REGULATION AB AMENDMENT TO SERVICING AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
VERSION
REGULATION
AB AMENDMENT TO SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
REGULATION AB AMENDMENT TO SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of April 1, 2006 (the
"Amendment") between WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, a savings bank organized under
the
laws of the United States, as servicer (the "Servicer"), and XXXXXXX XXXXX
MORTGAGE COMPANY, a New York limited partnership as owner (the "Owner"), is
made
with respect to the Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2003, as amended
by the First Amendment to Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2004 (as
so
amended, the "Original Servicing Agreement") between the Servicer and the Owner.
Capitalized terms used in this Amendment without definition have the meanings
assigned to them in the Original Servicing Agreement.
The
parties wish to amend the Original Servicing Agreement in order to facilitate
compliance by the Owner and its assignees with Regulation AB (as defined below).
Accordingly,
the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
AMENDMENTS
Section
1.1. Definitions
(a) Article
1
of the Original Servicing Agreement is amended by adding the following
definitions in the proper alphabetical sequence:
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Depositor:
The
depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any
Securitization Transaction.
Exchange
Act:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Issuing
Entity:
The
issuing entity, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any
Securitization Transaction.
Participating
Entity:
As
defined in Section 8.7(a)(iii).
Permitted
Reconstitution:
As
defined in Section 8.1(a).
Reconstitution:
Any
Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
Reconstitution
Agreement:
An
agreement or agreements entered into by the Servicer and the Owner and/or
certain third parties, including a master servicer, in connection with a
Reconstitution with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under
this Agreement.
Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed
Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531
(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.
Required
Notice:
With
respect to any Reconstitution, 15 days' prior written notice, in each case,
(i)
accompanied by loan-level data with respect to the Mortgage Loans intended
for
inclusion in such Reconstitution and (ii) specifying the percentage of mortgage
loans in the entire related transaction that consist of Mortgage
Loans.
Sarbanes
Certification:
As
defined in Section 8.7(a)(iv).
Securities
Act:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization
Transaction:
Any
transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of
the
Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with
an
issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately
placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined
primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans
consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans.
Servicer
Information:
The
information provided by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor
pursuant to Section 8.5(a) and (b).
Servicing
Criteria:
The
“servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be
amended from time to time.
Sponsor:
The
sponsor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any
Securitization Transaction.
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.
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(b) Article
1
of the Original Servicing Agreement is amended by amending and restating the
following definitions in their entirety:
Disclosure
Document:
With
respect to any Securitization Transaction, a prospectus, prospectus supplement,
private placement memorandum, offering circular or other disclosure document
prepared in connection with such Securitization Transaction.
Master
Servicer:
As
defined in Section 8.1(f).
Portfolio
Loans:
As
defined in Section 8.1(e).
Transferred
Loans:
As
defined in Section 8.1(e).
Whole
Loan Transfer:
Any
sale or transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans, other than a
Securitization Transaction.
(c) Article
1
of the Original Servicing Agreement is amended by deleting the following
definitions: “Certification Cure Deadline,” "Indemnified Party," "Pass-Through
Transfer" and "Servicer's Information."
(d) The
following provisions of the Original Servicing Agreement shall cease to be
effective as of December 31, 2006: Sections 4.4 and 4.5, the related requirement
to deliver annual Officer’s Certificates and independent public accountants’
servicing reports, and the related definitions of "Indemnitee," "Management
Assertion" and "USAP" in Article 1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
indemnification set forth in Section 4.4(c) shall survive.
(e) Section
5.6 of the Original Servicing Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety
to read as follows:
Section
5.6 Transfer
of Mortgage Loans
(a) The
Owner
shall have the right, without the consent of the Servicer, to assign its
interest under this Agreement with respect to any Mortgage Loans that have
been
assigned in accordance with Article 6 of the Purchase Agreement; provided,
however, that the Owner shall give the Servicer Required Notice prior to any
such assignment of its interest under this Agreement. If the assignment of
the
Owner’s interest under this Agreement with respect to any Mortgage Loan is
proposed to be effected pursuant to an assignment, assumption and recognition
agreement containing rights, duties, obligations and liabilities of the Servicer
that do not differ in any material respect from the rights, duties, obligations
and liabilities of the Servicer in the form assignment, assumption and
recognition agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
E,
and the
conditions set forth in the preceding sentence are satisfied, the Servicer
shall
execute, deliver and perform the obligations of the Servicer under such
assignment, assumption and recognition agreements and recognize the assignee
thereunder as the owner of the assigned Mortgage Loans. The Owner shall also
have the right to designate any Person to exercise the rights of the Owner
hereunder to the extent provided in Section 8.1(f). In any such case, all
references to the Owner shall be deemed to include such assignee.
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(b) The
Servicer shall keep books and records in which, subject to such reasonable
regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage
Loans. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no
obligation to deal with any Person with respect to this Agreement or any
Mortgage Loan unless the books and records show such person as the owner of
such
Mortgage Loan. Upon receipt of a written notice from the Owner of any assignment
of any Mortgage Loan permitted under the Purchase Agreement, the Servicer shall
xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of such Mortgage Loan by
such assignee and, except with respect to the indemnity set forth in Section
8.9
hereof, the previous Owner shall be released from its obligations hereunder
to
the extent such obligations relate to the Mortgage Loans sold by the Owner
and
arise after the date of such sale.
(f) Section
6.1 of the Original Servicing Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety
to read as follows:
Section
6.1. Events
of Default
In
case
one or more of the following Events of Default by the Servicer shall occur
and
be continuing:
(i) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Owner when due any payment required
to
be made under the terms of this Agreement, which failure continues unremedied
for a period of three (3) Business Days after the date on which written notice
of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been received
by
the Servicer, from the Owner; or
(ii) except
as
otherwise provided in clause (ix) or (x) below, any failure by the Servicer
to
duly observe or perform, in any material respect, any other covenant, obligation
or agreement of the Servicer as set forth in this Agreement, which failure
continues unremedied for a period of sixty (60) (or, in the case of any failure
to pay the premium for any insurance policy that is required to be maintained
hereunder, thirty (30)) 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 Owner; or
(iii) 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,
readjustment of debt, marshaling 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;
or
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(iv) the
Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator, receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling 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; or
(v) 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
(vi) the
Servicer shall fail to be an approved servicer of mortgage loans for Xxxxxx
Xxx
and Xxxxxxx Mac in good standing; or
(vii) the
Servicer shall fail to be in compliance with the “doing business” or licensing
laws of any jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located; or
(viii) the
Servicer shall attempt to assign this Agreement or the servicing
responsibilities hereunder in contravention of this Agreement; or
(ix) any
failure by the Servicer to perform its obligations under Sections 8.4(b),
8.5(b), 8.5(c) or 8.5(d) when required, which continues unremedied for a period
of five calendar days; or
(x) any
failure by the Servicer, Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver any
information, report, certification or accountants’ letter when and as required
under Section 8.6 or 8.7, including any failure by the Servicer to identify
pursuant to Section 8.8(b) any Subcontractor “participating in the servicing
function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (unless such failure
to identify a Subcontractor as a Participating Entity was attributable solely
to
the role or function of such Subcontractor with respect to mortgage loans other
than Mortgage Loans), which continues unremedied for ten calendar days;
then,
and
in each and every such case, so long as such Event of Default shall not have
been remedied, the Owner, by notice in writing to the Servicer (in each such
instance, the “Defaulted
Servicer”),
may,
in addition to whatever rights the Owner may have at law or equity, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, commence termination of all of
the
rights and obligations of the Defaulted Servicer under this Agreement pursuant
to Section 7.2, and may exercise any and all other remedies available at
law or at equity. Upon receipt by the Defaulted Servicer of such written notice
from the Owner stating the intent to terminate the Defaulted Servicer as
servicer under this Agreement as a result of such Event of Default, all
authority and power of the Defaulted 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 Section 9.1. Upon written request from the
Owner, the Defaulted Servicer shall, at its sole expense, prepare, execute,
and
place in such successor’s possession or control all Collateral Files and Credit
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, all of which
shall be undertaken immediately and shall be completed as soon as possible
and
in all events by not later than forty-five (45) Business Days following the
Owner’s request therefor. The Defaulted Servicer shall cooperate with the Owner
and such successor in effecting the termination of the Defaulted Servicer’s
responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the
transfer to such successor of all cash amounts that have been credited by the
Defaulted Servicer to the Account or the Escrow Account at the time of transfer,
and all other amounts that may thereafter be received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and to which the Defaulted Servicer is not entitled pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement. The Defaulted Servicer shall promptly reimburse
the
Owner (or any designee of the Owner, such as a master servicer) and any
Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Owner
(or
such designee) or such Depositor as such are incurred, in connection with the
termination of the Defaulted Servicer as servicer and the transfer of servicing
of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer. The provisions of this paragraph
shall not limit whatever rights the Owner or any Depositor may have under other
provisions of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
or
otherwise, whether in equity or at law such as an action for damages, specific
performance or injunctive relief.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the failure by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor
under clause (ix) or (x) above shall not constitute an Event of Default with
respect to the Servicer under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement, provided that (A) such failure may not reasonably be expected to
have
a material adverse effect on the Purchaser, any Depositor or the Sponsor, and
(B) such failure is remedied as soon as practicable.
(g) Article
8
of the Original Servicing Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety
to
read as follows:
ARTICLE
2.ARTICLE
8
RECONSTITUTIONS;
REGULATION AB COMPLIANCE
Section
8.1 Reconstitutions;
Servicer's Purchase Right
(a) Upon
Required Notice to the Servicer and subject to the terms and conditions in
Article 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the Owner may, at its sole option, effect
one or more Whole Loan Transfers or Securitization Transactions with respect
to
some or all of the Mortgage Loans (each, a "Permitted
Reconstitution").
In
connection with any Permitted Reconstitution, the Owner, in its sole discretion,
may assign its rights under this Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans
subject to such Permitted Reconstitution, and the Servicer shall service the
affected Mortgage Loans as the servicer, or as subservicer, if a master servicer
is employed as provided in Section 8.1(f), on the terms and conditions set
forth
herein and in any related Reconstitution Agreement.
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(b) The
Owner
shall promptly notify the Servicer if the percentage of Mortgage Loans in the
entire related transaction increases above the percentage specified in the
Required Notice.
(c) The
Owner
shall reimburse the Servicer for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses,
including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Servicer in connection with any
Reconstitution.
(d) With
respect to any Permitted Reconstitution, the Servicer shall (i) provide the
Owner with information and appropriate verification of information in its
possession or control as may reasonably be necessary in order to effect such
Reconstitution (and, to the extent any such information is in the possession
or
control of any third party, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
third party to provide such information) and (ii) cooperate
with all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures not otherwise
addressed herein.
(e) If,
at
any time, either (i) the aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance of any pool of
Mortgage Loans that are transferred pursuant to a Whole Loan Transfer
(“Transferred
Loans”)
is
less than or equal to one percent (1%) of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such
Transferred Loans on the date of such Whole Loan Transfer, or (ii) the aggregate
Unpaid Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder and retained
by the Owner (“Portfolio
Loans”)
is
less than or equal to one percent (1%) of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such
Portfolio Loans on the date of purchase from the applicable Seller, the Servicer
may elect, in its sole discretion, to purchase such Transferred Loans or
Portfolio Loans, as the case may be. The purchase price of Mortgage Loans
purchased by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 8.1(e) shall equal the
lesser of (i) the aggregate fair market value of such Mortgage Loans at the
time
of purchase by the Servicer and (ii) the aggregate Unpaid Principal Balance
of
such Mortgage Loans, plus the amount of interest on such Unpaid Principal
Balance at the applicable Net Rate from the date to which interest has last
been
paid and distributed to the Owner to, and including, the last day of the month
in which such purchase occurs; provided, that the Servicer may exercise this
purchase right only if the fair market value of the related Mortgage Loans
is
greater than or equal to the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loans
at
the time of purchase.
(f)(i) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Owner shall have
the
right, in its sole discretion, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the
Servicer, to appoint and designate a master servicer (the “Master
Servicer”),
as
master servicer of Mortgage Loans subject to a Permitted Reconstitution. Upon
receipt of written notice of such appointment, the Servicer shall promptly
enter
into a servicing agreement (a “Master
Servicing Agreement”)
to
service the Mortgage Loans for the Master Servicer in accordance with the Master
Servicer’s requirements as set forth in the Master Servicer’s servicing guide;
provided, however, that the Servicer shall be under no obligation to enter
into
any Master Servicing Agreement unless the obligations and duties of the Servicer
as a subservicer thereunder (A) are not materially different from than those
set
forth herein, (B) do not cause undue burden on the Servicer, (C) do not expand
in any material respect any of the obligations, duties or liabilities of the
Servicer hereunder and (D) will not result in any increased cost to the
Servicer. If the Servicer and the Master Servicer enter into a Master Servicing
Agreement, the Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans, and remit and report
to the Master Servicer, in accordance with the terms of the Master Servicing
Agreement and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, the servicing provisions
set forth in this Agreement shall be superseded by the Master Servicing
Agreement. If the Servicer and the Master Servicer do not enter into a Master
Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall service the Mortgage Loans, and remit
and report to the Master Servicer, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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(ii) Upon
appointment of a Master Servicer in accordance with Section 8.1(f)(i), the
Servicer shall correspond and communicate solely with the Master Servicer,
as if
the Master Servicer were the “Owner” hereunder. The Master Servicer shall have
all rights as designee of the Owner to enforce the covenants and conditions
set
forth in this Agreement, and the Servicer shall follow and shall be entitled
to
rely on the instructions of the Master Servicer under this Agreement as if
such
instructions were the instructions of the Owner. The Master Servicer shall
have
the right to give any waivers or consents required or allowed under this
Agreement on behalf of the Owner, and the Servicer shall be entitled to rely
on
such waivers and consents as if such waivers or consents were the waivers or
consents of the Owner. The Master Servicer is empowered to enter into and
execute and deliver any amendments or modifications to this Agreement as the
Owner’s designee hereunder, and such amendments or modifications shall be
binding upon the Owner as if the Owner had executed and delivered the same.
The
Servicer shall treat the Master Servicer as “Owner” hereunder until the Servicer
receives written notice from the Owner that the Owner has terminated the Master
Servicer.
(iii) Upon
receipt of notice of termination of the Master Servicer, the Servicer shall
no
longer deal with the Master Servicer and shall instead deal directly with the
Owner. From and after receipt of such notice of termination of the Master
Servicer, the Servicer shall service the applicable Mortgage Loans in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement and shall give no effect to any Master
Servicing Agreement entered into with the Master Servicer.
Section
8.2 Reconstitution
Agreements
In
connection with any Securitization Transaction that is a Permitted
Reconstitution in which all or substantially all of the mortgage loans in the
entire related transaction consist of Mortgage Loans, (a)
execute
and deliver a pooling and servicing agreement containing terms and conditions
that are consistent with the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the
Purchase Agreement and that are customary for public, rated transactions for
the
issuance of pass-through certificates backed by mortgage loans similar to the
Mortgage Loans included in such Securitization Transaction, provided, that
(i)
any servicing reporting requirements must be consistent with the standard
practices of the Servicer and (ii) each of the parties to such pooling and
servicing agreement negotiates in good faith any terms or conditions in such
pooling and servicing agreement not specifically referenced or provided for
under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement;
and (b)
provide the Owner with opinions of counsel as to the Servicer’s corporate
authority and the enforceability of the pooling and servicing agreement against
the Servicer and certificates from public officials, each as the Servicer shall
reasonably determine to be necessary to effect such Securitization
Transaction.
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Section
8.3 Intent
of the Parties; Reasonableness
The
Owner
and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Sections 8.4, 8.5,
8.6, 8.7, 8.8 and 8.9 is to facilitate compliance by the Owner and any Depositor
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 Servicer acknowledges that investors in privately offered securities
may require that the Owner or any Depositor provide comparable disclosure in
unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance with
Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private offerings.
Neither
the Owner nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery of
information or other performance under these provisions other than in good
faith, and 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
shall comply with requests made by the Owner or any Depositor in good faith
for
delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving
interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection
with any Securitization Transaction, the Servicer shall cooperate fully with
the
Owner to deliver to the Owner (including any of its assignees or designees)
and
any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and
any
other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Owner or
such
Depositor to permit the Owner or such Depositor 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 Owner or such Depositor to
be
necessary in order to effect such compliance.
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The
Owner
(including any of its assignees or designees) shall cooperate with the Servicer
by providing timely notice of requests for information under these provisions
and by reasonably limiting such requests to information required, in the Owner's
reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.
Section
8.4 Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Servicer
(a) The
Servicer shall be deemed to represent to the Owner and to any Depositor, as
of
the date on which information is first provided to the Owner or such Depositor
under Section 8.5 for a Permitted Reconstitution that, except as disclosed
in
writing to the Owner or such Depositor, as applicable: (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 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 material
legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against
the Servicer or any Subservicer;
and
(vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to
the
Servicer or any Subservicer with respect to any Securitization Transaction
and
any party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in
Item 1119 of Regulation AB (other than the affiliation between the Servicer
and
Washington Mutual Bank fsb, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Servicer).
(b) If
so
requested by the Owner or any Depositor on any date following the date on which
information is first provided to the Owner or such Depositor under Section
8.5,
the Servicer shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm
in
writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section
8.4(a) or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the
date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent
facts, in writing, to the requesting party.
(c) The
Servicer represents to the Owner as of the date of this Amendment that there
is
no Subservicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
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Section
8.5 Information
to Be Provided by the Servicer
In
connection with any Securitization Transaction that is a Permitted
Reconstitution, the Servicer shall (x) within five Business Days following
request by the Owner or any Depositor, provide to the Owner and such Depositor
(or, as applicable, cause each Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Owner and such Depositor, the
information and materials specified in Sections 8.5(a) and (d), and (y) as
promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Servicer,
provide to the Owner and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Owner and such Depositor) the information
specified in Section 8.5(b).
(a) If
so
requested by the Owner or any Depositor, the Servicer shall provide such
information regarding the Servicer, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and,
as
applicable, each Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance
with
Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a
minimum:
(i) the
Servicer’s and each Subservicer's form of organization;
(ii) a
description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known
to be contemplated) against the Servicer and each Subservicer;
(iii) a
description of any affiliation or relationship between the Servicer and each
Subservicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction,
as
such parties are identified to the Servicer by the Owner or any Depositor in
writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:
(A) the
Sponsor;
(B) the
Depositor;
(C) the
Issuing Entity;
(D) any
servicer;
(E) any
trustee;
(F) any
originator;
(G) any
significant obligor;
(H) any
enhancement or support provider; and
(I) any
other
material transaction party.
(iv) a
description of how long the Servicer and each Subservicer have been servicing
residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer’s and each
Subservicer's experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more
detailed discussion of the Servicer’s and each Subservicer's experience in, and
procedures for, the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement
and
any Reconstitution Agreement; information regarding the size, composition and
growth of the Servicer’s and each Subservicer's portfolio of residential
mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information on
factors related to the Servicer and each Subservicer that may be material,
in
the good faith judgment of the Owner or any Depositor, to any analysis of the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as
applicable, including, without limitation:
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(A) whether
any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage
Loans involving the Servicer or any Subservicer 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;
(B) the
extent of outsourcing the Servicer and each Subservicer utilizes;
(C) 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 or any Subservicer during the three-year period
immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction;
(D) whether
the Servicer or any Subservicer 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
(E) such
other information as the Owner or any Depositor may reasonably request for
the
purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(v) a
description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Servicer’s and each
Subservicer'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;
(vi) information
regarding the Servicer’s and each Subservicer's financial condition, to the
extent that there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or
circumstance involving the Servicer or Subservicer could have a material adverse
effect on the performance by the Servicer or Subservicer of its servicing
obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement;
(vii) information
regarding advances made by the Servicer and each Subservicer on the Mortgage
Loans and the Servicer’s and Subservicer's overall servicing portfolio of
residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately preceding
the
related Securitization Transaction, which may be limited to a statement by
an
authorized officer of the Servicer or Subservicer to the effect that the
Servicer or Subservicer has made all advances required to be made on residential
mortgage loans serviced by it during such period, or, if such statement would
not be accurate, information regarding the percentage and type of advances
not
made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;
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(viii) a
description of the Servicer’s and each Subservicer's processes and procedures
designed to address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans
of
a similar type as the Mortgage Loans;
(ix) a
description of the Servicer’s and each Subservicer's processes for handling
delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation
of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts;
and
(x) information
as to how the Servicer and each Subservicer 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.
(b) If
so
requested by the Owner or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying its
reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of
asset-backed securities, the Servicer shall (or shall cause each Subservicer
to)
(i) notify the Owner and such Depositor in writing of (A) any material
litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Servicer or any
Subservicer and (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following
the
closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Servicer or any
Subservicer and any of the parties specified in clause (iii) of Section 8.5(a)
(and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, and (ii) provide to the Owner and
such Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or
relationships.
(c) 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 Owner and any Depositor, at
least
15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment,
(x) written notice to the Owner and such Depositor of such succession or
appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Owner and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the
Owner or such Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under
Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed
securities.
(d) In
addition to such information as the Servicer is obligated to provide pursuant
to
other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested by the Owner or any
Depositor, the Servicer shall provide such information, subject to Section
8.3,
regarding the performance or servicing of the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably
required to facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with
Item 1121 of Regulation AB. Such information shall be provided concurrently
with
the monthly reports otherwise required to be delivered by the Servicer under
this Agreement, commencing with the first such report due not less than ten
(10)
Business Days following such request.
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Section
8.6. Servicer
Compliance Statement
On
or
before March 15 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer shall
deliver to the Owner and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed
to
the Owner and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the
Servicer, to the effect that (i) 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 (ii) to
the best of such officer’s 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.
Section
8.7 Report
on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation
(a) On
or
before March 15 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer
shall:
(i) deliver
to the Owner and any Depositor a report (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Owner and such Depositor) 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 Owner and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the
Servicer, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on
Exhibit F
hereto;
(ii) deliver
to the Owner and any Depositor a report of a registered public accounting firm
reasonably acceptable to the Owner and such Depositor 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;
(iii) cause
each Subservicer and each Subcontractor determined by the Servicer pursuant
to
Section 8.8(b) to be “participating in the servicing function” within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each such Subcontractor, a “Participating
Entity”),
to
deliver to the Owner and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and
accountants’ attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this
Section 8.7(a); and
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(iv) if
requested by the Owner or any Depositor not later than February 1 of the
calendar year in which such certification is to be delivered, deliver to the
Owner, such Depositor and any other Person that will be responsible for signing
the certification (a “Sarbanes
Certification”)
required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant
to
Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed
issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction a certification in the
form
attached hereto as Exhibit D.
The
Servicer acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (iv) 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 Owner
nor any Depositor will require delivery of a certification under clause (iv)
above unless such 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. Further, no certification delivered under clause (iv) above
shall be filed by the Owner or such Depositor or any designee thereof as an
exhibit to, or otherwise included in, any filing with the
Commission.
(b) Each
assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section
8.7(a)(iii) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit F
hereto
delivered to the Owner on or prior to the date on which such Subservicer is
appointed. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant
to
Section 8.7(a)(iii) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria
other than those specified by the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.8(b).
Section
8.8 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 8.8. 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 8.8.
(a) It
shall
not be necessary for the Servicer to seek the consent of the Owner or any
Depositor 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
Owner and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of this Section 8.8(a)
and
with Sections 8.4, 8.5(b) and (d), 8.6, 8.7 and 8.9 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 Section 8.5(c)
of
this Agreement. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each
Subservicer and delivering to the Owner and any Depositor any servicer
compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section
8.6, any assessment of compliance and attestation required to be delivered
by
such Subservicer under Section 8.7 and any certification required to be
delivered to the Person that will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes
Certification under Section 8.7 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 Owner or any
Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The Servicer shall promptly
upon request provide to the Owner and any Depositor (or any designee of such
Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a written description
(in
form and substance satisfactory to the Owner and such Depositor) 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 Entities, 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 Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Owner and any Depositor
to comply with the provisions of Sections 8.7 and 8.9 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 Owner
and any Depositor any assessment of compliance and attestation required to
be
delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 8.7, in each case as and when
required to be delivered.
Section
8.9 Indemnification;
Remedies
(a) With
respect to any Securitization Transaction for which Servicer Information is
included in a related Disclosure Document, the Servicer, on the one hand, and
the Owner and the Depositor, on the other hand, shall execute and deliver an
Indemnification Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit
G hereto.
(b) The
Servicer shall indemnify the Owner, each affiliate of the Owner, the Depositor,
each Sponsor, each Issuing Entity 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, each broker-dealer acting
as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser and each Person who
controls any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section
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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 and of the Depositor, and shall 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 any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
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(i) any
failure by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor
to
deliver any information report, certification, accountants' letter or other
material when and as required under this Article 8, including any failure by
the
Servicer to identify pursuant to Section 8.8(b) any Subcontractor “participating
in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB;
(ii) (A)
any
untrue statement of a material fact contained in any information, report or
certification delivered in written or electronic form (x) by the
Servicer,
any
Subservicer or any Subcontractor
pursuant
to Sections 8.5(b), 8.5(d), 8.6, 8.7(a)(i), 8.7(a)(iii) or 8.7(a)(iv),
or (y)
by the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.5(a) for inclusion in a Disclosure
Document and identified as “Servicer Information” for that purpose,
or
(B)
the
omission or alleged omission to state (x) in any information, report or
certification or other material provided in written or electronic form by or
on
behalf of the Servicer,
any
Subservicer or any Subcontractor
pursuant
to Sections 8.5(b), 8.5(d), 8.6, 8.7(a)(i), 8.7(a)(iii) or 8.7(a)(iv), or (y)
in
any information provided by the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.5(a) for
inclusion in a Disclosure Document and identified as “Servicer Information” for
that purpose,
a
material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that this clause (B) shall be
construed solely by reference to such information, report, certification or
other material referenced above and not to any other information communicated
in
connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether
such
information, report, certification or other material or any portion thereof
is
presented together with or separately from such other information;
and
(iii) any
breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in Section
8.4(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 8.4(b) 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
Section 8.4(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date,
or any breach by the Servicer of the representation and warranty set forth
in
Section 8.4(c).
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In
the
case of any failure of performance described in clause (i) of this Section
8.9(b), the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Owner, any Depositor, as
applicable, 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 information,
report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material not delivered as
required by the Servicer,
any
Subservicer or any Subcontractor.
(h) The
Original Servicing Agreement is amended by substituting Exhibit
D attached
hereto for Exhibit
D to
the
Original Servicing Agreement.
(i) The
Original Servicing Agreement is amended by adding the following
exhibits:
Exhibit
F Servicing
Criteria
Exhibit
G Form
of
Indemnification Agreement
ARTICLE
II
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
2.1 Conditions
to Effectiveness
This
Amendment shall be effective upon the execution and delivery by both parties
of
this Amendment.
Section
2.2 Reference
to and Effect on the Purchase Agreement and the Servicing
Agreement
Each
reference in the Servicing Agreement to "this Agreement" or otherwise to the
Servicing Agreement shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Servicing
Agreement as amended hereby. Each reference to the Servicing Agreement in the
Purchase Agreement or in any other document or agreement executed in connection
therewith or with the Servicing Agreement shall hereafter be deemed to refer
to
the Servicing Agreement as amended hereby.
Section
2.3 Ratification
The
Servicing Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is hereby ratified and
confirmed and shall continue unimpaired and in full force and effect in
accordance with the provisions thereof, as amended or modified on or prior
to
the date hereof and as hereby amended.
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Section
2.4 Applicable
Law
This
Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York (including Section 5-1401 of the New York General
Obligations Law) and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws without giving effect
to conflict of laws principles other than Section 5-1401 of the New York
General Obligations Law.
Section
2.5 Severability
Any
provision of this Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions of this Amendment and without affecting the validity or
enforceability of such or any other provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Section
2.6 Counterparts
This
Amendment may be executed simultaneously in counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this
Amendment to produce or account for more than one such counterpart for each
party hereto.
[Signature
page follows]
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TO
WITNESS THIS, the Servicer and the Owner have caused this Regulation AB
Amendment to Servicing Agreement to be executed as of the date set forth
above.
SERVICER:
WASHINGTON
MUTUAL BANK
a federally chartered savings bank
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SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY
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EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re:
The
[
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agreement dated as of [ ],
200[
]
(the “Agreement”),
among
[IDENTIFY
PARTIES]
I,
________________________________, the _____________________ of Washington Mutual
Bank (the “Servicer”),
certify to [the Owner], [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 Servicer provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance
Statement”);
the
report on assessment of the Servicer’s compliance with the servicing criteria
set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the “Servicing
Criteria”),
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)
and
Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the “Servicing
Assessment”);
the
registered public accounting firm’s attestation report provided in accordance
with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of
Regulation AB (the “Attestation
Report”);
and
all servicing reports and officer’s certificates relating to the servicing of
the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer during 200[ ] that were delivered by the
Servicer to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator]
[Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, such servicing reports,
the
“Servicing
Information”);
(2)
Based
on
my knowledge, the 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 Servicing Information;
(3)
Based
on
my knowledge, all of the Servicing Information required to be provided by the
Servicer 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 Servicer 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
Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material
respects; and
(5)
The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Servicer and by each Participating Entity pursuant to the
Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material
instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to
the
[Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with
the
Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
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D-1
EXHIBIT
F
SERVICING
CRITERIA
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Servicer] [Name of Subservicer]
shall address 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) |
Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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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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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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G-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)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access.
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling
items.
These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their
original identification, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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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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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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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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G-2
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in
accordance
with the related mortgage loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal balance.
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
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Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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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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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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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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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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[WASHINGTON
MUTUAL BANK]
[NAME
OF SUBSERVICER]
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G-5
EXHIBIT
G
FORM
OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT dated [________], (“Agreement”)
among
[_____], a [_____] (the “Owner”),
[___], a [____] (the “Depositor”),
Washington Mutual Bank (formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA) a savings
bank organized under the laws of the United States (in its capacity as a seller,
a “Seller”
and
in
its capacity as servicer, the “Servicer”)
and
Washington Mutual Bank fsb, a savings bank organized under the laws of the
United States (a “Seller”
and
together with the Seller first referenced above, the “Sellers”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
the Sellers or their affiliates originated or acquired the Mortgage Loans and
subsequently sold the Mortgage Loans to an affiliate of the Depositor in
anticipation of the securitization transaction; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Servicing
Agreement (each as defined herein), the Sellers and the Servicer have agreed
to
enter into this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
Subsection 1.01 Certain
Defined Terms.
The
following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
1933
Act:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934
Act:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ABS
Informational and Computational Material:
Any
written communication as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the
1933
Act and the 1934 Act, as amended from time to time.
Agreement:
This
Indemnification and Contribution Agreement, as the same may be amended in
accordance with the terms hereof.
Assignment
and Recognition Agreement:
The
Assignment and Recognition Agreement, dated as of [____], between the Owner
and
the Depositor.
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Depositor:
[____],
a [_____], and its successors and assigns.
Depositor
Information:
All
information in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular, any ABS
Informational and Computational Material or any Free Writing Prospectus or
any
amendment or supplement thereto, other than Seller Information and Servicer
Information.
Depositor
Parties:
As
defined in Section 3.01.
Free
Writing Prospectus:
Any
written communication that constitutes a “free writing prospectus,” as defined
in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
Initial
Purchaser:
[____],
a [_____], and its successors and assigns.
Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement:
The
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2003, as
amended by the First Amendment to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement,
dated as of October 1, 2004 and as modified by that certain Regulation AB
Amendment to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of April
6,
2006, each by between the Owner and the Sellers, relating to the sale of
Mortgage Loans.
Offering
Circular:
The
offering circular, dated [_______], 200___, relating to the private offering
of
the Privately Offered Certificates.
Owner:
[____],
a [_____], and its successors and assigns.
Person:
Any
individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Prospectus
Supplement:
The
prospectus supplement, dated [______], 200___, relating to the public
offering of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
Regulation
AB:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No.
33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (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.
Seller
Information:
With
respect to each Seller: (A) the information contained on Exhibit A-1
hereto, (B) the information regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgagors
and/or the related Mortgaged Properties provided by such Seller to the Depositor
[set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the Assignment and
Recognition Agreement or otherwise] and (C) such Seller’s Static Pool
Information, or any amendment or supplement to any of the
foregoing.
Seller
Parties:
As
defined in Section
3.01.
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Servicer
Information:
The
information contained on Exhibit A-2 hereto, or any amendment or supplement
thereto.
Servicing
Agreement:
The
Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2003, as amended by the First
Amendment to the Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2004 and as
modified by that certain Regulation AB Amendment to the Servicing Agreement,
dated as of April 6, 2006, by and between the Owner and the Servicer, relating
to the servicing of Mortgage Loans.
Static
Pool Information:
With
respect to a Seller, the static pool information regarding Mortgage Loans
originated or acquired by such Seller provided by such Seller to the Depositor
[identify manner in which data was conveyed].
Other
Terms.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to such terms in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement.
SECTION 2. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
(a) Each
party hereto represents and warrants that it has all requisite [corporate]
power
and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(b) Each
party hereto represents and warrants that this Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such party;
(c) Each
party hereto represents and warrants that assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by each other party hereto, this Agreement constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party; and
(d) Each
of
the Sellers hereto represents, severally and not jointly, that the Seller
Information applicable to it satisfies the requirements of Items 1105, 1110(b),
1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. The Servicer represents that the Servicer
Information satisfies the requirements of Items 1108(b), [1108(c)(3), the last
sentence of 1108(c)(4), 1108(c)(5),] 1117 and 1119 of Regulation
AB.
SECTION 3. INDEMNIFICATION
Subsection 3.01 Indemnification
(a) Each
of
the Sellers, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, the Owner, [each of] the Underwriter[s], the Initial Purchaser[s],
[and their respective affiliates and their respective present and former
directors, officers, partners] and each Person, if any, that controls the
Depositor, the Owner, such Underwriter, such Initial Purchaser, or such
affiliate, within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act
(collectively, the “Depositor
Parties”)
against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
or
liabilities, joint or several, to which each such Depositor Party may become
subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, to the extent that
such
losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any breach of
the
representation and warranty set forth in Section 2(d) above and made by such
Seller or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Seller Information, or arise out of or are based upon
the
omission or alleged omission to state therein 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, and the applicable Seller
shall in each case reimburse each Depositor Party for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by such Depositor Party in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, penalties,
fines, forfeitures, or action. Each Seller’s liability under this Section 3.01
shall be
in addition to any other liability that such Seller may otherwise
have.
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(b) The
Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor Parties against any
and
all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, or liabilities,
joint or several, to which each such Depositor Party may become subject, under
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any breach of the representation
and
warranty set forth in Section 2(d) above and made by such Servicer or (ii)
any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained
in
the Servicer Information, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or
alleged omission to state therein 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, and the Servicer shall in each case
reimburse each Depositor Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by such Depositor Party in connection with investigating or defending
any such loss, claim, damage, liability, penalties, fines, forfeitures, or
action. The Servicer’s liability under this Section 3.01
shall be
in addition to any other liability that the Servicer may otherwise
have.
(c) The
Owner
and the Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless each Seller and the
Servicer, and their respective affiliates and their respective present and
former directors, officers, partners and each Person, if any, that controls
the
Sellers, or such affiliate, within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the
1934 Act (collectively, the “WAMU
Parties”)
against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
or
liabilities, joint and several, to which each such WAMU Party may become
subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, to the extent that
such
losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Depositor
Information, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
to state therein 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, and the Owner and the Depositor shall in each case
reimburse each WAMU Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred
by
such WAMU Party in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability, penalties, fines, forfeitures, or action. The
liability of the Owner and the Depositor under this Section 3.01
shall be
in addition to any other liability that the Owner and the Depositor may
otherwise have.
(d) If
the
indemnification provided for in this Section
3.01
shall
for any reason be unavailable to either a Depositor Party or a WAMU Party under
this Section
3.01,
then
the party which would otherwise be obligated to indemnify with respect thereto
under this Agreement (an “Indemnifying
Party,”
as
applicable), on the one hand, and the parties which would otherwise be entitled
to be indemnified under this Agreement (an “Indemnified
Party,”
as
applicable), on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated herein
and
incurred by the parties hereto in such proportions that are appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of the Depositor, the Owner, the Underwriter[s],
and
the Initial Purchaser[s], on one hand, and the Sellers, on the other hand,
in
connection with the applicable misstatements or omissions as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person
guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of
the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person that was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section
3.01,
each
[director, officer, partner and] controlling Person, of the Depositor, the
Owner, the Underwriter[s], the Initial Purchaser[s] and the Sellers, the
Servicer and their respective affiliates shall have the same rights to
contribution as such Person.
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Subsection 3.02 Notification;
Procedural Matters.
Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party under Section
3.01
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 an Indemnifying
Party
under Section
3.01,
notify
the Indemnifying Party (or other contributing party) in writing of the claim
or
the commencement of such action; provided, however, that the failure to notify
the Indemnifying Party (or other contributing party) shall not relieve it from
any liability which it may have under Section
3.01
except
to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure; and provided
further, however, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not
relieve it from any liability which it may have to any Indemnified Party
otherwise than under Section
3.01.
In case
any such action is brought against any Indemnified Party and it notifies the
Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall
be
entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that, by written notice
delivered to the Indemnified Party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice
from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party elects to assume the defense
thereof, it may participate with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if the defendants in any such action
include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party or parties shall reasonably have concluded that there may
be
legal defenses available to it or them and/or other Indemnified Parties that
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
such
counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party
under this paragraph for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by
such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof, unless
(i) the Indemnified Party shall have employed separate counsel (plus any
local counsel) in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance
with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, (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 shall have authorized the employment of counsel for the Indemnified Party
at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. No party shall be liable for indemnity
or contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the
Indemnifying Party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
representing
the Indemnified Parties (in
addition to any local counsel) separate from its own counsel for all Indemnified
Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations
or
circumstances.
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SECTION 4. GENERAL.
Subsection 4.01 Survival.
This
Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive the
purchase and sale of the Publicly Offered Certificates and the Privately Offered
Certificates.
Subsection 4.02 Successors.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto,
each Indemnified Party and their respective successors and assigns, and no
other
Person shall have any right or obligation hereunder.
Subsection 4.03 Applicable
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflict of
laws.
Subsection 4.04 Miscellaneous.
Neither
this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or
terminated except by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement
of
such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Agreement may
be
signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original,
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Subsection 4.05 Notices.
All
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when delivered to (a) in the case of the Depositor, the Owner,
the Underwriter, or the Initial Purchaser[s], c/o [_____], Attention: [______],
and (b) in the case of the Sellers: c/o Washington Mutual Bank, 0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XXX 0000X, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: General Counsel.
Subsection 4.06 Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers.
Each of
the Sellers, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(A) SUBMITS
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT
THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF
NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;
(B) CONSENTS
THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE
TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO
PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
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(C) AGREES
THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY
MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR
AT
SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE DEPOSITOR SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED;
AND
(D) AGREES
THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN
ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO XXX IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their duly
authorized officers as of the date first above written.
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X-0
[Relevant
Pages of the Disclosure to be Attached]
EXHIBIT
A-2
[Relevant
Pages of the Disclosure to be Attached]
Exhibit
B
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