account or Escrow Account, the Seller shall be liable for the amount of such
shortage. The Seller shall reimburse the Purchaser for the amount of
such shortage within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand therefor
from the Purchaser;
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(iv) If
a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the related Transfer Date has
created an improper Purchase Price as the result of an inaccurate outstanding
principal balance, a check shall be issued to the party shorted by the improper
payment application within five (5) Business Days after notice thereof by
the
other party; and
(v) Any
check issued under the provisions of this Subsection 11.23(h) shall be
accompanied by a statement indicating the corresponding Seller and/or the
Purchaser Mortgage Loan identification number and an explanation of the
allocation of any such payments.
(i) Books
and Records. On the related Transfer Date, the books, records and
accounts of the Seller with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be
in
accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements.
(j) Reconciliation. The
Seller shall, on or before the related Transfer Date, reconcile principal
balances and make any monetary adjustments required by the
Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will be transferred between
the Seller and the Purchaser as appropriate.
(k) IRS
Forms. The Seller shall or shall file all IRS forms 1099, 1099A,
1098 or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be filed on or before the related
Transfer Date in relation to the servicing and ownership of the related Mortgage
Loans. The Seller shall provide copies of such forms to the Purchaser
upon request and shall reimburse the Purchaser for any costs or penalties
incurred by the Purchaser due to the Seller’s failure to comply with this
paragraph.
Subsection
11.24 Use
of Subservicers and Subcontractors. The
Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer
to
fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions
of paragraph (a) of this Section. The Servicer 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 Servicer as servicer under this Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions
of paragraph (b) of this Section.
(a) It
shall not be necessary for the Servicer to seek the consent of the Purchaser
to
the utilization of any Subservicer. The Servicer shall cause any
Subservicer used by the Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit
of the
Purchaser and to comply with the provisions of this Section and with
Subsections 11.19(c), (e), (f), (g) and (h),
11.20 and 12.01 of this Agreement
to the same extent as if such
Subservicer were the Servicer, and to provide the information required with
respect to such Subservicer under Subsection 11.19(d) of this
Agreement. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each
Subservicer and delivering to the Purchaser any servicer compliance statement
required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Subsection 11.20, any
assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such
Subservicer under Subsection 11.20 and any certification required to be
delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes
Certification under Subsection 11.20 as and when required to be
delivered.
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(b) It
shall not be necessary for the Servicer to seek the consent of the Purchaser
to
the utilization of any Subcontractor. The Servicer shall promptly
upon request provide to the Purchaser a written description (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Purchaser) of the role and function of each
Subcontractor utilized by the Servicer or any Subservicer, specifying (i)
the
identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of such Subcontractors
are “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be
addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified
pursuant to clause (ii) 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 Seller shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser to comply
with
the provisions of Subsections 11.20 and 12.01 of this Agreement to
the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Servicer. The
Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subcontractor and
delivering to the Purchaser any assessment of compliance and attestation
required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Subsection 11.20, in
each case as and when required to be delivered.
Section
12. The
Servicer.
Subsection
12.01 Indemnification;
Third Party Claims; Remedies. (a) The
Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold the Purchaser and any successor servicer
and their respective present and former directors, officers, employees and
agents harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, legal fees and expenses (including, without limitation, any
legal
fees and expenses, judgments or expenses relating to such liability, claim,
loss
or damage) and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that such parties may sustain in any way related to the Servicer’s
failure:
(i) to
observe and perform any or all of Servicer’s duties, obligations, covenants,
agreements, warranties or representations contained in this Agreement or
in the
applicable Purchase Price and Terms Letter; or
(ii) to
comply with all applicable requirements contained in this Agreement or the
applicable Purchase Price and Terms Letter with respect to the servicing
of the
Mortgage Loan and the transfer of servicing rights.
(b) The
Servicer shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser,
each
sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the preparation,
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission
with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with
respect
to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter,
placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such
parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section
20
of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former directors, officers,
employees and agents of each of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified
Party”), and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and
related
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costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain
arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any
untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained
in any
written information, written report, certification, accountants’ letter or other
material provided under Section 11 by or on behalf of the Servicer, or
provided under Section 11 by or on behalf of any Subservicer,
Subcontractor or Third-Party Originator (collectively, the “Servicer
Information”), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the
Servicer Information a material fact required to be stated in the Servicer
Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided,
by
way of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph shall be construed
solely by reference to the Servicer Information and not to any other information
communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without
regard
to whether the Servicer Information or any portion thereof is presented together
with or separately from such other information;
(ii) any
breach of the Servicer’s obligations under, or any failure by the Servicer, 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 Subsections 11.19, 11.20 and 11.21,
including any failure by the Servicer to identify pursuant to Subsection
11.24(b) any Subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within
the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB;
(iii) any
breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in
Subsection 11.19(g) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
11.19(h) 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 Servicer of a representation or warranty
in a
writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 11.19(h) to the extent made as
of a date subsequent to such closing date; or
(iv) the
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection
with
its performance under Subsections 11.19, 11.20, 11.21 or
12.01.
If
the
indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless an Indemnified Party, then the Seller agrees that it shall contribute
to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of any
claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party
in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such
Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Seller on the other.
In
the
case of any failure of performance described in clause (b)(ii) of this Section,
the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, and each Person responsible
for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed
with
the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution
of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the
Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs
reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the
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information,
report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material not delivered as
required by the Servicer, any Subservicer, any Subcontractor or any Third-Party
Originator.
This
indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the
termination of any party to this Agreement.
(c) (i) Any
failure by the Servicer, 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 Section 11, or any
breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in
Subsection 11.19(g) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
11.19(h) 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 Servicer of a representation or warranty
in a
writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 11.19(h) to the extent made as
of a date subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in clause
(ii) of this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without notice or
grace
period, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Servicer under
this
Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle
the
Purchaser, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations
of the
Servicer 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
Servicer (and if the Servicer is servicing any of the Mortgage Loans in a
Securitization Transaction, appoint a successor servicer reasonably acceptable
to the master servicer for such Securitization Transaction); 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 Servicer as servicer, such provision
shall be given effect.
(ii) Any
failure by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver
any
information, report, certification or accountants’ letter when and as required
under Subsection 11.20, including any failure by the Servicer to identify
pursuant to Subsection 11.24(b) 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 Servicer
under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall
entitle the Purchaser, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and
obligations of the Servicer 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 Servicer; 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 Servicer as servicer, such provision
shall be given effect.
(iii) The
Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser (or any designee of the
Purchaser, such as a master servicer), for all reasonable expenses incurred
by
the Purchaser (or such designee), as such are incurred, in connection with
the
termination of the Servicer as servicer and the transfer of servicing of
the
Mortgage Loans to a successor
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servicer. The
provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the Purchaser
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.
The
Servicer immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third
party with respect to this Agreement.
For
purposes of this Section, “Purchaser” shall mean the Person then acting as the
Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were
“Purchasers” under this Agreement.
Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under this Subsection 12.01 of
notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if
a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
this
Subsection 12.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will
not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to
any
indemnified party under this Subsection 12.01, except to the extent
that it has been prejudiced in any material respect, or from any liability
which
it may have, otherwise than under this
Subsection 12.01. In case any such action is brought
against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the
commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered
to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided that if the defendants
in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying
party
and the indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that
there
may be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties
which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying
party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate
counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the
defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or
parties. Upon receipt of notice from the indemnifying party to such
indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of such action
and
approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the indemnifying party will
not be
liable to such indemnified party for expenses incurred by the indemnified
party
in connection with the defense thereof unless (i) the indemnified party
shall have employed separate counsel in connection with the assertion of
legal
defenses in accordance with the proviso to the next preceding sentence (it
being
understood, however, that the indemnifying party shall not be liable for
the
expenses of more than one separate counsel (together with one local counsel,
if
applicable)), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified
party within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action
or
(iii) the indemnifying party has authorized in writing the employment of
counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of the indemnifying party;
and
except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable, such liability shall be
only in respect of the counsel referred to in such clause (i) or
(iii).
Subsection
12.02 Merger
or Consolidation of the Servicer. The
Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises under
the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, and will obtain
and
preserve its qualification to do business in
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each
other jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to
protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the
Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this Agreement.
Any
Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Seller
shall
be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Seller, shall
be the
successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or filing of any
paper
or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein
to
the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person shall be an institution whose deposits are
insured
by FDIC or a company whose business is the origination and servicing of mortgage
loans, unless otherwise consented to by the Purchaser, which consent shall
not
be unreasonably withheld, shall be qualified to service mortgage loans on
behalf
of FNMA or FHLMC.
Subsection
12.03 Limitation
on Liability of the Servicer and Others. The
duties and obligations of the Servicer shall be determined solely by the
express
provisions of this Agreement, the Servicer shall not be liable except for
the
performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth
in this
Agreement and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this
Agreement against the Servicer. Neither the Servicer nor any of the
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under any
liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the
taking of any action in accordance with Accepted Servicing Procedures and
otherwise in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or for errors in judgment;
provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer
against any liability resulting from any breach of any representation or
warranty made herein, or from any liability specifically imposed on the Servicer
herein; and, provided, further, that this provision shall not
protect the Servicer against any liability that would otherwise be imposed
by
reason of the willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance
of
duties or by reason of reckless disregard of the obligations or duties
hereunder. The Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent
of the Servicer may rely on any document of any kind which it in good faith
reasonably believes to be genuine and to have been adopted or signed by the
proper authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder. Subject
to the terms of Subsection 12.01, the Servicer shall have no obligation
to appear with respect to, prosecute or defend any legal action which is
not
incidental to the Servicer’s duty to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance
with this Agreement.
Subsection
12.04 Seller
and Servicer Not to Resign. With
respect to the retention of the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans hereunder,
the Seller acknowledges that the Purchaser has acted in reliance upon the
Seller’s independent status, the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plan,
personnel, records and procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial
standing and the continuance thereof. Without in any way limiting the
generality of this Section, neither Seller nor Servicer shall assign this
Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder
or any portion thereof, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially
all
of its property or assets, without the prior written approval of the Purchaser,
which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Purchaser’s sole discretion or
upon the determination that the Servicer’s duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the
Servicer. Any such determination permitting the unilateral
resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to
such
effect delivered to the
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Purchaser,
which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance acceptable to the
Purchaser. No such resignation or assignment shall become effective
until a successor has assumed the Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations
hereunder in accordance with Subsection 14.02.
Section
13. Default.
Subsection
13.01 Events
of Default. In
case one or more of the following Events of Default by the Servicer shall
occur
and be continuing:
(a) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to
be
made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period
of one (1) Business Day after the date upon which written notice of such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Servicer by the Purchaser;
(b) except
as otherwise set forth in paragraph (f) below, failure by the Servicer to
duly
observe or perform, in any material respect, any other covenants, obligations
or
agreements of the Servicer as set forth in this Agreement which failure
continues unremedied for a period of sixty (60) days after the date on
which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied,
shall
have been given to the Servicer by the Purchaser;
(c) a
decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having
jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator
in
any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment 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 Servicer and such decree or
order
shall have remained in force, undischarged or unstayed for a period of
sixty (60) days;
(d) the
Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling
of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer
or
relating to all or substantially all of the Servicer’s property;
(e) the
Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become
due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency or
reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(f) failure
by the Servicer to duly perform, within the required time period, its
obligations under Subsections 11.20 or 11.21 which failure
continues unremedied for a period of five (5) days (or, in the case of the
officer’s certificate or the annual assessment of servicing compliance or the
annual independent public accountants’ servicing report required under
Subsection 11.20, or the certification required under clause (v) of
Subsection 11.20, ten (10) days) after the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been
given
to the Servicer by any party to this Agreement or by any master servicer
responsible for master servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a securitization
of such Mortgage Loans;
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then,
and
in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have
been
remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Servicer, may, in addition
to whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, commence termination of all the
rights and obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and in and to
the
Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof. Upon receipt by the Servicer
of such written notice from the Purchaser stating that it intends to terminate
the Servicer as a result of such Event of Default, all authority and power
of
the Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans
or
otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant
to
Subsection 14.02. Upon written request from the
Purchaser, the Servicer shall, in accordance with Subsection 11.23
prepare, execute and deliver to a successor any and all documents and other
instruments, place in such successor’s possession all Mortgage Files and do or
cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect
the
purposes of such notice of termination, including, but not limited to, the
transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related
documents to the successor at the Servicer’s sole expense. The
Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in effecting
the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and rights hereunder,
including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for administration
by it of all amounts which shall at the time be credited by the Servicer
to the
Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect to
the
Mortgage Loans.
Subsection
13.02 Waiver
of Defaults. The
Purchaser may waive any default by the Servicer in the performance of its
obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any waiver of a past
default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising
therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of this
Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other
default or impair any right consequent thereto except to the extent expressly
so
waived.
Section
14. Termination.
Subsection
14.01 Termination. The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, as servicer,
shall
terminate upon (a) the distribution to the Purchaser of the final payment
or liquidation with respect to the last Mortgage Loan (or advances of same
by
the Servicer); (b) 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, (c) by mutual consent
of the
Servicer and the Purchaser in writing or (d) pursuant to Subsection 14.02
by providing written notice to the Servicer at least 30 days prior to the
related Transfer Date. Upon written request from the Purchaser in
connection with any such termination, the Servicer shall prepare, execute
and
deliver, any and all documents and other instruments, place in the Purchaser’s
possession all Mortgage Files, and do or accomplish 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 Purchaser’s sole
expense. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such
successor in effecting the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and
rights hereunder as servicer, including, without limitation, the transfer
to
such successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at
the
time be credited by
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the
Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter received
with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Subsection
14.02 Termination
of the Servicer Without Cause.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Purchaser may terminate the obligations
and
responsibilities of the Servicer in its capacity as Servicer, without cause,
upon payment to the Servicer of a termination fee equal to one and one half
percent (1.5%) of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the date of such termination. The termination fee
provided for in this Subsection 14.02 shall be paid by the Purchaser within
ten (10) Business Days of any such termination without cause by the
Purchaser.
(b) In
the event that a Mortgage Loan (i) becomes delinquent for a period of
ninety (90) days or more (a “Delinquent Mortgage Loan”) or
(ii) becomes an REO Property, the Purchaser may, at its option, terminate
this Agreement with respect to such Delinquent Mortgage Loan or REO Property
without payment of a termination fee therefor upon twenty (20) days’ written
notice to the Servicer; provided that upon termination of this Agreement
with
respect to such Delinquent Loan or REO Property the Purchaser shall reimburse
the Servicer for all outstanding Servicing Advances or Servicing Fees related
to
such Delinquent Mortgage Loan.
Subsection
14.03 Successors
to the Servicer. Prior
to the termination of the Servicer’s responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement pursuant to Subsections 12.04, 13.01 or
14.01, the Purchaser shall, (a) succeed to and assume all of the
Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this Agreement
or (b) appoint a successor which shall succeed to all rights and assume all
of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Servicer under this
Agreement upon such termination. In connection with such appointment
and assumption, the Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation
of
such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor
shall
agree. If the Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities
under this Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned
Subsections, the Servicer shall discharge such 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 diligence and prudence
which
it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action
whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition
of
its successor. The resignation or removal of the Servicer pursuant to
the aforementioned Subsections shall not become effective until a successor
shall be appointed pursuant to this Subsection 14.03 and shall in no
event relieve the Seller of the representations and warranties made pursuant
to
Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 and the remedies available to the
Purchaser under Subsection 7.03, it being understood and agreed that
the provisions of such Subsections 7.01 and 7.02 shall be
applicable to the Seller notwithstanding any such resignation or termination
of
the Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement.
Any
successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver
to
the Servicer and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment,
whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer, with
like
effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement. Any
termination or resignation of the Servicer or this Agreement
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pursuant
to Subsections 12.04, 13.01, 14.01 or 14.02
shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may have against the Servicer
arising prior to any such termination or resignation.
Upon
a
successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, the Servicer shall notify by mail
the Purchaser of such appointment.
Section
15. Cooperation
of Seller with a Reconstitution. The
Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage
Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates (each, a
“Reconstitution Date”) at the Purchaser’s sole option, the Purchaser may
effect a sale (each, a “Reconstitution”) of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(a) Xxxxxx
Xxx under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program (Special Servicing Option)
(each, a “Xxxxxx Mae Transfer”); or
(b) Xxxxxxx
Mac (the “Xxxxxxx Mac Transfer”); or
(c) one
or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan Transfers;
or
(d) one
or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one or more
Securitization Transactions.
The
Seller agrees to execute in connection with any Agency Transfer, any and
all
reasonably acceptable pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements among the
Purchaser, the Seller, Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac (as the case may be) and
any
servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, a seller’s warranties and
servicing agreement or a participation and servicing agreement in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a
Securitization Transaction, a pooling and servicing agreement in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the parties or an Assignment and Recognition
Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 15
(collectively, the agreements referred to herein are designated, the
“Reconstitution Agreements”), together with an opinion of counsel with
respect to such Reconstitution Agreements.
With
respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization Transaction entered
into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees in its capacity as Seller or Servicer
as applicable (1) to cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective
purchaser with respect to all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures;
(2) to execute, deliver and perform all Reconstitution Agreements
reasonably required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 7.02 as of the Reconstitution
Date; (4) to restate the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 7.01 as of the Reconstitution Date, modified to the extent
necessary to accurately reflect the pool statistics of the Mortgage Loans
as of
the Reconstitution Date and any event or circumstances existing subsequent
to
the related Closing Date and (5) make the representations and warranties
set
forth in the related selling/servicing guide of the servicer, or such
representations or warranties as may be required by any rating agency or
prospective purchaser of the related securities or such Mortgage Loans, in
connection with such Reconstitution, in each case, as of the applicable
Reconstitution Date
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modified
to the extent necessary to accurately reflect the pool statistics of the
Mortgage Loans as of the Reconstitution Date and any event or circumstances
existing subsequent to the related Closing Date.
The
Seller shall provide to such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and
any
other participants or purchasers in such Reconstitution: (i) any
and all information and appropriate verification of information which may
be
reasonably available to the Seller or its affiliates, whether through letters
of
its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other
participant shall reasonably request; and (ii) such reasonable and
additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters
from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller
or
the Servicer as are reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser or any
such
other participant. Seller shall also execute, deliver and
satisfy all conditions set forth in any indemnity agreement required by the
Purchaser or any such participant, including, without limitation, an
Indemnification and Contribution Agreement in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit 3. Moreover, the Seller agrees to cooperate
with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser to effect such Reconstitution
Agreements. The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate
of the Purchaser participating in the Reconstitution and each Person who
controls the Purchaser or such affiliate and their respective present and
former
directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold each of them harmless
from
and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees
and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that each of them may sustain arising out of or based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the information
provided by the Seller regarding the Seller or the Servicer, the Underwriting
Guidelines, the Seller’s or the Servicer’s servicing practices or the
performance of the Mortgage Loans set forth in any offering document prepared
in
connection with any Reconstitution, the Seller’s (or with respect to any
Mortgage Loan not originated by the Seller, the originator of such Mortgage
Loan’s) Static Pool Information. For purposes of the previous
sentence, “Purchaser” shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under
this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were “Purchasers” under
this Agreement.
All
Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall
remain
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.
Section
16. Notices. All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
given via email, facsimile transmission or registered or certified mail to
the
person at the address set forth below:
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to the Purchaser:
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
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1221
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx
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00xx
Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx - Whole Loan Operations
Manager
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Fax: 000-000-0000
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Email:
xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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with
copies to:
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx – Servicing Oversight
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0000
X-Xxx Xxx
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Xxxxx
000
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Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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Fax:
000-000-0000
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Email:
xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx - RFPG
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1585
Broadway, 00xx
Xxxxx
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00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Email:
xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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(b)
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if
to the Servicer:
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GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc.,
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Investor Reporting Manager
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Fax: 000-000-0000
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Email: xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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(c)
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if
to the Seller:
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GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc.,
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000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx - Secondary Marketing
Division
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Fax: 000-000-0000
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Email: xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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or
such
other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be
deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or received at the
premises of the addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified
mail, by the date noted on the return receipt).
Section
17. Severability
Clause. Any
part, provision representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited
or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition
or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof,
and
any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage
Loan shall not
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invalidate
or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To
the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision
of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any provision
hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or
warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit
intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate,
in
good-faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly
as
possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard
to
such invalidity.
Section
18. 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 Servicer
shall
be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent for the
Purchaser.
Section
19. Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and
all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section
20. Governing
Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT WHEN A FULLY EXECUTED COUNTERPART THEREOF
IS
RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL BE DEEMED TO
HAVE
BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED
BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS
CHOICE OF LAW RULES AND PRINCIPLES. EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE
SELLER IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW,
THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH
COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN
ANY
SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION
BY
SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS
TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL
ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.
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Section
21. Mandatory
Delivery; Grant of Security Interest. The
sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans described
on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and after the date of
the
execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter, it being specifically
understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable
on the
date hereof and that an award of money damages would be insufficient to
compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages incurred by the Purchaser
(including damages to prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans) in the
event
of the Seller’s failure to deliver (i) each of the related Mortgage Loans
or (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans or (iii) one
or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the Purchaser on or before
the
related Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a
lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage Loan and each
document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the
performance by the Seller of its obligations under the related Purchase Price
and Terms Letter, and the Seller agrees that it shall hold such Mortgage
Loans
in custody for the Purchaser subject to the Purchaser’s (i) right to reject
any Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) under the terms
of
this Agreement and to require another Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan) to be substituted therefor, and (ii) obligation to pay the
Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and remedies of the
Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any
other
rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and
all
such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or
successively.
Section
22. Intention
of the Parties. It
is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing, and the
Seller
is selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the Seller or
another
security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat the
transaction for federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and
a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the
arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans are held shall be consistent with
classification of such arrangement as a grantor trust in the event it is
not
found to represent direct ownership of the Mortgage Loans. The
Purchaser shall have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related
Mortgage Loan Files to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
which
shall affect the federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans
and the Seller shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the
Purchaser in the course of such review.
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Section
23. Successors
and Assigns. This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted successors and assigns
of
the Seller and the successors and assigns of the Purchaser. This
Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Seller to
a
third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent
may be withheld by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. This
Agreement 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 Seller. There shall be no limitation on the number of
assignments or transfers allowable by the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage
Loans and this Agreement. In the event the Purchaser assigns this
Agreement, and the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser’s obligations
hereunder, the Seller acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee,
and not to the Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and
the
Purchaser shall be relieved from any liability to the Seller with respect
thereto.
Section
24. Waivers. No
term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such
waiver
or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or modification is sought to be enforced.
Section
25. Exhibits. The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof
and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
Section
26. General
Interpretive Principles. For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided 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 and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
(d) 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 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
terms “include” and “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration.
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Section
27. Reproduction
of Documents. This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed,
(b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial
statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The
parties hereto agree that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence
as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether
or
not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was
made
by a party hereto in the regular course of business, and that any enlargement,
facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be
admissible in evidence.
Section
28. Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Purchaser, the Seller and
the
Servicer by written agreement signed by the parties hereto.
Section
29. Confidentiality. Each
of the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer shall employ proper procedures
and
standards designed to maintain the confidential nature of the terms of this
Agreement, except to the extent: (a) the disclosure of which is
reasonably believed by such party to be required in connection with regulatory
requirements or other legal requirements relating to its affairs;
(b) disclosed to any one or more of such party’s employees, officers,
directors, agents, attorneys or accountants who would have access to the
contents of this Agreement and such data and information in the normal course
of
the performance of such Person’s duties for such party, to the extent such party
has procedures in effect to inform such Person of the confidential nature
thereof; (c) that is disclosed in a prospectus, prospectus supplement or
private placement memorandum relating to a securitization of the Mortgage
Loans
by the Purchaser (or an affiliate assignee thereof) or to any Person in
connection with the resale or proposed resale of all or a portion of the
Mortgage Loans by such party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
and
(d) that is reasonably believed by such party to be necessary for the
enforcement of such party’s rights under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding
any other express or implied agreement to the contrary, each of the Purchaser,
the Seller and the Servicer agree and acknowledge that each of them and each
of
their employees, representatives, and other agents may disclose to any and
all
persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure
of
the transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other
tax
analyses) that are provided to any of them relating to such tax treatment
and
tax structure, except to the extent that confidentiality is reasonably necessary
to comply with U.S. federal or state securities laws. For purposes of
this paragraph, the terms “tax treatment” and “tax structure” have the meanings
specified in Treasury Regulation section 1.6011-4(c).
Section
30. Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding relating to
the
subject matter hereof between the parties hereto and any prior oral or written
agreements between them shall be deemed to have merged herewith.
Section
31. Further
Agreements. The
Seller, the Servicer and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver
to the
other such reasonable and appropriate additional
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documents,
instruments or agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate
the
purposes of this Agreement.
Section
32. No
Solicitation. From
and after the related Closing Date, the Seller agrees that it will not take
any
action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or
affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Seller’s behalf, to
personally, by telephone or mail, solicit a Mortgagor under any Mortgage
Loan
for the purpose of refinancing a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without
the
prior written consent of the Purchaser. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, it is understood and agreed that the Seller, the Servicer or any
of
their respective affiliates:
(a) may
advertise its availability for handling refinancings of mortgages in its
portfolio, including the promotion of terms it has available for such
refinancings, through the sending of letters or promotional material, so
long as
it does not specifically target Mortgagors and so long as such promotional
material either is sent to the mortgagors for all of the mortgages in the
servicing portfolio of the Seller, the Servicer and any of their affiliates
(those it owns as well as those serviced for others);
(b) may
provide pay-off information and otherwise cooperate with individual mortgagors
who contact it about prepaying their mortgages by advising them of refinancing
terms and streamlined origination arrangements that are available;
and
(c) may
offer to refinance a Mortgage Loan made within thirty (30) days following
receipt by it of a pay-off request from the related Mortgagor.
Promotions
undertaken by the Seller or the Servicer or by any affiliate of the Seller
or
the Servicer which are directed to the general public at large (including,
without limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements), shall not constitute
solicitation under this Section 32.
Section
33. Waiver
of Jury Trial. THE
SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES
TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL
BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section
34. Third
Party Beneficiary. For
purposes of this Agreement, including but not limited to Subsections
11.20 and 11.21, any master servicer shall be considered a third
party beneficiary to this Agreement entitled to all the rights and benefits
accruing to any master servicer herein as if it were a direct party to this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser, the Seller and the Servicer have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
on the date first above written.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
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EXHIBIT
1
MORTGAGE
LOAN DOCUMENTS
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents shall consist of
the
following:
(a) the
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed “Pay to
the order of _________, without recourse” and signed in the name of the last
endorsee (the “Last Endorsee”) by an authorized officer. To
the extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for
endorsements, the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law
so
allows and the Custodian is so advised by the Seller that state law so
allows. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger,
the endorsement must be by “[Last Endorsee], successor by merger to [name of
predecessor]”. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the
Last Endorsee while doing business under another name, the endorsement must
be
by “[Last Endorsee], formerly known as [previous name]”;
(b) the
original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage
Note;
(c) with
respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the original Mortgage with
evidence of recording thereon. With respect to any Co-op Loan, an
original or copy of the Security Agreement. If in connection with any
Mortgage Loan, the Seller cannot deliver or cause to be delivered the original
Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing Date
because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such Mortgage
has
been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has been lost or because
such public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Seller
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such
Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public
recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the
title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such Mortgage
has
been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation
and
that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage certified by
such
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by
the
Seller; or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office
retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy of
the
original recorded Mortgage;
(d) the
originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension
agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) with
respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the original Assignment
of
Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable
for
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recording
(except with respect to MERS Designated Loans). The Assignment of
Mortgage must be duly recorded only if recordation is either necessary under
applicable law or commonly required by private institutional mortgage investors
in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or on direction of the
Purchaser as provided in this Agreement. If the Assignment of
Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned to the
Purchaser. If the Assignment of Mortgage is not to be recorded, the
Assignment of Mortgage shall be delivered in blank. If the Mortgage
Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must
be
made by “[Seller], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]”. If
the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller while doing business
under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by “[Seller], formerly
known as [previous name]”;
(f) with
respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the originals of all
intervening Assignments of Mortgage (if any) evidencing a complete chain of
assignment from the Seller to the Last Endorsee (or, in the case of a MERS
Designated Loan, MERS) with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such
intervening assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording
office or has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original
recorded Assignments of Mortgage, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment, together
with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording office, an
Officers Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the title company, escrow
agent, or closing attorney) stating that such intervening assignment of mortgage
has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation
and that such original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy
of
such intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
intervening assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian
upon receipt thereof by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of an intervening
assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening
assignment certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete
copy of the original recorded intervening assignment;
(g) with
respect to Mortgage Loans that are not Co-op Loans, the original mortgagee
policy of title insurance or, in the event such original title policy is
unavailable, a certified true copy of the related policy binder or commitment
for title certified to be true and complete by the title insurance company,
in
either case to be delivered within 180 days following the related Closing
Date;
(h) the
original or, if unavailable, a copy of any security agreement, chattel mortgage
or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage;
(i) with
respect to any Co-op Loan: (i) a copy of the Co-op Lease and the assignment
of
such Co-op Lease, with all intervening assignments showing a complete chain
of
title and an assignment thereof by Seller; (ii) the stock certificate together
with an undated stock power relating to such stock certificate executed in
blank; (iii) the recognition agreement of the interests of the Mortgagee with
respect to the Co-op Loan
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by
the
residential cooperative housing corporation, the stock of which was pledged
by
the related Mortgagor to the originator of such Co-op Loan; and (iv) copies
of
the financial statement filed by the originator as secured party and, if
applicable, a filed UCC-3 assignment of the subject security interest showing
a
complete chain of title, together with an executed UCC-3 assignment of such
security interest by the Seller in a form sufficient for filing;
and
(j) if
any of the above documents has been executed by a person holding a power of
attorney, an original or photocopy of such power certified by the
Seller to be a true and correct copy of the original.
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EXHIBIT
2
CONTENTS
OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include each of the
following items, unless otherwise disclosed to the Purchaser on the data tape,
which shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser and which shall be
retained by the Servicer or delivered to the Purchaser:
(a) Copies
of the Mortgage Loan Documents.
(b) Residential
loan application.
(c) Mortgage
Loan closing statement.
(d) Verification
of employment and income, if required.
(e) Verification
of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down payment.
(f) Credit
report on Mortgagor, in a form acceptable to either Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx
Mac.
(g) Residential
appraisal report.
(h) Photograph
of the Mortgaged Property and photographs of comparable properties.
(i) Survey
of the Mortgaged Property, unless a survey is not required by the title
insurer.
(j) Copy
of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any exception set
forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e., map or plat,
restrictions, easements, home owner association declarations, etc.
(k) Copies
of all required disclosure statements.
(l) If
applicable, termite report, structural engineer’s report, water potability and
septic certification.
(m) Sales
Contract, if applicable.
(n) Copy
of the owner’s title insurance policy or attorney’s opinion of title and
abstract of title, as applicable.
(o) Evidence
of electronic notation of the hazard insurance policy, and, if required by
law,
evidence of the flood insurance policy.
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EXHIBIT
3
FORM
OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of
[_______], 200_, among [________________] (the “Depositor”), a
[______________] corporation (the “Depositor”), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage
Capital Inc., a New York corporation (“Xxxxxx”) and GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Seller”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the Depositor is acting as depositor and registrant with respect to the
Prospectus, dated [________________], and the Prospectus Supplement to the
Prospectus, [________________] (the “Prospectus Supplement”), relating to
[________________] Certificates (the “Certificates”) to be issued
pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of [________________]
(the “P&S”), among the Depositor, as depositor, [________________],
as servicer (the “Servicer”), and [________________], as trustee (the
“Trustee”);
WHEREAS,
as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the P&S, and
[____________________] (the “Underwriter[s]”) to enter into the
Underwriting Agreement, dated [____________________] (the “Underwriting
Agreement”) between the Depositor and the Underwriter[s], Seller has agreed
to provide for indemnification and contribution on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth;
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxx purchased from Seller certain of the Mortgage Loans underlying the
Certificates (the “Mortgage Loans”) pursuant to a Fifth Amended and
Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1,
2006 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), by and between Xxxxxx and
Seller; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 15 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Seller has
agreed to provide indemnification for certain information.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements contained herein, and other
valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Depositor, Xxxxxx and the Seller agree as
follows:
1. Indemnification
and Contribution.
(a) The
Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the
Underwriter[s] and their respective affiliates and their respective present
and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who
controls the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s] or such affiliates within
the
meaning of either Section 15 of the
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Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or Section 20 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), against any and all
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or
any
of them may become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or other federal
or
state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise
out
of or are based in whole or in part upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, Free
Writing Prospectus or in the ABS Informational and Computational Materials
or
any omission or alleged omission to state in the Prospectus Supplement, Free
Writing Prospectus or in the ABS Informational and Computational Materials
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading,
or any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or alleged
omission made in any amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus Supplement,
Free Writing Prospectus or the ABS Informational and Computational Materials
and
agrees to reimburse the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s] or such affiliates
and each such officer, director, employee, agent and controlling person promptly
upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any of them
in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against
any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred;
provided, however, that Seller shall be liable in any such
case only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action
arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any breach of the representation and
warranty set forth in Section 2(vii) below or (ii) any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon
and in conformity with the Seller Information. The foregoing indemnity agreement
is in addition to any liability which Seller may otherwise have to the
Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], their affiliates or any such director,
officer, employee, agent or controlling person of the Depositor, Xxxxxx, the
Underwriter[s] or their respective affiliates.
As
used
herein:
“Seller
Information” means any information relating to Seller, the Mortgage Loans
and/or the underwriting guidelines relating to the Mortgage Loans submitted
by
the Seller for use in the Prospectus Supplement, Free Writing Prospectus or
the
ABS Informational and Computational Materials.
“Free
Writing Prospectus” means any written communication that constitutes a “free
writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
“ABS
Informational and Computational Materials” means any written communication
as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the 1933 Act and the 1934
Act,
as may be amended from time to time.
“Regulation
AB”: Subpart 229.100 – 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 (January 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the
Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time
to
time.
Exh.
3-2
(b) Promptly
after receipt by any indemnified party under this Section 1 of
notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, such indemnified party
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying
party under this Section 1, notify the indemnifying party in writing
of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided,
however, that the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall
not
relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 1
except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure; and
provided, further, however, that the failure to
notify any indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which
it
may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 1.
If
any
such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it
shall
notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled
to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any
other
similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from
the
indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the
defense of such claim or action, except as provided in the following paragraph,
the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this
Section 1 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by
the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than
reasonable costs of investigation.
Any
indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses
of
such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party
unless: (i) the employment thereof has been specifically
authorized by the indemnifying party in writing; (ii) such indemnified
party shall have been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more
legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such
counsel it is necessary or appropriate for such indemnified party to employ
separate counsel; or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the
defense of such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the
indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at
the
expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party,
it being understood, however, the indemnifying party shall not, in connection
with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations
or
circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than
one
separate firm of attorneys (in addition to local counsel) at any time for all
such indemnified parties.
Each
indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity agreements contained in
this
Section 1, shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in the
defense of any such action or claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable
for
any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action,
the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified
party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
Exh.
3-3
Notwithstanding
the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested
an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees
and
expenses of counsel, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable
for
any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if
(i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such
indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying
party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such
request prior to the date of such settlement.
(c) If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 1 is unavailable to
an indemnified party, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying
such
indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such
indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities,
in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
indemnifying party and the indemnified party, respectively, in connection with
the statements or omissions that result in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the indemnified party and indemnifying party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to
state
a material fact relates to information supplied by such parties and their
relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission and any other equitable considerations.
(d) The
indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section 1
and the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any
termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the
Depositor, Xxxxxx, the Underwriter[s], their respective affiliates, directors,
officers, employees or agents or any person controlling the Depositor, Xxxxxx,
the Underwriter[s] or any such affiliate, and (iii) acceptance of and
payment for any of the Offered Certificates.
2. Representations
and Warranties. Seller represents and warrants that:
(i) Seller
is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of
formation or incorporation, as applicable, and has full power and authority
to
own its assets and to transact the business in which it is currently engaged.
Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted by it or any
properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification and in which the
failure so to qualify would have a material adverse effect on the business,
properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller;
(ii) Seller
is not required to obtain the consent of any other person or any consent,
license, approval or authorization from, or registration or declaration with,
any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection with the execution,
delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement;
(iii) the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller will not violate
any provision of any existing law or regulation or any order decree of any
court
applicable to Seller or any provision of the charter or bylaws of Seller, or
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3-4
constitute
a material breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement to
which Seller is a party or by which it may be bound;
(iv) (a) no
proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or governmental body is currently
pending or, (b) to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or
any of its properties or with respect to this Agreement or the Offered
Certificates, in either case, which would have a material adverse effect on
the
business, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of
Seller;
(v) Seller
has full power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated hereunder, and has taken
all
necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement. When executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Seller enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, by the availability of
equitable remedies, and by limitations of public policy under applicable
securities law as to rights of indemnity and contribution
thereunder;
(vi) this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller; and
(vii) the
Seller represents that the Seller Information satisfies the requirements of
Items 1108, 1110, 1111(a)(3), 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB.
3. Notices. All
communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt,
and,
if sent to Seller, will be mailed, delivered or faxed or emailed and
confirmed by mail [______________________]; if sent to Xxxxxx, xxxx be mailed,
delivered or faxed or emailed and confirmed by mail to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Mortgage Capital Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx
Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Whole Loans Operations
Manager, Fax: [_______], Email: xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, with copies
to (i) Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx – Legal Counsel, Securities, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Fax [_____],
Email: xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, and (ii) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
– SPG Finance, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000, Fax [_____],Email: xxxxxx.xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx; if to the Depositor,
will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
[____________________]; or if to the Underwriter[s], will be mailed, delivered
or telegraphed and confirmed to [_____________________]; or if to the Initial
Purchaser[s], will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
[_____________________].
4. Miscellaneous. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of New York without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions
thereof. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their successors and assigns and the controlling persons
referred to herein, and no other person shall have any right or obligation
hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in
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3-5
writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge
or
termination is sought. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
of
which when so executed and delivered shall be considered an original, and all
such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the
P&S.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
Exh.
3-6
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized, this __th day
of
[________].
[DEPOSITOR]
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Exh.
3-7
EXHIBIT
4
CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
_________
__, 200__
[_____________________]
hereby certifies that it has established the account described below as a
Custodial Account pursuant to Subsection 11.04 of the Fifth Amended and
Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1,
2006, Fixed and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans.
Title
of Account:
|
“GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital
Inc.
as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors.”
|
Account
Number:
|
__________________________
|
Address of office or |
branch of [_____________________] |
at which the Custodial |
account is maintained: | ______________________ |
______________________ |
______________________ |
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
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4-1
EXHIBIT
5
CUSTODIAL
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
_________
__, 200__
To:
|
___________________________ |
(the “Depository”) |
As
Servicer under the Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, we hereby authorize and request you to
establish an account, as a Custodial Account, to be designated as “GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. as
Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors.” All deposits in
the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the
Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation
of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described
below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
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5-1
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number ____________________ at the office
of
the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as provided above. The account will be insured to the maximum amount
permitted under applicable law by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
through the Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”) or the Savings Association
Insurance Fund (“SAIF”).
[ ],
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as
Depository
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Date: | |||
Exh.
5-2
EXHIBIT
6
ESCROW
ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
_________
__, 200__
[_____________________]
hereby certifies that it has established the account described below as an
Escrow Account pursuant to Subsection 11.06 of the Fifth Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, Fixed
and Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans.
Title
of Account:
|
“GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital
Inc.
as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various
Mortgagors.”
|
Account
Number:
|
__________________________
|
Address of office or |
branch of [_____________________] |
at which the Custodial |
account is maintained: | ______________________ |
______________________ |
______________________ |
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Exh.
6-1
EXHIBIT
7
ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
_________
__, 200__
To:
|
___________________________ |
(the “Depository”) |
As
Servicer under the Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, we hereby authorize and request you to
establish an account, as an Escrow Account, to be designated as “GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc., in trust for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. as
Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors.” All deposits in
the account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the
Servicer. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation
of the requirement that the account be fully insured as described
below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Exh.
7-1
The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number ____________________ at the office
of
the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as provided above. The account will be insured to the maximum amount
permitted under applicable law by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
through the Bank Insurance Fund (“BIF”) or the Savings Association
Insurance Fund (“SAIF”).
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as
Depository
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Date: | |||
Xxx.
0-0
XXXXXXX
0
XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
Xxx.
8-1
EXHIBIT
9
FORM
OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE REPORT
(Available
upon request to the Seller.)
Exhibit
9A: Standard File Layout – Delinquency Reporting
Column/Header
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be
different than the LOAN_NBR
|
|
|
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the originator.
|
|
|
CLIENT_NBR
|
Servicer
Client Number
|
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SERV_INVESTOR_NBR
|
Contains
a unique number as assigned by an external servicer to identify a
group of
loans in their system.
|
|
|
BORROWER_FIRST_NAME
|
First
Name of the Borrower.
|
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BORROWER_LAST_NAME
|
Last
name of the borrower.
|
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PROP_ADDRESS
|
Street
Name and Number of Property
|
|
|
PROP_STATE
|
The
state where the property located.
|
|
|
PROP_ZIP
|
Zip
code where the property is located.
|
|
|
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
|
The
date that the borrower's next payment is due to the servicer at the
end of
processing cycle, as reported by Servicer.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LOAN_TYPE
|
Loan
Type (i.e. FHA, VA, Conv)
|
|
|
BANKRUPTCY_FILED_DATE
|
The
date a particular bankruptcy claim was filed.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
BANKRUPTCY_CHAPTER_CODE
|
The
chapter under which the bankruptcy was filed.
|
|
|
BANKRUPTCY_CASE_NBR
|
The
case number assigned by the court to the bankruptcy
filing.
|
|
|
POST_PETITION_DUE_DATE
|
The
payment due date once the bankruptcy has been approved by the
courts
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
BANKRUPTCY_DCHRG_DISM_DATE
|
The
Date The Loan Is Removed From Bankruptcy.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
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9-1
Column/Header
Name
|
Description`
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Either by Dismissal, Discharged and/or a Motion For Relief Was Granted. | |||
LOSS_MIT_APPR_DATE
|
The
Date The Loss Mitigation Was Approved By The Servicer
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LOSS_MIT_TYPE
|
The
Type Of Loss Mitigation Approved For A Loan Such As;
|
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LOSS_MIT_EST_COMP_DATE
|
The
Date The Loss Mitigation /Plan Is Scheduled To End/Close
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LOSS_MIT_ACT_COMP_DATE
|
The
Date The Loss Mitigation Is Actually Completed
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FRCLSR_APPROVED_DATE
|
The
date DA Admin sends a letter to the servicer with instructions to
begin
foreclosure proceedings.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
ATTORNEY_REFERRAL_DATE
|
Date
File Was Referred To Attorney to Pursue Foreclosure
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FIRST_LEGAL_DATE
|
Notice
of 1st legal filed by an Attorney in a Foreclosure Action
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FRCLSR_SALE_EXPECTED_DATE
|
The
date by which a foreclosure sale is expected to occur.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FRCLSR_SALE_DATE
|
The
actual date of the foreclosure sale.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FRCLSR_SALE_AMT
|
The
amount a property sold for at the foreclosure sale.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
EVICTION_START_DATE
|
The
date the servicer initiates eviction of the borrower.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
EVICTION_COMPLETED_DATE
|
The
date the court revokes legal possession of the property from the
borrower.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
LIST_PRICE
|
The
price at which an REO property is marketed.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
LIST_DATE
|
The
date an REO property is listed at a particular price.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
OFFER_AMT
|
The
dollar value of an offer for an REO property.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
OFFER_DATE_TIME
|
The
date an offer is received by DA Admin or by the Servicer.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
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Column/Header
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
REO_CLOSING_DATE
|
The
date the REO sale of the property is scheduled to close.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
REO_ACTUAL_CLOSING_DATE
|
Actual
Date Of REO Sale
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
OCCUPANT_CODE
|
Classification
of how the property is occupied.
|
|
|
PROP_CONDITION_CODE
|
A
code that indicates the condition of the property.
|
|
|
PROP_INSPECTION_DATE
|
The
date a property inspection is performed.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
APPRAISAL_DATE
|
The
date the appraisal was done.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
CURR_PROP_VAL
|
The
current "as is" value of the property based on brokers price opinion
or
appraisal.
|
2
|
|
REPAIRED_PROP_VAL
|
The
amount the property would be worth if repairs are completed pursuant
to a
broker's price opinion or appraisal.
|
2
|
|
If
applicable:
|
|
|
|
DELINQ_STATUS_CODE
|
FNMA
Code Describing Status of Loan
|
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DELINQ_REASON_CODE
|
The
circumstances which caused a borrower to stop paying on a
loan. Code indicates the reason why the loan is in
default for this cycle.
|
||
MI_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
Mortgage Insurance Claim Was Filed With Mortgage Insurance
Company.
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
MI_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of Mortgage Insurance Claim Filed
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
|
MI_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Mortgage Insurance Company Disbursed Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
MI_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
|
Amount
Mortgage Insurance Company Paid On Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
POOL_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
Claim Was Filed With Pool Insurance Company
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
POOL_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of Claim Filed With Pool Insurance Company
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
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Column/Header
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
POOL_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Claim Was Settled and The Check Was Issued By The Pool
Insurer
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
POOL_CLAIM_AMT_PAID
|
Amount
Paid On Claim By Pool Insurance Company
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
FHA Part A Claim Was Filed With HUD
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of FHA Part A Claim Filed
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
HUD Disbursed Part A Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FHA_PART_A_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
HUD Paid on Part A Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
FHA Part B Claim Was Filed With HUD
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_AMT
|
Amount
of FHA Part B Claim Filed
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
HUD Disbursed Part B Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
FHA_PART_B_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
HUD Paid on Part B Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
VA_CLAIM_FILED_DATE
|
Date
VA Claim Was Filed With the Veterans Admin
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
VA_CLAIM_PAID_DATE
|
Date
Veterans Admin. Disbursed VA Claim Payment
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
|
VA_CLAIM_PAID_AMT
|
Amount
Veterans Admin. Paid on VA Claim
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
Exh.
9-4
Exhibit
9B: Standard File Codes – Delinquency Reporting
The
Loss Mit Type field should show the approved Loss
Mitigation Code as follows:
|
·
|
ASUM-
|
Approved
Assumption
|
|
·
|
BAP-
|
Borrower
Assistance Program
|
· | CO- | Charge Off |
|
·
|
DIL-
|
Deed-in-Lieu
|
|
·
|
FFA-
|
Formal
Forbearance Agreement
|
|
·
|
MOD-
|
Loan
Modification
|
|
·
|
PRE-
|
Pre-Sale
|
· | SS- | Short Sale |
|
·
|
MISC-
|
Anything
else approved by the PMI or Pool
Insurer
|
NOTE:
Xxxxx Fargo Bank will accept alternative Loss Mitigation Types to those above,
provided that they are consistent with industry standards. If Loss
Mitigation Types other than those above are used, the Servicer must supply
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank with a description of each of the Loss Mitigation Types prior to
sending the file.
The
Occupant Code field should show the current status of
the property code as follows:
|
·
|
Mortgagor
|
|
·
|
Tenant
|
|
·
|
Unknown
|
|
·
|
Vacant
|
The
Property Condition field should show the last reported
condition of the property as follows:
|
·
|
Damaged
|
|
·
|
Excellent
|
|
·
|
Fair
|
|
·
|
Gone
|
Exh.
9-5
|
·
|
Good
|
|
·
|
Poor
|
|
·
|
Special
Hazard
|
|
·
|
Unknown
|
The
FNMA Delinquent Reason Code field should show the Reason
for Delinquency as follows:
Delinquency
Code
|
Delinquency
Description
|
001
|
FNMA-Death
of principal mortgagor
|
002
|
FNMA-Illness
of principal mortgagor
|
003
|
FNMA-Illness
of mortgagor’s family member
|
004
|
FNMA-Death
of mortgagor’s family member
|
005
|
FNMA-Marital
difficulties
|
006
|
FNMA-Curtailment
of income
|
007
|
FNMA-Excessive
Obligation
|
008
|
FNMA-Abandonment
of property
|
009
|
FNMA-Distant
employee transfer
|
011
|
FNMA-Property
problem
|
012
|
FNMA-Inability
to sell property
|
013
|
FNMA-Inability
to rent property
|
014
|
FNMA-Military
Service
|
015
|
FNMA-Other
|
016
|
FNMA-Unemployment
|
017
|
FNMA-Business
failure
|
019
|
FNMA-Casualty
loss
|
022
|
FNMA-Energy
environment costs
|
023
|
FNMA-Servicing
problems
|
026
|
FNMA-Payment
adjustment
|
027
|
FNMA-Payment
dispute
|
029
|
FNMA-Transfer
of ownership pending
|
030
|
FNMA-Fraud
|
031
|
FNMA-Unable
to contact borrower
|
INC
|
FNMA-Incarceration
|
The
FNMA Delinquent Status Code field should show the Status
of Default as follows:
Status
Code
|
Status
Description
|
09
|
Forbearance
|
17
|
Pre-foreclosure
Sale Closing Plan Accepted
|
24
|
Government
Seizure
|
26
|
Refinance
|
Exh.
9-6
27
|
Assumption
|
28
|
Modification
|
29
|
Charge-Off
|
30
|
Third
Party Sale
|
31
|
Probate
|
32
|
Military
Indulgence
|
43
|
Foreclosure
Started
|
44
|
Deed-in-Lieu
Started
|
49
|
Assignment
Completed
|
61
|
Second
Lien Considerations
|
62
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-No Bid
|
63
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-Refund
|
64
|
Veteran’s
Affairs-Buydown
|
65
|
Chapter
7 Bankruptcy
|
66
|
Chapter
11 Bankruptcy
|
67
|
Chapter
13 Bankruptcy
|
Exh.
9-7
Exhibit
9C: Standard File Layout – Master Servicing
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
SER_INVESTOR_NBR
|
A
value assigned by the Servicer to define a group of loans.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
20
|
LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique identifier assigned to each loan by the investor.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
SERVICER_LOAN_NBR
|
A
unique number assigned to a loan by the Servicer. This may be
different than the LOAN_NBR.
|
|
Text
up to 10 digits
|
10
|
BORROWER_NAME
|
The
borrower name as received in the file. It is not separated by
first and last name.
|
|
Maximum
length of 30 (Last, First)
|
30
|
SCHED_PAY_AMT
|
Scheduled
monthly principal and scheduled interest payment that a borrower
is
expected to pay, P&I constant.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NOTE_INT_RATE
|
The
loan interest rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
NET_INT_RATE
|
The
loan gross interest rate less the service fee rate as reported by
the
Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_RATE
|
The
servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported by the
Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
SERV_FEE_AMT
|
The
servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported by the
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_PAY_AMT
|
The
new loan payment amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NEW_LOAN_RATE
|
The
new loan rate as reported by the Servicer.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ARM_INDEX_RATE
|
The
index the Servicer is using to calculate a forecasted
rate.
|
4
|
Max
length of 6
|
6
|
ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the beginning of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
borrower's actual principal balance at the end of the processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
Exh.
9-8
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE
|
The
date at the end of processing cycle that the borrower's next payment
is
due to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_1
|
The
first curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_1
|
The
curtailment date associated with the first curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_1
|
The
curtailment interest on the first curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_2
|
The
second curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_2
|
The
curtailment date associated with the second curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_
AMT_2
|
The
curtailment interest on the second curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_AMT_3
|
The
third curtailment amount to be applied.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SERV_CURT_DATE_3
|
The
curtailment date associated with the third curtailment
amount.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
CURT_ADJ_AMT_3
|
The
curtailment interest on the third curtailment amount, if
applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_AMT
|
The
loan "paid in full" amount as reported by the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PIF_DATE
|
The
paid in full date as reported by the Servicer.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
|
|
|
Action
Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy, 00xXxxxxxxxxxx, , 00xXXX, 63=Substitution,
65=Repurchase,70=REO
|
2
|
ACTION_CODE
|
The
standard FNMA numeric code used to indicate the default/delinquent
status
of a particular loan.
|
|||
INT_ADJ_AMT
|
The
amount of the interest adjustment as reported by the
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT
|
The
Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT
|
The
Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
Exh.
9-9
Column
Name
|
Description
|
Decimal
|
Format
Comment
|
Max
Size
|
LOAN_LOSS_AMT
|
The
amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if applicable.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled outstanding principal amount due at the beginning of the
cycle
date to be passed through to investors.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL
|
The
scheduled principal balance due to investors at the end of a processing
cycle.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_PRIN_AMT
|
The
scheduled principal amount as reported by the Servicer for the current
cycle -- only applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
SCHED_NET_INT
|
The
scheduled gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for
Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_PRIN_AMT
|
The
actual principal amount collected by the Servicer for the current
reporting cycle -- only applicable for Actual/Actual
Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
ACTL_NET_INT
|
The
actual gross interest amount less the service fee amount for the
current
reporting cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only applicable for
Actual/Actual Loans.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
AMT
|
The
penalty amount received when a borrower prepays on his loan as reported
by
the Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
PREPAY_PENALTY_
WAIVED
|
The
prepayment penalty amount for the loan waived by the
servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
MOD_DATE
|
The
Effective Payment Date of the Modification for the loan.
|
|
MM/DD/YYYY
|
10
|
MOD_TYPE
|
The
Modification Type.
|
|
Varchar
- value can be alpha or numeric
|
30
|
DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT
|
The
current outstanding principal and interest advances made by
Servicer.
|
2
|
No
commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
|
11
|
Exh.
9-10
Exhibit
9D : Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332– Instruction
Sheet
NOTE: Do
not net or combine items. Show all expenses individually and all
credits as separate line items. Claim packages are due on the
remittance report date. Late submissions may result in claims not
being passed until the following month. The Servicer is responsible
to remit all funds pending loss approval and /or resolution of any disputed
items.
(a) The
numbers on the 332 form correspond with the numbers listed below.
Liquidation
and Acquisition Expenses:
1. The
Actual Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan. For
documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation
breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is
required.
2. The
Total Interest Due less the aggregate amount of servicing fee that would have
been earned if all delinquent payments had been made as agreed. For
documentation, an Amortization Schedule from date of default through liquidation
breaking out the net interest and servicing fees advanced is
required.
3. Accrued
Servicing Fees based upon the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan
as calculated on a monthly basis. For documentation, an Amortization Schedule
from date of default through liquidation breaking out the net interest and
servicing fees advanced is required.
4-12. Complete
as applicable. Required documentation:
* For
taxes and insurance advances – see page 2 of 332 form - breakdown required
showing period of coverage, base tax, interest, penalty. Advances
prior to default require evidence of servicer efforts to recover
advances.
* For
escrow advances - complete payment history (to calculate advances from last
positive escrow balance forward)
* Other
expenses - copies of corporate advance history showing all
payments
* REO
repairs> $1500 require explanation
* REO
repairs>$3000 require evidence of at least 2 bids.
* Short
Sale or Charge Off require P&L supporting the decision and WFB’s approved
Officer Certificate
* Unusual
or extraordinary items may require further documentation.
13. The
total of lines 1 through 12.
Exh.
9-11
Credits:
14-21. Complete
as applicable. Required documentation:
*
Copy of
the HUD 1 from the REO sale. If a 3rd Party Sale,
bid
instructions and Escrow Agent / Attorney Letter of Proceeds
Breakdown.
* Copy
of EOB for any MI or gov't guarantee
* All
other credits need to be clearly defined on the 332
form
22. The
total of lines 14 through 21.
Please
Note: For
HUD/VA loans, use line (18a) for Part A/Initial proceeds and line (18b) for
Part
B/Supplemental proceeds.
Total
Realized Loss (or Amount of Any Gain)
23. The
total derived from subtracting line 22 from 13. If the amount
represents a realized gain, show the amount in parenthesis
( ).
Exh.
9-12
Exhibit
9E: Calculation of Realized Loss/Gain Form 332
Prepared
by: __________________ Date: _______________
Phone: ______________________ Email
Address:_____________________
Servicer
Loan No.
|
Servicer
Name
|
Servicer
Address
|
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A. Loan No._____________________________
Borrower's
Name: _________________________________________________________
Property
Address: _________________________________________________________
Liquidation
Type: REO
Sale 3rd Party
Sale
Short Sale Charge Off
Was
this
loan granted a Bankruptcy deficiency or cramdown
Yes No
If
“Yes”,
provide deficiency or cramdown amount
_______________________________
Liquidation
and Acquisition Expenses:
|
||||
(1)
|
Actual
Unpaid Principal Balance of Mortgage Loan
|
$
|
__________________________
|
(1)
|
(2)
|
Interest
accrued at Net Rate
|
___________________________ |
(2)
|
|
(3)
|
Accrued
Servicing Fees
|
___________________________ |
(3)
|
|
(4)
|
Attorney's
Fees
|
___________________________ |
(4)
|
|
(5)
|
Taxes
(see page 2)
|
___________________________ |
(5)
|
|
(6)
|
Property
Maintenance
|
___________________________ |
(6)
|
|
(7)
|
MI/Hazard
Insurance Premiums (see page 2)
|
___________________________ |
(7)
|
|
(8)
|
Utility
Expenses
|
___________________________ |
(8)
|
|
(9)
|
Appraisal/BPO
|
___________________________ |
(9)
|
|
(10)
|
Property
Inspections
|
___________________________ |
(10)
|
|
(11)
|
FC
Costs/Other Legal Expenses
|
___________________________ |
(11)
|
|
(12)
|
Other
(itemize)
|
___________________________ |
(12)
|
|
Cash
for
Keys
|
___________________________ |
(12)
|
||
HOA/Condo
Fees
|
___________________________ |
(12)
|
||
________________________________________
|
___________________________ |
(12)
|
||
Total
Expenses
|
___________________________ |
(13)
|
||
Credits:
|
||||
(14)
|
Escrow
Balance
|
$
|
|
(14)
|
(15)
|
HIP
Refund
|
___________________________ |
(15)
|
|
(16)
|
Rental
Receipts
|
___________________________ |
(16)
|
|
(17)
|
Hazard
Loss Proceeds
|
___________________________ |
(17)
|
|
(18)
|
Primary
Mortgage Insurance / Gov’t Insurance
HUD
Part A
|
___________________________ |
(18a)
|
|
HUD
Part B
|
___________________________ |
(18b)
|
||
(19)
|
Pool
Insurance Proceeds
|
___________________________ |
(19)
|
Exh.
9-13
(20)
|
Proceeds
from Sale of Acquired Property
|
___________________________ |
(20)
|
|||
(21)
|
Other
(itemize)
|
___________________________ |
(21)
|
|||
______________________________ |
(21)
|
|||||
Total
Credits
|
$
|
___________________________
|
(22)
|
|||
Total Realized Loss (or Amount of Gain) |
$
|
___________________________ | (23) |
Xxx.
0-00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Detail
Type
(Tax
/Ins.)
|
Date
Paid
|
Period
of Coverage
|
Total
Paid
|
Base
Amount
|
Penalties
|
Interest
|
Exh.
9-15
EXHIBIT
10
FORM
OF SELLER’S OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
I,
____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected [Vice] President
of GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws
of
the State of New York (the “Company”) and further as
follows:
1. Attached
hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy of the
charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the date hereof
and
which has been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification
since ___________.
2. Attached
hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy of the
bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and which have
been
in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since
___________.
3. Attached
hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good standing of
the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no event has occurred
since the date thereof which would impair such standing.
4. Attached
hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy of the
corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing
the
Company to execute and deliver each of the Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage
Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006, by and between
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. (the “Purchaser”) and the Company
(the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) and the Custodial
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2003, by and among the Company, the
Purchaser and ______________[CUSTODIAN] (the “Custodial Agreement”) [and
to endorse the Mortgage Notes and execute the Assignments of Mortgages by
original [or facsimile] signature], and such resolutions are in effect on the
date hereof and have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ____________.
5. Either
(i) 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 the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement, the sale of the mortgage loans
or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the agreements; or
(ii) any required consent, approval, authorization or order has been
obtained by the Company.
6. Neither
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor the fulfillment of
the
terms of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Custodial Agreement conflicts
or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of or constitutes
or
will constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the
terms
of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a
party or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or any statute or
order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court, governmental
authority or regulatory body to which the Company is subject or by which it
is
bound.
Exh.
10-1
7. To
the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending or threatened against the Company which, in my judgment, either in
any
one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change
in
the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the
Company or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company
to
carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any material
liability on the part of the Company or which would draw into question the
validity of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Custodial Agreement, or
the
mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be likely to impair materially
the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement.
8. Each
person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an officer or
representative of the Company, signed (a) the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
(b) the Custodial Agreement and (c) any other document delivered or on
the date hereof in connection with any purchase described in the agreements
set
forth above was, at the respective times of such signing and delivery, and
is
now, a duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative
of the Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on
Exhibit 5, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such
documents are their genuine signatures.
9. The
Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions described and
contemplated in the Sale and Servicing Agreement and the Custodial
Agreement.
Exh.
10-2
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of the
Company.
Dated
|
|||
|
By:
|
||
Name: | |||
Title: [Vice] President | |||
[Seal] |
I,
________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc., hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected, qualified
and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature appearing
above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated
|
|||
|
By:
|
||
Name: | |||
Title: [Assistant]
Secretary
|
|||
[Seal] |
Exh.
10-3
EXHIBIT
5
to
Company’s
Officer’s Certificate
NAME
|
TITLE
|
SIGNATURE
|
||
Exh.
10-4
EXHIBIT
11
FORM
OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO SELLER
______________2006
|
Re:
|
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
I
have
acted as counsel to GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., a New York corporation
(the “Company”), in connection with certain matters described in the
Agreements. In connection with rendering this opinion letter, I, or
attorneys working under my direction have examined, among other things,
originals, certified copies or copies otherwise identified as being true copies
of the following:
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A.
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Signed
copies of the Agreements;
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B.
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The
Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation
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C.
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The
Company’s By-Laws; and
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D.
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Resolutions
adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Company.
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For
the
purpose of rendering this opinion, I have made such documentary, factual and
legal examinations as I deemed necessary under the circumstances. As to factual
matters, I have relied upon statements, certificates and other assurances of
public officials and of officers and other representatives of the Company,
and
upon such other certificates as I deemed appropriate, which factual matters
have
not been independently established or verified by me. I have also assumed,
among
other things, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all
natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals,
and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to me as
copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copied
documents.
On
the
basis of and subject to the foregoing examination, and in reliance thereon,
and
subject to the assumptions, qualifications, exceptions and limitations expressed
herein, I am of the opinion that:
1. The
Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of New York with corporate power and authority
to
own its properties and conduct its business as presently conducted by it. The
Company has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform
its obligations under the Agreements.
2. The
Agreements have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by
the
Company.
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0. The
Agreements constitute valid, legal and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms.
4. No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any United States federal or
California government authority on the part of the Company is required for
the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Agreements, except
for
those consents, approvals, authorizations or orders which previously have been
obtained.
5. The
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreements will not, as of the
Closing Date, result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or
By-Laws of the Company, or, to the best of my knowledge, result in a violation
of, or constitute a default under, (i) the terms of any indenture or other
agreement or instrument known to me to which the Company is a party or by which
it is bound, (ii) any California or United States federal statute or regulation
applicable to the Company, or (iii) any order of any State of California or
United States federal court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company, except in any such
case
where the violation or default would not have a material adverse effect on
the
Company or its ability to perform its obligations under the
Agreements.
6. There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
my
knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in my judgment, would draw
into
question the validity of the Agreements or which would be likely to impair
materially the ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the
Agreements.
The
opinions above are subject to the following additional assumptions, exceptions,
qualifications and limitations:
A. I
have assumed that all parties to the Agreements other than the Company have
all
requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform their respective
obligations under the Agreements, and that the Agreements have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such parties, have
been executed and delivered by such parties and constitute the legal, valid
and
binding obligations of such parties.
B. My
opinion expressed in paragraph 3 above is subject to the qualifications that
(i)
the enforceability of the Agreements may be limited by the effect of laws
relating to (1) bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally,
including, without limitation, the effect of statutory or other laws regarding
fraudulent conveyances or preferential transfers, and (2) general principles
of
equity upon the specific enforceability of any of the remedies, covenants or
other provisions of the Agreements and upon the availability of injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies and the application of principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law) as such principles relate to, limit or affect the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally and the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding for such enforcement may be brought; and (ii) I express no opinion
herein with respect to the validity, legality, binding effect or enforceability
of provisions for indemnification in the Agreements to the extent such
provisions may be held to be unenforceable as contrary to public
policy.
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C. My
opinion expressed in paragraph 5 above relating to violations of United States
federal and California statutes, regulations or orders applicable to the Company
is limited to such statutes, regulations or orders that in my experience are
typically applicable to a transaction of the nature contemplated by the
Agreements.
D. I
have assumed, without independent check or certification, that there are no
agreements or understandings among the Company and any other party, which would
expand, modify or otherwise affect the terms of the Agreements or the respective
rights or obligations of the parties thereunder.
I
am
admitted to practice in the State of California, and I render no opinion herein
as to matters involving or governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than
the State of California and the federal laws of the United States of
America. I also express no opinion as to whether the laws of any
particular jurisdiction apply, and no opinion to the extent that the laws of
any
jurisdiction other than those identified above are applicable to the
Agreements.
This
opinion letter has been prepared and should be understood in accordance with
the
Legal Opinion Principles, 53 Bus. Law. 831 (1998), and Guidelines
for the Preparation of Closing Opinions, 57 Bus. Law. 345 (2001), of the
Committee on Legal Opinions, ABA Section of Business Law.
Very
truly yours,
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
General Counsel | |||
GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. | |||
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EXHIBIT
12
FORM
OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
___________________,
_____
Attention:
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Re:
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Notice
of Sale and Release of
Collateral
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Dear
Sirs:
This
letter serves as notice that GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc., a corporation
organized pursuant to the laws of the state of [___________] (the
“Company”) has committed to sell to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
under a Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of June 1, 2006, certain mortgage loans originated by the
Company. The Company warrants that the mortgage loans to be sold to
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. are in addition to and beyond any
collateral required to secure advances made by you to the Company.
The
Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Mortgage Capital Inc. shall not be used as additional or substitute collateral
for advances made by [____________]. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital
Inc. understands that the balance of the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio may
be used as collateral or additional collateral for advances made by
[___________], and confirms that it has no interest therein.
Exh.
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Execution
of this letter by [___________] shall constitute a full and complete release
of
any security interest, claim, or lien which [___________] may have against
the
mortgage loans to be sold to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
Very
truly yours,
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By: | |||
Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Date: |
Acknowledged
and approved:
__________________________
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
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EXHIBIT
13
FORM
OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release
of Security Interest
The
financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and all right, title
and interest it may have in all Mortgage Loans to be purchased by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Mortgage Capital Inc. from the Company named below pursuant to that certain
Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated
as
of June 1, 2006 and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and
other documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been
delivered and released to the Company named below or its designees, as of the
date and time of the sale of such Mortgage Loans to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage
Capital Inc.
Name
and
Address of Financial Institution
(Name)
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(Address)
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II. Certification
of Release
The
Company named below hereby certifies to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
that, as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned Mortgage Loans
to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. the security interests in the Mortgage
Loans released by the above-named financial institution comprise all security
interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage
Loans. The Company warrants that, as of such time, there are and will
be no other security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage
Loans.
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Title: | |||
Date: |
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EXHIBIT
14
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
On
this
___ day of __________, ____, GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc.
(“Seller”), as (i) the Seller and Servicer under that certain
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, dated as of ___________, _____ (the
“PPTL”), (ii) the Seller and Servicer under that certain Fifth Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
June 1, 2006 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”) and, together with
the PPTL, the “Agreements”) does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over
and convey to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. (“Purchaser”) as the
Purchaser under the Agreements, without recourse, but subject to the terms
of
the Agreements, all right, title and interest of, in and to the Mortgage Loans
listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the “Mortgage Loans”), together with the Mortgage Files and all rights
and obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Each
Mortgage Loan subject to the Agreements was underwritten in accordance with,
and
conforms to, the Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit
C. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Custodian the documents for each
Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Custodial
Agreement. The contents of each Servicing File required to be
retained by the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Sale
and
Servicing Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be
held in trust by the Seller in its capacity as Servicer for the benefit of
the
Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Servicer’s possession of any
portion of the Servicing File is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole
purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to
the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Servicer
shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage
Note, Mortgage and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing 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 Seller or the Servicer shall immediately vest in the Purchaser
and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Servicer at the will
of
the Purchaser in such custodial capacity only.
The
Mortgage Loan Package characteristics of the Mortgage Loans subject hereto
are
set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
In
accordance with Section 6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
Purchaser accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached
hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive
any rights or remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
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EXHIBIT
A
TO
ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
THE
MORTGAGE LOANS
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TO
ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE POOL
CHARACTERISTICS
OF EACH MORTGAGE LOAN PACKAGE
Pool
Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan Package as delivered on the related Closing
Date:
No
Mortgage Loan has: (1) an outstanding principal balance less than
$_________; (2) an origination date earlier than _ months prior to the related
Cut-off Date; (3) an CLTV of greater than _____%; (4) a FICO Score of less
than
___; or (5) a debt-to-income ratio of more than __%. Each Mortgage
Loan has a Mortgage Interest Rate of at least ___% per annum and an outstanding
principal balance less than $_________. Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
has
an Index of [_______].
Exh.
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EXHIBIT
C
TO
ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
UNDERWRITING
GUIDELINES
Exh.
14-5
EXHIBIT
15
FORM
OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated [____________ __, 20__]
(“Agreement”), among Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
(“Assignor”), [____________________] (“Assignee”) and [SELLER]
(the “Company”):
For
and
in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged,
and
of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
Assignment
and Conveyance
1. The
Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns to the Assignee
all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as purchaser, in, to
and
under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the schedule (the “Mortgage
Loan Schedule”) attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mortgage Loans”)
and (b) except as described below, that certain Fifth Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement (the “Sale and Servicing
Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2006 between the Assignor, as
purchaser (the “Purchaser”), and the Company, as seller, solely insofar
as the Sale and Servicing Agreement relates to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee hereunder
any
and all right, title and interest in, to and under and any obligations of the
Assignor with respect to (a) Subsection 7.05 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement or (b) any mortgage loans subject to the Sale and Servicing Agreement
which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and
are
not the subject of this Agreement.
Recognition
of the Company
2. From
and after the date hereof (the “Securitization Closing Date”), the
Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will transfer the
Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Sale and Servicing Agreement
(solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to
[__________________] (the “Trust”) created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of [__________, 200_] (the “Pooling
Agreement”), among the Assignee, the Assignor, [___________________], as
trustee (including its successors in interest and any successor trustees under
the Pooling Agreement, the “Trustee”), [____________________], as
servicer (including its successors in interest and any successor servicer under
the Pooling Agreement, the “Servicer”). The Company hereby
acknowledges and agrees that from and after the date hereof (i) the Trust
will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the Company shall look solely
to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the Assignor insofar as
they
relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust’s behalf) shall have all the rights and
remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to the Mortgage
Loans, under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, including, without limitation,
the enforcement of the document delivery requirements set forth in
Section 6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and shall be entitled to
enforce all of the
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obligations
of the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, and
(iv) all references to the Purchaser, the Custodian or the Bailee under the
Sale and Servicing Agreement insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans,
shall
be deemed to refer to the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting
on the Trust’s behalf). Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall
amend or agree to amend, modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms
or
provisions of the Sale and Servicing Agreement which amendment, modification,
waiver or other alteration would in any way affect the Mortgage Loans or the
Company’s performance under the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to the
Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent of the Trustee.
Representations
and Warranties of the Company
3. The
Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust
as
of the date hereof that:
(a) The
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The
Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and has full power and authority to perform
its
obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement. The execution by
the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary course of the Company’s
business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of the Company’s charter or bylaws or any legal
restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to which the Company is
now
a party or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or its property
is
subject. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on
part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Company, and, upon the due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally
binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter
in
effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and by general principles of
equity regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law;
(c) No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or
registration with, any governmental entity is required to be obtained or made
by
the Company in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the
Company of this Agreement; and
(d) There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative
agency or other tribunal, which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, or which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, would result in any material adverse change in
the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the
Sale and Servicing Agreement, and the Company is solvent.
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to Section 15 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Company hereby represents
and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust,
that
the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02
of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof
as
if such representations and warranties were made on the date hereof unless
otherwise specifically stated in such representations and
warranties.
Remedies
for Breach of Representations and Warranties
5. The
Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies available to the
Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer
acting on the Trust’s behalf) in connection with any breach of the
representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3
and 4
hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 7.03 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement as if they were set forth herein (including without limitation the
repurchase and indemnity obligations set forth therein).
Miscellaneous
6. The
Assignee’s address for purposes of all notices and correspondence related to the
Mortgage Loans and the Purchase Agreement is:
[Assignee]
[Address]
Attention: [_______]
Telephone: [________]
Telecopy: [________]
7. This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New
York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the obligations, rights
and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with
such laws.
8. No
term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or modification is sought to be enforced, with the prior written consent of
the
Trustee.
9. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors and assigns of the
parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting
on the Trust’s behalf). Any entity into which Assignor, Assignee or
Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for any
further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
10. Each
of this Agreement and the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall survive the
conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by
Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend
the
terms of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
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Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and
all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
12. In
the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with any provision
of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the terms
of this Agreement shall control.
13. Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits hereto) but not defined
in
this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.
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Its: | |||
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
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EXHIBIT
16
ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
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Re:
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The
Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement
dated as of June 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”), among Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. and GreenPoint Mortgage Funding,
Inc.
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I,
________________________________, the _______________________ of GreenPoint
Mortgage Funding, Inc., 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 Seller provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”),
the report on assessment of the Seller’s compliance with the servicing criteria
set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB and identified as the responsibility
of the Seller on Exhibit 17 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan
Sale
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006 (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
Seller during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Seller to the [Depositor]
[Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement
(collectively, the “Seller Servicing Information”);
(2) Based
on my knowledge, the Seller 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 Seller Servicing Information;
(3) Based
on my knowledge, all of the Seller Servicing Information required to be provided
by the Seller 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 Seller 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
Seller has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material
respects; and
(5) The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Seller pursuant to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Seller and by any Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant to
the
Agreement, have been
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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.
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Title: | |||
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XXXXXXXX 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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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Exh.17-1
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Servicer.
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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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Exh.17-2
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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X
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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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[GREENPOINT
MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC.] [NAME OF SUBSERVICER]
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Date: | |||
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By:
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Name: | |||
Title: | |||
Exh.17-3
EXHIBIT
18
ADDITIONAL
DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION
[__________[
as
[Securities Administrator and Master Servicer]
[__________]
[__________]
Fax:
[__________]
E-mail: [__________]
Attn: [__________]
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Re:
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**Additional
Form [ ]
Disclosure**Required
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Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section [11.19(d)][11.19(e)][11.19(f)] of the Fifth Amended
and
Restated Mortgage Loan Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1,
2006, as amended by the Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement dated
as of [_____], 20[_] among [__________], as Depositor, GreenPoint Mortgage
Funding, Inc., [__________], as Master Servicer, and [__________] as
Trustee. The Undersigned hereby notifies you that certain events have
come to our attention that [will][may] need to be disclosed on Form [
].
Description
of Additional Form [ ] Disclosure:
List
of
any attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [ ]
Disclosure:
Any
inquiries related to this notification should be directed to
[ ], phone
number: [ ];
email
address: [ ].
[NAME
OF PARTY]
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Name | |||
Title | |||
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