AEGIS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 20[ ]-[ ], Issuer AEGIS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION, Depositor [AEGIS MORTGAGE CORPORATION] [AEGIS REIT CORPORATION], Seller Master Servicer, Administrator and Custodian Servicer Credit Risk Manager] and...
Exhibit
4.2
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 20[ ]-[ ],
Issuer
Depositor
[AEGIS
MORTGAGE CORPORATION] [AEGIS REIT CORPORATION],
Seller
[ ],
Master
Servicer, Administrator and Custodian
[ ],
Servicer
[[ ],
Credit
Risk Manager]
and
[ ],
Indenture
Trustee
FORM
OF
Dated
as
of [ ],
20[ ]
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 20[ ]-[ ]
MORTGAGE
BACKED NOTES
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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2
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Section
1.1
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Definitions.
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2
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Section
1.2
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Calculations
Respecting Mortgage Loans.
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39
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Section
1.3
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Calculations
Respecting Accrued Interest.
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39
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ARTICLE
II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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40
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Section
2.1
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Creation
and Declaration of Trust Estate; Conveyance of Mortgage
Loans.
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40
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Section
2.2
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Acceptance
by Indenture Trustee of the Trust Estate; Review of
Documentation.
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44
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Section
2.3
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the
Seller
and the Depositor.
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46
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ARTICLE
III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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54
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Section
3.1
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Servicer
to Service Mortgage Loans.
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54
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Section
3.2
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Subservicing;
Enforcement of the Obligations of the Servicer;
Subcontractors.
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57
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Section
3.3
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Rights
of the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee in Respect of the
Servicer.
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58
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Section
3.4
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Successor
Servicer or Master Servicer to Act as Servicer.
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59
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Section
3.5
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Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments; Custodial Account; Collection Account;
Note
Payment Account and Certificate Distribution Account.
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61
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Section
3.6
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Collection
of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow Accounts.
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65
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Section
3.7
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Access
to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage
Loans.
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65
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Section
3.8
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Permitted
Withdrawals from the Custodial Account, the Collection Account, the
Note
Payment Account and the Certificate Distribution.
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66
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Section
3.9
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies.
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69
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Section
3.10
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Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
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70
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Section
3.11
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Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Repurchase of Certain Mortgage
Loans.
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72
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Section
3.12
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Administrator
to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
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75
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Section
3.13
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Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Servicer to be Held for the Indenture
Trustee.
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76
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Section
3.14
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Servicing
Compensation.
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76
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Section
3.15
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Access
to Certain Documentation.
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77
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Section
3.16
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Annual
Statements as to Compliance.
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77
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i
Section
3.17
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Annual
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Statement; Financial
Statements.
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79
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Section
3.18
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Errors
and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity Bonds.
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80
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Section
3.19
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Delinquency
Advances.
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80
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Section
3.20
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Advance
Facility.
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81
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Section
3.21
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Prepayment
Penalties.
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83
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Section
3.22
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Actions
with Respect to Distressed Mortgage Loans.
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83
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Section
3.23
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[Duties
of the Credit Risk Manager.]
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84
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Section
3.24
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[Limitation
Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager.
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85
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Section
3.25
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[Removal
of Credit Risk Manager.
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85
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ARTICLE
IIIA ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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85
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Section
3A.1
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Master
Servicer.
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85
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Section
3A.2
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Reserved
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86 |
Section
3A.3
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Monitoring
of Servicer.
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86
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Section
3A.4
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Fidelity
Bond.
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87
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Section
3A.5
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Power
to Act; Procedures.
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87
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Section
3A.6
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Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for
Indenture Trustee.
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88
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Section
3A.7
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Indenture
Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and
Documents.
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89
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Section
3A.8
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Compensation
for the Master Servicer.
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89
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Section
3A.9
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Annual
Officer’s Certificate as to Compliance.
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89
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Section
3A.10
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UCC.
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90
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Section
3A.11
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Obligation
of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls.
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90
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ARTICLE
IV DEPOSITS AND PAYMENTS TO HOLDERS
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90
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Section
4.1
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Deposits
and Payments from the Trust Accounts.
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90
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Section
4.2
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Method
of Distribution.
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95
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Section
4.3
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[Reserved]
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96
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Section
4.4
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Reports
to the Depositor, the Administrator and the Indenture
Trustee.
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96
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Section
4.5
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Reports
by or on Behalf of the Indenture Trustee.
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96
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Section
4.6
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Control
of the Trust Accounts.
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99
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Section
4.7
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[The
Swap Agreement and the Cap Agreements.
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103
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Section
4.8
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[Rights
of Swap Counterparty.
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105
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Section
4.9
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[The
Pre-Funding Account] [The Revolving Account].
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105
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Section
4.10
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[The
Capitalized Interest Account.
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106
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ARTICLE
V [Reserved]
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106
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ARTICLE
VI THE DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER, THE MASTER SERVICER, THE SELLER AND
[THE
CREDIT RISK MANAGER]
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106
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Section
6.1
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Respective
Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the
Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager].
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106
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ii
Section
6.2
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Depositor, Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the
Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager].
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107
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Section
6.3
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Limitation
on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer,
the
Seller and Others.
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108
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Section
6.4
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Limitation
on Resignation of Servicer.
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109
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Section
6.5
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Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and Indemnification.
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109
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ARTICLE
VII DEFAULT; REPORTS
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109
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Section
7.1
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Events
of Default.
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109
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Section
7.2
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Notification
to Noteholders.
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114
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Section
7.3
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Filings.
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115
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Section
7.4
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Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and Indemnification
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116
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Section
7.5
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The
Custodian and the Administrator.
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117
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ARTICLE
VIII [Reserved]
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117
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ARTICLE
IX TERMINATION
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117
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Section
9.1
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Termination
upon Liquidation or Purchase of all Mortgage Loans.
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117
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Section
9.2
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Final
Payment on the Notes.
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118
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ARTICLE
X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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120
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Section
10.1
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Amendment.
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120
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Section
10.2
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Recordation
of Agreement; Counterparts.
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121
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Section
10.3
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Governing
Law.
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122
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Section
10.4
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Intention
of Parties.
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122
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Section
10.5
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Notices.
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122
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Section
10.6
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Severability
of Provisions.
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123
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Section
10.7
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Assignment.
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123
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Section
10.8
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Limitation
on Rights of Noteholders.
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123
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Section
10.9
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Inspection
and Audit Rights.
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124
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Section
10.10
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[Derivative
Transactions
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125
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Section
10.11
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Limitations
on Actions; No Proceedings.
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126
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Section
10.12
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Mortgage
Data.
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126
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Section
10.13
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Waiver
of Jury Trial.
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126
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Section
10.14
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Limitation
of Damages.
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126
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Section
10.15
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Execution
by the Issuer.
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126
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iii
SCHEDULES
Schedule
I: [Mortgage
Loan Schedule] [Revolving Credit Loan Schedule]
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A:
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Form
of Initial Certification of Custodian
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Exhibit
B:
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Form
of Final Certification of Custodian
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Exhibit
C:
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Request
for Release of Documents
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Exhibit
D:
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Form
of Certification to be Provided to the Depositor by the
Servicer
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Exhibit
E:
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Form
of Certification to be Provided to the Depositor by the Indenture
Trustee
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Exhibit
F
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Form
of Limited Power of Attorney
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[Exhibit
G:
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Credit
Risk Management Agreements]
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[Exhibit
H:
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Swap
Agreement]
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[Exhibit
I:
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Class
N Cap Agreement]
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[Exhibit
J:
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Cap
Agreement]
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[Exhibit
K
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Form
of Addition Notice]
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iv
[The
provisions of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement for each series will be
modified as applicable]
This
TRANSFER AND SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of
[ ], 20[ ]
(this “Agreement”), is by and among AEGIS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST
20[ ]-[ ], a Delaware statutory trust, as issuer (the
“Issuer”), AEGIS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as
depositor (the “Depositor”), [AEGIS MORTGAGE CORPORATION] [AEGIS REIT
CORPORATION], a [Delaware] [Maryland] corporation, as seller (the “Seller”),
[ ], as master
servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), administrator (in such
capacity, the “Administrator”) and custodian (in such capacity, the
“Custodian”), [ ], as
servicer (together with any successor in interest, the “Servicer”),
[ ], as credit risk
manager (the “Credit Risk Manager”),
and[ ], as indenture
trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”).
WITNESSETH
THAT
In
consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
The
Depositor has acquired the Mortgage Loans from the Seller, and at the Closing
Date is the owner of the Mortgage Loans and the other property being conveyed
by
it to the Issuer hereunder for inclusion in the Trust Estate. On the Closing
Date, the Depositor will acquire the Notes and the Ownership Certificate from
the Issuer, as consideration for its transfer to the Issuer of the Mortgage
Loans and the other property constituting the Trust Estate. The Depositor has
duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement to provide for
the
conveyance to the Issuer of the Mortgage Loans and the other property
constituting the Trust Estate. Pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer will pledge
the Mortgage Loans and the other property constituting the Trust Estate to
the
Indenture Trustee as security for the Notes. All covenants and agreements made
by the Seller and AMC in the Sale Agreement and by the Depositor, the Seller,
the Servicer, [the Credit Risk Manager] and the Indenture Trustee herein with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and the other property constituting the Trust
Estate are for the benefit of the Holders from time to time of the Notes. The
Issuer, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Administrator,
the
Custodian, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, and [the Credit Risk Manager]
are entering into this Agreement, and the Issuer is accepting the Trust Estate
created hereby, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged.
The
following table sets forth (or describes) the Class designation, Note Interest
Rate, initial Class Principal Amount and minimum denomination for each Class
of
Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture.
Class
Designation
|
Note
Interest
Rate
|
Initial
Class
Principal
Amount
|
Minimum
Denomination
|
Class
[ ]
|
(1)
|
$ [ ]
|
$
[ ]
|
Class
[ ]
|
(2)
|
$
[ ]
|
$
[ ]
|
Class
[ ]
|
(3)
|
$
[ ]
|
$
[ ]
|
Class
[N1]
|
[ ]%
|
$ [ ]
|
$
[ ]
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Class
[N2]
|
[ ]%
|
$ [ ]
|
$
[ ]
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___________________________
(1)
|
The
Note Interest Rate with respect to any Payment Date (and the related
Accrual Period) for the Class [ ] Notes is the per annum rate
equal to the least of (i) LIBOR plus
[ ]%, (ii) the
Available Funds Cap for such Payment Date and (iii) 15%;
provided
that if the Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased
pursuant
to Section 9.1(a) on the Initial Optional Purchase Date, then with
respect
to each subsequent Payment Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to
clause (i) above with respect to the Class [ ] Notes will be
LIBOR plus
[ ]%.
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(2)
|
The
Note Interest Rate with respect to any Payment Date (and the related
Accrual Period) for the Class [ ] Notes is the per annum rate
equal to the least of (i) LIBOR plus
[ ]%, (ii) the
Available Funds Cap for such Payment Date and (iii) 15%;
provided
that if the Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased
pursuant
to Section 9.1(a) on the Initial Optional Purchase Date, then with
respect
to each subsequent Payment Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to
clause (i) above with respect to the Class [ ] Notes will be
LIBOR plus
[ ]%.
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(3)
|
The
Note Interest Rate with respect to any Payment Date (and the related
Accrual Period) for the Class [ ] Notes is the per annum rate
equal to the least of (i) LIBOR plus
[ ]%, (ii) the
Available Funds Cap for such Payment Date and (iii) 15%;
provided
that if the Mortgage Loans and related property are not purchased
pursuant
to Section 9.1(a) on the Initial Optional Purchase Date, then with
respect
to each subsequent Payment Date the per annum rate calculated pursuant
to
clause (i) above with respect to the Class [ ] Notes will be
LIBOR plus
[ ]%.
|
As
of the
Cut-off Date, the Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
of
$[ ].
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.1 Definitions. The
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have
the following meanings:
Accepted
Master Servicing Practices:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, as applicable, either (x) those customary mortgage
master servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that
master service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage
Loan
in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, to the
extent applicable to the Master Servicer (except in its capacity as successor
to
the Servicer), or (y) as provided in Section 3A.1 hereof, but in no event below
the standard set forth in clause (x).
2
Account:
The
Custodial Account, the Collection Account, the Note Payment Account or the
Certificate Distribution Account, as the context may require.
Accountant:
A
person engaged in the practice
of
accounting who (except when this Agreement provides that an Accountant must
be
Independent) may be employed by or affiliated with the Depositor or an Affiliate
of the Depositor.
Accrual
Period:
With
respect to the Securities and any Payment Date, the period beginning on the
Payment Date in the calendar month immediately preceding the month in which
the
related Payment Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Payment Date,
beginning on the Closing Date) and ending on the day immediately preceding
the
related Payment Date.
Accrued
Note Interest:
With
respect to any Class of Notes and any Payment Date, the aggregate amount of
interest accrued at the applicable Note Interest Rate during the related Accrual
Period on the Class Principal Amount of such Class immediately prior to such
Payment Date; provided,
however,
that for
any Class of Subordinate Notes [(other than the Class N Notes)] and for any
Payment Date, Accrued Note Interest shall be reduced by the amount, if any,
specified in clause (a) of the definition of Deferred Interest for such Class
and Payment Date.
[Addition
Notice:
With
respect to each sale of Subsequent Mortgage Loans to the Issuer pursuant to
Section [ ] of this Agreement, a notice from the Depositor
substantially in the form of Exhibit [ ]
hereto
delivered to the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Administrator,
the
Custodian, each Rating Agency and any NIMS Insurer.]
[Additional
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is conveyed as of the Transfer Date to the Trustee by the
Depositor pursuant to a Transfer Supplement to the [Sale]
Agreement, which Mortgage Loan shall be identified in such Transfer Supplement
as a Additional Mortgage Loan and added by the Depositor to the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.]
[Additional
Termination Event:
As
defined in the Swap Agreement.]
Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage Note provides for the adjustment
of the
Mortgage
Rate applicable thereto.
Administration
Agreement:
The
administration agreement dated as of [ ],
20[ ], among
the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Administrator and the
Depositor, as such may be amended or supplemented from time to
time.
Administrator:
As of
the Closing Date,
[ ], in its capacity
as Administrator under the Administration Agreement, and thereafter, any
successor in interest or assign that meets the requirements of this Agreement
and the Administration Agreement. So long as
[ ] shall be the
Administrator, if [ ]
shall resign or be terminated as Administrator under this Agreement or the
Administration Agreement,
[ ] shall
simultaneously resign or be terminated as Master Servicer under this
Agreement.
Advance:
Each of
a Delinquency Advance and a Servicing Advance, as applicable.
Advance
Facility:
As
defined in Section 3.20.
3
Advance
Facility Counterparty:
As
defined in Section 3.20.
Advance
Reimbursement Payment:
With
respect to each Payment Date until the Initial Advance Facility has been
terminated, the sum of (i) the amount available from collections on the Mortgage
Loans with respect to such Payment Date to reimburse the Servicer (or the
Subservicer) for unreimbursed Advances made by it, such right of reimbursement
pursuant to this subclause (i) being limited to amounts received on any Mortgage
Loan in respect of which any such Advance was made, and (ii) to the extent
of
other available amounts, the amount necessary to reimburse the Servicer (or
the
Subservicer) for any Nonrecoverable Advance previously made.
Advance
Reimbursement Rights:
As
defined in Section 3.20.
[Advance
Reimbursement Shortfall Amount:
As
defined in Section 3.01.]
[Affected
Party:
As
defined in the Swap Agreement.]
Affiliate:
With
respect to any specified Person, any other Person controlling or controlled
by
or under common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or
otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
Aggregate
Expense Rate:
Not
Applicable.
Agreement:
This
Transfer and Servicing Agreement and all amendments
and
supplements hereto.
AMC:
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
Anniversary
Year:
The
one-year period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the first
anniversary thereof, and each subsequent one-year period beginning on the day
after the end of the preceding Anniversary Year and ending on next succeeding
anniversary of the Closing Date.
Appraised
Value:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of such Mortgage
Loan as
the value of the related Mortgaged Property.
Assignment
of Mortgage:
An
assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument, in
recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the
related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the assignment of the Mortgage
to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of Securityholders, which assignment,
notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more
blanket assignments covering the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties
located in the same jurisdiction, if permitted by law; provided,
however,
that
none of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian shall be responsible
for determining whether any such assignment is in recordable form.
4
Authorized
Officer:
Any
Person who may execute
an
Officer’s Certificate on behalf of the Depositor.
Available
Funds Cap:
With
respect to any Payment Date, an annual rate equal to (i) (a) 360 divided
by
(b) the
actual number of days in the Accrual Period, multiplied
by
(ii) (a)
(1) the Interest Remittance Amount for such Payment Date, [minus
(2) any
Net Swap Payments paid by the Trust pursuant to the Swap Agreement on such
Payment Date], divided
by
(b) the
excess of (1) the total Class Principal Balance of the LIBOR Notes as
of the
first day of the related Accrual Period over (2) the Total Principal Deficiency
Amount immediately preceding such Payment Date.
[B]
Principal Deficiency Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the lesser of (a) the excess, if any, of (1) the
Total Principal Deficiency Amount over (2) the sum of (i) the [ ]
Principal Deficiency Amount and (ii) the [ ] Principal Deficiency
Amount, in each case for that Payment Date and (b) the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [B] Notes immediately
prior to such Payment Date.
[B]
Principal Payment Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the sum
of
(i) the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A] and Class [M] Notes,
in
each case after giving effect to payments on such Payment Date, and (ii) the
Class Principal Amount of the Class [B] Notes
immediately prior to such Payment Date exceeds (y) the [B] Target
Amount.
[B]
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the product
of
(i) [ ]%
and
(ii) the Pool Balance for such Payment Date and (b) the amount, if any, by
which
(i) the Pool Balance for such Payment Date exceeds (ii) 0.50% of the Cut-off
Date Balance.
Balloon
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan having an original term to maturity that is shorter than its
amortization schedule, and a final Scheduled Payment that is disproportionately
large in comparison to other Scheduled Payments.
Balloon
Payment:
The
final Scheduled Payment in respect
of a
Balloon Mortgage Loan.
Bankruptcy:
With
respect to any Person, the making of an assignment for the benefit of creditors,
the filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, adjudication as a bankrupt
or
insolvent, the entry of an order for relief in a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding, the seeking of reorganization, arrangement, composition,
readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief, or seeking, consenting
to or acquiescing in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator,
dissolution, or termination, as the case may be, of such Person pursuant to
the
provisions of either the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1986, as amended,
or
any other similar state laws.
Bankruptcy
Code:
The
United States Bankruptcy Code of 1986, as amended.
Basis
Risk Shortfall:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Class of LIBOR Notes,
an
amount equal to the
sum
of (1) the excess, if any, of (a) Accrued Note Interest (without regard to
the
Available Funds Cap) over (b) the aggregate of interest accrued on such Class
at
an interest rate equal to the Available Funds Cap, (2) any amount described
in
clause (1) above for such Class remaining unpaid from prior Payment Dates and
(3) interest on the amount in clause (2) above at such Class’s applicable Note
Interest Rate (without regard to the Available Funds Cap).
5
Book-Entry
Notes:
Beneficial interests in Notes
designated as “Book-Entry Notes”
in
this Agreement, ownership and transfers of which shall be evidenced or made
through book entries by a Depository; provided
that after
the
occurrence of a condition whereupon book-entry registration and transfer are
no
longer permitted and Definitive Notes
are to
be issued to Note
Owners,
such Book-Entry Notes
shall
no longer be “Book-Entry Notes.”
As
of
the Closing Date, the following Classes of Notes
constitute Book-Entry Notes: the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B]
Notes.
Bulk
PMI Policy:
Not
applicable.
Business
Day:
Any day
other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, (ii) a day on which banking institutions
in New York, New York or, if other than New York, any city in which the
Corporate Trust Office of the Indenture Trustee is located, or (iii) the States
of Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Colorado or Texas are
closed.
[Cap
Agreement:
The
interest rate cap agreement dated as of the Closing Date, entered into between
the Issuer and the Cap Counterparty, which agreement provides for the monthly
payment specified therein, during the Cap Period, by the Cap Counterparty,
but
subject to the conditions set forth therein, including
any schedules, confirmations or other agreements relating thereto,
in the
form of Exhibit J hereto.]
[Cap
Agreements:
The Cap
Agreement and the Class N Cap Agreement.]
[Cap
Counterparty:
[ ].]
[Cap
Period:
The
period commencing in [ ]
20[ and
terminating in (but including) [ ]
20[ ].]
[Capitalized
Interest Account:
The
account created and maintained by the Administrator pursuant to Section
[ ].]
[Capitalized
Interest Requirement:
With
respect to any Payment Date to and including the Payment Date following the
end
of the Pre-Funding Period, an amount equal to the product of (i) the weighted
average Net Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans divided by 12, multiplied by
(ii) the excess of (a) the balance in the Pre-Funding Account as of the Closing
Date over (b) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Subsequent
Mortgage Loans that will have a scheduled interest payment included in the
related Interest Remittance Amount for such Payment Date.]
Carryforward
Interest:
With
respect to any Payment Date [and the Class N Notes], the
sum
of (i) the amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (A) Accrued Note
Interest for such Class for the immediately preceding Payment Date and (B)
any
unpaid Carryforward Interest for such Class from previous Payment Dates exceeds
(y) the amount distributed in respect of interest on such Class on such
immediately preceding Payment Date, and (ii) interest on such amount for the
related Accrual Period at the applicable Note Interest Rate.
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Certificate
Distribution Account:
As
defined in Section 3.5(e).
Class:
All
Notes
bearing
the same class designation.
Class
[A] Notes:
Collectively, the Class [A]
Notes.
Class
[B] Notes:
Collectively, the [B]
Notes.
Class
[M] Notes:
Collectively, the Class [M] Notes.
[Class
N Notes:
Collectively, the Class N1 and Class N2 Notes.]
[Class
N Cap Agreement:
The
interest rate cap agreement dated as of the Closing Date, entered into between
the Issuer (for the benefit of the Class N Noteholders) and the Class N Cap
Counterparty, which agreement provides for the monthly payment specified
therein, during the Class N Cap Period, by the Class N Cap Counterparty, but
subject to the conditions set forth therein, including
any schedules, confirmations or other agreements relating thereto,
in the
form of Exhibit I hereto.]
[Class
N Cap Counterparty:
[ ].]
[Class
N Cap Period:
The
period commencing in [ ]
20[ ] and
terminating in (but including) [ ]
20[ ].]
Class
Notional Amount:
Not
applicable.
Class
Principal Amount:
With
respect to any Note, the
initial Class Principal Amount thereof as of the Closing Date, less the amount
of all principal payments previously paid with
respect to such Note.
Closing
Date:
[ ],
20[ ].
Code:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as it may be further amended
from
time to time, any successor
statutes
thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of Treasury regulations issued pursuant
thereto in temporary or final form.
Collection
Account:
The
separate Eligible Account or Accounts established and maintained by the Master
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof.
Collection
Period:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the period commencing on the second day of the
month immediately preceding the month in which such Payment Date occurs and
ending on the first day
of the
month in which such Payment Date occurs.
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Compensating
Interest:
With
respect to any Payment Date and any Principal Prepayment in full in respect
of a
Mortgage Loan that is received during the period from the first day of the
related Prepayment Period through the last day of the calendar month immediately
preceding such Payment Date, an additional payment made by the Servicer or
the
Master Servicer, to the extent funds are available from the total Servicing
Fee
payable for such Payment Date, equal to the amount of interest at the Mortgage
Rate (less the applicable Servicing Fee Rate) for that Mortgage Loan from the
date of the prepayment through the last day of the calendar month immediately
preceding such Payment Date. In accordance with Section 3A.11, the Master
Servicer will be required to make any payment of Compensating Interest required
to be made but not made by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement with respect
to any Payment Date, but only to the extent of compensation received by the
Master Servicer on such Payment Date in accordance with Section 3.A.8. For
the
avoidance of doubt, no Compensating Interest payment shall be required in
connection with any shortfalls resulting from Principal Prepayments in part
or
the application of the Relief Act.
Conventional
Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is not insured by the United States Federal Housing
Administration or guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Conventional
Loan Documents:
None.
Cooperative
Corporation:
The
entity that holds title (fee or an acceptable leasehold estate) to the real
property and improvements constituting the Cooperative Property and which
governs the Cooperative Property, which Cooperative Corporation must qualify
as
a Cooperative Housing Corporation under Section 216 of the Code.
Cooperative
Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan secured by Cooperative Shares and a Proprietary
Lease.
Cooperative
Property:
The
real property and improvements owned by the Cooperative Corporation, including
the allocation of individual dwelling units to the holders of the Cooperative
Shares of the Cooperative Corporation.
Cooperative
Shares:
Shares
issued by a Cooperative Corporation.
Cooperative
Unit:
A
single-family dwelling located in a Cooperative Property.
Corporate
Trust Office:
With
respect to the Indenture Trustee, the principal corporate trust office of the
Indenture Trustee, which office at the date of the execution of this instrument
is located at [ ],
[ ],
[ ], Attention:
AEGIS
20[ ]-[ ], or at such other address as the Indenture
Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Noteholders, the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Administrator and the Servicer. With respect
to the Administrator, the office of the Administrator, which for purposes of
Note transfers and surrender is located at
[ ],
[ ],
[ ],
[ ], Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ]) and for all
other purposes is located at
[ ],
[ ],
[ ],
[ ], Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ]) or for
overnight deliveries, at
[ ],
[ ],
[ ], Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (Aegis 20[ ]-[ ]).
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[Credit
Advance Rate:
The
related per annum interest rate set forth in the related Mortgage Note with
respect to any Revolving Credit Loan.]
[Credit
Line:
With
respect to a Revolving Credit Loan, the maximum principal amount which may
be
advanced to a Mortgagor under the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.]
[Credit
Line Advance:
With
respect to a Revolving Credit Loan, a principal disbursement to a Mortgagor
under the terms of the related Mortgage Note (collectively, “Credit Line
Advances”).]
[Credit
Risk Management Agreement:
(i) The
Credit Risk Management Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, entered into
by
the Servicer (or a subservicer on behalf of the Servicer) and the Credit Risk
Manager, in the form included in Exhibit G attached hereto; and (ii) the Credit
Risk Management Agreement dated as of the Closing Date, entered into by the
Master Servicer and the Credit Risk Manager, in the form included in Exhibit
G
attached hereto.]
[Credit
Risk Manager:
[ ], a
[ ] corporation, and
its successors and assigns.]
[Credit
Risk Manager’s Fee:
With
respect to any Payment Date and each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the
product of (a) one twelfth, (b) the Credit Risk Manager’s Fee Rate and (c) the
Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of the
related Collection Period.]
[Credit
Risk Manager’s Fee Rate:
[ ]%
per
annum.]
Cumulative
Realized Losses:
As of
any date of determination, the aggregate amount of Realized Losses with respect
to the Mortgage Loans.
Custodial
Account:
The
separate Eligible Account or Accounts established and maintained by the Servicer
(or any subservicer on its behalf) pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof.
Custodian:
[ ] or any successor
thereto.
Cut-off
Date:
[[ ],
20[ ]] [As set forth for each Mortgage Loan in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule].
Cut-off
Date Balance:
[The
Pool
Balance as of the Cut-off Date] [With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the
Trust
on the Closing Date, the sum of (i) the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance
for all such Initial Mortgage Loans as of
[ ] and (ii) the
Pre-Funding Amount].
[DBRS:
Dominion Bond Rating Service, Inc., or any successor in interest.]
Debt
Service Reduction:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction by a court of competent jurisdiction
in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code in the Scheduled Payment for such
Mortgage Loan which became final and non-appealable, except such a reduction
resulting from a Deficient Valuation or any reduction that results in a
permanent forgiveness of principal.
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[Defaulting
Party:
As
defined in the Swap Agreement.]
Deferred
Interest:
With
respect to any Payment Date and each Class of Subordinate Notes, the sum of
(a)
the aggregate amount of interest accrued at the applicable Note Interest Rate
during the related Accrual Period on the Principal Deficiency Amount for the
Class, (b) any amounts due pursuant to clause (a) for such Class for prior
Payment Dates that remains unpaid and (c) interest accrued during the Accrual
Period related to such Payment Date on the amount in clause (b) at the Note
Interest Rate applicable to such Class.
Deficient
Valuation:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation of the related Mortgaged Property
by a
court of competent jurisdiction in an amount less than the then outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, which valuation results from a
proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.
Definitive
Note:
A Note
of any Class issued in definitive, fully registered, certificated
form.
Deleted
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is repurchased from the Trust pursuant to the terms hereof
or
as to which one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans are substituted
therefor.
Delinquency
Advance:
An
advance
of the aggregate of payments of principal and interest (net of the Servicing
Fee) on one or more Mortgage Loans that were due on a Due Date in the related
Collection Period and not received as of the close of business on the related
Determination Date, required to be made by the Servicer (or by a successor
servicer) or the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.19.
Delinquency
Event:
With
respect to any Payment Date, a “Delinquency Event” shall have occurred if the
Rolling Three Month Delinquency Rate as of the last day of the immediately
preceding calendar month equals or exceeds
[ ]% of the Senior
Enhancement Percentage for such Payment Date.
Delinquency
Rate:
With
respect to any calendar month, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all
Mortgage Loans 60 days Delinquent or more (including all foreclosures,
bankruptcies and REO Properties) as of the close of business on the last day
of
such month, and the denominator of which is the Pool
Balance
as of
the close of business on the last day of such month.
Delinquent:
For
reporting purposes, a Mortgage Loan is “delinquent” when any payment
contractually due thereon has not been made by the close of business on the
Due
Date therefor. Such Mortgage Loan is “30 days Delinquent” if such payment has
not been received by the close of business on the corresponding day of the
month
immediately succeeding the month in which such payment was first due, or, if
there is no such corresponding day (e.g., as when a 30-day month follows a
31-day month in which a payment was due on the 31st day of such month), then
on
the last day of such immediately succeeding month. Similarly for “60 days
Delinquent” and the second immediately succeeding month and “90 days Delinquent”
and the third immediately succeeding month.
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Deposit
Date:
The day
in each calendar month on which the Master Servicer is required to remit
payments to the Note Payment Account, which is the 24th
day of
each calendar month no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (or, if such
24th
day is
not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
Depositor:
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation having its principal
place of business at 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000,
or its
successors in interest.
Depository:
The
initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust Company, the nominee of which
is Cede & Co., as the registered Holder of the Book-Entry Notes. The
Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section
8-102(a)(5) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
York.
Depository
Participant:
A
broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom
from time to time a Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of
securities deposited with the Depository.
Determination
Date:
With
respect to each Payment Date, the 16th day of the month in which such Payment
Date occurs, or, if such 16th day is not a Business Day, the immediately
preceding Business Day.
Disqualified
Organization:
A
“disqualified organization” as defined in Section 860E(e)(5) of the
Code.
Distressed
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan that at the date of determination is Delinquent in payment for
a
period of more than 90 days without giving effect to any grace period permitted
by the related Mortgage Note or for which the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee
has accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Due
Date:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the date on which a Scheduled Payment is due
under
the related Mortgage Note.
Eligible
Account:
Either
(i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered
depository institution or trust company that complies with the definition of
Eligible Institution or (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are
insured by the FDIC to the limits established by such corporation, provided
that any
such deposits not so insured shall be maintained in an account at a depository
institution or trust company whose commercial paper or other short term debt
obligations (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company which
is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other
short term debt or deposit obligations of such holding company or depository
institution, as the case may be) have been rated by each Rating Agency in its
highest short-term rating category, or (iii) a segregated trust account or
accounts (which shall be a “special deposit account”) maintained with the
Indenture Trustee, the Administrator or any other federal or state chartered
depository institution or trust company, acting in its fiduciary capacity,
in a
manner acceptable to the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies. Eligible
Accounts may bear interest.
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Eligible
Institution:
Any of
the following:
(i) an
institution whose:
(a) commercial
paper, short-term debt obligations, or other short-term deposits are rated
at
least “A-1+” or long-term unsecured debt obligations are rated at least “AA-” by
S&P (and the equivalent ratings by the other Rating Agencies if rated by
such Rating Agencies), if the amounts on deposit are to be held in the account
for no more than 365 days; or
(b) commercial
paper, short-term debt obligations, demand deposits, or other short-term
deposits are rated at least “A-2” by S&P (and the equivalent ratings by the
other Rating Agencies if rated by such Rating Agencies), if the amounts on
deposit are to be held in the account for no more than 30 days and are not
intended to be used as credit enhancement. Upon the loss of the required rating
set forth in this clause (i), the accounts shall be transferred immediately
to
accounts which have the required rating. Furthermore, commingling by the
Servicer is acceptable at the A-2 rating level if the Servicer is a bank, thrift
or depository and provided the Servicer has the capability to immediately
segregate funds and commence remittance to an Eligible Account upon a downgrade;
or
(ii) the
corporate trust department of a federally- or state-chartered depository
institution subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit similar
to Title 12 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulation Section 9.10(b), which,
in
either case, has corporate trust powers and is acting in its fiduciary
capacity.
Eligible
Investments:
Any one
or more of the following obligations or securities:
(i) direct
obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by, the United States of America or any agency or
instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America (“Direct
Obligations”);
(ii) federal
funds, or demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposits of, or bankers’
acceptances issued by, any depository institution or trust company (including
U.S. subsidiaries of foreign depositories and the Indenture Trustee or any
agent
of the Indenture Trustee, acting in its respective commercial capacity)
incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or
any
state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state
banking authorities, so long as at the time of investment or the contractual
commitment providing for such investment the commercial paper or other
short-term debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company
(or,
in the case of a depository institution or trust company which is the principal
subsidiary of a holding company, the commercial paper or other short-term debt
or deposit obligations of such holding company or deposit institution, as the
case may be) have been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term
rating category or one of its two highest long-term rating
categories;
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(iii) repurchase
agreements collateralized by Direct Obligations or securities guaranteed by
GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC with any registered broker/dealer subject to Securities
Investors’ Protection Corporation jurisdiction or any commercial bank insured by
the FDIC, if such broker/dealer or bank has an uninsured, unsecured and
unguaranteed obligation rated by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term
rating category;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated
under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof which have
a
credit rating from each Rating Agency, at the time of investment or the
contractual commitment providing for such investment, at least equal to one
of
the two highest long-term credit rating categories of each Rating Agency;
provided,
however,
that
securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Eligible Investments
to the extent that investment therein will cause the then outstanding principal
amount of securities issued by such corporation and held as part of the Trust
Estate to exceed 20% of the sum of the Pool Balance and the aggregate principal
amount of all Eligible Investments in the Note Payment Account; provided,
further,
that
such securities will not be Eligible Investments if they are published as being
under review with negative implications from any Rating Agency;
(v) commercial
paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and
interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a specified date not more
than 180 days after the date of issuance thereof) rated by each Rating Agency
that rates such securities in its highest short-term rating
category;
(vi) a
Qualified GIC;
(vii) certificates
or receipts representing direct ownership interests in future interest or
principal payments on obligations of the United States of America or its
agencies or instrumentalities (which obligations are backed by the full faith
and credit of the United States of America) held by a custodian in safekeeping
on behalf of the holders of such receipts; and
(viii) any
other
demand, money market, common trust fund or time deposit or obligation, or
interest-bearing or other security or investment (including those managed or
advised by the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator or any Affiliate thereof),
(A) rated in the highest rating category by each Rating Agency (other than
Fitch) or (B) otherwise approved in writing by each Rating Agency of any of
the
Notes. Such investments in this subsection (viii) may include money market
mutual funds or common trust funds, including any fund for which
[ ] in its capacity
other than as the Administrator (the “Bank”), the Indenture Trustee, the
Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer or an affiliate thereof serves
as an investment advisor, administrator, shareholder servicing agent, and/or
custodian or subcustodian, notwithstanding that (x) the Bank, the Indenture
Trustee, the Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer or any affiliate
thereof charges and collects fees and expenses from such funds for services
rendered, (y) the Bank, the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Master
Servicer, the Servicer or any affiliate thereof charges and collects fees and
expenses for services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, and (z) services
performed for such funds and pursuant to this Agreement may converge at any
time. The Indenture Trustee specifically authorizes the Bank or an affiliate
thereof to charge and collect from the Indenture Trustee such fees as are
collected from all investors in such funds for services rendered to such funds
(but not to exceed investment earnings thereon);
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provided,
however,
that no
such instrument shall be an Eligible Investment if such instrument evidences
either (i) a right to receive only interest payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such instrument, or (ii) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the principal
and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to
maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligations, provided
that any
such investment will be a “permitted investment” within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(5) of the Code.
Entitlement
Order:
The
meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(8) of the New York UCC (i.e.,
generally, orders directing the transfer or redemption of any Financial
Asset).
Escrow
Account:
Any
account established and maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section
3.6(a).
Euroclear:
Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System.
Event
of Default:
A
Servicer Event of Default or a Master Servicer Event of Default, as
applicable.
Excess
Proceeds:
With
respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan and the Payment Date immediately
following the Prepayment Period in which such Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated
Mortgage Loan, the amount, if any, by which the sum of any Liquidation Proceeds
in respect of such Mortgage Loan received during such Prepayment Period, net
of
(a) any amounts previously reimbursed to the Servicer as Nonrecoverable
Advance(s) with respect to such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.8(a)(iii)
and (b) any Subsequent Recovery, exceeds the sum of (i) the unpaid principal
balance of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the month in
which such Mortgage Loan became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, (ii) accrued
interest at the Mortgage Rate from the Due Date as to which interest was last
paid or advanced (and not reimbursed) to Noteholders up to the Due Date
applicable to the Payment Date immediately following the Prepayment Period
during which such liquidation occurred and (iii) amounts required to be repaid
to the related Mortgagor.
Exchange
Act:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
FDIC:
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
FHLMC:
The
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a corporate instrumentality of the
United States created and existing under Title III of the Emergency Home Finance
Act of 1970, as amended, or any successor thereto.
Financial
Asset:
The
meaning specified in Section 8-102(a) of the New York UCC.
Fitch:
Fitch,
Inc., or any successor in interest.
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Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage Note provides for a fixed rate
of
interest throughout the term of such Note.
FNMA:
The
Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally chartered and privately
owned
corporation organized and existing under the Federal National Mortgage
Association Charter Act, or any successor thereto.
Form
10-K Certification:
As
defined in Section 7.3.
Global
Securities:
The
global securities representing the Book-Entry Notes.
GNMA:
The
Government National Mortgage Association, a wholly owned corporate
instrumentality of the United States within HUD.
Holder
or
Securityholder:
Any
Noteholder or Residual Holder, as the context may require.
[Home
Equity Accepted Servicing Practices:
With
respect to any Revolving Credit Loan, those mortgage loan servicing practices
(including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage banking institutions
which
service home equity mortgage loans of the same type as such Revolving Credit
Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is
located.]
HUD:
The
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor
thereto.
Indenture:
The
indenture dated as of
[ ],
20[ ],
among
the Issuer, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee, as such may be amended
or supplemented from time to time.
Indenture
Trustee:
[ ], not in its
individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee, or any successor in
interest, or if any successor indenture trustee or any co-indenture trustee
shall be appointed as herein provided, then such successor indenture trustee
and
such co-indenture trustee, as the case may be.
Indenture
Trustee Fee:
The
annual fee payable by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust to the
Indenture Trustee from income on funds held in the Collection Account as
provided in Section 3.8 and pursuant to the terms of Section II of the separate
fee letter agreement for Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust
20[ ]-[ ] Mortgage Backed Notes, a copy of which has been
provided to the Master Servicer and the Administrator.
Indenture
Trustee Fee Rate:
Not
applicable.
Independent:
When
used with respect to any Accountants, a Person who is “independent” within the
meaning of Rule 2-01(b) of the Commission’s Regulation S-X. When used with
respect to any other Person, a Person who (a) is in fact independent of another
specified Person and any Affiliate of such other Person, (b) does not have
any
material direct financial interest in such other Person or any Affiliate of
such
other Person, and (c) is not connected with such other Person or any Affiliate
of such other Person as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee,
partner, director or Person performing similar functions.
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Index:
The
index specified in the related Mortgage Note for calculation of the Mortgage
Rate thereof.
Initial
Advance Facility:
The
Subservicing Advance Agreement dated as of
[ ],
20[ ], between the Initial Advance Facility Counterparty and the
Subservicer. For purposes of this Agreement, the Initial Advance Facility shall
have been terminated if (i) the Subservicer is no longer acting as subservicer
(or as Servicer) or (ii) the Initial Advance Facility Counterparty shall have
notified the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee in writing that the Initial
Advance Facility has been terminated.
Initial
Advance Facility Counterparty:
[ ], and its
successors and permitted assigns under the Initial Advance
Facility.
Initial
LIBOR Rate:
[ ]%.
[Initial
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is conveyed to the Issuer pursuant to this Agreement on
the
Closing Date. The Initial Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement are
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule annexed hereto as Schedule I and have
an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance as of the Cut-off Date of $[ ].]
Initial
Optional Purchase Date:
The
latest of (1) the Payment Date following the Determination Date in which the
Pool Balance is less than 10.0% of the Cut-off Date Balance, (2)
[ ] 20[ ]
and (3) the date on which all principal and interest due and owing to the Class
N Notes has been paid in full pursuant to clauses (v) through (viii) of Section
4.1(d).
Insurance
Fee Rate:
Not
applicable.
Insurance
Policy:
Any
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy (whether obtained by the Mortgagor, the
lender, the originator or the Depositor), any standard hazard insurance policy,
flood insurance policy, earthquake insurance policy or title insurance policy
relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Properties, to be in effect
as
of the Closing Date or thereafter during the term of this
Agreement.
Insurance
Proceeds:
Amounts
paid by the insurer under any Insurance Policy, other than amounts (i) to cover
expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with procuring such proceeds,
(ii) to be applied to restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property
or
(iii) required to be paid over to the Mortgagor pursuant to law or the related
Mortgage Note.
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Interest
Remittance Amount:
With
respect to and any Payment Date, (a) the sum of (i) all interest collected
(other than Payaheads and Prepayment Penalties) or advanced in respect of
Scheduled Payments on the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period
minus
(x) any
PMI Insurance Premiums related to the Mortgage Loans for such Payment Date
and
any state taxes imposed on such premium, (y) the Servicing Fee with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans and (z) previously unreimbursed Delinquency Advances due
to
the Servicer or the Master Servicer to the extent allocable to interest and
the
allocable portion of previously unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans, (ii) any Compensating Interest Payments with respect to
such
Mortgage Loans and the related Prepayment Period, (iii) the portion of any
Purchase Price or Substitution Adjustment Amount paid with respect to the
Mortgage Loans during the related Prepayment Period, to the extent allocable
to
interest, [(iv) any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment paid by the
Swap Counterparty during the related Collection Period,] [(v) any amount paid
by
the Cap Counterparty pursuant to the Cap Agreement with respect to such Payment
Date] and (vi) all Net Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and any other
recoveries collected with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the related
Prepayment Period, to the extent allocable to interest, as reduced (but not
below zero) by (b) any costs, expenses or liabilities reimbursable to the Master
Servicer, the Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer, the Owner Trustee
or
the Indenture Trustee to the extent provided in this Agreement or any other
Operative Document and not reimbursed pursuant to clause (a) above (provided,
however,
that in
the case of the Indenture Trustee, such reimbursable amounts to the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to Section 3.8 from amounts otherwise allocable to interest
from the Interest Remittance Amount and the Principal Remittance Amount may
not
exceed $200,000 in the aggregate during any Anniversary Year; provided,
further,
that in
the event that the Indenture Trustee incurs reimbursable amounts in excess
of
$200,000, it may seek reimbursement for such amounts from the Interest
Remittance Amount in accordance with the priority of distributions under Section
[ ] or, in subsequent Anniversary Years, from amount otherwise
allocable to interest (subject to the $200,000 per Anniversary Year limitation);
and provided,
further,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, costs and expenses incurred by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to Section 7.1 in connection with any transfer of servicing
shall be excluded from the $200,000 per Anniversary Year limit on reimbursable
amounts). [For each Payment Date up to and including the Payment Date in
[ ], the
Interest Remittance Amount shall include amounts payable from the Capitalized
Interest Account in an amount equal to the Capitalized Interest Requirement
for
such Distribution Date.]
Intervening
Assignments:
The
original intervening assignments of the Mortgage, notices of transfer or
equivalent instrument.
Issuer:
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust 20[ ]-[ ], a Delaware
statutory trust.
Junior
Lien Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan that is secured by a junior lien on the related Mortgaged
Property.
LIBOR:
With
respect to the first Accrual Period, the Initial LIBOR Rate. With respect to
each subsequent Accrual Period, a per annum rate determined on the LIBOR
Determination Date in the following manner by the Administrator on the basis
of
the “Interest Settlement Rate” set by the British Bankers’ Association (the
“BBA”) for one-month United States dollar deposits, as such rates appear on the
Telerate Page 3750, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such LIBOR Determination
Date.
If
on
such a LIBOR Determination Date, the BBA’s Interest Settlement Rate does not
appear on the Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time), or if the
Telerate Page 3750 is not available on such date, the Administrator shall obtain
such rate from Reuters’ “page LIBOR 01” or Bloomberg’s page “BBAM.” If such rate
is not published for such LIBOR Determination Date, LIBOR for such date shall
be
the most recently published Interest Settlement Rate. In the event that the
BBA
no longer sets an Interest Settlement Rate, the Administrator shall designate
an
alternative index that has performed, or that the Administrator expects to
perform, in a manner substantially similar to the BBA’s Interest Settlement
Rate.
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The
establishment of LIBOR by the Administrator and the Administrator’s subsequent
calculation of the Note Interest Rate applicable to the LIBOR Notes for the
relevant Accrual Period, in the absence of manifest error, shall be final and
binding.
LIBOR
Business Day:
Any day
on which banks in London, England and The City of New York are open and
conducting transactions in foreign currency and exchange.
LIBOR
Note:
Any
Class [A], Class [M]
or
Class
[B] Note.
LIBOR
Determination Date:
The
second LIBOR Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of each Accrual
Period for any LIBOR Note.
Liquidated
Mortgage Loan:
Any
defaulted Mortgage Loan as to which the Servicer has determined that all amounts
that it expects to recover from or on account of such Mortgage Loan have been
recovered.
Liquidation
Expenses:
Expenses that are incurred by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation
of
any defaulted Mortgage Loan and are not recoverable under the applicable Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy, if any, including, without limitation, foreclosure
and rehabilitation expenses, legal expenses and unreimbursed
amounts.
Liquidation
Proceeds:
Cash
received in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan,
whether through the sale or assignment of such Mortgage Loan, trustee’s sale,
foreclosure sale, payment in full, discounted payoff or otherwise, or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan, including any amounts remaining in the
related Escrow Account.
Loan-to-Value
Ratio:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio of the principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan plus, in the case of a Junior Lien Mortgage Loan, the principal
balance of each mortgage loan senior thereto, in each case as of the applicable
date of determination, to (a) in the case of a purchase, the lesser of the
sale
price of the Mortgaged Property and its appraised value at the time of sale
or
(b) in the case of a refinancing or modification, the appraised value of the
Mortgaged Property at the time of the refinancing or modification.
Lost
Mortgage Note:
Any
Mortgage Note the original of which was permanently lost or destroyed and has
not been replaced.
Lower
Tier Interest:
As
provided in the Preliminary Statement.
[M]
Principal Deficiency Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the lesser of (a) the excess, if any, of (1) the
Total Principal Deficiency Amount over (2) the sum of (i) the [M] Principal
Deficiency Amount and (ii) the [B] Principal Deficiency Amount, in each case
for
that Payment Date and (b) the Class Principal Amount of the Class [M] Notes
immediately prior to such Payment Date.
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[M]
Principal Payment Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the sum of (i)
the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A] Notes, after giving effect
to
payments on such Payment Date and (ii) the Class Principal Amount of the Class
[M] Notes immediately prior to such Payment Date exceeds (y) the [M] Target
Amount.
[M]
Target Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the product
of
(i) [ ]%
and
(ii) the Pool Balance for such Payment Date and (b) the amount, if any, by
which
(i) the Pool Balance for such Payment Date exceeds (ii) 0.50% of the
Cut-off Date Balance.
Master
Servicer:
As of
the Closing Date, [ ]
and thereafter, any successor in interest or assign that meets the requirements
of this Agreement. So long as
[ ] shall be the
Master Servicer, if
[ ] shall resign or
be terminated as Master Servicer under this Agreement,
[ ] shall
simultaneously resign or be terminated as Administrator.
Master
Servicer Event of Default:
Any one
of the events, conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section
7.1(f).
Maturity
Date:
With
respect to any Class of Notes, the Payment Date in
[ ]
20[ ].
MERS:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
any
successor in interest thereto.
MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage, or an Assignment of Mortgage,
has been or will be recorded in the name of MERS, as nominee for the holder
from
time to time of the Mortgage Note.
Monthly
Excess Cashflow:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the sum, of (i) the Monthly Excess Interest for
such date, (ii) the Overcollateralization Release Amount for such date and
(iii)
any remaining Principal Payment Amount after application pursuant to Section
4.1(c) for such date.
Monthly
Excess Interest:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the amount of any Interest Remittance Amount
remaining after application pursuant to Section 4.1(b) for such
date.
Moody’s:
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc., or any successor in interest.
Mortgage:
A
mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument encumbering a fee simple interest
in
real property securing a Mortgage Note, together with improvements
thereto.
Mortgage
File:
The
mortgage documents listed in Section 2.1(b) pertaining to a particular Mortgage
Loan required to be delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage
Loan:
A
Mortgage and the related notes or other evidences of indebtedness secured by
each such Mortgage conveyed, transferred, sold, assigned to or deposited with
the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.3, including without
limitation each [Mortgage Loan] [Initial Mortgage Loan and [Subsequent Mortgage
Loan][Additional Mortgage Loan]] listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, as
amended from time to time.
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Mortgage
Loan Document Requirements:
As
defined in Section 2.2 hereof.
Mortgage
Loan Documents:
As
defined in Section 2.1 hereof.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule:
The
schedule attached hereto as Schedule I, which shall identify each Mortgage
Loan,
as such schedule may be amended from time to time to reflect the addition of
Mortgage Loans to [(including the addition of any [Subsequent][Additional]
Mortgage Loans)], or the deletion of Mortgage Loans from, the Trust.
The
Depositor shall be responsible for providing the Master Servicer and the
Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee with all amendments to the Mortgage
Loan Schedule[, including as a consequence of the addition of [Subsequent]
[Additional] Mortgage Loans on a Transfer Date].
Mortgage
Note:
The
note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage
under a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage
Rate:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the per annum rate at which interest accrues
on
such Mortgage Loan, as determined under the related Mortgage Note as reduced
by
any application of the Relief Act.
Mortgaged
Property:
The fee
simple (or leasehold) interest in real property, together with improvements
thereto including any exterior improvements to be completed within 120 days
of
disbursement of the related Mortgage Loan proceeds.
Mortgagor:
The
obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Net
Excess Spread:
With
respect to any Payment Date, (A) the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is equal to the product of (i) the amount, if any, by which
(a) the Interest Remittance Amount for such Payment Date [(as reduced by the
sum
of the Credit Risk Manager’s Fee for such Payment Date)] exceeds (b) the Accrued
Note Interest payable with respect to the Notes for such date and (ii) twelve,
and the denominator of which is the Pool
Balance
for such
Payment Date, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is thirty
and
the denominator of which is the greater of thirty and the actual number of
days
in the immediately preceding calendar month.
Net
Liquidation Proceeds:
With
respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the related Liquidation Proceeds net
of
(i) unreimbursed expenses, (ii) unreimbursed Advances, if any, and (iii) in
the
case of a liquidated Junior Lien Mortgage Loan, the amount necessary to repay
the related senior lien mortgage loan, received and retained in connection
with
the liquidation of defaulted Mortgage Loans, through insurance or condemnation
proceeds, by foreclosure or otherwise, together with any net proceeds received
on a monthly basis with respect to any Mortgaged Properties acquired by
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Net
Mortgage Rate:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Rate thereof reduced by the Servicing
Fee Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
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Net
Prepayment Interest Shortfall:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the excess, if any, of any Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls for such date over Compensating Interest, if any, paid by the
Servicer with respect to such Payment Date.
[Net
Swap Payment:
With
respect to each Payment Date, the net payment required to be made pursuant
to
the terms of the Swap Agreement, as calculated by the Swap Counterparty, which
net payment shall not take into account any Swap Termination
Payment.]
Non-Book-Entry
Note:
Any
Note other than a Book-Entry Note.
Non-MERS
Mortgage Loan:
Any
Mortgage Loan other than a MERS Mortgage Loan.
[Non-passive
Derivative:
A
derivative contract that provides the Seller with discretionary options, such
as
the option to call or put other financial instruments.]
Nonrecoverable
Advance:
Any
portion of any Advance previously made or proposed to be made by or on behalf
of
the Servicer that, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, will not be
ultimately recoverable from the related Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds
or otherwise from amounts in respect of the related Mortgage Loan.
Note:
Any of
the Class [A], Class [M], Class [B] or Class [N] Notes issued pursuant to the
Indenture.
Note
Payment Account:
The
separate Eligible Account established and maintained by the Administrator in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3.5(d).
Note
Interest Rate:
With
respect to each Class of Notes
and any
Payment Date, the applicable per annum rate set forth or described in the
Preliminary Statement hereto.
Note
Owner
or
Owner:
With
respect to a Book-Entry Note,
the
Person who is the owner of such Book-Entry Note,
as
reflected on the books of the Depository, or on the books of a Person
maintaining an account with such Depository (directly or as an indirect
participant, in accordance with the rules of such Depository) and with respect
to any other Class of Notes,
the
Noteholder.
Note
Register
and
Note
Registrar:
The
register
maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to the Indenture.
Noteholder:
The
registered owner of any Note as recorded on the books of the Note Registrar,
except that, solely for the purposes of taking any action or giving any consent
pursuant to this Agreement, any Note registered in the name of the Depositor,
the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer,
any
subservicer retained by the Servicer, [the Credit Risk Manager], or any
Affiliate thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding in determining whether
the requisite percentage necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained,
except that, in determining whether the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator
shall be protected in relying upon any such consent, only Notes which a
Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee knows to be so owned shall be
disregarded. The Indenture Trustee may request and conclusively rely on
certifications by the Depositor, the Administrator, the Master Servicer, the
Servicer or [the Credit Risk Manager] in determining whether any Notes are
registered to an Affiliate of the Depositor, the Administrator, the Master
Servicer, the Servicer [or the Credit Risk Manager].
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Notice
Address:
For
purposes hereof, the addresses of the Issuer, the Depositor, the Seller, the
Master Servicer, the Administrator, the Custodian, the Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee, [the Credit Risk Manager], each Rating Agency, [the Swap Counterparty],
[the Cap Counterparty] and [the Class N Cap Counterparty] are as
follows:
(i)
|
If
to the Issuer:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Administration]
(ii)
|
If
to the Depositor:
|
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
(iii)
|
If
to the Seller:
|
[Aegis
REIT Corporation] [Aegis Mortgage Corporation]
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
(iv)
|
If
to the Master Servicer:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ])
or
for
overnight delivery to:
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ])
(v)
|
If
to the Administrator, to its [Corporate Trust
Office].
|
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(vi)
|
If
to the Custodian:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ]
(vii)
|
If
to the Servicer:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
Secretary
In
each
case, with a copy to:
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
(viii)
|
If
to the Indenture Trustee, to its [Corporate Trust
Office].
|
(ix)
|
[If
to the Credit Risk Manager:
|
[ ]
[ ]]
Attention:
General Counsel
(x)
|
[If
to Moody’s:
|
Xxxxx’x
Investors Service, Inc.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgages]
(xi)
|
[If
to S&P:
|
Standard
& Poor’s Ratings Services,
a
division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgages]
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(xii)
|
[If
to Fitch:
|
Fitch,
Inc.
Xxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential
Mortgages]
(xiii)
|
[If
to DBRS:
|
Dominion
Bond Rating Service, Inc.
00
Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Residential Mortgages]
(xiv)
|
[If
to the Swap Counterparty:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
Managing Director - Legal Department]
(xv)
|
[If
to the Cap Counterparty:
|
[ ]
[ ].
[ ]
Attention:
Managing Director - Legal Department]
(xvi)
|
[If
to the Class N Cap Counterparty:
|
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[ ]
Notional
Amount:
Not
applicable.
Notional
Note:
Not
applicable.
Offering
Document:
The
Prospectus.
Officer’s
Certificate:
A
certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board, any Vice Chairman, the
President, any Vice President or any Assistant Vice President of a Person,
and
in each case delivered to the Indenture Trustee.
Operative
Documents:
The
Trust Agreement, the Certificate of Trust of the Issuer, this Agreement, the
Sale Agreement, the Indenture, the Administration Agreement, the Depository
Agreement, [the Swap Agreement], [the Cap Agreements], the Ownership
Certificate, the Notes and each other document contemplated by any of the
foregoing to which AMC, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the
Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee, the
Custodian or the Issuer is a party.
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Opinion
of Counsel:
A
written opinion of counsel, reasonably acceptable in form and substance to
the
Indenture Trustee, the Issuer and the Administrator, and which may be in-house
or outside counsel to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee,
the Administrator or the Issuer but which must be Independent outside counsel
with respect to any such opinion of counsel concerning the transfer of any
Ownership Certificate or concerning federal income tax matters.
[Original
Capitalized Interest Amount:
$[ ].]
Original
Value:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the
related Mortgaged Property at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated and
(b)
if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related
Mortgaged Property, the purchase price paid for the Mortgaged Property by the
Mortgagor at the time the related Mortgage Loan was originated.
Overcollateralization
Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Pool
Balance
for such
Payment Date exceeds (y) the aggregate Class
Principal Amount of the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B] Notes after
giving effect to payments on such Payment Date.
Overcollateralization
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event:
An
“Overcollateralization Cumulative Loss Trigger Event” shall have occurred with
respect to any Payment Date commencing with the Payment Date in
[ ] 20[ ],
if the fraction, expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing (x) the
aggregate amount of Cumulative Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date
through the last day of the related Collection Period by (y) the Cut-off Date
Balance, exceeds the applicable percentage set forth below with respect to
such
Payment Date:
Payment
Date
|
Loss
Percentage
|
[ ]
20[ ] through
[ ]
20[ ]
|
[ ]%
|
[ ]
20[ ] through
[ ]
20[ ]
|
[ ]%
|
[ ]
20[ ] through
[ ]
20[ ]
|
[ ]%
|
[ ]
20[ ] through
[ ]
20[ ]
|
[ ]%
|
[ ]
20[ ] and thereafter
|
[ ]%
|
Overcollateralization
Deficiency:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Targeted
Overcollateralization Amount for such Payment Date exceeds (y) the
Overcollateralization Amount for such Payment Date, calculated for this purpose
after giving effect to the reduction on such Payment Date of the Class
Principal Amounts of the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B] Notes resulting
from the payment of the Principal Remittance Amount on such Payment
Date.
Overcollateralization
Release Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the lesser of (x) the Principal Remittance Amount
for such Payment Date and (y) the amount, if any, by which (i) the
Overcollateralization Amount for such date, calculated for this purpose on
the
basis of the assumption that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount for such
Payment Date is applied on such date in reduction of the aggregate Class
Principal Amount of the LIBOR Notes,
exceeds
(ii) the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for such Payment Date.
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Owner
Trustee:
[ ], a Delaware
banking corporation, and any successor in interest, not in its individual
capacity, but solely as owner trustee under the Trust Agreement.
Owner
Trustee Fee:
The
annual fee of $[ ],
payable by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust to the Owner Trustee
from
income on funds held in the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.8 and
pursuant to the terms of a separate fee letter agreement, a copy of which has
been provided to the Master Servicer and the Administrator.
Ownership
Certificate:
The
meaning assigned to such term in the Trust Agreement.
[Passive
Derivative:
A
derivative contract that does not offer any options to the Seller or other
parties.]
Payahead:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Date therefor, any Scheduled Payment
received by the Servicer during any Collection Period in addition to the
Scheduled Payment due on such Due Date, intended by the related Mortgagor to
be
applied on a subsequent Due Date or Due Dates.
Paying
Agent:
Initially, the Administrator, and thereafter any subsequent paying agent
appointed by the Indenture Trustee.
Payment
Date:
The
25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the next
succeeding Business Day, commencing in
[ ]
20[ ].
Percentage
Interest:
With
respect to any Security, its percentage interest evidenced by all Securities
of
the same Class as such Security. With respect to any Security other than the
Ownership Certificate, the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby shall equal
the
initial Class Principal Amount thereof divided by the initial Class Principal
Amount of all Notes of the same Class. With respect to the Ownership
Certificate, the Percentage Interest evidenced thereby shall be as specified
on
the face thereof, or otherwise be equal to 100%.
Permitted
Transferee:
Any
person other than a “disqualified organization” as defined in section 860E(e)(5)
of the Code.
Person:
Any
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
Insurance Premium:
Not
applicable.
PMI
Insurer:
Not
applicable.
Pool
Balance:
As of
any date
of
determination, the aggregate of the Scheduled Principal Balances of the Mortgage
Loans [plus, during the [Pre-Funding Period] [Revolving Period], the amount
of
the [Pre-Funding Amount] [Revolving Amount] applicable to such Mortgage Pool
which has not been previously applied towards the purchase of [Subsequent
Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans].
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Pre
Cut-off Date Servicing Advances:
None.
[Pre-Funding
Account:
The
pre-funding account established by the Administrator pursuant to Section
[ ].]
[Pre-Funding
Amount:
The
amount deposited by the Administrator into the Pre-Funding Account on the
Closing Date.]
[Pre-Funding
Period:
The
period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on
[ ].]
Prepayment
Interest Shortfall:
With
respect to any full or partial Principal Prepayment of a Mortgage Loan, the
excess, if any, of (i) one full month’s interest at the applicable Mortgage Rate
(as reduced by the Servicing Fee, in the case of Principal Prepayments in full)
on the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior
to
such prepayment over (ii) the amount of interest actually received with respect
to such Mortgage Loan in connection with such Principal Prepayment.
Prepayment
Period:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the calendar month immediately preceding the month
in which such Payment Date occurs.
Prepayment
Penalty:
Any
prepayment fees and penalties to be paid by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage
Loan.
Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy:
Any
mortgage guaranty insurance, if any, on an individual Mortgage Loan (excluding
any Bulk PMI Policy) as evidenced by a policy or certificate, whether such
policy is obtained by the originator, the lender, the Mortgagor, AMC or the
Seller.
Prime
Rate:
The
prime rate of the United States money center commercial banks as published
in
The
Wall Street Journal,
Northeast Edition.
Principal
Deficiency Amount:
Any of
the [M]] Principal Deficiency Amount or the [B] Principal Deficiency Amount,
as
applicable.
Principal
Payment Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the Principal Remittance Amount
for such date minus
the
Overcollateralization Release Amount, if any, for such Payment
Date.
Principal
Prepayment:
Any
Mortgagor payment of principal (other than a Balloon Payment) or other recovery
of principal on a Mortgage Loan that is recognized as having been received
or
recovered in advance of its scheduled Due Date and applied to reduce the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the
Mortgage Note.
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Principal
Remittance Amount:
With
respect any Payment Date, (a) the sum of (i) all principal collected (other
than Payaheads) or advanced in respect of Scheduled Payments on the Mortgage
Loans during the related Collection Period (less unreimbursed Advances due
to
the Servicer or the Master Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loans,
to the extent allocable to principal), (ii) all Principal Prepayments in full
or
in part received during the related Prepayment Period on the Mortgage Loans,
in
the case of any Principal Prepayments in full, or during the related Collection
Period, in the case of any Principal Prepayments in part, (iii) the outstanding
principal balance of each Mortgage Loan that was purchased from the Trust during
the related Prepayment Period, (iv) the portion of any Substitution Adjustment
Amount paid with respect to any Deleted Mortgage Loan during the related
Prepayment Period, to the extent allocable to principal and (v) all Net
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and other
recoveries collected with respect to such Mortgage Loans during the related
Prepayment Period, to the extent allocable to principal, (b) to the extent
not reimbursed pursuant to clause (a) above or from amounts allocable to
interest on the Mortgage Loans, any costs,
expenses or liabilities reimbursable to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner
Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Administrator, the Custodian and the Servicer
to the extent provided in this Agreement or any other Operative Document; and
to
the
extent such amounts allocable to interest on the Mortgage Loans are less than
amounts reimbursable to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 3.8, any
amounts reimbursable during the related Anniversary Year to the Indenture
Trustee therefrom and not reimbursed from such amounts allocable to interest
on
the Mortgage Loans, or otherwise (provided,
however,
that
such reimbursable amounts from such amounts
allocable to interest or principal on the Mortgage Loans
may not
exceed $200,000 in the aggregate during any Anniversary Year; provided,
further,
that in
the event that the Indenture Trustee incurs reimbursable amounts in excess
of
$200,000, it may seek reimbursement from the amounts
allocable to principal on the Mortgage Loans
for such
amounts in subsequent Anniversary Years, but in no event shall such amounts
allocable to interest and principal on the Mortgage Loans
in the
aggregate be reduced in respect of reimbursements to the Indenture Trustee
in
excess of $200,000 per Anniversary Year; and provided,
further,
that
notwithstanding the foregoing, costs and expenses incurred by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to Section 7.1 in connection with any transfer of servicing
shall be excluded from the $200,000 per Anniversary Year limit on reimbursable
amounts). [On
the
first Payment Date after the end of the Revolving Period, the Principal
Remittance Amount shall include amounts allocable to principal that were
deposited in the Revolving Account during the Revolving Period and not withdrawn
to purchase Additional Mortgage Loans.] [On the first Payment Date after the
end
of the Pre-Funding Period, the Principal Remittance Amount shall include amounts
allocable to principal that were deposited in the Pre-Funding Account during
the
Pre-Funding Period and not withdrawn to purchase Subsequent Mortgage
Loans.]
Private
Note:
Not
applicable.
Proceeding:
Any
suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative
proceeding.
Proprietary
Lease:
With
respect to any Cooperative Unit, a lease or occupancy agreement between a
Cooperative Corporation and a holder of related Cooperative Shares.
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Prospectus:
The
prospectus supplement dated
[ ],
20[ ], together with the accompanying prospectus dated
[ ],
20[ ], relating to the Class
[A], Class [M] and Class [B] Notes.
Purchase
Price:
With
respect to the purchase of a Mortgage Loan or related REO Property pursuant
to
this Agreement, an amount equal to the sum of (a) 100% of the unpaid principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan, (b) accrued interest thereon at the applicable
Mortgage Rate, from the date as to which interest was last paid to (but not
including) the Due Date in the Collection Period immediately preceding the
related Payment Date, plus any unreimbursed Servicing Advances, (c) the amount
of any costs and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation
of any applicable federal, state or local predatory or abusive lending law
in
connection with the origination of such Mortgage Loan, (d) the fair market
value
of all other property being purchased, (e) any outstanding amounts due to the
Master Servicer, the Administrator, the Custodian, the Owner Trustee and the
Indenture Trustee and (f) [any Swap Termination Payment payable to the Swap
Counterparty]. The Servicer (or any other party making Advances, if applicable)
shall be reimbursed from the Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan or related
REO
Property for any Advances made or other amounts advanced with respect to such
Mortgage Loan that are reimbursable to the Servicer under this Agreement (or
to
the Master Servicer hereunder), together with any accrued and unpaid
compensation due to the Servicer or the Master Servicer hereunder.
Qualified
GIC:
A
guaranteed investment contract or surety bond providing for the investment
of
funds in the Note Payment Account and insuring a minimum, fixed or floating
rate
of return on investments of such funds, which contract or surety bond
shall:
(xvii) be
an
obligation of an insurance company or other corporation whose long-term debt
is
rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories or,
if
such insurance company has no long-term debt, whose claims paying ability is
rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories, and
whose short-term debt is rated by each Rating Agency in its highest rating
category;
(xviii) provide
that the Administrator may exercise all of the rights under such contract or
surety bond without the necessity of taking any action by any other
Person;
(xix) provide
that if at any time the then current credit standing of the obligor under such
guaranteed investment contract is such that continued investment pursuant to
such contract of funds would result in a downgrading of any rating of the Notes,
the Administrator shall terminate such contract without penalty and be entitled
to the return of all funds previously invested thereunder, together with accrued
interest thereon at the interest rate provided under such contract to the date
of delivery of such funds to the Indenture Trustee;
(xx) provide
that the Administrator’s interest therein shall be transferable to any successor
administrator hereunder; and
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(xxi) provide
that the funds reinvested thereunder and accrued interest thereon be returnable
to Note Payment Account, as the case may be, not later than the Business Day
prior to any Payment Date.
Qualified
Insurer:
An
insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of the states in which
the related Mortgaged Properties are located, duly authorized and licensed
in
such states to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the
insurance provided.
[Qualified
REIT Subsidiary:
A
direct or indirect 100% owned subsidiary of a REIT that satisfies the
requirements of Section 856(i) of the Code.]
Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan:
In the
case of a Mortgage Loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to
the
terms of this Agreement, a Mortgage Loan that, on the date of such substitution,
(i) has an outstanding Scheduled Principal Balance (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance), after application of all Scheduled
Payments due during or prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of,
and
not more than 5.0% less than, the outstanding Scheduled Principal Balance of
the
Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month during which
the
substitution occurs, (ii) has a Mortgage Rate not less than the Mortgage Rate
on
the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) if applicable, has a maximum Mortgage Rate
not
less than the maximum Mortgage Rate on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) has
a
minimum Mortgage Rate not less than the minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan, (v) has a gross margin equal to or greater than the gross margin
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) has a next adjustment date not later than
the
next adjustment date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) has the same Due Date
as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) has a remaining term to maturity not
greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (ix) is current as of the date of substitution, (x) has a Loan-to-Value
Ratio as of the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value
Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (xi) has been underwritten
in accordance with substantially the same underwriting criteria and guidelines
as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xii) has a risk grading determined by the Seller
at least equal to the risk grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(xiii) is secured by the same property type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(xiv) conforms to each representation and warranty applicable to the Deleted
Mortgage Loan made in the Sale Agreement, (xv) has the same or higher lien
position as the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xvi) is covered by a primary mortgage
insurance policy if the Deleted Mortgage Loan was so covered and
(xvii) contains provisions covering the payment of Prepayment Penalties by
the Mortgagor for early prepayment of the Mortgage Loan at least as favorable
as
the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event that one or more mortgage loans are
substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the amounts described in
clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of aggregate Scheduled
Principal Balances, the Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof shall
be
determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the risk gradings
described in clause (xii) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage
loan, the terms described in clause (viii) hereof shall be determined on the
basis of weighted average remaining term to maturity, the Loan-to-Value Ratios
described in clause (x) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such mortgage
loan
and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the
representations and warranties described in clause (xiv) hereof must be
satisfied as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate,
as
the case may be.
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Rating
Agency:
Each of
[Xxxxx’x], [S&P], [Fitch] and [DBRS].
Rating
Agency Condition:
With
respect to any action to which the Rating Agency Condition applies, that each
Rating Agency shall have been given 10 days (or such shorter period as is
acceptable to each Rating Agency) prior notice thereof and that each Rating
Agency shall have notified the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
in writing that such action will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of
the
then current rating of the rated Notes.
Realized
Loss:
With
respect to each Liquidated Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to (i) the unpaid
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of liquidation,
minus
(ii)
Liquidation Proceeds received, to the extent allocable to principal, net of
amounts that are reimbursable therefrom to the Servicer with respect to such
Mortgage Loan (other than Advances of principal) including expenses of
liquidation, and with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is not a liquidated
Mortgage Loan, any amount of principal that the Mortgagor is no longer required
to pay. In determining whether a Realized Loss is a Realized Loss of principal,
Liquidation Proceeds shall be allocated, first,
to
payment of expenses related to such Liquidated Mortgage Loan, then
to
accrued unpaid interest, and finally
to
reduce the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.
Recognition
Agreement:
With
respect to any Cooperative Loan, an agreement between the Cooperative
Corporation and the originator of such Mortgage Loan which establishes the
rights of such originator in the Cooperative Property.
Record
Date:
With
respect to the LIBOR Notes and any Payment Date, the close of business on the
Business Day immediately preceding such Payment Date. With respect to the
Ownership Certificate and any Payment Date, the close of business on the last
Business Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which the Payment
Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Payment Date, the Closing
Date).
Regulation
AB:
Regulation AB promulgated under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as
the
same may be amended from time to time; and all references to any rule, item,
section or subsection of, or definition or term contained in, Regulation AB
mean
such rule, item, section, subsection, definition or term, as the case may be,
or
any successor thereto, in each case as the same may be amended from time to
time.
[REIT:
A real
estate investment trust within the meaning of sections 856 and 857 of the
Code.]
Relief
Act:
The
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as such may be amended from time to time,
and
any similar state or local laws.
Relief
Act Shortfall:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which there has been a reduction in the
amount of interest collectible thereon as a result of application of the Relief
Act, any amount by which interest collectible on such Mortgage Loan for the
Due
Date in the related Collection Period is less than interest accrued thereon
for
the applicable one-month period at the Net Mortgage Rate without giving effect
to such reduction.
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REO
Property:
A
Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the Issuer through
foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted
Mortgage Loan.
Required
Insurance Policies:
Any
Insurance Policy required to be maintained by the Servicer under this
Agreement.
Required
Recordation States:
The
states of Florida and Mississippi.
Residual
Holder:
The
meaning ascribed to the term “Certificateholder” in the Trust
Agreement.
Responsible
Officer:
When
used with respect to the Indenture Trustee or the Administrator, any Vice
President, Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any assistant secretary
or
any officer, working in its Corporate Trust Office and having responsibility
for
the administration of this Agreement, and any other officer to whom a matter
arising under this Agreement may be referred.
Restricted
Security:
Any
[Class N Note] or Ownership Certificate.
[Revolving
Account:
The
revolving account maintained by the Administrator in which Revolving Deposits
are deposited by the Administrator to be used to acquire Additional Mortgage
Loans during the Revolving Period.]
[Revolving
Amount:
With
respect to each Payment Date during the Revolving Period, the total amount
of
Revolving Deposits deposited in the Revolving Account on such Payment
Date.]
[Revolving
Credit Loan:
An
individual Revolving Credit Loan that is the subject of this Agreement, each
Revolving Credit Loan subject to this Agreement being identified on the
Revolving Credit Loan Schedule, which Revolving Credit Loan includes without
limitation the Revolving Credit Loan documents, 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 Revolving Credit
Loan.]
[Revolving
Credit Loan Schedule:
A
schedule of the Revolving Credit Loans setting forth information with respect
to
such Revolving Credit Loans (including any MERS identification number (if
available) with respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan and a Prepayment Penalty
schedule), attached hereto as [Schedule I], which may be amended from time
to
time to include additional mortgage loans which are transferred to the Servicer
by a predecessor Servicer.]
[Revolving
Deposits:
With
respect to any Payment Date during the Revolving Period, all payments that
would
otherwise be made to Noteholders in respect of principal [and excess interest]
that is deposited in the Revolving Account on such Payment Date.]
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Rolling
Three Month Delinquency Rate:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, equal
to
the average of the Delinquency Rates for each of the three (or one and two,
in
the case of the first and second Payment Dates, respectively) immediately
preceding calendar months.
S&P:
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies,
Inc., or any successor in interest.
Sale
Agreement:
The
Sale Agreement dated as of the Cut-off Date between the Depositor and Seller,
and acknowledged and agreed to by AMC, for the sale of the Mortgage
Loans.
Scheduled
Payment:
Each
scheduled payment of principal and interest (or of interest only, if applicable)
to be paid by the Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan, as reduced (except where
otherwise specified herein) by the amount of any related Debt Service Reduction
(excluding all amounts of principal and interest that were due on or before
the
Cut-off Date whenever received) and, in the case of an REO Property, an amount
equivalent to the Scheduled Payment that would have been due on the related
Mortgage Loan if such Mortgage Loan had remained in existence.
Scheduled
Principal Balance:
With
respect to (i) any Mortgage Loan as of any Payment Date, the principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan at the close of business on the Cut-off Date [(with
respect to the Initial Mortgage Loans) or Subsequent Cut-off Date (with respect
to the Subsequent mortgage Loans),] after giving effect to principal payments
due on or before the Cut-off Date [or Subsequent Cut-off Date, as applicable],
whether or not received, less an amount equal to principal payments due after
the Cut-off Date [or Subsequent Cut-off Date, as applicable], and on or before
the Due Date in the related Collection Period, whether or not received from
the
Mortgagor or advanced by or on behalf of the Servicer, and all amounts allocable
to unscheduled principal payments (including Principal Prepayments, Liquidation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and condemnation proceeds, in each case to the
extent identified and applied prior to or during the related Prepayment Period)
and (ii) any REO Property as of any Payment Date, the Scheduled Principal
Balance of the related Mortgage Loan on the Due Date immediately preceding
the
date of acquisition of such REO Property by or on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee (reduced by any amount applied as a reduction of principal on the
Mortgage Loan). With respect to any Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date [or
Subsequent Cut-off Date, as applicable], as specified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
SEC
Rules:
As
defined in Section 6.5.
Securities
Act:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securities
Intermediary:
The
Person acting as Securities Intermediary under this Agreement (which is
[ ]), its successor
in interest and any successor Securities Intermediary appointed pursuant to
Section 4.6.
Security:
Any
Note or Ownership Certificate.
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Security
Entitlement:
The
meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the New York UCC.
Securityholder:
The
meaning provided in the definition of “Holder.”
Seller:
[Aegis
REIT Corporation] [Aegis Mortgage Corporation] or any successor in
interest.
Senior
Note:
Any
Class
[A]
Note.
Senior
Enhancement Percentage:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the fraction, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the amount, if any, by which (a) the sum of the aggregate
Class Principal Amount of the Class [M] and Class [B] Notes and the
Overcollateralization Amount (which amount, for purposes of this definition
only, shall not be less than zero) exceeds (b) the Total Principal Deficiency
Amount, in each case after giving effect to payments on such Payment Date,
and
the denominator of which is the Pool Balance for such Payment Date.
Senior
Principal Payment Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date , the amount, if any, by which (x) the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class
[A]
Notes
immediately prior to such Payment Date exceeds (y) the Senior Target
Amount.
Senior
Target Amount:
With
respect to each Payment Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the product
of (i) [ ]% and
(ii) the Pool Balance for such Payment Date and (b) the amount, if any, by
which
(i) the Pool Balance for such Payment Date exceeds (ii) 0.50% of the Cut-off
Date Balance.
Servicer:
[ ] or any successor
in interest, or if any successor servicer shall be appointed as herein provided,
then such successor servicer.
Servicer
Event of Default:
Any one
of the events, conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section
7.1(a).
Servicer
Remittance Date:
The day
in each calendar month on which the Servicer is required to remit payments
to
the Collection Account, which is the 19th
day of
each calendar month no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (or, if such
19th
day is
not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day).
[Servicer
Termination Event:
So long
as [ ] (or an
Affiliate of [ ])
remains the Servicer, a Servicer Termination Event shall have occurred if either
(a) the Delinquency Rate for any month exceeds 20.00 percent or (b) Cumulative
Realized Losses as of any date exceed
[ ]
percent.]
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Servicing
Advances:
All
customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses other
than Delinquency Advances (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Servicer of its servicing
obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the preservation,
inspection, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any
enforcement or administrative or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures,
(c) the management and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged
Property is acquired in satisfaction of the Mortgage, (d) taxes, assessments,
water rates, sewer rents and other charges which are or may become a lien upon
the Mortgaged Property, and Bulk PMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard
insurance coverage, (e) any losses sustained by a Servicer with respect to
the
liquidation of the Mortgaged Property and (f) executing and recording
instruments of satisfaction, deeds of reconveyance or Assignments to the extent
not recovered from the related borrower or otherwise payable under this
Agreement.
Servicing
Criteria:
The
“servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be
amended from time to time.
Servicing
Fee:
With
respect to any Payment Date and each Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the
product of (a) one-twelfth of the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the first day of the related
Collection Period.
Servicing
Fee Rate:
[0.50]%
per annum.
Servicing
Officer:
Any of
the President, any Vice President (however denominated), or Assistant Vice
President of the Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable, involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing or master servicing, if
applicable, of one or more Mortgage Loans at the time of performance of the
relevant activity of the Servicer or Master Servicer.
Servicing
Standard:
The
Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans (a) in the same manner
in which, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which,
the
Servicer generally services and administers similar mortgage loans with similar
mortgagors (i) for other third parties, giving due consideration to customary
and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional residential mortgage
lenders servicing their own loans or (ii) held in the Servicer’s own portfolio,
whichever standard is higher; (b) with a view to the maximization of recoveries
with respect to such Mortgage Loans on a net present value basis and the best
interests of the Trust and any Person to which Mortgage Loans may be transferred
by the Indenture Trustee; (c) without regard to (i) any relationship that the
Servicer or any Affiliate thereof may have with the related Mortgagor or any
other party to the transaction, (ii) the right of the Servicer to receive
compensation or other fees for its services rendered pursuant to this Agreement,
(iii) the obligation of the Servicer to make Servicing Advances, (iv) the
ownership, servicing or management by the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof
for
others of any other mortgage loans or mortgaged properties, and (v) any debt
that the Servicer or any Affiliate thereof has extended to any Mortgagor or
any
affiliate of such Mortgagor; and (d) in accordance with applicable federal,
state and local laws, rules and regulations.
Special
Servicer:
The
person designated by the Seller (with the prior consent of the Indenture Trustee
and the Master Servicer) to assume the servicing of Distressed Mortgage Loans
pursuant to Section 3.22 hereof.
[Specially
Serviced Revolving Credit Loan:
A
Revolving Credit Loan as to which a Servicing Event (as defined in Section
3.11[(n)]) has occurred and is continuing.]
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Startup
Day:
The day
designated as such in the Preliminary Statement.
Stepdown
Date:
The
earlier to occur of (a) the Payment Date on which the aggregate Class Principal
Amount of the Senior Notes has been reduced to zero; and (b) the later to occur
of (x) the Payment Date in
[ ] 20[ ]
and (y) the first Payment Date on which the Senior Enhancement Percentage
(calculated for this purpose after
giving
effect to payments or other recoveries in respect of the Mortgage Loans during
the related Collection Period but before
giving
effect to payments on the Notes on such Payment Date) is greater than or equal
to [ ]%.
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.
Subordinate
Note:
Any
Class [M] or Class [B] Note.
[Subsequent
Cut-off Date:
The
date specified as the Cut-off Date with respect to a [Subsequent Mortgage Loan]
[Additional Mortgage Loan] in the related Transfer Supplement, which shall
be no
later than [ ].]
[Subsequent
Mortgage Loan:
A
Mortgage Loan that is conveyed as of the Transfer Date to the Trust by the
Depositor pursuant to a Transfer Supplement to the Sale Agreement, which
Mortgage Loan shall be identified in such Transfer Supplement as a Subsequent
Mortgage Loan and added by the Depositor to the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.]
Subsequent
Recovery:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, any collection or other recovery of amounts owed
thereunder after such Mortgage Loan becomes a Liquidated Mortgage
Loan.
Subservicer:
Aegis
Mortgage Corporation or any successor in interest.
Substitution
Adjustment Amount:
The
amount, if any, by which the Scheduled Principal Balance of a Deleted Mortgage
Loan exceeds the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, or aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance, if applicable,
plus
unpaid
interest thereon, and any related unpaid Advances or unpaid Servicing Fees,
and
the amount of any costs and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with
any
violation of any applicable federal, state or local predatory or abusive lending
laws in connection with the origination of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan.
[Swap
Agreement:
The
interest rate swap agreement entered into by the Trust, which agreement provides
for a Net Swap Payment to be paid pursuant to the conditions provided therein,
together with any schedules, confirmations or other agreements relating thereto,
attached hereto as Exhibit H.]
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[Swap
Counterparty:
The
counterparty to the Trust either (a) entitled to receive payments from the
Trust
or (b) required to make payments to the Trust, in either case pursuant to the
terms of the Swap Agreement, and any successor in interest or assign. Initially,
the Swap Counterparty shall be Credit Suisse First Boston
International.]
[Swap
Counterparty Trigger Event:
A Swap
Counterparty Trigger Event shall have occurred if any of a Swap Default with
respect to which the Swap Counterparty is a Defaulting Party, a Termination
Event with respect to which the Swap Counterparty is the sole Affected Party
or
an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Swap Counterparty
is
the sole Affected Party has occurred.]
[Swap
Default:
Any of
the circumstances constituting an “Event of Default” under the Swap
Agreement.]
Swap
LIBOR:
With
respect to any Payment Date (and the related Accrual Period), and as calculated
by the Swap Counterparty, the product of (i) LIBOR as defined in the Swap
Agreement, (ii) two, and (iii) the quotient of (a) the actual number of days
in
the accrual period for the LIBOR Notes and (b) 30.
[Swap
Termination Payment:
Upon
the designation of an “Early Termination Date” as defined in the Swap Agreement,
the payment to be made by the Trust to the Swap Counterparty, or by the Swap
Counterparty to the Trust, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of the Swap
Agreement.]
Target
Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, an amount equal to the Pool Balance for such
Payment Date minus
the
Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for such Payment Date.
Targeted
Overcollateralization Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date (x) prior to the Stepdown Date,
$[ ],
(y) on
or after the Stepdown Date, and provided
that an
Overcollateralization Trigger Event is not in effect, the greater of
(i) $[ ] and
(ii) [ ]% of the Pool
Balance for such Payment Date and (z) on or after the Stepdown Date and
provided
that an
Overcollateralization Trigger Event is in effect, the Targeted
Overcollateralization Amount for the immediately preceding Payment
Date.
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(or such other page selected by the Servicer as may replace Page 3750 on that
service for the purpose of displaying daily comparable rates on
prices).
[Termination
Event:
As
defined in the Swap Agreement.]
Title
Insurance Policy:
A title
insurance policy maintained with respect to a Mortgage Loan.
Total
Remittance Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the sum of (i) the Interest Remittance Amount
for such date, (ii) the Principal Remittance Amount for such date, and (iii)
all
Prepayment Penalties collected during the related Prepayment Period or
Collection Period, as applicable.
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Total
Principal Deficiency Amount:
With
respect to any Payment Date, the excess, if any, of the aggregate Class
Principal Amount of the LIBOR Notes after giving effect to payments on such
Payment Date over the Pool Balance as of the last day of the related Collection
Period.
[Transfer
Date:
Any
date during the [Pre-Funding Period] [Revolving Period] on which [Subsequent
Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans] are conveyed by the Depositor to
the
Trust pursuant to Section [ ], as specified in the
applicable Transfer Supplement.
[Transfer
Price:
With
respect to any [Subsequent Mortgage Loan] [Additional Mortgage Loan], the price
specified in the Transfer Supplement which shall be no less than the outstanding
principal balance of such [Subsequent Mortgage Loan] [Additional Mortgage Loan]
as of the Subsequent Cut-off Date specified in the Transfer
Supplement.]
[Transfer
Supplement:
With
respect to each sale of [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans]
from the Seller to the Depositor pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, the transfer supplement entered into between the Seller and the
Depositor, substantially in the form of Exhibit [ ] to the Sale
Agreement.
Trigger
Event:
A
Trigger Event shall have occurred with respect to any Payment Date if (i) a
Delinquency Event or (ii) an Overcollateralization Cumulative Loss Trigger
Event
shall have occurred.
Trust:
The
Issuer.
Trust
Accounts:
Each of
the Note Payment Account and the Certificate Distribution Account.
Trust
Account Property:
The
Trust Accounts, all amounts and investments held from time to time in the Trust
Accounts (whether in the form of deposit accounts, physical property, book-entry
securities, uncertificated securities, securities entitlements, investment
property or otherwise) and all proceeds of the foregoing.
Trust
Agreement:
The
trust agreement dated as of
[ ],
20[ ],
among
the Depositor, the Administrator and the Owner Trustee, as such may be amended
or supplemented from time to time.
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Trust
Estate:
The
assets subject to this Agreement and the Indenture, transferred by the Depositor
to the Issuer and pledged by the Issuer to the Indenture Trustee, which assets
consist of all accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights, general
intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money, deposit accounts,
certificates of deposit, goods, notes, drafts, letters of credit, advices of
credit, investment property, uncertificated securities and rights to payment
of
any and every kind consisting of, arising from or relating to any of the
following: (a) the Mortgage Loans (and all Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans substituted therefor) exclusive of the servicing rights related thereto,
together with the Mortgage Files relating to such Mortgage Loans, and all
Scheduled Payments due after the Cut-off Date, all Principal Prepayments
received with respect to the Mortgage Loans paid by the respective borrower
after the Cut-off Date and any Prepayment Penalties due after the Cut-off Date
and proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing;
(b)
any Insurance Proceeds, REO Property, Liquidation Proceeds and other recoveries;
(c) the Custodial Account, the Collection Account, the Certificate Distribution
Account, the Note Payment Account, [the Pre-Funding Account, the Capitalized
Interest Account] and any Escrow Account and all amounts deposited therein
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement; (d) any Insurance
Policies; (e) the rights of the Depositor under the Sale Agreement; (f) [the
rights of the Trust under [the Swap Agreement] and [the Cap Agreements] and
all
amounts received from [the Swap Counterparty,] [the Cap Counterparty] and [the
Class N Cap Counterparty] thereunder (to the extent provided herein)]; and
(g)
all income, revenues, issues, products, revisions, substitutions, replacements,
profits, rents and all cash and non-cash proceeds of the foregoing.
UCC:
The
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction from time
to
time.
Underwriters:
[ ],
[ ],
[ ] and
[ ].
Voting
Interests:
The
portion of the voting rights of all the Notes that is allocated to any Note
for
purposes of the voting provisions of this Agreement. At all times during the
term of this Agreement, 98% of all Voting Interests shall be allocated to the
Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B] Notes. Voting Interests shall be allocated
among such Notes based on the product of (i) 98% and (ii) the fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate Class
Principal Amount of all Notes then outstanding and the denominator of which
is
the Pool Balance then outstanding. At all times during the term of this
Agreement, 2% of all Voting Interests shall be allocated to the Ownership
Certificate.
Section
1.2
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Calculations
Respecting Mortgage Loans.
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Calculations
required to be made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to any Mortgage
Loan
in the Trust shall be made based upon current information as to the terms of
the
Mortgage Loans and reports of payments received from the Mortgagor on such
Mortgage Loans and payments to be made to the Master Servicer and then to the
Administrator as supplied to the Master Servicer by the Servicer and to the
Administrator by the Master Servicer. The Administrator shall not be required
to
recompute, verify or recalculate the information supplied to it by the Master
Servicer or [the Credit Risk Manager].
Section
1.3
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Calculations
Respecting Accrued Interest.
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Accrued
interest, if any, on any LIBOR Note shall be calculated based upon a 360-day
year and the actual number of days in each Accrual Period.
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ARTICLE
II
CONVEYANCE
OF MORTGAGE LOANS; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section
2.1 Creation
and Declaration of Trust Estate; Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
(a) [Initial
Mortgage Loans] As of the Closing Date, in consideration of the Issuer’s
delivery of the Notes and the Ownership Certificate to the Depositor or its
designee, and concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the Depositor hereby sells, conveys, assigns and transfers to the Issuer,
without recourse, subject to Section 2.3, in trust, and for the exclusive
benefit of the Securityholders as their respective interests may appear, all
the
Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to any and all benefits accruing to
the Depositor from: (i) the Mortgage Loans (and all Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans substituted therefor) exclusive of the servicing rights related
thereto, in respect of which the Depositor is causing to be delivered to the
Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian) herewith the related Mortgage Files, and
the Depositor’s interest in any collateral pledged to secure a Mortgage Loan,
and all Scheduled Payments due after the Cut-off Date and all Principal
Prepayments received with respect to the Mortgage Loans paid by the borrower
after the Cut-off Date and proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary,
of the foregoing; (ii) each Insurance Policy; (iii) the Sale Agreement (and
delegates its obligations thereunder) and (iv) all proceeds of any of the
foregoing (including, but not limited to, all proceeds of any mortgage
insurance, hazard insurance, or title insurance policy relating to the Mortgage
Loans, cash proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable, notes, drafts, acceptances,
chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, rights to payment of any and every
kind, and other forms of obligations and receivables, which at any time
constitute all or part or are included in the proceeds of any of the foregoing);
and the Indenture Trustee declares that, subject to the review provided for
in
Section 2.2, it has received and shall hold the Trust Estate, as Indenture
Trustee, in trust, for the benefit and use of the Noteholders and for the
purposes and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
and, concurrently with such receipt, the Issuer has issued and delivered the
Notes and the Ownership Certificate to or upon the order of the Depositor,
in
exchange for the Mortgage Loans and the other property of the Trust
Estate.
[[Subsequent
Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans].
On each
Transfer Date occurring during the [Pre-Funding Period] [Revolving Period],
provided that each condition set forth in this Section 2.1(a) is satisfied,
the
Depositor shall convey to the Issuer, and the Issuer shall purchase pursuant
to
this Section 2.1(a), all [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans]
which satisfy the criteria set forth in this Section 2.1(a) then offered for
sale by the Depositor; provided,
however,
that
the related aggregate Transfer Price shall not exceed the [Pre-Funding Amount]
[Revolving Amount].
Subject
to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.1(a), in consideration of the
Administrator’s delivery on the related Transfer Date to the Depositor or its
designee, or upon the order of the Depositor, of the Transfer Price for the
related [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans] from amounts
on
deposit in the related [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Amount], the Depositor
shall, on each Transfer Date, sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise
convey to the Issuer, without recourse, but subject to the other terms and
provisions of this Agreement, all of the right, title and interest of the
Depositor in and to each [Subsequent Mortgage Loan] [Additional Mortgage Loan]
(including all interest and principal thereon received after the related
Subsequent Cut-off Date specified in the Transfer Supplement) identified in
the
Addition Notice delivered by the Depositor on such Transfer Date and all items
in the related Mortgage File. In connection therewith, the Depositor shall
amend
the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the inclusion of such [Subsequent Mortgage
Loan] [Additional Mortgage Loan] in the Mortgage Pool as part of the assets
of
the Trust Estate. The Depositor shall promptly deliver to the Indenture Trustee,
the Custodian, the Administrator and the Master Servicer a copy of the Mortgage
Loan Schedule as so amended.
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Concurrently
with the execution and delivery of each Transfer Supplement, the Depositor
does
hereby assign to the Issuer all of its rights and interest under the Sale
Agreement with respect to the [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage
Loans] added to the Sale Agreement pursuant to such Transfer Supplement, but
only to the extent assigned under the Sale Agreement. The Issuer hereby accepts
such assignment, and shall be entitled to exercise all the rights of the
Depositor under the Sale Agreement as amended by the related Transfer Supplement
as if, for such purpose, it were the Depositor.
The
Depositor shall on any Transfer Date transfer to the Issuer the applicable
[Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans] and the other property
and rights related thereto described in the immediately preceding paragraph,
as
applicable, and the Issuer shall purchase such [Subsequent Mortgage Loans]
[Additional Mortgage Loans], property and rights only upon the satisfaction
of
each of the following conditions on or prior to the related Transfer
Date:
(i)
[ ];
(ii) [ ]; and
(iii)
[ ].
[To
be
added for each transaction with Subsequent Mortgage Loans or Additional Mortgage
Loans]
[Concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement, the Swap Agreement and the Cap Agreements
shall be delivered to the Issuer. In connection therewith, the Depositor hereby
directs the Issuer to execute and deliver the Swap Agreement and the Cap
Agreements on behalf of, and for the benefit of, the Securityholders.] Upon
the
issuance of the Securities, ownership in the Trust Estate shall be vested in
the
Issuer, subject to the lien created by the Indenture Trustee in favor of the
Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the Securityholders.
It
is
agreed and understood by the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee (and the Seller
has so represented and recognized in the Sale Agreement) that it is not intended
that any Mortgage Loan to be included in the Trust be (i) a “High Cost Home
Loan” as defined in the New Jersey Home Ownership Act effective November 27,
2003, (ii) a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan
Protection Act effective January 1, 2004, (iii) a “High-Risk Home Loan” as
defined in the Illinois High-Risk Home Loan Act effective January 1, 2004,
(iv)
a “High-Cost Home Mortgage Loan” as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory Home
Loan Practices Act effective November 7, 2004, or (v) a “High Cost Home Loan” as
defined in the Indiana Home Loan Practices Act effective January 1, 2005.
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(b) In
connection with such transfer, the Depositor has delivered or caused to be
delivered to the Indenture Trustee (or the Custodian acting on the Indenture
Trustee’s behalf) for the benefit of the Noteholders the following documents or
instruments (collectively, the “Mortgage Loan Documents”) with respect to each
Mortgage Loan so transferred (as to each, a “Mortgage File”):
(i) (A)
the
original Mortgage Note endorsed by manual or facsimile signature to the
Indenture Trustee or in blank, without recourse, with all intervening
endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator to
the
Person endorsing the Mortgage Note (the “Last Endorsee”) (each such endorsement
being sufficient to transfer all right, title and interest of the party so
endorsing, as noteholder or assignee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note);
or
(B)
with
respect to any Lost Mortgage Note, a lost note affidavit from the Depositor
stating that the original Mortgage Note was lost or destroyed, together with
a
copy of such Mortgage Note;
(ii) except
with respect to any Cooperative Loan, the original recorded Mortgage or a copy
of such Mortgage certified by AMC, the Seller, the originating lender,
settlement agent, or escrow company as being a true and complete copy of the
Mortgage;
(iii) except
with respect to any Cooperative Loan and any MERS Mortgage Loans and except
with
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which the related Mortgage names the
originating lender as beneficiary or mortgagee, either (A) a duly executed
assignment of the Mortgage in blank, or (B) an original recorded assignment
of
the Mortgage from the Last Endorsee to the Indenture Trustee or a copy of such
assignment of Mortgage certified by the Depositor, the originating lender,
settlement agent, or escrow company as being a true and complete copy thereof
which in either case may be included in a blanket assignment or assignments;
(iv) except
with respect to any Cooperative Loan and any MERS Mortgage Loans, each interim
recorded assignment of such Mortgage, or a copy of each such interim recorded
assignment of Mortgage certified by the Depositor, the originating lender,
settlement agent, or escrow company as being a true and complete copy thereof;
(v) the
original or copies of each assumption, modification, written assurance or
substitution agreement, if any;
(vi) except
with respect to any Cooperative Loan, either the original or duplicate original
title policy (including all riders thereto) with respect to the related
Mortgaged Property, if available, provided
that the
title policy (including all riders thereto) will be delivered as soon as it
becomes available, and if the title policy is not available, and to the extent
required pursuant to the second paragraph below or otherwise in connection
with
the rating of the Notes, a written commitment or interim binder or preliminary
report of the title issued by the title insurance or escrow company with respect
to the Mortgaged Property; and
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(vii) in
the
case of a Cooperative Loan, the originals of the following documents or
instruments (in addition to the documents required by clauses (i) and (iii)
above):
(A)
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The
Cooperative Shares, together with a stock power in
blank;
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(B)
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The
executed Security Agreement;
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(C)
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The
executed Proprietary Lease;
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(D)
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The
executed Recognition Agreement;
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(E) The
executed UCC original financing statement with evidence of recording thereon;
and
(F) Executed
UCC amendments or other appropriate UCC financing statements required by state
law, evidencing a complete and unbroken line from the mortgagee to the Indenture
Trustee (or in blank) with evidence of recording thereon (or in a form suitable
for recordation).
(viii) [all
Revolving Credit Loan documents.]
In
the
event that with respect to any Mortgage Loan the Depositor cannot deliver (a)
the original recorded Mortgage or (b) any recorded assignments or interim
assignments satisfying the requirements of clause (iii) or (iv) above,
respectively, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof because such
document or documents have not been returned from the applicable public
recording office, the Depositor shall deliver such documents to the Custodian
on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee as promptly as possible upon receipt thereof
and, in any event, within 720 days following the Closing Date [(or, in the
case
of [Subsequent] [Additional] Mortgage Loan, the Transfer Date)]. The Depositor
or the Servicer shall forward or cause to be forwarded to the Custodian on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee (a) from time to time additional original
documents evidencing an assumption or modification of a Mortgage Loan and (b)
any other documents required to be delivered by the Depositor or the Servicer
to
the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian. In the case 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, the Depositor shall deliver
to the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian a copy of such Mortgage certified
(to
the extent such certification is reasonably obtainable) by such public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage.
In
addition, in the event that with respect to any Mortgage Loan the Depositor
cannot deliver the original or duplicate original lender’s title policy
(together with all riders thereto), satisfying the requirements of clause (vi)
above, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof because the related
Mortgage or a related assignment has not been returned from the applicable
public recording office, the Depositor shall promptly deliver to the Custodian
on behalf of the Indenture Trustee such original or duplicate original lender’s
title policy (together with all riders thereto) upon receipt thereof from the
applicable title insurer, and in any event, within 720 days following the
Closing Date [(or, in the case of [Subsequent] [Additional] Mortgage Loan,
the
Transfer Date)].
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Subject
to the immediately following sentence, as promptly as practicable subsequent
to
the transfer pursuant to clause (a) of this Section 2.1, and in any event within
30 days thereafter, the Servicer, at the expense of the Depositor, shall as
to
any Non-MERS Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Depositor delivers an
assignment of the Mortgage in blank pursuant to clause (b)(iii)(A) of this
Section 2.1, (i) complete each such assignment of Mortgage to conform to clause
(b)(iii)(B) of this Section 2.1, (ii) cause such assignment to be in proper
form
for recording in the appropriate public office for real property records, and
(iii) cause to be delivered for recording in the appropriate public office
for
real property records each such assignment of the Mortgages, except that, with
respect to any assignments of Mortgage as to which the Servicer has not received
the information required to prepare such assignments in recordable form, the
Servicer’s obligation to do so and to deliver the same for such recording shall
be as soon as practicable after receipt of such information and in any event
within 30 days after receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Servicer need not cause to be recorded any assignment which relates to a
Non-MERS Mortgage Loan with respect to which the Mortgaged Property is located
in any state other than the Required Recordation States.
With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Servicer, at the expense of the
Depositor, shall take such actions as are necessary to cause the Indenture
Trustee to be clearly identified as the owner of each such Mortgage Loan on
the
records of MERS for purposes of the system of recording transfers of beneficial
ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
In
the
case of Mortgage Loans that have been prepaid in full as of the Closing Date
[(or, in the case of [Subsequent] [Additional] Mortgage Loan, the Transfer
Date)], the Depositor, in lieu of delivering the above documents to the
Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, will deposit in the Custodial
Account the portion of such payment that is required to be deposited in the
Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof.
The
Seller shall at its expense deliver to the Servicer copies of all trailing
documents required to be included in the Mortgage File at the same time the
originals or certified copies thereof are delivered to the Custodian on behalf
of the Indenture Trustee, such documents to include but not be limited to the
mortgagee policy of title insurance and any mortgage loan documents upon their
return from the recording office.
Section
2.2 Acceptance
by Indenture Trustee of the Trust Estate; Review of
Documentation.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.1, the Issuer acknowledges receipt of the assets
transferred by the Depositor of the assets included in the Trust Estate and
has
directed that the documents referred to in Section 2.1 and all other assets
included in the definition of “Trust Estate” be delivered to the Custodian on
behalf of the Indenture Trustee.
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The
Custodian, by execution and delivery, hereof, and on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, acknowledges receipt of the documents identified in the initial
certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A (the “Initial
Certification”) and the Custodian declares that it holds and will hold such
documents and the other documents delivered to it constituting the Mortgage
Files, and that the Custodian holds or will hold such other assets as are
included in the Trust, in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present
and future Noteholders.
The
Custodian agrees to execute and deliver on the Closing Date [(or, in the case
of
[Subsequent] [Additional] Mortgage Loan, the Transfer Date)] to the Depositor,
the Seller, the Master Servicer and the Servicer, an Initial Certification
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A. Based on the Custodian’s review and
examination, and only as to the documents identified in such Initial
Certification and subject to any exceptions noted in the schedule attached
to
such certification, the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee
acknowledges that such documents appear regular on their face and relate to
such
Mortgage Loan. Neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Custodian shall be under
any duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine said documents,
instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that the same are
genuine, enforceable or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they
have actually been recorded in the real estate records or that they are other
than what they purport to be on their face.
Not
later
than 90 days after the Closing Date [(or, in the case of [Subsequent]
[Additional] Mortgage Loan, the Transfer Date)], the Custodian shall deliver
to
the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer and the Servicer a Final
Certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B, with any applicable
exceptions noted thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, in the event there are exceptions to the Final Certification, the
Custodian may transmit such exceptions electronically (via email) to the
Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the Indenture
Trustee, subject to the prior approval of the Depositor, the Seller, the Master
Servicer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee.
If,
in
the course of such review, the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee
finds any document constituting a part of a Mortgage File which does not meet
the requirements of Section 2.1 hereof (the “Mortgage Loan Document
Requirements”), the Custodian shall list such as an exception in the Final
Certification; provided,
however,
that
neither the Indenture Trustee nor the Custodian shall make any determination
as
to whether (i) any endorsement is sufficient to transfer all right, title and
interest of the party so endorsing, as noteholder or assignee thereof, in and
to
that Mortgage Note or (ii) any assignment is in recordable form or is sufficient
to effect the assignment of and transfer to the assignee thereof under the
mortgage to which the assignment relates. The Seller shall promptly correct
or
cure such defect within 90 days from the date it was so notified of such defect
and, if the Seller does not correct or cure such defect within such period,
the
Seller shall either (a) substitute for the related Mortgage Loan a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan, which substitution shall be accomplished in the manner
and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.3 hereof, or (b) purchase
such Mortgage Loan from the Indenture Trustee within 90 days from the date
the
Seller was notified of such defect in writing at the Purchase Price of such
Mortgage Loan; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall such substitution or purchase occur more than 540 days from
the
Closing Date, except that if the substitution or purchase of a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to this provision is required by reason of a delay in delivery of
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any
documents by the appropriate recording office, and there is a dispute between
either the Servicer or the Seller and the Indenture Trustee over the location
or
status of the recorded document, then such substitution or purchase shall occur
within 720 days from the Closing Date. Any such substitution pursuant to (a)
above shall not be effected prior to the delivery to the Indenture Trustee
of a
Request for Release substantially in the form of Exhibit C. No substitution
is
permitted to be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date for
such
month. The Purchase Price for any such Mortgage Loan shall be deposited by
the
Seller in the Collection Account on or prior to the Deposit Date for the Payment
Date in the month following the month of repurchase and, upon receipt of written
certification from the Servicer of such deposit, the Indenture Trustee shall
cause the Custodian to release the related Mortgage File to the Seller and
shall
execute and deliver at the Seller’s request such instruments of transfer or
assignment prepared by the Seller, in each case without recourse, as shall
be
necessary to vest in the Seller, or a designee, the Indenture Trustee’s interest
in any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. The foregoing remedy against
the
Seller for failure to deliver Mortgage Loans that satisfy the Mortgage Loan
Document Requirements is provided in the Sale Agreement (which, in turn, has
been assigned to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof).
The
Custodian shall retain possession and custody of each Mortgage File in
accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The
Servicer shall promptly deliver to the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, upon the execution or receipt thereof, the originals of such other
documents or instruments constituting the Mortgage File as come into the
possession of the Servicer from time to time.
It
is
understood and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to substitute for or
to
purchase any Mortgage Loan which does not meet the requirements of Section
2.1
hereof shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such defect available to
the
Indenture Trustee and any Noteholder against the Depositor or the
Seller.
Section
2.3 Representations,
Warranties and Covenants of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Seller and
the Depositor.
(a) The
Servicer represents and warrants to the Issuer, the Master Servicer, the
Administrator, the Depositor, the Seller and the Indenture Trustee, for the
benefit of the Securityholders that, as of the Closing Date :
(i) the
Servicer is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has, and had at all relevant
times, full corporate power to service the Mortgage Loans, to own its property,
to carry on its business as presently conducted and to enter into and perform
its obligations under this Agreement. The Servicer has all necessary licenses
and is qualified to transact business in and is in good standing under the
laws
of each state where any Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise exempt
under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise not required under
applicable law to effect such qualification and no demand for such qualification
has been made upon the Servicer by any state having jurisdiction;
(ii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Servicer and the performance
by
it and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate the
Servicer’s charter or by-laws or constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result
in
the breach or acceleration of, any material contract, agreement or other
instrument to which the Servicer is a party or which may be applicable to the
Servicer or any of its assets or (B) result in the creation or imposition of
any
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms
of
any such contract, agreement or other instrument;
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(iii) the
Servicer has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated by it, has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
valid, legal and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against it
in
accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other
similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and
by
general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(iv) the
Servicer is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Servicer and the performance by it and compliance with the
terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to any
order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state,
municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction, which violation would
materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or
operations of the Servicer or any of its properties or materially and adversely
affect the performance of any of its duties hereunder;
(v) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Servicer pending
or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that, if determined adversely,
would
prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C)
that, if determined adversely, would prohibit or materially and adversely affect
the performance by the Servicer of any of its obligations under, or the validity
or enforceability of, this Agreement;
(vi) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Servicer;
(vii) the
Servicer 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;
(viii) no
consent, approval, authorization, license or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Servicer of or compliance by the Servicer with this Agreement, or if required,
such consent, approval, authorization, license or order has been obtained prior
to the Closing Date; and
(ix) the
Servicer is an approved seller/servicer of residential mortgage loans of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans, with the facilities, procedures and experienced
personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type
as the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer is in
good
standing to service mortgage loans, and no event has occurred, including a
change in insurance coverage, which would make the Servicer unable to service
the Mortgage Loans; and
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(x)
neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other document furnished or to
be
furnished pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby contains any untrue material statement of fact or omits
to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
(b) The
Master Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer, the Servicer,
the
Depositor, the Seller and the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit of the
Securityholders that as of the Closing Date:
(i) the
Master Servicer is a national banking association duly formed, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America and is
duly
authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this
Agreement to be conducted by the Master Servicer;
(ii) the
Master Servicer has the full power and authority to conduct its business as
presently conducted by it and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter
into
and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Master
Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master Servicer,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar
laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity;
(iii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master Servicer, the
consummation by the Master Servicer of any other of the transactions herein
contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are
in
the ordinary course of business of the Master Servicer and will not (A) result
in a breach of any term or provision of charter and by-laws of the Master
Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration
of,
or result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Master Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound,
or any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Master Servicer of any
court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Master Servicer; and the Master Servicer is not a party
to, bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or other agreement
or
instrument, or subject to or in violation of any statute, order or regulation
of
any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having
jurisdiction over it, which materially and adversely affects or, to the Master
Servicer’s knowledge, would in the future materially and adversely affect, (x)
the ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or (y) the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or
assets of the Master Servicer taken as a whole;
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(iv) the
Master Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to
believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant made by it and contained
in this Agreement;
(v) no
litigation is pending against the Master Servicer that would materially and
adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement
or
the ability of the Master Servicer to perform any of its other obligations
hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof;
(vi) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations known to it of, the Master
Servicer before any court, administrative or other tribunal (A) that might
prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that
might prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Master
Servicer of its obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this
Agreement; and
(vii) no
consent, approval, authorization, license or order of any court or governmental
agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the
Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer with, this Agreement
or
the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, licenses or orders, if
any,
that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date.
(c) The
Seller represents and warrants to the Issuer, the Depositor, the Administrator,
the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit
of
the Securityholders that, as of the Closing Date:
(i) the
Seller is a [Maryland] [Delaware] corporation, duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of [Maryland] [Delaware],
and
has the corporate power to own its assets and to transact the business in which
it is currently engaged. The Seller is duly qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation 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 other) of the Seller;
(ii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller and the performance
by it
of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate the
Seller’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default (or an
event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
under, or result in the breach or acceleration of, any material contract,
agreement or other instrument to which the Seller is a party or which may be
applicable to the Seller or any of its assets or (B) result in the creation
or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any such contract, agreement or other
instrument;
(iii) the
Seller has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated by it, has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
valid, legal and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in
accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other
similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and
by
general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law);
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(iv) the
Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the Seller and the performance by it and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any order or decree
of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency having jurisdiction, which violation would materially and
adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the
Seller or any of its properties or materially and adversely affect the
performance of any of its duties hereunder;
(v) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Seller pending
or,
to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened, before any court, administrative
agency or other tribunal (A) that, if determined adversely, would prohibit
its
entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the consummation of any
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C) that, if determined
adversely, would prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance
by
the Seller of any of its obligations under, or the validity or enforceability
of, this Agreement; and
(vi) [the
Seller has been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification
as a REIT; the Seller will file with its federal income tax return for its
taxable year ended December 31, 2004, an election to be treated as a REIT for
federal income tax purposes; and the Seller currently qualifies as, and it
proposes to operate in a manner that will enable it to continue to qualify
as, a
REIT].
(d) The
Depositor represents and warrants to the Issuer, the Seller, the Administrator,
the Master Servicer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit
of
the Securityholders that, as of the Closing Date:
(i) the
Depositor is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation and has, and had
at
all relevant times, full corporate power to own its property, to carry on its
business as presently conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement;
(ii) the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Depositor and the performance
by
it of and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not (A) violate
the
Depositor’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default (or an
event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
under, or result in the breach or acceleration of, any material contract,
agreement or other instrument to which the Depositor is a party or which may
be
applicable to the Depositor or any of its assets or (B) result in the creation
or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its properties
pursuant to the terms of any such contract, agreement or other
instrument;
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(iii) the
Depositor has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate all
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated by it, has duly
authorized the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes
a
valid, legal and binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable against it
in
accordance with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited
by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium or other
similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and
by
general equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law);
(iv) the
Depositor is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Depositor and the performance by it and compliance with the
terms of this Agreement will not constitute a violation with respect to, any
order or decree of any court or any order or regulation of any federal, state,
municipal or governmental agency having jurisdiction, which violation would
materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or
operations of the Depositor or any of its properties or materially and adversely
affect the performance of any of its duties hereunder; and
(v) there
are
no actions or proceedings against, or investigations of, the Depositor pending
or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal (A) that, if determined adversely,
would
prohibit its entering into this Agreement, (B) seeking to prevent the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (C)
that, if determined adversely, would prohibit or materially and adversely affect
the performance by the Depositor of any of its obligations under, or the
validity or enforceability of, this Agreement.
(e) Pursuant
to Section 2.1(a) hereof, the Depositor has assigned to the Issuer, in trust,
for the benefit of Securityholders, its rights under the Sale Agreement,
including each representation and warranty of the Seller (and the applicable
remedies) set forth in the Sale Agreement in respect of the Mortgage Loans.
(f) Upon
discovery by any of the parties hereto of a breach of a representation or
warranty made by the Seller in respect of the Mortgage Loans that materially
and
adversely affects the interests of the Securityholders in any such Mortgage
Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt notice thereof to
the
other parties hereto. The Seller hereby covenants that within 90 days of the
earlier of its discovery or its receipt of written notice from any party of
a
breach such of any representation or warranty which materially and adversely
affects the interests of the Noteholders in any Mortgage Loan (it being
understood that any such breach shall be deemed to materially and adversely
affect the value of such Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Trust therein,
if
the Trust incurs a loss as the result of such breach), it shall cure such breach
in all material respects, and if such breach is not so cured, shall, (i) if
such
90-day period expires prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date,
remove such Mortgage Loan from the Trust
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and
substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, in the manner
and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Section; or (ii) repurchase the
affected Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans from the Indenture Trustee at the
Purchase Price in the manner set forth below; provided, however, that any such
substitution pursuant to clause (i) above shall not be effected prior to the
delivery to the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee of a Request for
Release substantially in the form of Exhibit C and the Mortgage File for any
such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. The Seller shall promptly reimburse
the
Servicer and the Indenture Trustee for any expenses reasonably incurred by
the
Servicer or the Indenture Trustee in respect of enforcing the remedies against
the Seller. With respect to the representations and warranties described in
this
Section which are made to the best of the Seller’s knowledge, if it is
discovered by either the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee that the substance
of
such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially
and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interests
of
the Noteholders therein, notwithstanding the Seller’s lack of knowledge with
respect to the substance of such representation or warranty, such inaccuracy
shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation or
warranty.
With
respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall deliver
to
the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the
Noteholders the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the related assignment of the
Mortgage, and such other documents and agreements as are required by Section
2.1, with the Mortgage Note endorsed and the Mortgage assigned as required
by
Section 2.1. No substitution is permitted to be made in any calendar month
after
the Determination Date for such month. Scheduled Payments due with respect
to
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not
be
part of the Trust and will be retained by the Seller on the next succeeding
Payment Date. For the month of substitution, payments to Noteholders will
include the monthly payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan for such month
and
thereafter the Seller shall be entitled to retain all amounts received in
respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall amend the Mortgage
Loan Schedule for the benefit of the Noteholders to reflect the removal of
such
Deleted Mortgage Loan and the substitution of the Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans and the Servicer shall deliver the amended Mortgage Loan Schedule
to the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and the Master Servicer.
Upon such substitution, the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans 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
or
Loans, as of the date of substitution, the representations and warranties made
by Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Upon any such substitution and the deposit to the Collection Account of the
amount required to be deposited therein in connection with such substitution
as
provided in the following paragraph, the Custodian shall release the Mortgage
File held for the benefit of the Noteholders relating to such Deleted Mortgage
Loan to the Seller and the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver at the
Seller’s direction such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by the
Seller, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest title
in
the Seller, or its designee, the Indenture Trustee’s interest in any Deleted
Mortgage Loan substituted for pursuant to this Section 2.3.
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For
any
month in which the Seller substitutes one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Servicer will determine the
amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the
aggregate unpaid principal balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans (after
application of the scheduled principal portion of the monthly payments due
in
the month of substitution). The amount of such shortage (the “Substitution
Adjustment Amount”) plus an amount equal to the aggregate of any unreimbursed
Advances with respect to such Deleted Mortgage Loans shall be deposited in
the
Collection Account by the Seller on or before the Deposit Date for the Payment
Date in the month succeeding the calendar month during which the related
Mortgage Loan became required to be purchased or replaced
hereunder.
In
the
event that the Seller shall have repurchased a Mortgage Loan, the Purchase
Price
therefor shall be deposited in the Note Payment Account prior to the Payment
Date in the month following the month during which the Seller became obligated
hereunder to repurchase or replace such Mortgage Loan and upon such deposit
of
the Purchase Price and receipt of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit
C
hereto, the Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee shall release the
related Mortgage File held for the benefit of the Noteholders, to the Seller,
and the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver or shall cause the Custodian
to execute and deliver at the Seller’s direction such instruments of transfer or
assignment prepared by such Person, in each case without recourse, as shall
be
necessary to transfer title from the Indenture Trustee. It is understood and
agreed that the obligation under this Agreement of the Seller to cure,
repurchase or replace any Mortgage Loan as to which a breach has occurred and
is
continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available
to
Noteholders or the Indenture Trustee on their behalf.
The
representations and warranties made pursuant to this Section 2.3 (and the
representations and warranties with respect to the Mortgage Loans made in the
Sale Agreement) shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to
the
Indenture Trustee or the Custodian for the benefit of the
Noteholders.
(g) Upon
discovery by the Issuer, the Depositor, the Servicer, the Seller, the Master
Servicer, the Administrator or the Indenture Trustee that any Mortgage Loan
does
not constitute a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)
of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall promptly (and in any event
within five (5) Business Days of discovery) give written notice thereof to
the
other parties. In connection therewith, the Administrator shall require the
Seller, at the Seller’s option, to either (i) substitute, if the conditions in
Section 2.3(e) with respect to substitutions are satisfied, a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage Loan, or (ii) repurchase
the
affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of such discovery in the same manner
as it
would a Mortgage Loan for a breach of representation or warranty made pursuant
to this Section 2.3. The Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee shall
reconvey to the Seller the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in
the
same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan
repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty contained in this Section
2.3.
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ARTICLE
III
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3.1
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Servicer
to Service Mortgage Loans.
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[(a)]
For
and on behalf of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securityholders,
the
Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement and the Servicing Standard. In connection with such
servicing and administration, the Servicer shall have full power and authority,
acting alone and/or through subservicers as provided in Section 3.2 hereof,
to
do or cause to be done any and all things that it may deem necessary or
desirable in connection with such servicing and administration, including but
not limited to, the power and authority, subject to the terms hereof (i) to
execute and deliver, on behalf of the Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee,
customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to
consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage
Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement),
(iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and
(iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the
Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided
that the
Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices
the
interests of the Trust or the Noteholders, in any Mortgage Loan or the rights
and interests of the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders under
this Agreement; and provided,
further,
that
unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan, or such
default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, imminent, the Servicer may not
permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall
represent and protect the interests of the Trust (or the Indenture Trustee
on
behalf of the Trust) in full compliance with the Servicing Standard in any
claim, proceeding or litigation regarding a Mortgage Loan. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, the Servicer in the name of the Depositor and
the
Indenture Trustee, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Depositor and
the
Indenture Trustee, when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its reasonable
judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, the
Depositor, the Noteholders, or any of them, any and all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge and
all
other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, and with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties held for the benefit of the
Noteholders.
In
accordance with the Servicing Standard, the Servicer shall make or cause to
be
made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment
of
taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which Servicing Advances
shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the
Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.6 hereof, and further as provided in Section
3.8 hereof. The costs incurred by the Servicer, if any, in effecting the timely
payments of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties and related
insurance premiums shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly payments
to
the Noteholders, be added to the unpaid principal balances of the related
Mortgage Loans, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans so permit.
The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that Servicing Advances shall be
reimbursable pursuant to Section 3.8 of this Agreement, and agree that no
Servicing Advance shall be rejected or disallowed by any party unless it has
been shown that such Servicing Advance was not made in accordance with the
terms
of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall be
reimbursed for any Pre Cut-off Date Servicing Advances in the same manner and
to
the same extent as any other Servicing Advance is reimbursable
hereunder.
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The
Indenture Trustee shall furnish the Servicer and/or the Master Servicer with
any
limited powers of attorney (substantially in the form of Exhibit F) and other
documents in form as provided to it that are necessary or appropriate to enable
the Servicer and/or the Master Servicer to execute in the name of the Indenture
Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, all documents reasonably required
to
perform the servicing functions described in this Article III or Article IIIA.
The Indenture Trustee shall have no responsibility for any action of the Master
Servicer or the Servicer pursuant to any such limited power of attorney and
shall be indemnified by the Master Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable,
for
any cost, liability or expense incurred by the Indenture Trustee in connection
with such Person’s misuse of any such power of attorney.
[(b)
The
Servicer shall, in accordance with the customary and usual standards of practice
of prudent mortgage servicers of fixed and adjustable rate open-end home equity
mortgage loans, approve and make disbursements of principal in connection with
Mortgagor drafts upon the Credit Line approved in connection with each Revolving
Credit Loan. The Servicer shall provide to the Mortgagors all checks, drafts
or
other documentation necessary for such Mortgagors to obtain a Credit Line
Advance. On each Servicer Remittance Date, with respect to each Credit Line
Advance disbursed by the Servicer and reported to the [Indenture Trustee and
the
Administrator], the Servicer shall be entitled to reimburse itself, from amounts
on deposit in the Custodial Account, in an amount equal to (i) the principal
amount of each unreimbursed Credit Line Advance disbursed by Servicer with
respect to a Revolving Credit Loan and (ii) interest, at the Credit Advance
Rate, on the principal amount of each such Credit Line Advance from the date
such Credit Line Advance was disbursed by Servicer to but not including such
date reimbursement is received by the Servicer. In the event that there are
insufficient funds on deposit in the Custodial Account on any Servicer
Remittance Date to reimburse the Servicer as provided in the preceding sentence
(such shortfall, an “Advance Reimbursement Shortfall Amount”), the Servicer
shall deliver to [Indenture Trustee and the Administrator] a request for
reimbursement of the amount of such Advance Reimbursement Shortfall Amount
at
least three Business Days prior to such Servicer Remittance Date. The
[Administrator] shall promptly reimburse the Servicer on such Servicer
Remittance Date for such Advance Reimbursement Shortfall Amount.]
[(c)
The
Servicer, at its discretion and in accordance with the customary and usual
standards of practice of prudent mortgage servicers of fixed and adjustable
rate
open-end home equity mortgage loans, may perform any of the following actions
in
connection with a Revolving Credit Loan:
(i)
with
the approval of the [Indenture Trustee and the Administrator], increase the
amount of the related Credit Line;
(ii)
with
the
approval of the [Indenture Trustee and the Administrator], terminate a dormant
Revolving Credit Loan, to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Note;
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(iii)
permit
payments from the Mortgagor of interest only during the period when Credit
Line
Advances may be made; or
(iv)
with
the
approval of the [Indenture Trustee and the Administrator], eliminate the ability
of the Mortgagor to make future drafts upon the Credit Line, or reduce the
Credit Line, to the extent permitted under the related Mortgage
Note.]
[(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Servicer shall,
in servicing the Revolving Credit Loans, follow and comply with the servicing
guidelines established by Xxxxxx Xxx, and, consistent with Home Equity Accepted
Servicing Practices, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any
Revolving Credit Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with
any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the
Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of the Certificateholders
and is consistent with the terms of this Agreement; provided,
however,
that if
the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Revolving Credit Loan or such
default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable, the
Servicer shall not permit any modification of any material term of any Revolving
Credit Loan, including any modification that would change the Mortgage Interest
Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase
the outstanding principal balance (except for actual payments of principal)
or
change the final maturity date on such Revolving Credit Loan. In the event
of
any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal
payments on any Revolving Credit Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business
Day
immediately preceding the Servicer Remittance Date in any month in which any
such principal or interest payment has been deferred, make a Delinquency Advance
pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.19, in an amount equal to the difference
between (i) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Rate
on the unpaid principal balance of such Revolving Credit Loan and (ii) the
amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement
for such Delinquency Advances to the same extent as for all other Delinquency
Advances made pursuant to Section 3.19. Without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered,
to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the [Indenture Trustee and the
Administrator], all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial
or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect
to
the Revolving Credit Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. Upon
the request of the Servicer, the [Indenture Trustee and the Administrator]
shall
execute and deliver to the Servicer any powers of attorney and other documents,
furnished to it by the Servicer and reasonably satisfactory to the [Indenture
Trustee and the Administrator], necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer
to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer shall
not, without the [Indenture Trustee’s and the Administrator’s] written consent:
(i) initiate any action suit or proceeding solely under the [Indenture Trustee’s
or the Administrator’s] name without indicating the Servicer’s representative
capacity; or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and that actually
causes, the [Indenture Trustee and the Administrator] to be registered to do
business in any state. Promptly after the execution of any assumption,
modification, consolidation or extension of any Revolving Credit Loan, the
Servicer shall forward to the [Master Servicer] copies of any documents
evidencing such assumption, modification, consolidation or extension.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Servicing Agreement,
the Servicer shall not make or permit any modification, waiver or amendment
of
any term of any Revolving Credit Loan that would cause any REMIC created under
the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition
of
any tax under Section 860F(a) or Section 860G(d) of the Code. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, the Servicer shall not, without specifically
notifying the Trustee and Master Servicer in writing and obtaining the Trustee’s
prior written consent:
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(i)
make
any
future Delinquency Advances with respect to a Revolving Credit Loan in excess
of
the Credit Line with respect to such Revolving Credit Loan;
(ii)
make
any
Servicing Advance in excess of $[ ];
(iii)
permit
any modification with respect to any Revolving Credit Loan that would change
the
Mortgage Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce
or
increase the outstanding principal balance or change the final maturity date
on
such Revolving Credit Loan;
(iv)
sell
any
Specially Serviced Revolving Credit Loan;
(v)
forgive
any principal or interest on, or permitting to be satisfied at a discount,
any
Revolving Credit Loan; or
(vi)
accept
substitute or additional collateral, or release any collateral, for a Revolving
Credit Loan.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Servicer shall not (unless
the
Servicer determines, in its own discretion, that there exists a situation of
extreme hardship to the Mortgagor), waive any premium or penalty in connection
with a prepayment of principal of any Revolving Credit Loan, and shall not
consent to the modification of any Mortgage Note to the extent that such
modification relates to payment of a prepayment premium or penalty.
In
servicing and administering the Revolving Credit Loans, the Servicer shall
employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care
that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted
Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements
of this Agreement, the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides, and the Seller’s reliance on the
Servicer.]
Section
3.2
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Subservicing;
Enforcement of the Obligations of the Servicer;
Subcontractors.
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(a) The
Servicer may arrange for the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan by a subservicer,
which may be an affiliate of the Servicer, pursuant to a subservicing agreement;
provided,
however,
that
such subservicing arrangement and the terms of the related subservicing
agreement must provide for the servicing of such Mortgage Loans in a manner
consistent with the servicing arrangements contemplated hereunder. Unless the
context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to actions taken or
to
be taken by the Servicer in servicing the Mortgage Loans include actions taken
or to be taken by a subservicer on behalf of the Servicer and rights of the
Servicer to reimbursement of Advances shall constitute rights of the Subservicer
to the extent any such Advances are made by or on behalf of the Servicer.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any subservicing agreement, any of the
provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between
the
Servicer and a subservicer or other subcontractor or reference to actions taken
through a subservicer or otherwise, (i) the Servicer shall remain obligated
and
liable to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders, for the
servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability
by virtue of such subservicing agreements or arrangements or by virtue of
indemnification from the subservicer and to the same extent and under the same
terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering
the Mortgage Loans and (ii) any subservicer or other subcontractor that performs
any of the functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB must agree
in
writing that, if the [Administrator] or the Depositor determines that such
subcontractor was “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning
of Item 1122, such subcontractor will comply with the provisions of Sections
3.16(b), 3.17(b) and 3.17(c) to the same extent as if such subservicer were
the
Servicer. All actions of each subservicer performed pursuant to the related
subservicing agreement shall be performed as an agent of the Servicer with
the
same force and effect as if performed directly by the Servicer.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be deemed to have received any
collections, recoveries or payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans that
are
received by a subservicer or other subcontractor regardless of whether such
payments are remitted by the subservicer or other subcontractor to the
Servicer.
(c) As
a
condition to the utilization of any Subservicer determined to be “participating
in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, the
Servicer shall obtain from any such Subservicer used by the Servicer for the
benefit of the Depositor such Subservicer’s written agreement (in form and
substance satisfactory to the Depositor) to comply with the provisions of
Sections [ ] of this Agreement to the same extent
as if such Subservicer were the Servicer.
(d) 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 obtain from any such Subcontractor used by
the
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Depositor such
Subcontractor’s written agreement (in form and substance satisfactory to the
Depositor) to comply with the provisions of Sections
[ ] of this Agreement to the same extent as if such
Subcontractor were the Servicer.
Section
3.3
Rights
of the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee in Respect of the
Servicer.
The
Depositor may, but is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Servicer
hereunder and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to
perform, any defaulted obligation of the Servicer hereunder and in connection
with any such defaulted obligation to exercise the related rights of the
Servicer hereunder; provided
that the
Servicer shall not be relieved of any of its obligations hereunder by virtue
of
such performance by the Depositor or its designee. Neither the Indenture Trustee
nor the Depositor shall have any responsibility or liability for any action
or
failure to act by the Servicer nor shall the Indenture Trustee or the Depositor
be obligated to supervise the performance of the Servicer hereunder or
otherwise.
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Section
3.4
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Successor
Servicer or Master Servicer to Act as
Servicer.
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(a) In
the
event that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer hereunder
(including by reason of a Servicer Termination Event or a Servicer Event of
Default), the Seller shall appoint, subject to subsection (b) hereof, a
successor Servicer acceptable to the Master Servicer and the Rating Agencies,
as
evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency to the effect that such an
appointment will not result in a qualification, withdrawal or downgrade of
the
rating of any of the Notes. Such successor Servicer shall thereupon assume
all
of the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder arising thereafter
(provided
that
such successor Servicer shall not be (i) liable for losses of the predecessor
Servicer pursuant to Section 3.5(e) hereof or any acts or omissions of the
predecessor Servicer hereunder, (ii) obligated to make Advances if it is
prohibited from doing so by applicable law or (iii) deemed to have made any
representations and warranties of the predecessor Servicer hereunder). If the
Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer (including by reason
of
a Servicer Termination Event or any Servicer Event of Default), the successor
Servicer shall succeed to any rights and obligations of the predecessor Servicer
under any subservicing agreement then in force.
(b) In
the
event that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer hereunder
(including by reason of a Servicer Termination Event or a Servicer Event of
Default), the Seller shall appoint a successor Servicer within fourteen (14)
calendar days following notification to the Servicer of termination pursuant
to
Article VII, or within thirty (30) calendar days of the date on which the Seller
receives notification that the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the
Servicer.
(c) In
the
event that (i) the Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Servicer
hereunder (including by reason of a Servicer Termination Event or a Servicer
Event of Default as defined in Section 7.1 herein) and (ii) the Seller shall
not
have appointed a successor Servicer acceptable to the Master Servicer and the
Rating Agencies, the Master Servicer shall succeed as Servicer and assume all
of
the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder arising thereafter;
provided,
however,
that,
without affecting the immediate termination of the rights of the Servicer
hereunder, it is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there
will be a period of transition not to exceed 90 days (the “Transition Period”)
before any such servicing transfer to the Master Servicer is fully effected.
During the Transition Period, the Master Servicer shall not be responsible
for
the lack of information and documents that it cannot reasonably obtain on a
practicable basis under the circumstances. If the Master Servicer shall become
the successor Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.4(c), the Master Servicer
shall succeed to any rights and obligations of the predecessor Servicer under
any subservicing agreement then in force.
(d) In
the
event that a successor Servicer assumes the rights and obligations of the
Servicer pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 3.4, the
predecessor Servicer shall, upon request of the Indenture Trustee, the
Administrator, the Master Servicer or the successor Servicer, but at the expense
of the predecessor Servicer or at the expense of the Trust if not paid by the
predecessor Servicer (or at the expense of the successor Servicer or the Seller
in the case of a termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 7.1(c)),
deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating to any
subservicing agreement or substitute subservicing agreement and the Mortgage
Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of amounts collected
or
held by it and otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and
efficient transfer of the substitute subservicing agreement to the assuming
party.
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(e) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the resignation,
removal or termination of the Servicer become effective until a successor
Servicer, appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, shall
have been appointed and shall have assumed in writing all of the obligations
of
the Servicer under this Agreement to be performed by the Servicer from and
after
the date of such resignation, removal or termination, as applicable, and
assumption; pending such date, the Servicer shall remain obligated to service
and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Servicer
has
received a notice of termination in accordance with Article VII of this
Agreement as a result of the occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default or a
Servicer Termination Event, if the Master Servicer shall be obligated to make,
and makes, any Delinquency Advances pursuant to Section 3.19 prior to the
appointment of a successor Servicer or the assumption of servicing obligations
by the Master Servicer, then the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be
reimbursed for all such Delinquency Advances by the successor Servicer or,
if
not by the successor Servicer, then at the same time and in the same manner
as
the Servicer is entitled to be reimbursed for Delinquency Advances
hereunder.
(g) Following
any transfer of servicing as provided in this Section 3.4, the predecessor
Servicer and any successor Servicer (including, without limitation, the Master
Servicer) shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall
be
necessary to effect any such succession of servicing, including, without
limitation, providing servicing transfer notices to borrowers and to other
interested parties as requested by the successor Servicer (any such notices
to
be in a format acceptable to the successor Servicer). The predecessor Servicer
agrees to deliver promptly to such successor, electronically or physically,
as
the case may be, all files, data and funds related to the Mortgage Loans, of
the
types provided for in this Agreement. The predecessor Servicer agrees to
cooperate with the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Master Servicer
and
any successor Servicer in effecting the termination of the predecessor
Servicer’s servicing responsibilities and rights under this Agreement and shall
promptly provide the Administrator, the Master Servicer or such successor
Servicer, as applicable, all documents and records reasonably requested by
the
successor Servicer to enable it to assume the predecessor Servicer’s functions
under this Agreement. The predecessor Servicer shall promptly transfer to the
successor Servicer all amounts that then have been or should have been deposited
in the Custodial Account, the Collection Account and any escrow account by
the
predecessor Servicer or that are thereafter received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans. Any collections received by the predecessor Servicer after
such
removal or resignation shall be endorsed by it to the successor Servicer and
remitted directly to such successor Servicer. All costs and expenses associated
with the provisions of this Section 3.4(g) shall be borne by the predecessor
Servicer, provided,
that
in
the event the Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1(c), the Seller
shall cause any successor Servicer appointed pursuant to the provisions of
this
Agreement to pay (or the Seller shall pay, if the successor Servicer does not)
such costs and expenses; provided,
further, that
in
the event the Master Servicer is not reimbursed for any such costs and expenses
it incurred in connection with any servicing transfer pursuant to Section 7.1(a)
by the predecessor Servicer, the successor Servicer or the Seller, the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from
funds in the Collection Account.
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Section
3.5 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments; Custodial Account; Collection Account; Note Payment
Account and Certificate Distribution Account.
(a) The
Servicer shall make reasonable efforts (or shall cause each subservicer to
make
reasonable efforts) in accordance with the Servicing Standard to collect all
payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans to
the
extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement. Consistent
with
the foregoing, and subject to the provisions of Section 3.1 hereof, the Servicer
may in its discretion (i) waive any late payment charge or penalty interest
and
(ii) extend the due dates for payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period
not
greater than 180 days; provided,
however,
that
the Servicer cannot extend the maturity of any such Mortgage Loan past the
date
on which the final payment is due on the latest maturing Mortgage Loan as of
the
Cut-off Date. In the event of any such arrangement, any Delinquency Advance
required to be made by the Servicer on the related Mortgage Loan in accordance
with the provisions hereof (i) with respect to the Prepayment Period in which
such arrangement became effective shall be made in accordance with the
amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without giving effect to the
modification thereof by reason of such arrangements and (ii) with respect to
any
Prepayment Period thereafter shall be made in accordance with the amortization
schedule of such Mortgage Loan as so modified. The Servicer shall not be
required to institute or join in litigation with respect to collection of any
payment (whether under a Mortgage, Mortgage Note or otherwise or against any
public or governmental authority with respect to a taking or condemnation)
if it
reasonably believes that enforcing the provision of the Mortgage or other
instrument pursuant to which such payment is required is prohibited by
applicable law.
The
Servicer shall comply with the provisions of Section 3.21 hereof with respect
to
each Prepayment Penalty related to the Mortgage Loans.
(b) The
Servicer shall establish and maintain (or shall cause each subservicer to
establish and maintain) a Custodial Account entitled “[Name of Servicer or such
subservicer] in Trust for
[ ], as Indenture
Trustee for Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust 20[ ]-[ ]
Mortgage Backed Notes,” for the benefit of the Noteholders into which the
Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited as soon as practicable following
receipt but in no event later than two Business Days after receipt, except
as
otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments and collections
remitted by subservicers or received by it in respect of Mortgage Loans
subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of principal and interest
due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date) and the following
amounts required to be deposited hereunder:
(i) all
payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including Principal
Prepayments;
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(ii) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans, net of the related
Servicing Fee and any Compensating Interest payments required to be deposited
by
the Servicer hereunder;
(iii) any
Prepayment Penalty required to be deposited by the Servicer
hereunder;
(iv) all
Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, other than proceeds to be applied
to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing
procedures;
(v) any
amount required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.5(f)
in
connection with any losses on Eligible investments;
(vi) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.9(b)
and
(d) hereof, and in respect of net monthly rental income from REO Property
pursuant to Section 3.11 hereof;
(vii) all
Substitution Adjustment Amounts; and
(viii) all
Delinquency Advances made by or on behalf of the Servicer pursuant to Section
3.19 hereof.
The
foregoing requirements for remittance by the Servicer shall be exclusive, it
being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, amounts in respect of the Servicing Fee (subject to reduction as
provided in Section 3.14), payments in the nature of late payment charges and
assumption fees, if collected, need not be remitted by the Servicer. For so
long
as the Initial Advance Facility has not been terminated, amounts attributable
to
reimbursements of Advances, if collected, shall be remitted by the Servicer
(or
the Subservicer on its behalf) as provided above and shall not under any
circumstances be retained by the Servicer (or the Subservicer on its behalf).
If
the Initial Advance Facility is terminated, amounts attributable to
reimbursements of Advances need not be remitted by the Servicer. In the event
that the Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be remitted, it may
at
any time withdraw or direct the institution maintaining the Custodial Account
to
withdraw such amount from the Custodial Account, any provision herein to the
contrary notwithstanding. Such withdrawal or direction may be accomplished
by
delivering written notice thereof to the Indenture Trustee or such other
institution maintaining the Custodial Account which describes the amounts
deposited in error in the Custodial Account. The Servicer shall maintain
adequate records with respect to all withdrawals made pursuant to this Section.
All funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall be held in trust for the
Noteholders, until withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.8.
If
the
Custodial Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Servicer shall establish
a new Custodial Account that is an Eligible Account within 15 days and transfer
all funds and investment property on deposit in such existing Custodial Account
into such new Custodial Account.
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(c) The
Master Servicer shall establish and maintain, on behalf of the Noteholders,
a
Collection Account entitled
“[ ] in trust for
[ ], as Indenture
Trustee for Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust 20[ ]-[ ]
Mortgage Backed Notes.” On each Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to
the Administrator for deposit in the Note Payment Account the Total Remittance
Amount for such date, to the extent received by it or required to be funded
by
it. In addition, the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account
any
amounts required to be deposited by it pursuant to Section 3.5(f) in connection
with losses on Eligible Investments in the Collection Account.
In
the
event that the Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be remitted
by
it, it may at any time direct the Master Servicer to withdraw such amount from
the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
Such direction may be accomplished by delivering an Officer’s Certificate to the
Master Servicer, which describes the amounts deposited in error in the
Collection Account. All funds deposited in the Collection Account shall be
held
by the Master Servicer in escrow for the Noteholders until disbursed in
accordance with this Agreement or withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.8.
In
no event shall the Master Servicer incur liability for withdrawals from the
Collection Account at the direction of the Servicer.
If
the
Collection Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Master Servicer shall
establish a new Collection Account that is an Eligible Account within 15 days
and transfer all funds and investment property on deposit in such existing
Collection Account into such new Collection Account.
(d) The
Administrator shall establish and maintain, on behalf of Noteholders, the Note
Payment Account. On each Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall remit to the
Administrator, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, for deposit in the Note
Payment Account the Total Remittance Amount for such date. In addition, the
Administrator shall deposit in the Note Payment Account any amounts required
to
be deposited by it pursuant to Section 3.5(f) in connection with losses on
Eligible Investments in the Note Payment Account.
In
the
event that the Master Servicer shall remit any amount not required to be
remitted by it, it may at any time direct the Administrator to withdraw such
amount from the Note Payment Account, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding. Such direction may be accomplished by delivering an Officer’s
Certificate to the Administrator which describes the amounts deposited in error
in the Note Payment Account. All funds deposited in the Note Payment Account
shall be held by the Administrator in trust for the Noteholders, until disbursed
in accordance with this Agreement or withdrawn in accordance with Section 3.8.
In no event shall the Administrator incur liability for withdrawals from the
Note Payment Account at the direction of the Master Servicer.
If
the
Note Payment Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Administrator shall
establish a new Note Payment Account that is an Eligible Account within 15
days
and transfer all funds and investment property on deposit in such existing
Note
Payment Account into such new Note Payment Account.
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(e) The
Administrator, for the benefit of the Residual Holder, shall establish and
maintain in the name of the Issuer on behalf of the Residual Holder an account
(the “Certificate Distribution Account”) entitled “Certificate Distribution
Account, [ ], as
Administrator, in trust for the holder of the Aegis Asset Backed Securities
Trust 20[ ]-[ ] Ownership Certificate.” The Certificate
Distribution Account shall be an Eligible Account. If an existing Certificate
Distribution Account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the Administrator shall
establish a new Certificate Distribution Account that is an Eligible Account
within 10 days and transfer all funds and investment property on deposit in
such
existing Certificate Account into such new Certificate Account.
On
each
Payment Date, the Administrator shall withdraw from the Note Payment Account
all
amounts required to be deposited in the Certificate Distribution Account
pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(xi) and deposit such amounts into the Certificate
Distribution Account. On each Payment Date, the Administrator, on behalf of
the
Trust, shall distribute all amounts on deposit in the Certificate Distribution
Account in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Agreement. On the Payment
Date on which the Class Principal Amount of the Notes is reduced to zero, the
Administrator shall distribute all amounts remaining on deposit in the
Certificate Distribution Account in accordance with the provisions of the Trust
Agreement in order to clear and terminate the Certificate Distribution Account
in connection with the termination of this Agreement.
All
distributions made on the Ownership Certificate shall be made by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to an account specified by the Residual Holder.
The final distribution on the Ownership Certificate will be made in like manner,
but only upon presentment and surrender of such Ownership Certificate at the
location specified in the notice to the Residual Holder of such final
distribution.
(f) Amounts
on deposit in the Custodial Account shall be invested as directed by the
Servicer; amounts on deposit in the Collection Account shall be invested as
directed by the Master Servicer; and amounts on deposit in the Trust Accounts
shall be invested as directed by the Administrator, in each case in Eligible
Investments which shall mature not later than (i) in the case of the Custodial
Account, the Business Day next preceding the related Servicer Remittance Date
(except that if such Permitted Investment is an obligation of the institution
that maintains such account, then such Permitted Investment shall mature not
later than such Servicer Remittance Date), (ii) in the case of the Collection
Account, the Business Day next preceding the related Deposit Date (except that
if such Permitted Investment is an obligation of the institution that maintains
such account, then such Permitted Investment shall mature not later than such
Deposit Date), (iii) in the case of the Trust Accounts, the Business Day next
preceding the related Payment Date (except that if such Permitted Investment
is
an obligation of the institution that maintains such fund or account, then
such
Permitted Investment shall mature not later than such Payment Date) and, in
each
case, shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. All such Eligible
Investments shall be made in the name of the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit
of the Noteholders. All income and gain net of any losses realized from any
such
investment of funds on deposit in the Custodial Account shall be for the benefit
of the Servicer as servicing compensation; all income and gain net of the
Indenture Trustee Fee, the Owner Trustee Fee and any losses realized from any
such investment of funds on deposit in the Collection Account shall be for
the
benefit of the Master Servicer as master servicing compensation; and all income
and gain net of any losses realized from any such investment of funds on deposit
in the Note Payment Account and Certificate Distribution Account shall be for
the benefit of the Administrator. The amount of any realized losses in the
Custodial Account in respect of any such investments shall promptly be deposited
by the Servicer in the Custodial Account, the amount of any realized losses
in
the Collection Account in respect of any such investments shall promptly be
deposited by the Master Servicer in the Collection Account and the amount of
any
realized losses in the Note Payment Account or Certificate Distribution Account
in respect of any such investments shall promptly be deposited therein by the
Administrator. The Indenture Trustee in its fiduciary capacity shall not be
liable for the amount of any loss incurred in respect of any investment or
lack
of investment of funds held in the Custodial Account, the Collection Account,
the Note Payment Account or the Certificate Distribution Account and made in
accordance with this Section 3.5.
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Section
3.6
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Collection
of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow
Accounts.
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(a) To
the
extent required by the related Mortgage Note and not violative of current law,
the Servicer shall establish and maintain one or more accounts (each, an “Escrow
Account”) and deposit and retain therein all collections from the Mortgagors (or
advances by or on behalf of the Servicer) for the payment of taxes, assessments,
hazard insurance premiums or comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors.
Nothing herein shall require the Servicer to compel a Mortgagor to establish
an
Escrow Account in violation of applicable law.
(b) Withdrawals
of amounts so collected from the Escrow Accounts may be made only to effect
timely payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums, condominium
or
PUD association dues, or comparable items, to reimburse the Servicer out of
related collections for any payments made pursuant to Sections 3.1 hereof (with
respect to taxes and assessments and insurance premiums) and 3.9 hereof (with
respect to hazard insurance), to refund to any Mortgagors any sums determined
to
be overages, to pay interest, if required by law or the terms of the related
Mortgage or Mortgage Note, to Mortgagors on balances in the Escrow Account
or to
clear and terminate the Escrow Account at the termination of this Agreement
in
accordance with Section 9.1 hereof. The Escrow Accounts shall not be a part
of
the Trust.
(c) The
Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced, as Servicing Advances, any
payments referred to in Section 3.6(a) that are not timely paid by the
Mortgagors on the date when the tax, premium or other cost for which such
payment is intended is due, provided, however, that the Servicer shall not
be
required to make or cause to be made any such Servicing Advance if such
Servicing Advance, in the good faith judgment of the Servicer, would constitute
a Nonrecoverable Advance.
Section
3.7 Access
to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage
Loans.
The
Servicer shall afford the Issuer, the Depositor, the Seller, the Indenture
Trustee, the Administrator and the Master Servicer, reasonable access to all
records and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans and all accounts,
insurance information and other matters relating to this Agreement, such access
being afforded without charge, but only upon five Business Days’ prior written
notice and during normal business hours at the office designated by the
Servicer.
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Upon
five
Business Days’ prior written notice, the Servicer shall provide to each
Noteholder that is a savings and loan association, bank or insurance company,
certain reports and reasonable access to information and documentation regarding
the Mortgage Loans sufficient to permit such Noteholder to comply with
applicable regulations of the OTS or other regulatory authorities with respect
to investment in the Notes; provided
that the
Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by each such Noteholder for actual
expenses incurred by the Servicer in providing such reports and
access.
Nothing
in this Section shall limit the obligation of the Servicer to observe any
applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors
and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section
as
a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section.
Nothing in this Section 3.7 shall require the Servicer to collect, create,
collate or otherwise generate any information that it does not generate in
its
usual course of business, except to the extent otherwise provided in this
Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall
not
be required to make copies of or ship documents to any party unless provisions
have been made for the reimbursement of the costs thereof.
Section
3.8 Permitted
Withdrawals from the Custodial Account, the Collection Account, the Note Payment
Account and the Certificate Distribution.
(a) The
Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the Custodial Account
for
the following purposes:
(i) to
the
extent not previously retained to pay to itself the servicing compensation
to
which it is entitled pursuant to Section 3.14, and earnings on or investment
income with respect to funds in or credited to the Custodial Account as
additional servicing compensation;
(ii) if
the
Initial Advance Facility has been terminated, to the extent not previously
retained by the Servicer, to reimburse the Servicer for unreimbursed Advances
made by or on behalf of it, such right of reimbursement pursuant to this
subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received on any Mortgage Loan in respect
of which any such Advance was made;
(iii) if
the
Initial Advance Facility has been terminated, to reimburse the Servicer for
any
Nonrecoverable Advance previously made;
(iv) to
reimburse the Servicer for unpaid Servicing Fees as provided in Section 3.11
hereof;
(v) to
pay to
the purchaser, with respect to each Mortgage Loan or property acquired in
respect thereof that has been purchased pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3 or 3.11,
all amounts received thereon after the date of such purchase;
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(vi) to
reimburse the Servicer, the Seller or the Depositor for expenses incurred by
any
of them and reimbursable pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof;
(vii) to
withdraw any amount deposited in the Custodial Account and not required to
be
deposited therein;
(viii) on
or
prior to each Servicer Remittance Date, to withdraw an amount equal to the
amount then on deposit in the Custodial Account with respect to the related
Payment Date (minus
any
withdrawals permitted to be made by the Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.8
and amounts permitted to be retained in the Custodial Account for remittance
on
subsequent Servicer Remittance Dates) and remit such amount to the Master
Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account; provided
that
with
respect to any remittance received by the Master Servicer after the Business
Day
on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Master Servicer
interest on any such late payment at the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date
of
each change, plus three percentage points, but in no event shall such interest
be greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law, from and
including the date on which such remittance was due to and including the date
on
which such remittance was paid;
(ix) [to
reimburse itself for the amount of any Credit Line Advances made by or on behalf
of the Servicer and not timely reimbursed by the Administrator in accordance
with Section 3.1 hereof] ; and
(x) to
clear
and terminate the Custodial Account upon termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 9.1 hereof.
The
Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by
Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the
Custodial Account pursuant to such subclauses (i), (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi).
Prior to making any withdrawal from the Custodial Account pursuant to subclause
(iii), the Servicer shall deliver to the Master Servicer an Officer’s
Certificate of a Servicing Officer indicating the amount of any previous
Delinquency Advance determined by the Servicer to be a Nonrecoverable Advance
and identifying the related Mortgage Loan(s), and their respective portions
of
such Nonrecoverable Advance.
(b) The
Master Servicer may from time to time withdraw funds from the Collection Account
for the following purposes:
(i) to
pay to
the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee the Indenture Trustee Fee and the
Owner Trustee Fee, respectively, on the Payment Date each year in the month
in
which such Indenture Trustee Fee and Owner Trustee Fee, as applicable, are
due
and payable pursuant to the terms of the respective fee letter agreements with
the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee;
(ii) to
the
extent not previously retained, to reimburse itself for reasonable expenses
and
any indemnities to which it is owed pursuant to Section 3A.8 hereof, and
earnings on or investment income with respect to funds in or credited to the
Collection Account as master servicing compensation;
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(iii) to
the
extent not previously retained by the Master Servicer, to reimburse the Master
Servicer (A) for unreimbursed Delinquency Advances made by it, such right of
reimbursement pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received
on any Mortgage Loan in respect of which any such Delinquency Advance was made
and (B) for any Nonrecoverable Advance;
(iv) to
the
extent not previously retained by the Servicer, to pay to the Servicer the
servicing compensation to which it is entitled pursuant to Section
3.14;
(v) to
pay
any monthly Bulk PMI policy premium;
(vi) to
withdraw and return to the Servicer or itself, as applicable, any amount
deposited in the Collection Account and not required to be deposited therein,
including any amounts owed to the Servicer as part of the Servicing Fee, in
accordance with the terms hereunder;
(vii) on
or
prior to each Deposit Date, to withdraw an amount equal to the amount then
on
deposit in the Collection Account with respect to the related Payment Date
(minus
any
withdrawals permitted to be made by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section
3.8) and remit such amount to the Administrator for deposit in the Note Payment
Account; and
(viii) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account upon termination of the Agreement pursuant
to Section 9.1 hereof.
(c) The
Administrator shall withdraw funds from the Note Payment Account for payments
to
Noteholders and the Certificate Distribution Account, and from the Certificate
Distribution Account for distributions in accordance with the provisions of
the
Trust Agreement, in each case in the manner specified in this Agreement. In
addition, the Administrator (1) shall, until the first Payment Date following
the date on which the Initial Advance Facility has been terminated, on each
Payment Date prior to making the payments required pursuant to Section 4.1,
make
a withdrawal from the Note Payment Account, based solely on information received
from the Subservicer and the Servicer, in the amount of the Advance
Reimbursement Payment for such Payment Date and pay such amount by wire transfer
of immediately available funds to the account specified by the Initial Advance
Facility Counterparty, and (2) may prior to making the payments required
pursuant to Section 4.1 from time to time make withdrawals from the Note Payment
Account for the following purposes:
(i) to
reimburse itself, the Master Servicer, the Custodian, the Owner Trustee and
the
Indenture Trustee for reasonable expenses and costs and any indemnities to
which
each such party is owed pursuant to the Operative Documents, for the related
Payment Date; and to reimburse the Owner Trustee for any fees (other than the
Owner Trustee Fee and the Closing Attendance Fee) set forth in the fee letter
agreement attached as Exhibit E to the Trust Agreement;
(ii) to
the
extent not previously retained by the Servicer, to pay to the Servicer the
servicing compensation to which it is entitled pursuant to Section
3.14;
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(iii) to
pay to
itself or the Master Servicer earnings on or investment income with respect
to
funds in the Trust Accounts;
(iv) to
pay
any monthly Bulk PMI policy premium;
(v) to
withdraw and return to the Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable,
any
amount deposited in the Trust Accounts and not required to be deposited therein,
including any amounts owed to the Servicer or the Master Servicer as part of
the
Servicing Fee or the Master Servicing Fee, as applicable, in accordance with
the
terms hereunder; and
(vi) to
clear
and terminate the Trust Accounts upon termination of the Agreement pursuant
to
Section 9.1 hereof.
Section
3.9 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance; Maintenance of Primary Insurance Policies.
(a) The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained, for each Mortgage Loan, hazard insurance
with extended coverage in an amount that is at least equal to the lesser of
(i)
the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan;
(ii) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan; and (iii) the
maximum amount available in the locality of the related Mortgaged Property
from
insurers generally acceptable to institutional residential mortgage lenders
without payment of extraordinary premium. Each such policy of standard hazard
insurance shall contain, or have an accompanying endorsement that contains,
a
standard mortgagee clause. Any amounts collected by the Servicer under any
such
policies (other than the amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair
of
the related Mortgaged Property or amounts released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures) shall be deposited
in the Collection Account. Any cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining
any
such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly payments to
the
Noteholders or remittances to the Administrator for their benefit, be added
to
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms
of
the Mortgage Loan so permit. Such costs shall be recoverable by the Servicer
as
Servicing Advances or, if applicable, as Nonrecoverable Advances. It is
understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to
be
required of any Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of
a
Mortgage other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall
at
any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. If the
Mortgaged Property is located at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan
in
a federally designated special flood hazard area and such area is participating
in the national flood insurance program, the Servicer shall cause flood
insurance to be maintained with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Such flood
insurance shall be in an amount equal to the least of (i) the original principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan, (ii) the replacement value of the
improvements which are part of such Mortgaged Property, and (iii) the maximum
amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under
the
national flood insurance program.
(b) In
the
event that the Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring
against hazard losses on any or all of the Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively
be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in the first sentence
of this Section with respect to all of the Mortgage Loans so covered, it being
understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause on terms
substantially equivalent to those commercially available and maintained by
comparable servicers. If such policy contains a deductible clause, the Servicer
shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related
Mortgaged Property a policy complying with the first sentence of this Section,
and there shall have been a loss that would have been covered by such policy,
deposit in the Collection Account the amount not otherwise payable under the
blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with its
activities as Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer agrees to present,
on
behalf of itself, the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of
the
Noteholders, claims under any such blanket policy.
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(c) The
Servicer shall not take any action which would result in non-coverage under
any
applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the
actions of the Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. The Servicer shall
not cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that
is
in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the Notes and is required
to be
kept in force hereunder unless the replacement Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy
for such canceled or non-renewed policy is maintained with a Qualified
Insurer.
The
Servicer shall not be required to maintain any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy
(i) with respect to any Mortgage Loan with a Loan-to-Value Ratio less than
or
equal to 80% (or such lower Loan-to-Value Ratio as may be provided by applicable
law) as of any date of determination or, based on a new appraisal, the principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan represents 80% or less of the new appraised value
(or other method of determination as may be provided by applicable law) or
(ii)
if maintaining such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy is otherwise prohibited
by
applicable law.
The
Servicer agrees to effect the timely payment of the premiums on each Primary
Mortgage Insurance Policy (other than any Bulk PMI Policy premium), and such
costs not otherwise recoverable shall be recoverable by the Servicer as
Servicing Advances or, if applicable, as Nonrecoverable Advances.
(d) In
connection with its activities as Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer
agrees to present on behalf of itself, the Indenture Trustee and Noteholders,
claims to the insurer under any Primary Insurance Policies and, in this regard,
to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under
any Primary Insurance Policies respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans. Any amounts
collected by the Servicer under any Primary Insurance Policies shall be
deposited in the Collection Account.
Section
3.10
|
Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements.
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(a) Except
as
otherwise provided in this Section, when any property subject to a Mortgage
has
been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Servicer shall to the extent that it has
knowledge of such conveyance enforce any due-on-sale clause contained in any
Mortgage Note or Mortgage, to the extent, in the Servicer’s reasonable judgment,
enforcement is permitted under applicable law and governmental regulations,
provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be required to take such action
if, in its sole business judgment, the Servicer believes it is not in the best
interests of the Trust. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer is not
required to exercise such rights with respect to a Mortgage Loan if the Person
to whom the related Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to
be
conveyed satisfies the terms and conditions contained in the Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage related thereto and the consent of the mortgagee under such Mortgage
Note or Mortgage is not otherwise so required under such Mortgage Note or
Mortgage as a condition to such transfer. In the event that the Servicer is
prohibited by law from enforcing any such due-on-sale clause, or if
nonenforcement is otherwise permitted hereunder, the Servicer is authorized,
subject to Section 3.10(b), to take or enter into an assumption and modification
agreement from or with the person to whom such property has been or is about
to
be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage
Note and, unless prohibited by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains
liable thereon, provided that the Mortgage Loan shall continue to be covered
(if
so covered before the Servicer enters such agreement) by the applicable Required
Insurance Policies. The Servicer, subject to Section 3.10(b), is also authorized
with the prior approval of the insurers under any Required Insurance Policies
to
enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such Person, pursuant
to
which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is
substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default
under this Section by reason of any transfer or assumption which the Servicer
reasonably believes it is restricted by law from preventing, for any reason
whatsoever.
(b) Subject
to the Servicer’s duty to enforce any due-on-sale clause to the extent set forth
in Section 3.10(a) hereof, in any case in which a Mortgaged Property has been
conveyed to a Person by a Mortgagor, and such Person is to enter into an
assumption agreement or modification agreement or supplement to the Mortgage
Note or Mortgage that requires the signature of the Indenture Trustee, or if
an
instrument of release signed by the Indenture Trustee is required releasing
the
Mortgagor from liability on the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall prepare and
deliver or cause to be prepared and delivered to the Indenture Trustee for
signature and shall direct, in writing, the Indenture Trustee to execute the
assumption agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is to be
conveyed and such modification agreement or supplement to the Mortgage Note
or
Mortgage or other instruments as are reasonable or necessary to carry out the
terms of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise to comply with any
applicable laws regarding assumptions or the transfer of the Mortgaged Property
to such Person. In connection with any such assumption, no material term of
the
Mortgage Note may be changed. In addition, the substitute Mortgagor and the
Mortgaged Property must be acceptable to the Servicer in accordance with its
underwriting standards as then in effect. Together with each such substitution,
assumption or other agreement or instrument delivered to the Indenture Trustee
for execution by it, the Servicer shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate signed
by a Servicing Officer stating that the requirements of this subsection have
been met in connection therewith. The Servicer shall notify the Indenture
Trustee that any such substitution or assumption agreement has been completed
by
forwarding to the Indenture Trustee the original of such substitution or
assumption agreement, which in the case of the original shall be added to the
related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of
such
Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments
constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected by the Servicer for entering
into
an assumption or substitution of liability agreement will be retained by the
Servicer as additional servicing compensation.
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Section
3.11 Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Repurchase of Certain Mortgage
Loans.
(a) Subject
to the limitations set forth in Sections 3.5(a), 3.11(b), 3.11(f), and 3.11(i),
the Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to foreclose upon or otherwise
comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage
Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory
arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. In connection
with such foreclosure or other conversion, the Servicer shall follow such
practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable and as shall
be
normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities; provided,
however, that the Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in
connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration of any property
unless it shall determine (i) that such restoration and/or foreclosure will
increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan after reimbursement
to
itself of such expenses and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable to
it
through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for
purposes of withdrawals from the Collection Account). The Servicer shall be
responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred by it in any such
proceedings; provided, however, that it shall be entitled to reimbursement
thereof from the Liquidation Proceeds with respect to the related Mortgaged
Property, as Servicing Advances or, if applicable, as Nonrecoverable
Advances.
(b) If
the
Servicer has actual knowledge that a Mortgaged Property which the Servicer
is
contemplating acquiring in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure is
located within a one mile radius of any site with material environmental or
hazardous waste risks known to the Servicer, the Servicer will, prior to
acquiring the Mortgaged Property, consider such risks and shall proceed with
such in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure only if the Servicer
reasonably determines that doing so shall more like than not be in the best
interests of the Trust, considering all relevant factors including such
environmental matters. For the purpose of this Section, actual knowledge of
the
Servicer means actual knowledge of a Servicing Officer involved in the servicing
of the relevant Mortgage Loan at the time such knowledge was acquired. Actual
knowledge of the Servicer does not include knowledge imputable by virtue of
the
availability of or accessibility to information relating to environmental or
hazardous waste sites or the locations thereof.
(c) With
respect to any REO Property, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken
in
the name of the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders, or its
nominee, on behalf of the Noteholders. The Indenture Trustee’s name shall be
placed on the title to such REO Property solely as the Indenture Trustee
hereunder and not in its individual capacity. The Servicer shall ensure that
the
title to such REO Property references this Agreement and the Indenture Trustee’s
capacity thereunder. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the
Servicer shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer
protect and conserve such REO Property in the same manner and to such extent
as
is customary in the locality where such REO Property is located and may,
incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the Noteholders,
in its sole discretion, rent or decline to rent the same, or any part thereof,
as the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Noteholders, for the
period prior to the sale of such REO Property. The Servicer shall prepare for
and deliver to the Master Servicer a statement with respect to any REO Property
that has been rented showing the aggregate rental income received and all
expenses incurred in connection with the management and maintenance of such
REO
Property at such times as is necessary to enable the Administrator to comply
with the reporting requirements of the Code. The net monthly rental income,
if
any, from such REO Property shall be deposited in the Collection Account no
later than the close of business on each Determination Date. The Servicer shall
perform the tax reporting and withholding required by Sections 1445 and 6050J
of
the Code with respect to foreclosures and abandonments, the tax reporting
required by Section 6050H of the Code with respect to the receipt of mortgage
interest from individuals and any tax reporting required by Section 6050P of
the
Code with respect to the cancellation of indebtedness by certain financial
entities, by preparing and filing such tax and information returns as may be
required.
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(d) In
the
event that the Trust acquires any Mortgaged Property as aforesaid or otherwise
in connection with a default or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan, the
Servicer shall dispose of such Mortgaged Property prior to the close of the
third taxable year after its acquisition by the Trust. Notwithstanding any
other
provision of this Agreement, no Mortgaged Property acquired by the Trust shall
be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used for the
production of income by or on behalf of the Trust in such a manner or pursuant
to any terms that would (i) cause such Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify
as
“foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code,
unless the Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust with
respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
(e) In
the
event of a default on a Mortgage Loan one or more of whose obligor is not a
“United States person,” as that term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code, in connection with any foreclosure or acquisition of a deed in lieu of
foreclosure (together, “foreclosure”) in respect of such Mortgage Loan, the
Servicer will cause compliance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1445-2(d)(3) (or any successor thereto) necessary to assure that
no
withholding tax obligation arises with respect to the proceeds of such
foreclosure except to the extent, if any, that proceeds of such foreclosure
are
required to be remitted to the obligor on such Mortgage Loan.
(f) The
decision of the Servicer to foreclose, or to continue the foreclosure process,
on a defaulted Mortgage Loan shall be subject to a determination by the Servicer
that the related Mortgaged Property will not fail to qualify as “foreclosure
property” within meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code and that the proceeds
of such foreclosure would more likely than not exceed the costs and expenses
of
bringing such a proceeding and liquidating the REO expected to be obtained
through such foreclosure. Promptly upon making any determination in accordance
with the preceding sentence not to foreclose, or to discontinue the foreclosure
process, as to any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall deliver to the Master
Servicer an Officer’s Certificate signed by a Servicing Officer identifying the
Mortgage Loans as to which such determination has been made setting forth the
basis for such determination in a form acceptable to the Master
Servicer.
(g) The
income earned from the management of any REO Properties, net of reimbursement
to
the Servicer for expenses incurred (including any property or other taxes)
in
connection with such management and net of unreimbursed Master Servicing Fees
and Advances, shall be applied to the payment of principal of and interest
on
the related defaulted Mortgage Loans (with interest accruing as though such
Mortgage Loans were still current) and all such income shall be deemed, for
all
purposes in this Agreement, to be payments on account of principal and interest
on the related Mortgage Notes and shall be deposited into the Collection
Account. To the extent the net income received during any calendar month is
in
excess of the amount attributable to amortizing principal and accrued interest
at the related Mortgage Rate on the related Mortgage Loan for such calendar
month, such excess shall be considered to be a partial prepayment of principal
of the related Mortgage Loan.
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(h) The
proceeds from any liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, as well as any income from
an
REO Property, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to
reimburse the Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and
Servicing Fees; second, to reimburse the Servicer for any unreimbursed
Delinquency Advances; third, to reimburse the Collection Account for any
Nonrecoverable Advances (or portions thereof) that were previously withdrawn
by
the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.8(a)(iii) that related to such Mortgage
Loan;
fourth, to accrued and unpaid interest (to the extent no Delinquency Advance
has
been made for such amount or any such Delinquency Advance has been reimbursed)
on the Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, at the Mortgage Rate (net of
the
Servicing Fee Rate) to the Due Date occurring in the month in which such amounts
are required to be distributed; and fifth, as a recovery of principal of the
Mortgage Loan. Excess Proceeds, if any, from the liquidation of a Liquidated
Mortgage Loan will be part of Monthly Excess Cashflow.
(i) Notwithstanding
any provision hereof, in connection with the foreclosure or other conversion
of
defaulted assets, the Servicer shall follow such practices and procedures as
it
shall deem necessary or advisable in its sole discretion, and as shall be normal
and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities.
(j) The
Residual Holder, in its sole discretion, shall have the right to purchase for
its own account from the Trust any Distressed Mortgage Loan at a price equal
to
the Purchase Price; provided, however, that any REO Property may be disposed
of
pursuant to the preceding Section 3.11(i). The total price calculated pursuant
to the preceding sentence for any Distressed Mortgage Loan purchased hereunder
shall be deposited in the Collection Account and the Custodian, upon receipt
of
the Request for Release from the Servicer in the form of Exhibit C hereto,
shall
release or cause to be released to the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan the
related Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer
or assignment prepared by the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan, in each case
without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in the purchaser of such
Mortgage Loan any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the purchaser
of
such Mortgage Loan shall succeed to all the Indenture Trustee’s right, title and
interest in and to such Mortgage Loan and all security and documents related
thereto. Such assignment shall be an assignment outright and not for security.
The purchaser of such Mortgage Loan shall thereupon own such Mortgage Loan,
and
all security and documents, free of any further obligation to the Indenture
Trustee, the Administrator or the Noteholders, with respect
thereto.
(k) The
Depositor shall have the option to purchase, at any one time (but only one
time
during the period in which the Agreement is in effect), 1.0% (and in any case,
at least five Mortgage Loans) of the Mortgage Loans, by aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans as of such date, at a purchase price equal to
the
greater of (A) the aggregate Purchase Price of such Mortgage Loans and (B)
the
aggregate fair market value of such Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loans that
may
be purchased by the Depositor pursuant to this paragraph will be selected by
the
Depositor in its sole discretion. If at any time the Depositor exercises such
option, the Depositor shall immediately notify or cause to be notified the
Indenture Trustee and the Custodian by a certification (which shall include
a
statement to the effect that all amounts required to be deposited in the
Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.5 have been or will be so deposited)
of
a Servicing Officer and shall request delivery to it of the Mortgage
File.
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(l) Any
reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Servicer in connection with
transferring the servicing of any Mortgage Loans pursuant to paragraphs (j)
and
(k) shall be the responsibility of the party purchasing such Mortgage
Loans.
(m) Upon
receipt of such certification and request, the Custodian on behalf of the
Indenture Trustee shall promptly release the related Mortgage Files to the
Depositor or its designee.
[(n)
Subject to Section 3.1 hereof, the Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise
comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Specially
Serviced Revolving Credit Loans as come into and continue in default and as
to
which (a) in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, no satisfactory
arrangements can, in accordance with prudent lending practices, be made for
collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 3.1 and (b) such
foreclosure or other conversion is otherwise in accordance with Section 3.1.
The
Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any
foreclosure or towards the restoration, repair, protection or maintenance of
any
property unless it shall determine that such expenses will be recoverable to
it
as Servicing Advances either through Liquidation Proceeds or through Insurance
Proceeds or from any other source relating to the Specially Serviced Revolving
Credit Loan. The Servicer shall be required to advance funds for all other
costs
and expenses incurred by it in any such foreclosure proceedings (including
funds
necessary to pay off the first lien, if any, on the related Mortgaged Property;
provided that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds
of
liquidation of the related Mortgaged Property.]
Section
3.12
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Administrator
to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage
Files.
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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 immediately notify the Custodian by delivering,
or causing to be delivered (or the Administrator may deliver), to the Custodian
two copies of a Request for Release substantially in the form of Exhibit C,
which shall be signed by a Servicing Officer, or a Responsible Officer of the
Administrator, as the case may be, or in mutually agreeable electronic format
which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing
Officer, or a Responsible Officer of the Administrator, as the case may be.
Upon
receipt of such request, the Custodian shall promptly release the related
Mortgage File to the Servicer, and the Indenture Trustee shall at the Servicer’s
direction execute and deliver to the Servicer the request for reconveyance,
deed
of reconveyance or release or satisfaction of mortgage or such instrument
releasing the lien of the Mortgage, in each case as provided by the Servicer,
together with the Mortgage Note with written evidence of cancellation thereon.
In lieu of the document execution process described in the preceding two
sentences, the Servicer shall be authorized to execute each request for
reconveyance, deed
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of
reconveyance, and release, satisfaction of mortgage, or such instrument
releasing the lien of the Mortgage as attorney in fact for the Indenture Trustee
pursuant to the powers of attorney described in Section 3.1. Expenses incurred
in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall
be chargeable to the related Mortgagor. From time to time and as shall be
appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including
for
such purpose, collection under any policy of flood insurance, any fidelity
bond
or errors or omissions policy, or for the purposes of effecting a partial
release of any Mortgaged Property from the lien of the Mortgage or the making
of
any corrections to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage or any of the other
documents included in the Mortgage File, the Custodian shall, upon delivery
to
it of two copies of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit C, which shall
be signed by a Servicing Officer, or a Responsible Officer of the Administrator,
as the case may be, or in mutually agreeable electronic format which will,
in
lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer, or a
Responsible Officer of the Administrator, as the case may be, release the
Mortgage File to the Servicer. Subject to the further limitations set forth
below, the Servicer shall cause the Mortgage File or documents so released
to be
returned to the Custodian when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer
exists, unless the Mortgage Loan is liquidated and the proceeds thereof are
deposited in the Collection Account, in which case the Servicer shall deliver
to
the Custodian a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit C, signed by a
Servicing Officer.
Section
3.13 Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Servicer to be Held for the Indenture
Trustee.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of this Agreement, the Servicer shall transmit to the
Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, all documents and instruments
described in Section 2.1(b), and shall hold as Servicer and agent of the
Indenture Trustee all other documents, in respect of a Mortgage Loan coming
into
the possession of the Servicer from time to time and shall account fully to
the
Indenture Trustee for any funds received by the Servicer or which otherwise
are
collected by the Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in
respect of any Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held
by,
or under the control of, the Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether
from the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation
Proceeds, including but not limited to, any funds on deposit in the Collection
Account, shall be held by the Servicer for and on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Indenture
Trustee, subject to the applicable provisions of this Agreement. The Servicer
also agrees that it shall not create, incur or subject any Mortgage File or
any
funds that are deposited in the Collection Account, Note Payment Account or
any
Escrow Account, or any funds that otherwise are or may become due or payable
to
the Administrator for the benefit of the Noteholders, to any claim, lien,
security interest, judgment, levy, writ of attachment or other encumbrance,
or
assert by legal action or otherwise any claim or right of setoff against any
Mortgage File or any funds collected on, or in connection with, a Mortgage
Loan,
except, however, that the Servicer shall be entitled to set off against and
deduct from any such funds any amounts that are properly due and payable to
the
Servicer under this Agreement.
Section
3.14
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Servicing
Compensation.
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As
compensation for its activities hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to
retain or withdraw from the Custodial Account an amount equal to the Servicing
Fee for each Mortgage Loan, provided
that the
aggregate Servicing Fee with respect to any Payment Date shall be reduced (but
not below zero) by the amount of any Compensating Interest paid by the Servicer
with respect to such Payment Date.
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Additional
servicing compensation in the form of (i) all income and gain net of any losses
realized from Eligible Investments and (ii) assumption fees, late payment
charges, all ancillary income and other receipts not required to be deposited
to
the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof, excluding any Excess
Proceeds and Prepayment Penalties, shall be retained by the Servicer as
additional servicing compensation. The Servicer, the Master Servicer, the
Administrator and the Indenture Trustee shall be required to pay all expenses
incurred by them respectively in connection with their respective activities
hereunder to the extent such expenses do not constitute Delinquency Advances
or
Nonrecoverable Advances as defined in this Agreement and shall not be entitled
to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided in this
Agreement.
Section
3.15
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Access
to Certain Documentation.
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The
Servicer shall provide to the OTS and the FDIC and to comparable regulatory
authorities supervising Holders of Subordinate Notes and the examiners and
supervisory agents of the OTS, the FDIC and such other authorities, access
to
the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans required by applicable
regulations of the OTS and the FDIC. Such access shall be afforded without
charge, but only upon reasonable and prior written request submitted on at
least
5 Business Days’ notice (or such shorter interval as is necessary to comply with
applicable law or regulation) and during normal business hours at the offices
designated by the Servicer. Nothing in this Section shall limit the obligation
of the Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of
information regarding the Mortgagors and the failure of the Servicer to provide
access as provided in this Section as a result of such obligation shall not
constitute a breach of this Section. Nothing in this Section 3.15 shall require
the Servicer to collect, create, collate or otherwise generate any information
that it does not generate in its usual course of business, except to the extent
otherwise provided in this Agreement. The Servicer shall not be required to
make
copies of or ship documents to any party unless provisions have been made for
the reimbursement of the costs thereof.
Section
3.16
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Annual
Statements as to Compliance.
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(a) [With
respect to the Master Servicer:
(i) The
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Administrator on or before March 1 of each applicable calendar year,
commencing in 20[ ], an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the
signer thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Master Servicer
during the preceding fiscal year and of the performance of the Master Servicer
under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to
the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Master Servicer
has fulfilled all of its material obligations under this Agreement throughout
such year, or, if there has been a material default in the fulfillment of any
such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the
nature and status thereof. Upon request, the Administrator shall forward a
copy
of each such statement to each Rating Agency and each Underwriter.
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(ii) On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Master Servicer shall deliver to
the
Depositor, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Administrator a report
regarding its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria specified
in
paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(d)), as of and for the
period ending the end of each fiscal year, with respect to asset-backed security
transactions taken as a whole involving the Master Servicer, and that are backed
by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Each such report shall include
all
of the statements required under paragraph (a) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB
(§
229.1122(a)) , including a statement that a registered public accounting firm
has issued the attestation report required under Section 3.17(a) of this
Agreement.
(iii) Copies
of
such statements shall be provided to any Securityholder upon request, by the
Master Servicer or by the Administrator at the Master Servicer’s expense if the
Master Servicer failed to provide such copies (unless (i) the Master Servicer
shall have failed to provide the Administrator with such statement or (ii)
the
Administrator shall be unaware of the Master Servicer’s failure to provide such
statement).
(iv) The
Master Servicer shall promptly notify the Depositor,
the
Servicer, the Subservicer and
the
Administrator
(i) of
any legal proceedings pending against the Master Servicer of the type described
in Item 1117 (§
229.1117) of
Regulation AB and (ii) if the Master Servicer shall become (but only to the
extent not previously disclosed to the Administrator
and the
Depositor) at any time an affiliate of any of the Sponsor, the Issuer, the
Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, the Administrator, any Originator
contemplated by Item 1110 (§
229.1110) of
Regulation AB, any significant obligor contemplated by Item 1112 (§
229.1112) of
Regulation AB, any enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114
or
1115 (§§
229.1114-1115) of
Regulation AB or any other material party to the Trust contemplated by Item
1100(d)(1) (§
229.1100(d)(1)) of
Regulation AB.]
(b) [With
respect to the Servicer:
(i) The
Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Subservicer
and the Administrator on or before March 1 of each applicable calendar year,
commencing in 20[ ], an Officer’s Certificate stating, as to the
signer thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during
the
preceding fiscal year and of the performance of the Servicer under this
Agreement 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 material obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or,
if
there has been a material default in the fulfillment of any such obligation,
specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status
thereof. Upon request, the Administrator shall forward a copy of each such
statement to each Rating Agency and each Underwriter.
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(ii) On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Servicer shall deliver to the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Subservicer and the Administrator a report
regarding its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria specified
in
paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(d)), as of and for the
period ending the end of each fiscal year, with respect to asset-backed security
transactions taken as a whole involving the Servicer, and that are backed by
the
same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Each such report shall include all of
the
statements required under paragraph (a) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§
229.1122(a)) , including a statement that a registered public accounting firm
has issued the attestation report required under Section 3.17(b) of this
Agreement.
(iii) Copies
of
such statements shall be provided to any Securityholder upon request, by the
Servicer or by the Administrator at the Servicer’s expense if the Servicer
failed to provide such copies (unless (i) the Servicer shall have failed to
provide the Administrator with such statement or (ii) the Administrator shall
be
unaware of the Servicer’s failure to provide such statement).
(iv) The
Servicer shall promptly notify Depositor,
the Master Servicer, the Subservicer and the Administrator
(i) of
any legal proceedings pending against the Servicer of the type described in
Item
1117 (§
229.1117) of
Regulation AB and (ii) if the Servicer shall become (but only to the extent
not
previously disclosed to the Administrator
and the
Depositor) at any time an affiliate of any of the Sponsor, the Issuer, the
Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, the Administrator, any Originator
contemplated by Item 1110 (§
229.1110) of
Regulation AB, any significant obligor contemplated by Item 1112 (§
229.1112) of
Regulation AB, any enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114
or
1115 (§§
229.1114-1115) of
Regulation AB or any other material party to the Trust contemplated by Item
1100(d)(1) (§
229.1100(d)(1)) of
Regulation AB.]
Section
3.17 Annual
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Statement; Financial
Statements.
(a) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Master Servicer shall deliver to
the
Administrator and the Depositor a report by a registered public accounting
firm
that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.16(a)(ii). Such report shall be made in accordance with
standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board.]
(b) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Servicer shall deliver to the
Administrator and the Depositor a report by a registered public accounting
firm
that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the Servicer pursuant
to
Section 3.16(b)(ii). Such report shall be made in accordance with standards
for
attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board.]
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(c) On
or
before March 1 of each applicable year, commencing in 20[ ], the
Servicer (and the Master Servicer, if the Master Servicer (or any of its
Affiliates) has, during the course of any fiscal year, directly serviced, as
a
successor Servicer, any of the Mortgage Loans) at its expense shall cause a
nationally or regionally recognized firm of Independent public accountants
(who
may also render other services to the Servicer, the Depositor or any affiliate
thereof) which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants to furnish a statement to the Master Servicer, the Administrator
and
the Depositor to the effect that such firm has examined certain documents and
records relating to the servicing of mortgage loans under transfer and servicing
agreements substantially similar in material respects to this Agreement and
substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers or alternatively, if the Administrator has so elected, the
Audit Program for Mortgages serviced for FNMA and FHLMC, and setting forth
such
firm’s conclusions relating thereto in accordance with the applicable
attestation program or audit program. In rendering such statement, such firm
may
rely, as to matters relating to direct servicing of mortgage loans by
subservicers, upon comparable statements for examinations conducted
substantially in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers or the Audit Program for Mortgages serviced for FNMA and FHLMC
(rendered within one year of such statement) of Independent public accountants
with respect to the related subservicer. Copies of such statement shall be
provided by the Administrator to any Noteholder upon request at the Servicer’s
expense, provided
such
statement is delivered by the Servicer to the Administrator. Delivery of such
statement to the Administrator is for informational purposes only and the
Administrator’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any
information contained therein, including the Servicer’s compliance with any of
its covenants hereunder (as to which the Administrator is entitled to rely
exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).
Section
3.18
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Errors
and Omissions Insurance; Fidelity
Bonds.
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The
Servicer shall for so long as it acts as Servicer under this Agreement, obtain
and maintain in force (a) a policy or policies of insurance covering errors
and
omissions in the performance of its obligations as Servicer hereunder and (b)
a
fidelity bond in respect of its officers, employees and agents. Each such policy
or policies and bond shall be acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC. In the event that
any
such policy or bond ceases to be in effect, the Servicer shall obtain a
comparable replacement policy or bond from an insurer or issuer, meeting the
requirements set forth above as of the date of such replacement.
Section
3.19
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Delinquency
Advances.
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The
Servicer shall determine on or before each Determination Date whether it is
required to make a Delinquency Advance. The Servicer shall advance funds in
the
amount of any Scheduled Payment that was due during the related Collection
Period and not received by the Servicer as of the related Determination Date;
provided
that in
no event shall the Servicer be required to make any such Delinquency Advance
that, if made, would in the good faith judgment of the Servicer be a
Nonrecoverable Advance. With respect to any Mortgage Loan, if a Delinquency
Advance is required to be made hereunder, the Servicer shall on or before the
Servicer Remittance Date either (i) deposit in the Collection Account from
its
own funds an amount equal to such Delinquency Advance, (ii) cause to be made
an
appropriate entry in the records of the Custodial Account that funds in such
account being held for future payment or withdrawal have been, as permitted
by
this Section 3.19, used by the Servicer to make such Delinquency Advance or
(iii) make Delinquency Advances in the form of any combination of clauses (i)
and (ii) aggregating the amount of such Delinquency Advance. Any such funds
being held in the Custodial Account for future payment and so used shall be
replaced by the Servicer from its own funds by deposit in such Custodial Account
to the extent required on or before any future Servicer Remittance Date in
which
such funds would be due. The Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed for
all
Delinquency Advances of its own funds made pursuant to this Section as provided
in Section 3.8 hereof. Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of
Article VII, in the event that the Servicer fails to remit a Delinquency Advance
required to be made pursuant to this Section 3.19, the Master Servicer shall,
unless it determines that such Delinquency Advance would constitute a
Nonrecoverable Advance, itself make, or shall cause the successor Servicer
or
AMC (on behalf of the Seller, as owner of the servicing rights with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans) to make, such Delinquency Advance on or before the Payment
Date following the Servicer Remittance Date on which such Delinquency Advance
should have been made.
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The
obligation to make Delinquency Advances with respect to any Mortgage Loan shall
continue if such Mortgage Loan has been foreclosed or otherwise terminated
and
the related Mortgaged Property has not been liquidated. The Servicer shall
deliver to the Master Servicer on the related Servicer Remittance Date an
Officer’s Certificate of a Servicing Officer indicating the amount of any
proposed Delinquency Advance that, if made, would in the good faith judgment
of
the Servicer be a Nonrecoverable Advance.
Section
3.20
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Advance
Facility.
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(a) Each
of
the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee is authorized to execute such
documents and enter into such agreements as shall be necessary or appropriate
in
order to effectuate the purposes of the Initial Advance Facility. Until the
Initial Advance Facility has been terminated, no amendment to this Agreement
relating to the reimbursement of Advances shall be made without the prior
written consent of the Initial Advance Facility Counterparty.
(b) The
Servicer is hereby authorized, following the termination of the Initial Advance
Facility, to enter into any facility with any Person (any such Person, an
“Advance Facility Counterparty”) under which the Servicer may pledge or sell its
rights to receive reimbursement of Advances pursuant to this Agreement (“Advance
Reimbursement Rights”) pursuant to credit facilities, repurchase facilities, or
similar facilities providing liquidity for the funding of Advances, including
facilities providing that such Advance Facility Counterparty may make all or
a
portion of the Advances (any such facility, an “Advance Facility”), although no
Advance Facility shall reduce or otherwise affect the Servicer’s obligations to
fund such Advances. If so required pursuant to the terms of an Advance Facility,
to the extent that an Advance Facility Counterparty makes all or a portion
of
any Delinquency Advance and the Advance Facility Counterparty and the Servicer
provide the Administrator with notice acknowledged by the Servicer that such
Advance Facility Counterparty is entitled to reimbursement, such Advance
Facility Counterparty shall be entitled to receive reimbursement pursuant to
this Agreement for such amount to the extent provided. Such notice from the
Advance Facility Counterparty, if so required, and the Servicer must specify
the
amount of the reimbursement and must specify which Section of this Agreement
permits the Delinquency Advance to be reimbursed. The Administrator shall be
entitled to rely without independent investigation on the Advance Facility
Counterparty’s statement with respect to the amount of any reimbursement
pursuant to this Section 3.20 and with respect to the Advance Facility
Counterparty’s statement with respect to the Section of this Agreement that
permits the Delinquency Advance to be reimbursed. An Advance Facility
Counterparty whose obligations are limited to the making of Advances will not
be
deemed to be a subservicer under this Agreement.
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(c) If
so
required pursuant to the terms of an Advance Facility, the Servicer is hereby
authorized to and shall pay to the Advance Facility Counterparty, or cause
the
payment to the Advance Facility Counterparty of, (i) reimbursements for
Advances; and (ii) all or such portion of the Servicing Fee as may be so
specified in the Advance Facility, that would otherwise be payable to the
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, it being understood that neither the Trust
nor any party hereto shall have a right or claim (including without limitation
any right of offset) to the portion of the Servicing Fee or the Servicer’s right
to reimbursement of Advances so assigned, provided that any successor Servicer
shall have no obligation to pay any portion of the Servicing Fee or its right
to
reimbursement of Advances to any such Advance Facility.
(d) Whether
or not an Advance Facility is in place, reimbursement amounts allocated to
reimburse Advances made with respect to any particular Mortgage Loan shall
be
allocated to the reimbursement of the unreimbursed Advances made with respect
to
that Mortgage Loan on a “first-in, first out” (“FIFO”) basis, such that the
reimbursement amounts shall be applied to reimburse the Advance for that
Mortgage Loan that was disbursed earliest in time first, and to reimburse the
Advance for that Mortgage Loan that was disbursed latest in time last.
Liquidation Proceeds with respect to a Mortgage Loan shall be applied to
reimburse Servicing Advances outstanding with respect to that Mortgage Loan
before being applied to reimburse Delinquency Advances outstanding with respect
to that Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall provide to the related Advance
Facility Counterparty loan-by-loan information with respect to each
reimbursement amount remitted to such Advance Facility Counterparty, to enable
the Advance Facility Counterparty to make the FIFO allocation of each such
reimbursement amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
(e) Upon
request of the Servicer and provision by the Servicer of all necessary forms,
the Administrator agrees to execute such reasonable acknowledgments,
certificates, and other reasonable documents recognizing the interests of any
Advance Facility Counterparty in such Advance Reimbursement Rights and Servicing
Fees as the Servicer may cause to be made subject to Advance Facilities pursuant
to this Section 3.20, and such other documents in connection with such Advance
Facilities as may be reasonably requested from time to time by any Advance
Facility Counterparty. The implementation of the arrangement described in this
Section shall not require the consent of Noteholders, the Administrator or
the
Indenture Trustee.
(f) The
Servicer shall indemnify the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator, the Master
Servicer, the Trust and each Noteholder for any and all claims, losses,
liabilities, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any claim by the Advance
Facility Counterparty, except (with respect to the Indenture Trustee, the
Administrator, the Master Servicer and any successor Servicer) to the extent
that such claim, loss, liability, damages or expense results from or arises
out
of the negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct of the Indenture Trustee,
the Administrator, the Master Servicer or successor Servicer, as
applicable.
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(g) Any
amendment to this Section 3.20 or to any other provision of this Agreement
that
may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an Advance Facility
as
described generally in this Section, including amendments to add provisions
relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered into by the Issuer, the Seller,
the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Administrator, the
Custodian, [the Credit Risk Manager] and the Indenture Trustee without the
consent of any Noteholder, provided that such amendment is otherwise effected
in
compliance with the provisions of Section 10.1. All reasonable costs and
expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by each party hereto or incurred
by (or that would otherwise be incurred by) the Trust shall be borne solely
by
the Servicer. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) any Advances
financed by and/or pledged to an Advance Facility Counterparty under any Advance
Facility are obligations owed to the Servicer payable only from the cash flows
and proceeds received under this Agreement for reimbursement of Advances to
the
extent provided herein, and none of the Master Servicer, the Administrator
or
the Indenture Trustee is, as a result of the existence of any Advance Facility,
obligated or liable to repay any Advances financed by the Advance Facility
Counterparty; (ii) the Servicer will be responsible for remitting to the Advance
Facility Counterparty the applicable amounts collected by it as reimbursement
for Advances funded by the Advance Facility Counterparty, subject to the
provisions of this Agreement; and (iii) none of the Master Servicer, the
Administrator or the Indenture Trustee shall have any responsibility to track
or
monitor the administration of the financing arrangement between the Servicer
and
any Advance Facility Counterparty.
Section
3.21
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Prepayment
Penalties.
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The
Servicer or any designee of the Servicer shall not waive any Prepayment Penalty
with respect to any Mortgage Loan that contains a Prepayment Penalty that
prepays during the term of the penalty. If the Servicer or its designee fails
to
collect the Prepayment Penalty upon any prepayment of any Mortgage Loan that
contains a Prepayment Penalty, the Servicer shall, at the time of such
prepayment, deposit into the Custodial Account from the Servicer’s own funds an
amount equal to the Prepayment Penalty that was not collected. Notwithstanding
the above, the Servicer or its designee may waive a Prepayment Penalty without
depositing the amount thereof into the Custodial Account the amount of the
Prepayment Penalty if (i) the Mortgage Loan is sixty-one (61) days or more
delinquent and such waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking
into
account the value of such Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage Loan
or
(ii) the prepayment is not a result of a refinance by the Servicer or any of
its
Affiliates and (a) the Mortgage Loan is foreseen to be in default and such
waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value
of such Prepayment Penalty and the related Mortgage Loan, (b) the collection
of
the Prepayment Penalty would be in violation of applicable laws or (c) the
collection of such Prepayment Penalty would be considered “predatory” pursuant
to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or
local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having
jurisdiction over such matters.
The
Servicer shall be obligated to collect Prepayment Penalties under the terms
of
the related Mortgage Loan without regard to the amount of Prepayment Penalty
set
forth for such loan in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Section
3.22
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Actions
with Respect to Distressed Mortgage Loans.
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The
Servicer will exercise its discretion, consistent with the
Servicing Standard and
the
terms of this Agreement, with respect to the enforcement and servicing of
Distressed Mortgage Loans in such manner as will maximize the receipt of
principal and interest with respect thereto, including but not limited to the
sale of such Mortgage Loan to a third party, the modification of such Mortgage
Loan, or foreclosure upon the related Mortgaged Property and disposition
thereof. The Residual Holder shall have the option to purchase any such loans
from the Trust at the Purchase Price.
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The
Seller may appoint, with the written consent of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Administrator, a Special Servicer to special service any
Distressed Mortgage Loans and any such Special Servicer so appointed shall
report directly to the Master Servicer in executing its duties and obligations
under this Section 3.22 or Article IIIA. Any applicable termination fee related
to the termination of the Servicer and the appointment of any Special Servicer
shall be paid by the Seller. Any fees paid to any such Special Servicer shall
not exceed the Servicing Fee Rate. The Special Servicer shall have the same
discretion as is granted to the Servicer above with respect to Distressed
Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed pursuant to
Section 3.8(a) for any unreimbursed Advances or accrued and unpaid Servicing
Fees relating to any such Distressed Mortgage Loan that is transferred to a
Special Servicer pursuant to this Section.
Section
3.23
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[Duties
of the Credit Risk Manager.]
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(a) [The
Noteholders, by their purchase and acceptance of the Notes, appoint
[ ] as Credit Risk
Manager. For and on behalf of the Depositor, the Credit Risk Manager will
provide reports and recommendations concerning certain delinquent and defaulted
Mortgage Loans, and as to the collection of Prepayment Penalties with respect
to
the Mortgage Loans. Such reports and recommendations will be based upon
information provided pursuant to the Credit Risk Management Agreement. The
Credit Risk Manager shall look solely to the Servicer (or a subservicer on
behalf of the Servicer) and the Master Servicer for all information and data
(including loss and delinquency information and data) and loan level information
and data relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and the Indenture
Trustee shall have no obligation to provide any such information to the Credit
Risk Manager.]
(b) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the
immediately preceding Business Day), the Credit Risk Manager shall deliver
a
signed certification, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
[ ] (the “Credit Risk
Manager Certification”), to the Depositor and the Administrator and for the
benefit of the Person(s) signing the Form 10-K Certification, a report regarding
its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria specified in paragraph
(d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(d)), as of and for the period
ending the end of each fiscal year, with respect to asset-backed security
transactions taken as a whole involving the Credit Risk Manager, and that are
backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans, and Credit Risk Manager
Certification shall include all of the statements required under paragraph
(a)
of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(a)).]
(c) [On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Credit Risk Manager shall deliver
to
the Administrator, the Trustee and the Depositor a report by a registered public
accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the
Credit Risk Manager pursuant to subsection (b) above. Each such report shall
be
made in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted
by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.]
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Section
3.24
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[Limitation
Upon Liability of the Credit Risk Manager.
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Neither
the Credit Risk Manager, nor any of the directors, officers, employees or agents
of the Credit Risk Manager, shall be under any liability to the Indenture
Trustee, the Administrator, the Noteholders or the Depositor for any action
taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant
to
this Agreement, in reliance upon information provided by the Servicer (or a
subservicer on behalf of the Servicer) and the Master Servicer under the Credit
Risk Management Agreements or for errors in judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Credit Risk Manager or any such Person
against liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful
malfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in its performance of its duties
or
by reason of reckless disregard for its obligations and duties under this
Agreement or the Credit Risk Management Agreements. The Credit Risk Manager
and
any director, officer, employee or agent of the Credit Risk Manager may rely
in
good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and
submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder, and may rely
in good faith upon the accuracy of information furnished by the Servicer (or
a
subservicer on behalf of the Servicer) and the Master Servicer pursuant to
the
Credit Risk Management Agreements in the performance of its duties thereunder
and hereunder.]
Section
3.25
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[Removal
of Credit Risk Manager.
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The
Credit Risk Manager may be removed as Credit Risk Manager by the Depositor,
in
the exercise of its sole discretion, at any time, without cause, upon 90 days
prior written notice. The Depositor shall provide such written notice to the
Indenture Trustee and the Administrator, and upon receipt of such notice, the
Administrator shall provide written notice to the Credit Risk Manager of its
removal, effective upon receipt of such notice.]
ARTICLE
IIIA
ADMINISTRATION
AND MASTER SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3A.1
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Master
Servicer.
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The
Master Servicer shall supervise, monitor and oversee the obligation of the
Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement and shall have full power and authority to do any and
all things which it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such
master servicing and administration. In performing its obligations hereunder,
the Master Servicer shall act in a manner consistent with Accepted Master
Servicing Practices. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall oversee and consult
with the Servicer as necessary from time to time to carry out the Master
Servicer’s obligations hereunder, shall receive, review and evaluate all
reports, information and other data provided to the Master Servicer by the
Servicer and shall cause the Servicer to perform and observe the covenants,
obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by the Servicer under
this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall independently and separately monitor
the Servicer’s servicing activities with respect to each related Mortgage Loan,
reconcile the results of such monitoring with such information provided in
the
previous sentence on a monthly basis and coordinate corrective adjustments
to
the Servicer’s and Master Servicer’s records, and based on such reconciled and
corrected information, prepare the statements specified in Section 4.4 and
any
other information and statements required to be provided by the Master Servicer
hereunder. The Master Servicer shall reconcile the results of its Mortgage
Loan
monitoring with the actual remittances of the Servicer to the Collection Account
pursuant to the terms hereof based on information provided to the Master
Servicer by the Servicer. For the purposes of this Article 3A, the term
“Servicer” shall include any Special Servicer appointed pursuant to Section
3.22.
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The
Indenture Trustee shall furnish the Servicer and/or the Master Servicer with
any
limited powers of attorney and other documents in form as provided to it
necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer and/or the Master Servicer
to
execute in the name of the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable,
all documents reasonably required to perform the servicing functions described
in Article III or this Article IIIA. The Indenture Trustee shall have no
responsibility for any action of the Master Servicer or the Servicer pursuant
to
any such limited power of attorney and shall be indemnified by the Master
Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, for any cost, liability or expense
incurred by the Indenture Trustee in connection with such Person’s misuse of any
such power of attorney.
The
Indenture Trustee, the Custodian and the Administrator shall provide access
to
the records and documentation in possession of the Indenture Trustee, the
Custodian or the Administrator regarding the related Mortgage Loans and REO
Property and the servicing thereof to the Noteholders, the FDIC, and the
supervisory agents and examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only
upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the
office of the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian or the Administrator;
provided,
however,
that,
unless otherwise required by law, none of the Indenture Trustee, the Custodian
or the Administrator shall be required to provide access to such records and
documentation if the provision thereof would violate the legal right to privacy
of any Mortgagor. The Indenture Trustee, the Custodian and the Administrator
shall allow representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the
records and documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at a
charge that covers the Indenture Trustee’s, the Custodian’s or the
Administrator’s actual costs.
The
Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer or the Master
Servicer upon request any court pleadings, requests for Indenture Trustee’s sale
or other documents necessary or desirable to (i) the foreclosure or Indenture
Trustee’s sale with respect to a Mortgaged Property; (ii) any legal action
brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or any
other Mortgage Loan Document; (iii) obtain a deficiency judgment against the
Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any other rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage
Note or any other Mortgage Loan Document or otherwise available at law or
equity.
Section
3A.2 [Reserved]
Section
3A.3 Monitoring
of Servicer.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall be responsible for monitoring the compliance by the
Servicer with its duties under this Agreement. In the review of the Servicer’s
activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the
Servicer with regard to the Servicer’s compliance with the terms of this
Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines
that the Servicer should be terminated in accordance with the terms hereof,
or
that a notice should be sent pursuant to the terms hereof with respect to the
occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute a Servicer Event
of
Default, the Master Servicer shall notify the Servicer, the Seller and the
Indenture Trustee thereof and the Master Servicer shall issue such notice or
take such other action as it deems appropriate.
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(b) The
Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders,
shall enforce the obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement and shall,
in
the event that the Servicer fails to perform its obligations in accordance
with
this Agreement, subject to the preceding paragraph, Section 3.4 and Article
VII,
terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer hereunder in accordance
with the provisions of Article VII. Such enforcement, including, without
limitation, the legal prosecution of claims and the pursuit of other appropriate
remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such
time as the Master Servicer, in its good faith business judgment, would require
were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall
pay
the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, provided
that the
Master Servicer shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action
except to the extent that the Master Servicer shall have received reasonable
indemnity for its costs and expenses in pursuing such action.
(c) The
Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Servicer (or from
amounts on deposit in the Collection Account if the Servicer is unable to
fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all reasonable out-of-pocket or third
party costs associated with the transfer of servicing from a predecessor
Servicer (or if the predecessor Servicer is the Master Servicer, from the
Servicer immediately preceding the Master Servicer), including, without
limitation, any reasonable out-of-pocket or third party costs or expenses
associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion,
correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the
Master Servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data
or otherwise to enable the Master Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans
properly and effectively, upon presentation of reasonable documentation of
such
costs and expenses.
(d) The
Master Servicer shall require the Servicer to comply with the remittance
requirements and other obligations set forth in this Agreement.
(e) If
the
Master Servicer acts as successor to the Servicer, it will not assume liability
for the representations and warranties of the terminated Servicer.
Section
3A.4 Fidelity
Bond.
The
Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a blanket fidelity
bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, affording coverage with
respect to all directors, officers, employees and other Persons acting on such
Master Servicer’s behalf, and covering errors and omissions in the performance
of the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder. The errors and omissions
insurance policy and the fidelity bond shall be in such form and amount
generally acceptable for entities serving as master servicers or Indenture
Trustees.
Section
3A.5 Power
to Act; Procedures.
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The
Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have full
power and authority, subject to the provisions of Article VII, to do any and
all
things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the master
servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited
to
the power and authority (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Noteholders, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator, customary consents
or
waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of
any
Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages,
(iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv)
to
effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged
Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each case in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and Accepted Master Servicing Practices. The
Indenture Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer, upon written request from
a
Servicing Officer, with any powers of attorney prepared and delivered to it
and
reasonably acceptable to it empowering the Master Servicer or the Servicer
to
execute and deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial
or full release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate
Mortgaged Property, and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action
relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with
this Agreement, and the Indenture Trustee shall execute and deliver such other
documents prepared and delivered to it and reasonably acceptable to it, as
the
Master Servicer or the Servicer may request, to enable the Master Servicer
to
master service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out its duties
hereunder, in each case in accordance with Accepted Master Servicing Practices
(and the Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers
of attorney by the Master Servicer or the Servicer and shall be indemnified
by
the Master Servicer or the Servicer, as applicable, for any cost, liability
or
expense incurred by the Indenture Trustee in connection with such Person’s use
or misuse of any such power of attorney).
Section
3A.6 Documents,
Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer To Be Held for Indenture
Trustee.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall transmit to the Indenture Trustee or Custodian such
documents and instruments coming into the possession of the Master Servicer
from
time to time as are required by the terms hereof to be delivered to the
Indenture Trustee or Custodian. Any funds received by the Master Servicer in
respect of any Mortgage Loan or which otherwise are collected by the Master
Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any
Mortgage Loan shall be remitted to the Administrator on the next Deposit Date
for deposit in the Note Payment Account. The Master Servicer shall, and, subject
to Section 3.15, shall cause the Servicer to, provide access to information
and
documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans to the Indenture Trustee, its agents
and accountants at any time upon reasonable request and during normal business
hours, and to Noteholders that are savings and loan associations, banks or
insurance companies, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and the
supervisory agents and examiners of such Office and Corporation or examiners
of
any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority if so
required by applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or other
regulatory authority, such access to be afforded without charge but only upon
reasonable request in writing and during normal business hours at the offices
of
the Master Servicer designated by it. In fulfilling such a request the Master
Servicer shall not be responsible for determining the sufficiency of such
information.
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(b) All
funds
collected or held by, or under the control of, the Master Servicer, in respect
of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and interest
payments or from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be remitted
to the Administrator on the next Deposit Date for deposit in the Note Payment
Account.
Section
3A.7 Indenture
Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and
Documents.
The
Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee shall retain possession and custody
of the originals (to the extent available) of any primary mortgage insurance
policies, or certificate of insurance if applicable, and any certificates of
renewal as to the foregoing as may be issued from time to time as contemplated
by this Agreement. Until all amounts distributable in respect of the Notes
have
been distributed in full and the Master Servicer and the Servicer have otherwise
fulfilled their respective obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture
Trustee or the Custodian shall also retain possession and custody of each
Mortgage File in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of
this
Agreement. The Master Servicer shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Custodian, upon the execution or receipt thereof, the originals of any
primary mortgage insurance policies, any certificates of renewal and such other
documents or instruments that constitute Mortgage Loan Documents that come
into
the possession of the Master Servicer from time to time.
Section
3A.8 Compensation
for the Master Servicer and the Administrator.
As
compensation for the activities of the Master Servicer and the Administrator
hereunder, the Master Servicer and the Administrator shall be entitled to the
income from investment of or earnings on the funds from time to time in the
Collection Account, net
of the
sum of the Indenture Trustee Fee and the Owner Trustee Fee payable by the Master
Servicer to the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee, respectively, on behalf
of the Trust, as provided in Sections 3.5 and 3.8. Each of the Master Servicer
and the Administrator shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it
in
connection with its activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to
reimbursement therefor except as provided in this Agreement.
Section
3A.9 Annual
Officer’s Certificate as to Compliance.
(a) The
Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the
Administrator on or before March 15 of each year, commencing on March 15,
20[ ], an Officer’s Certificate, certifying that with respect to the
period ending December 31 of the prior year: (i) such Servicing Officer has
reviewed the activities of such Master Servicer during the preceding calendar
year or portion thereof and its performance under this Agreement, (ii) to the
best of such Servicing Officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such Master
Servicer has performed and fulfilled its duties, responsibilities and
obligations under this Agreement in all material respects throughout such year,
or, if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such duties,
responsibilities or obligations, specifying each such default known to such
Servicing Officer and the nature and status thereof, (iii) nothing has come
to
the attention of such Servicing Officer to lead such Servicing Officer to
believe that the Master Servicer has failed to perform any of its duties,
responsibilities and obligations under this Agreement in all material respects
throughout such year, or, if there has been a material default in the
performance or fulfillment of any such duties, responsibilities or obligations,
specifying each such default known to such Servicing Officer and the nature
and
status thereof. Upon request, the Administrator shall forward a copy of each
such statement to each Rating Agency and each Underwriter.
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(b) Copies
of
such statements shall be provided to any Noteholder, upon request, by the Master
Servicer at the Master Servicer’s expense if the Master Servicer failed to
provide such copies (unless (i) the Master Servicer shall have failed to provide
the Indenture Trustee with such statement or (ii) the Indenture Trustee shall
be
unaware of the Master Servicer’s failure to provide such
statement).
Section
3A.10 UCC.
The
Depositor agrees to file continuation statements for any Uniform Commercial
Code
financing statements which the Seller has informed the Depositor were filed
on
the Closing Date in connection with the Trust. The Depositor shall file any
financing statements or amendments thereto required by any change in the Uniform
Commercial Code.
Section
3A.11 Obligation
of the Master Servicer in Respect of Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls.
In
the
event of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls, the Master Servicer shall deposit
into the Note Payment Account not later than the related Payment Date an amount
equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amounts required to be paid by the
Servicer with respect to Prepayment Interest Shortfalls attributable to
Principal Prepayments on the related Mortgage Loans for the related Payment
Date, and not so paid by the Servicer, and (ii) the aggregate amount of
compensation earned by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
3.A.8.
ARTICLE
IV
DEPOSITS
AND PAYMENTS TO HOLDERS
Section
4.1
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Deposits
and Payments from the Trust
Accounts.
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(a) On
each
Payment Date the Administrator, as Paying Agent and on behalf of the Indenture
Trustee, shall retain in the Note Payment Account, or deposit into the
Certificate Distribution Account, as applicable, and to the extent of funds
on
deposit in the Note Payment Account, the Total Remittance Amount and shall
distribute such amount as specified in this Section.
(b) On
each
Payment Date, the Administrator shall pay the Interest Remittance Amount for
such date in the following order of priority:
(i) [to
the
Swap Counterparty, the amount of any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination
Payment owed to the Swap Counterparty for such Payment Date (including amounts
remaining unpaid for previous Payment Dates) pursuant to the Swap Agreement
(to
the extent that any such Swap Termination Payment is not due to a Swap
Counterparty Trigger Event);]
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(ii) concurrently,
in proportion to the amount of Accrued Note Interest applicable to each such
Class, to the Senior Notes, Accrued Note Interest for each such Class and such
Payment Date;
(iii) to
the
Class [M] Notes, Accrued Note Interest for such Class and such Payment
Date;
(iv) to
the
Class [B] Notes, Accrued Note Interest for such Class and such Payment
Date;
(v) [to
the
Credit Risk Manager, the Credit Risk Manager’s Fee for such Payment
Date;]
(vi) to
the
Indenture Trustee, any amounts reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement and
not
previously reimbursed to the Indenture Trustee due to application of the
limitations on amounts reimbursable in any Anniversary Year; and
(vii) for
application as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Payment Date, as
provided in subsection (d) of this Section, any Interest Remittance Amount
remaining after application pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi)
above.
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(c) On
each
Payment Date, the Administrator shall pay the Principal Payment Amount for
such
date as follows:
(i) On
each
Payment
Date
(a)
prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) with respect to which a Trigger Event is
in
effect, the
Administrator shall make the following payments, in the following order of
priority:
(A) [to
the
Swap Counterparty, any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to
the
Swap Counterparty (to the extent payable but not paid from the Interest
Remittance Amount pursuant to subsection 4.1(b)(i) above);]
(B) to
the
Class [A] Notes, sequentially, in that order, in reduction of their Class
Principal Amounts, until the Class Principal Amount of each such Class has
each
been reduced to zero;
(C) to
the
Class [M] Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amounts, until the Class
Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero;
(D) to
the
Class [B] Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amounts, until the Class
Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero;
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(E) for
application as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Payment Date, as
provided in subsection (d) of this Section, remaining after application pursuant
to clauses (A) through (D) of this Section 4.1(c)(i).
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(ii) On
each
Payment Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) with respect to which
a
Trigger Event is not in effect, the Administrator shall make the following
payments, in the following order of priority:
(A) [to
the
Swap Counterparty, any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment owed to
the
Swap Counterparty (to the extent payable but not paid from the Interest
Remittance Amount pursuant to subsection 4.1(b)(i) above);]
(B) (1)
so
long as any of the Class [M] or Class [B] Notes are outstanding, to the Class
[A] Notes, sequentially, in that order, in reduction of their respective Class
Principal Amounts, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the Principal Payment
Amount for such Payment Date and (y) the Senior Principal Payment Amount for
such Payment Date, until the Class Principal Amount of each such Class has
been
reduced to zero; or (2) if none of the Class [M] or Class [B] Notes are
outstanding, to the Class [A] Notes, sequentially, in that order, in reduction
of their respective Class Principal Amounts, the Principal Payment Amount for
such Payment Date until the Class Principal Amount of each such Class has been
reduced to zero;
(C) to
the
Class [M] Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, an amount equal
to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a) the Principal Payment Amount for
such Payment Date over (b) the amount distributed to the Class [A] Notes on
such
Payment Date pursuant to clause (B) above, and (y) the [M] Principal Payment
Amount for such Payment Date, until the Class Principal Amount of such Class
has
been reduced to zero;
(D) to
the
Class [B] Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, an amount equal
to the lesser of (x) the excess of (a) the Principal Payment Amount for
such Payment Date over (b) the amount distributed to the Class [A] and Class
[M]
Notes on such Payment Date pursuant to clauses (B) and (C) above, and (y) the
[B] Principal Payment Amount for such Payment Date, until the Class Principal
Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero; and
(E) for
application as part of Monthly Excess Cashflow for such Payment Date, as
provided in subsection (d) of this Section, any Principal Payment Amount
remaining after application pursuant to clauses (A) through (D) of this Section
4.1(c)(ii).
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, on any Payment Date on which the Class Principal Amount of each
Class of Notes having a higher priority of payment has been reduced to zero,
any
remaining Principal Payment Amount shall be distributed to the remaining Notes
in the order of priority set forth above until the Class Principal Amount of
each such Class has been reduced to zero.
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(d) On
each
Payment Date, the Administrator shall distribute the Monthly Excess Cashflow,
[together with any amounts received by the Administrator under the Class N
Cap
Agreement] and any Prepayment Penalties, to the extent specified in clauses
(v)
through (viii) below in this Section 4.1(d), for such date in the following
order of priority:
(i) on
each
Payment Date occurring (a) before the Stepdown Date or (b) on or after the
Stepdown Date but for which a Trigger Event is in effect, then until the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the LIBOR Notes equals the positive
difference between (x) the Pool Balance for such Payment Date and (y) the
Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for such Payment Date, in the following
order of priority,
(A) to
the
Class [A] Notes, sequentially, in that order, after giving effect to previous
principal payments on such Payment Date pursuant to subsections 4.1(c)(i) above,
in reduction of their respective Class Principal Amounts, until the Class
Principal Amount of each such Class has been reduced to zero;
(B) to
the
Class [M] Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until the Class
Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero; and
(C) to
the
Class [B] Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until the Class
Principal Amount of such Class has been reduced to zero;
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(ii) on
each
Payment Date occurring (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and (b) for which
a
Trigger Event is
not in
effect,
in the
following order of priority,
(A) to
the
Class [A] Notes, sequentially, in that order, after giving effect to previous
principal payments on such Payment Date pursuant to subsection 4.1(c)(ii) above,
in reduction of their respective Class Principal Amounts, until the aggregate
Class Principal Amount of such Notes, after giving effect to payments on such
Payment Date, equals the Senior Target Amount;
(B) to
the
Class [M] Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A] and Class [M] Notes, after
giving effect to payments on such Payment Date, equals the [M] Target Amount;
and
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(C) to
the
Class [B] Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount, until the
aggregate Class Principal Amount of the Class [A], Class [M] and Class [B]
Notes, after giving effect to payments on such Payment Date, equals the [B]
Target Amount;
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(iii) on
each
Payment Date, in the following order of priority,
(A) concurrently,
in proportion to their respective Basis Risk Shortfalls, after giving effect
to
payments pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(i) or 4.1(d)(ii) on such Payment Date,
to
the Senior Notes, any applicable Basis Risk Shortfall for each such Class and
such Payment Date;
(B) to
the
Class [M] Notes, any applicable Basis Risk Shortfall for such Class and such
Payment Date; and
(C) to
the
Class [B] Notes, any applicable Basis Risk Shortfall for such Class and such
Payment Date;
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(iv) on
each
Payment Date, in the following order of priority;
(A) to
the
Class [M] Notes, any Deferred Interest for such Class and such Payment Date;
and
(B) to
the
Class [B] Notes, any Deferred Interest for such Class and such Payment
Date;
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
(v) on
each
Payment Date, from any remaining Monthly Excess Cashflow after application
pursuant to clauses (i) through (iv) above, [together with all amounts received
by the Administrator under the Class N Cap Agreement] [and all Prepayment
Penalties received by the Administrator during the related Prepayment Period,
to
the Class N1 Notes, Accrued Note Interest and any Carryforward
Interest];
(vi) on
each
Payment Date, from any remaining Monthly Excess Cashflow after application
pursuant to clauses (i) through (v) above, [together with all remaining amounts
received by the Administrator under the Class N Cap Agreement] [and all
remaining Prepayment Penalties received by the Administrator during the related
Prepayment Period, to the Class N2 Notes, Accrued Note Interest and any
Carryforward Interest];
(vii) on
each
Payment Date, from any remaining Monthly Excess Cashflow after application
pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) above, [together with all remaining amounts
received by the Administrator under the Class N Cap Agreement and all remaining
Prepayment Penalties received by the Administrator during the related Prepayment
Period, to the Class N1 Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal Amount,
until the Class Principal Amount thereof has been reduced to zero];
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(viii) on
each
Payment Date, from any remaining Monthly Excess Cashflow after application
pursuant to clauses (i) through (vii) above, [together with all remaining
amounts received by the Administrator under the Class N Cap Agreement and all
remaining Prepayment Penalties received by the Administrator during the related
Prepayment Period, to the Class N2 Notes, in reduction of their Class Principal
Amount, until the Class Principal Amount thereof has been reduced to
zero];
(ix) [on
each
Payment Date, for payment to the Swap Counterparty, any unpaid Swap Termination
Payment triggered by a Swap Counterparty Trigger Event owed to the Swap
Counterparty pursuant to the Swap Agreement;]
(x) on
each
Payment Date, for payment to [the Swap Counterparty,] [the Cap Counterparty]
or
[the Class N Cap Counterparty], as applicable, any amount payable in connection
with the purchase of a substitute [Swap Agreement], [Cap Agreement] or [Class
N
Cap Agreement], if any; and
(xi) on
each
Payment Date, to the Certificate Distribution Account, for payment to the
Residual Holder (or as otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement), any amount
remaining on such Payment Date after application pursuant to clauses (i) through
(x) above.
[To
be
provided in accordance with the specific structure of each
takedown.]
Section
4.2
|
Method
of Distribution.
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(a) All
payments with respect to each Class of Notes on each Payment Date shall be
made
pro rata among the outstanding Notes of such Class, based on the Percentage
Interest in such Class represented by each Note. Distributions to the
Noteholders on each Payment Date shall be made by the Administrator to the
Noteholders of record on the related Record Date by check or money order mailed
to a Noteholder at the address appearing in the Note Register, or upon written
request by such Noteholder to the Administrator made not later than the
applicable Record Date, by wire transfer to a U.S. depository institution
acceptable to the Administrator, or by such other means of payment as such
Noteholder and the Administrator shall agree.
(b) Each
payment with respect to a Book-Entry Note shall be paid to the Depository,
which
shall credit the amount of such payment to the accounts of its Depository
Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each Depository
Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such payment to the Note Owners
that it represents and to each financial intermediary for which it acts as
agent. Each such financial intermediary shall be responsible for disbursing
funds to the Note Owners that it represents. All such credits and disbursements
with respect to a Book-Entry Note are to be made by the Depository and the
Depository Participants in accordance with the provisions of the applicable
Notes. The Administrator shall not have any responsibility therefor except
as
otherwise provided by applicable law.
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(c) The
Administrator shall withhold or cause to be withheld such amounts as it
reasonably determines are required by the Code (giving full effect to any
exemptions from withholding and related certifications required to be furnished
by Noteholders or Note Owners and any reductions to withholding by virtue of
any
bilateral tax treaties and any applicable certification required to be furnished
by Noteholders or Note Owners with respect thereto) from payments to be made
to
a “Foreign Person” as defined in Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code.
Section
4.3
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[Reserved]
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Section
4.4
|
Reports
to the Depositor,
the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee.
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On
or
before the Business Day preceding each Payment Date, the Servicer shall notify,
or cause to be notified, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Indenture
Trustee and [the Credit Risk Manager], of the following information with respect
to such Payment Date (which notification may be given by facsimile, electronic
transmission or by telephone promptly confirmed in writing):
(i) the
aggregate amount deposited in the Collection Account and the source thereof
(identified as interest, scheduled principal or unscheduled principal);
and
(ii) the
amount of any Realized Losses.
Section
4.5
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Reports
by or on Behalf of the Indenture Trustee.
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(a) On
each
Payment Date, based on information received from the Servicer and/or the Master
Servicer, the Swap Counterparty, the Cap Counterparty and the Class N Cap
Counterparty, the Administrator shall prepare and make available a statement
containing the following information:
(i) the
aggregate amount of payments made on such Payment Date to the Holders of each
Class of Notes other than any Class of Notional Notes, to the extent applicable,
allocable to principal, including Net Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance
Proceeds, stating separately the amount attributable to scheduled principal
payments and unscheduled payments in the nature of principal;
(ii) the
aggregate amount of payments made on such Payment Date to the Holders of each
Class of Notes allocable to interest and the calculation thereof;
(iii) the
amount, if any, of any payments to the Holders of the Ownership
Certificates;
(iv) [the
amount, if any, of all Prepayment Penalties paid to the Class N
Notes;]
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(v) the
amount of Delinquency Advances and, to the extent reported by the Servicer,
Servicing Advances made by or on behalf of the Servicer for the related
Collection Period, the amount of unrecovered Delinquency Advances and, to the
extent reported by the Servicer, Servicing Advances outstanding (after giving
effect to Advances made on such Payment Date) and the aggregate amount of
Nonrecoverable Advances for such Payment Date;
(vi) the
Pool
Balance as of the close of business on the last day of the related Prepayment
Period (after giving effect to the principal portion of Scheduled Payments
due
during the related Collection Period, to the extent received or advanced, and
unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment
Period or Collection Period, as applicable);
(vii) the
Class
Principal Amount (or Class Notional Amount) of each Class of Notes, to the
extent applicable, as of such Payment Date after giving effect to payments
allocated to principal reported under clause (i) above;
(viii) the
amount of any Realized Losses incurred or received with respect to the Mortgage
Loans (x) in the applicable Prepayment Period and (y) in the aggregate since
the
Cut-off Date, and the aggregate Realized Losses during the preceding twelve
month period expressed as a percentage of the total Scheduled Principal Balances
of the Mortgage Loans;
(ix) the
amount of the Servicing Fee, [Credit Risk Manager’s Fee] and any PMI Insurance
Premiums paid with respect to such Payment Date (or the related Collection
Period);
(x) the
number and aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans, as reported
to the Master Servicer by the Servicer, (a) remaining outstanding (b) Delinquent
30 to 59 days on a contractual basis, (c) Delinquent 60 to 89 days on a
contractual basis, (d) Delinquent 90 or more days on a contractual basis, (e)
as
to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced as of the close of business
on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding the month
in which such Payment Date occurs, (f) in bankruptcy and (g) that are REO
Properties;
(xi) the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loans with respect to
which the related Mortgaged Property became a REO Property as of the close
of
business on the last Business Day of the calendar month immediately preceding
the month in which such Payment Date occurs;
(xii) with
respect to substitution of Mortgage Loans in the preceding calendar month,
the
Scheduled Principal Balance of each Deleted Mortgage Loan, and of each Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan;
(xiii) the
aggregate outstanding Deferred Interest, Net Prepayment Interest Shortfalls,
Net
Prepayment Interest Excess and Basis Risk Shortfalls, if any, for each Class
of
Notes, after giving effect to payments on such Payment Date;
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(xiv) the
level
of LIBOR and the Note Interest Rate applicable to each Class of Notes for such
Payment Date (and the related Accrual Period);
(xv) the
Interest Remittance Amount and the Principal Remittance Amount for such Payment
Date;
(xvi) if
applicable, the amount of any shortfall (i.e., the difference between the
aggregate amounts of principal and interest which Noteholders would have
received if there were sufficient available amounts in the Note Payment Account
and the amounts actually paid);
(xvii) the
amount of any Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount after giving effect to
the
payments made on such Payment Date;
(xviii) [the
amount of any Net Swap Payment to the Trust pursuant to the Swap Agreement,
any
Net Swap Payment to the Swap Counterparty made pursuant to Section 4.1, any
Swap
Termination Payment to the Trust made pursuant to Swap Agreement and any Swap
Termination Payment to the Swap Counterparty made pursuant to Section 4.1;
and]
(xix) the
level
of LIBOR and the Note Interest Rate that will be applicable to the next Payment
Date with respect to each Class of Notes.
In
the
case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (i) and (ii) above, the
amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per $1,000 of original principal
amount of Notes.
The
Administrator shall make such report and additional loan level information
(and,
at its option, any additional files containing the same information in an
alternative format) available each month to Noteholders and the Rating Agencies
via the Administrator’s internet website. The Administrator’s internet website
shall initially be located at
“www.[ ].com.”
Assistance in using the website can be obtained by calling the Administrator’s
customer service desk at
[ ]. Parties that are
unable to use the website are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them
via
first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating such.
The
Administrator shall have the right to change the way such statements are
distributed in order to make such payment more convenient and/or more accessible
to the above parties and the Administrator shall provide timely and adequate
notification to all above parties regarding any such changes.
The
Servicer shall furnish to the Master Servicer, no later than the Business Day
next succeeding the Determination Date, a monthly report containing such
information and data regarding the Mortgage Loans and the related REO
Properties, in a format as shall be agreed to by the Master Servicer and the
Servicer. The Master Servicer shall furnish to the Administrator, no later
than
the Business Day preceding each Payment Date, a monthly report containing such
information and data regarding the Mortgage Loans and the related REO Properties
as shall be necessary to permit the Administrator to prepare the statement
described in the first paragraph of this Section 4.5(a).
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In
preparing or furnishing the foregoing information, the Administrator shall
be
entitled to rely conclusively on the accuracy of the information or data (i)
regarding the Mortgage Loans and the related REO Property that has been provided
to the Administrator by the Master Servicer or the Servicer and (ii) regarding
the [Swap Agreement] or [the Cap Agreements] provided by [the Swap
Counterparty], [the Cap Counterparty] and [the Class N Cap Counterparty],
respectively, and the Administrator shall not be obligated to verify, recompute,
reconcile or recalculate any such information or data. The Administrator shall
be entitled to conclusively rely on the Mortgage Loan data provided by the
Master Servicer or the Servicer and shall have no liability for any errors
in
such Mortgage Loan data.
(b) Within
90
days, or such shorter period as may be required by statute or regulation, after
the end of each calendar year, the Administrator shall make available to each
Person who at any time during the calendar year was a Securityholder of record
a
report summarizing the items provided to the Securityholders pursuant to
Sections 4.5(a)(i) and 4.5(a)(ii) on an annual basis as may be required to
enable such Holders to prepare their federal income tax returns; provided,
however,
that
this Section 4.5(b) shall not be applicable where relevant reports or summaries
are required elsewhere in this Agreement. The Administrator shall be deemed
to
have satisfied this requirement if it forwards such information in any other
format permitted by the Code.
Section
4.6
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Control
of the Trust Accounts.
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(a) The
Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee hereby appoint the Administrator
as Securities Intermediary with respect to the Trust Accounts. The Issuer has,
pursuant to the Indenture, granted to the Indenture Trustee, for the benefit
of
the Noteholders, a security interest to secure all amounts due Noteholders
hereunder in and to the Note Payment Account and the Security Entitlements
to
all Financial Assets credited to the Trust Accounts, including without
limitation all amounts, securities, investments, Financial Assets, investment
property and other property from time to time deposited in or credited to the
Note Payment Account and all proceeds thereof, and the Depositor hereby grants
to the Issuer, as collateral agent for the benefit of the Residual Holder,
a
security interest to secure all amounts due the Residual Holder hereunder in
and
to the Certificate Distribution Account and the Security Entitlements and all
Financial Assets credited to the Certificate Distribution Account, including
without limitation all amounts, securities, investments, Financial Assets,
investment property and other property from time to time deposited in or
credited to the Certificate Distribution Account and all proceeds thereof.
Amounts held from time to time in the Note Payment Account shall continue to
be
held by the Securities Intermediary for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee,
as
collateral agent, for the benefit of the Noteholders, and amounts held from
time
to time in the Certificate Distribution Account shall continue to be held by
the
Securities Intermediary for the benefit of the Issuer, as collateral agent,
for
the benefit of the Residual Holder. Upon the termination of the Issuer or the
discharge of the Indenture, the Indenture Trustee shall inform the Securities
Intermediary of such termination. By acceptance of their Securities or interests
therein, the Securityholders shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrator
as Securities Intermediary. The Administrator hereby accepts such appointment
as
Securities Intermediary.
(b) With
respect to the Trust Account Property credited to the Trust Accounts, the
Securities Intermediary agrees that:
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(i) with
respect to any Trust Account Property that is held in deposit accounts, each
such deposit account shall be subject to the exclusive custody and control
of
the Securities Intermediary, and the Securities Intermediary shall have sole
signature authority with respect thereto;
(ii) the
sole
assets permitted in the Trust Accounts shall be those as the Securities
Intermediary agrees to treat as Financial Assets; and
(iii) any
such
Trust Account Property that is, or is treated as, a Financial Asset shall be
physically delivered (accompanied by any required endorsements) to, or credited
to an account in the name of, the Securities Intermediary or other eligible
institution maintaining any Trust Accounts in accordance with the Securities
Intermediary’s customary procedures such that the Securities Intermediary or
such other institution establishes a Security Entitlement in favor of the
Indenture Trustee (or the Issuer, in the case of the Certificate Distribution
Account) with respect thereto over which the Securities Intermediary or such
other institution has Control.
(c) The
Securities Intermediary hereby confirms that (A) each Trust Account is an
account to which Financial Assets are or may be credited, and the Securities
Intermediary shall, subject to the terms of this Agreement, treat the Indenture
Trustee, as collateral agent, as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise
any Financial Asset credited to any Note Payment Account, and the Issuer, as
collateral agent, as entitled to exercise the rights that comprise any Financial
Asset credited to the Certificate Distribution Account, (B) all Trust Account
Property in respect of any Trust Account will be promptly credited by the
Securities Intermediary to such account, and (C) all securities or other
property underlying any Financial Assets credited to any Trust Account shall
be
registered in the name of the Securities Intermediary, endorsed to the
Securities Intermediary or in blank or credited to another securities account
maintained in the name of the Securities Intermediary and in no case (x) will
any Financial Asset credited to the Note Payment Account be registered in the
name of the Depositor or the Issuer, payable to the order of the Depositor
or
the Issuer or specially endorsed to the Depositor or the Issuer, or (y) will
any
Financial Asset credited to the Certificate Distribution Account be registered
in the name of the Depositor, payable to the order of the Depositor or specially
endorsed to the Depositor, except to the extent the foregoing have been
specially endorsed to the Securities Intermediary or in blank.
(d) The
Securities Intermediary hereby agrees that each item of property (whether
investment property, Financial Asset, security, instrument or cash) credited
to
any Trust Account shall be treated as a Financial Asset.
(e) If
at any
time the Securities Intermediary shall receive an Entitlement Order from the
Indenture Trustee directing transfer or redemption of any Financial Asset
relating to the Note Payment Account, the Securities Intermediary shall comply
with such Entitlement Order without further consent by the Depositor, the Issuer
or any other Person. If at any time the Indenture Trustee notifies the
Securities Intermediary in writing that the Issuer has been terminated or the
Indenture discharged in accordance herewith and with the Trust Agreement or
the
Indenture, as applicable, and the security interest granted pursuant to the
Indenture has been released, then thereafter if the Securities Intermediary
shall receive any order from the Depositor or the Issuer directing transfer
or
redemption of any Financial Asset relating to any Trust Account, the Securities
Intermediary shall comply with such Entitlement Order without further consent
by
the Indenture Trustee or any other Person.
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If
at any
time the Securities Intermediary shall receive an Entitlement Order from the
Issuer directing transfer or redemption of any Financial Asset relating to
the
Certificate Distribution Account, the Securities Intermediary shall comply
with
such Entitlement Order without further consent by the Depositor or any other
Person. If at any time the Issuer notifies the Securities Intermediary in
writing that the Issuer has been terminated in accordance herewith and with
the
Trust Agreement and the security interest granted above has been released,
then
thereafter if the Securities Intermediary shall receive any order from the
Depositor directing transfer or redemption of any Financial Asset relating
to
the Certificate Distribution Account, the Securities Intermediary shall comply
with such entitlement order without further consent by the Issuer or any other
Person.
(f) In
the
event that the Securities Intermediary has or subsequently obtains by agreement,
operation of law or otherwise a security interest in any Trust Account or any
Financial Asset credited thereto, the Securities Intermediary hereby agrees
that
such security interest shall be subordinate to the security interest of the
Indenture Trustee, in the case of the Note Deposit Account, or of the Issuer,
in
the case of the Certificate Distribution Account. The Financial Assets credited
to the Trust Accounts will not be subject to deduction, set-off, banker’s lien,
or any other right in favor of any Person other than the Indenture Trustee
in
the case of the Note Payment Account, or of the Issuer, in the case of the
Certificate Distribution Account (except that the Securities Intermediary may
set-off (i) all amounts due to it in respect of its customary fees and expenses
for the routine maintenance and operation of the Trust Accounts and (ii) the
face amount of any checks which have been credited to any Trust Account but
are
subsequently returned unpaid because of uncollected or insufficient
funds).
(g) There
are
no other agreements entered into between the Securities Intermediary in such
capacity and the Depositor or the Issuer with respect to any Trust Account.
In
the event of any conflict between this Agreement (or any provision of this
Agreement) and any other agreement now existing or hereafter entered into,
the
terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
(h) The
rights and powers granted under the Indenture and herein to (x) the Indenture
Trustee have been granted in order to perfect its security interest in the
Note
Payment Account and the Security Entitlements to the Financial Assets credited
thereto, and (y) the Issuer have been granted in order to perfect its security
interest in the Certificate Distribution Account and the Security Entitlements
to the Financial Assets credited thereto, and are powers coupled with an
interest and will neither be affected by the bankruptcy of the Depositor or
the
Issuer nor by the lapse of time. The obligations of the Securities Intermediary
hereunder shall continue in effect until the security interest of the Indenture
Trustee in the Note Payment Account or of the Issuer in the Certificate
Distribution Account, and in such Security Entitlements, has been terminated
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer,
as applicable, has notified the Securities Intermediary of such termination
in
writing.
(i) Notwithstanding
anything else contained herein, the Depositor and the Issuer agree that the
Trust Accounts will be established only with the Securities Intermediary or
another institution meeting the requirements of this Section, which by
acceptance of its appointment as Securities Intermediary agrees substantially
as
follows: (1) it will comply with Entitlement Orders related to the Note Deposit
Accounts issued by the Indenture Trustee, as collateral agent, without further
consent by the Depositor or the Issuer, and with Entitlement Orders related
to
the Certificate Distribution Account issued by the Issuer, as collateral agent,
without further consent by the Depositor; (2) until termination of the Issuer
or
discharge of the Indenture, it will not enter into any other agreement related
to such accounts pursuant to which it agrees to comply with Entitlement Orders
of any Person other than the Indenture Trustee, as collateral agent with respect
to the Note Payment Account or the Issuer, as collateral agent with respect
to
the Certificate Distribution Account; and (3) all assets delivered or credited
to it in connection with such accounts and all investments thereof will be
promptly credited to the applicable account.
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(j) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Issuer shall have the power, revocable by the Indenture
Trustee or by the Owner Trustee with the consent of the Indenture Trustee,
to
instruct the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator to make withdrawals and
distributions from the Trust Accounts for the purpose of permitting the
Administrator or the Issuer to carry out its respective duties hereunder or
permitting the Indenture Trustee to carry out its duties under the
Indenture.
(k) Each
of
the Depositor and the Issuer agrees to take or cause to be taken such further
actions, to execute, deliver and file or cause to be executed, delivered and
filed such further documents and instruments (including, without limitation,
any
financing statements under the relevant UCC or this Agreement) as may be
necessary to perfect the interests created by this Section in favor of the
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee and otherwise fully to effectuate the purposes,
terms and conditions of this Section. The Depositor shall:
(i) promptly
execute, deliver and file any financing statements, amendments, continuation
statements, assignments, certificates and other documents with respect to such
interests and perform all such other acts as may be necessary in order to
perfect or to maintain the perfection of the Issuer’s and the Indenture
Trustee’s security interest in the Trust Account Property;
(ii) make
the
necessary filings of financing statements or amendments thereto within five
days
after the occurrence of any of the following: (1) any change in its corporate
name or any trade name or its jurisdiction of organization; (2) any change
in
the location of its chief executive office or principal place of business;
and
(3) any merger or consolidation or other change in its identity or corporate
structure and promptly notify the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of any such
filings; and
(iii) Neither
the Depositor nor the Issuer shall organize under the law of any jurisdiction
other than the State under which each is organized as of the Closing Date
(whether changing its jurisdiction of organization or organizing under an
additional jurisdiction) without giving 30 days prior written notice of such
action to its immediate and mediate transferee, including the Indenture Trustee.
Before effecting such change, each of the Depositor or the Issuer proposing
to
change its jurisdiction of organization shall prepare and file in the
appropriate filing office any financing statements or other statements necessary
to continue the perfection of the interests of its immediate and mediate
transferees, including the Indenture Trustee, in the Trust Account Property.
In
connection with the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents
relating to the Trust Account Property, each of the Depositor and the Issuer
authorizes its immediate or mediate transferee, including the Indenture Trustee,
to file in any filing office any initial financing statements, any amendments
to
financing statements, any continuation statements, or any other statements
or
filings as provided in the Indenture.
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None
of
the Securities Intermediary or any director, officer, employee or agent of
the
Securities Intermediary shall be under any liability to the Indenture Trustee
or
the Securityholders for any action taken, or not taken, in good faith pursuant
to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Securities Intermediary against any
liability to the Indenture Trustee or the Securityholders which would otherwise
be imposed by reason of the Securities Intermediary’s willful misconduct, bad
faith or negligence in the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder.
The Securities Intermediary and any director, officer, employee or agent of
the
Securities Intermediary may rely in good faith on any document of any kind
which, prima
facie,
is
properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder. The Securities Intermediary shall be under no duty to inquire into
or
investigate the validity, accuracy or content of such document. The Issuer
shall
indemnify the Securities Intermediary for and hold it harmless against any
loss,
liability or expense arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and
carrying out its duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending
itself against any claim of liability, except in those cases where the
Securities Intermediary has been guilty of bad faith, negligence or willful
misconduct. The foregoing indemnification shall survive any termination of
this
Agreement or the resignation or removal of the Securities
Intermediary.
Section
4.7
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[The
Swap Agreement and the Cap Agreements.
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(a) On
each
Payment Date for which the Administrator has received a payment under the Swap
Agreement, the Cap Agreement or the Class N Cap Agreement, the Administrator
shall pay such amounts pursuant to priorities provided in Section 4.1. On each
Payment Date, the Administrator shall pay in accordance with the monthly report
furnished by it with respect to such Payment Date pursuant to Section 4.5 in
the
order of priority and to the extent specified in Section 4.1 of this Agreement
any payments made by the Swap Counterparty, the Cap Counterparty or the Class
N
Cap Counterparty to the Administrator on behalf of the Trust for such Payment
Date with respect to the Swap Agreement, the Cap Agreement or the Class N Cap
Agreement, as applicable.
(b) If
the
Administrator shall not have received a payment with respect to the Swap
Agreement, the Cap Agreement or the Class N Cap Agreement by the date on which
such payment was due and payable pursuant to the terms thereof, the
Administrator shall make demand upon the Swap Counterparty, the Cap Counterparty
or the Class N Cap Counterparty, as applicable, for immediate payment, and
the
Indenture Trustee may, and at the direction of a majority (by Voting Interest)
of the Noteholders shall, take any available legal action, including the
prosecution of any claims in connection therewith. The Depositor and the Issuer
shall cooperate with the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee in connection
with any such demand or action to the extent reasonably requested by the
Administrator or the Indenture Trustee. The reasonable legal fees and expenses
incurred by the Indenture Trustee in connection with the prosecution of any
such
legal action shall be reimbursable to the Indenture Trustee from the
Trust.
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(c) At
any
time when the Issuer is permitted to terminate the Swap Agreement, the Cap
Agreement or the Class N Cap Agreement pursuant to the terms of such agreement
(whether due to the occurrence of an event of default, a termination event
or
otherwise), the Indenture Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, shall terminate
such
Swap Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N Cap Agreement in writing (with a copy
to the Administrator) (i) subject to the Rating Agency Condition or (ii) at
the
written direction of any Rating Agency; provided that prior to or simultaneously
with any termination of the Swap Agreement, the Cap Agreement or the Class
N Cap
Agreement by the Issuer as a result of any downgrade of the ratings of the
Swap
Counterparty, the Cap Counterparty, the Class N Cap Counterparty or their
respective credit support providers, the Issuer shall have entered into a
substitute Swap Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N Cap Agreement, as
applicable.
(d) In
the
event of an early termination of the Swap Agreement, the Cap Agreement or the
Class N Cap Agreement, the Issuer shall enter into a substitute Swap Agreement,
Cap Agreement or Class N Cap Agreement, as applicable, (i) within 20 days after
the termination of such existing Swap Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N Cap
Agreement or (ii) prior to or simultaneously with the termination of the
existing Swap Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N Cap Agreement as described
in
Section 4.7(c) above, with a substitute counterparty acceptable to the Rating
Agencies. The Depositor, on behalf of the Issuer, shall send written notice
to
the Administrator, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency, within 10
days
of the termination of the existing Swap Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N
Cap
Agreement, as applicable, identifying a proposed counterparty with respect
to
the substitute Swap Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N Cap Agreement. Any
proposed substitute counterparty shall be subject to the prior written approval
of each Rating Agency.
(e) Any
up-front fee payable to a replacement Swap Counterparty, Cap Counterparty or
Class N Cap Counterparty or other cost or expense associated with the Issuer’s
entering into a new Swap Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N Cap Agreement
pursuant to this Section 4.7 shall be payable by or on behalf of the Issuer
from
any payment received by the Administrator in connection with any termination
of
the existing Swap Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N Cap Agreement, as
applicable; provided,
however,
if such
amount received is not sufficient to pay such up-front fee, the difference
shall
be paid pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(x).
(f) Any
up-front premium payable to the Trust by a replacement Swap Counterparty, Cap
Counterparty or Class N Cap Counterparty in connection with a replacement Swap
Agreement, Cap Agreement or Class N Cap Agreement shall be applied as part
of
the Interest Remittance Amount for distribution pursuant to the priorities
provided in Section 4.1.
(g) Promptly
upon receipt of written notice of termination of the Swap Agreement, the Cap
Agreement or the Class N Cap Agreement, the Administrator shall cause notice
thereof to be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each Rating Agency
and the Noteholders at their last addresses appearing upon the Note
Register.]
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Section
4.8
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[Rights
of Swap Counterparty.
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The
Swap
Counterparty shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to
the
same extent as if it were a party hereto and shall have the right, upon
designation of an “Early Termination Date” (as defined in the Swap Agreement),
to enforce its rights under this Agreement, which rights include but are not
limited to the obligation of the Administrator (A) to pay any Net Swap Payment
required pursuant to Section 4.1(b), (c) and (d) and any Swap Termination
Payment required pursuant to Sections 4.1(b), (c) and (d) to the Swap
Counterparty, (B) to establish and maintain the Note Payment Account, to make
such deposits thereto, investments therein and payments therefrom as are
required pursuant to Section 3.5. For the protection and enforcement of the
provisions of this Section the Swap Counterparty shall be entitled to such
relief as can be given either at law or in equity.]
Section
4.9
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[The
Pre-Funding Account] [The Revolving
Account].
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(a) The
Administrator shall establish and maintain in its name, as Administrator, a
trust account entitled “[Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account], in trust for
the benefit of the Holders of “Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust
[ ] Mortgage Backed Notes” and the funds therein
shall be used solely for the purchase of [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional
Mortgage Loans]. The [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] shall be an
Eligible Account and if the account ceases to be an Eligible Account, the
Administrator shall establish a new [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account]
that is also an Eligible Account within five Business Days and transfer all
funds and investment property on deposit in the [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving
Account] into such new [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account]. On the Closing
Date, the Depositor shall cause to be deposited the [Pre-Funding Amount]
[Revolving Amount], into the [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account]. On
any
subsequent Transfer Date, provided the conditions set forth in Section 2.1(a)
have been fully satisfied, the Administrator shall cause to be withdrawn from
the [Pre-Funding Account ] [Revolving Account] an amount equal to the Transfer
Price of any [Subsequent Mortgage Loans] [Additional Mortgage Loans] as of
any
applicable Transfer Date sold to the Issuer and to pay such Transfer Price
to
the Depositor. In no event shall the Administrator withdraw from the
[Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] an amount in excess of the
[Pre-Funding Amount] [Revolving Amount] or withdraw funds from the [Pre-Funding
Account] [Revolving Account] during the [Pre-Funding Period] [Revolving Period]
for any other purpose.
(b) Funds
in
the [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] may be invested by the
Administrator in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Depositor.
All income and gain on such investments shall be for the benefit of the
Depositor and shall be subject to withdrawal on order by the Depositor from
time
to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments
shall be paid by the Depositor by a deposit in the [Pre-Funding Account]
[Revolving Account] out of its own funds, without any right of reimbursement
therefor, immediately as realized.
On
the
Business Day immediately following the end of the [Pre-Funding Period]
[Revolving Period], the Administrator shall transfer any amounts on deposit
in
the [Pre-Funding Account] [Revolving Account] to the Note Payment Account for
distribution on the Payment Date occurring in
[ ] as
principal to the Holders of the Notes in accordance with Article
IV.]
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Section
4.10
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[The
Capitalized Interest Account.
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(a) The
Administrator shall establish and maintain a trust account (the “Capitalized
Interest Account”). The Capitalized Interest Account shall be entitled
“Capitalized Interest Account, in trust for the benefit of the Holders of Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
[ ].” The Capitalized Interest Account shall be an
Eligible Account. On the Closing Date, the Seller shall deposit in the
Capitalized Interest Account the Original Capitalized Interest Amount. On the
Business Day preceding any Distribution Date occurring during the Pre-Funding
Period, the Administrator shall withdraw from the Capitalized Interest Account
an amount equal to the Capitalized Interest Requirement for deposit into the
Distribution Account for distribution to Certificateholders in accordance with
Article IV on such Distribution Date.
(b) Amounts
on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account may be invested by the
Administrator in Eligible Investments at the written direction of the Seller.
All investment income and other gain on such investments shall be for the
benefit of the Seller and shall be subject to withdrawal on order of the Seller
from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such
investments shall be paid by the Seller by a deposit into the Capitalized
Interest Account of its own funds, immediately as realized. In the event the
Seller does not provide written direction to the Administrator pursuant to
this
Section, all funds on deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account shall be
invested in a money market or common trust fund as described in paragraph
[(viii)] of the definition of “Eligible Investments” set forth in Article I.
(c) On
the
Distribution Date in [ ], all amounts, if any, on
deposit in the Capitalized Interest Account shall be withdrawn by the
Administrator and distributed to the Seller and the Capitalized Interest Account
shall be terminated.]
ARTICLE
V
[Reserved]
ARTICLE
VI
THE
DEPOSITOR, THE SERVICER, THE
MASTER SERVICER, THE SELLER AND [THE CREDIT RISK MANAGER]
Section
6.1 Respective
Liabilities of the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager].
The
Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Seller and [the Credit Risk
Manager] shall each be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of
the
obligations specifically and respectively imposed upon and undertaken by them
herein.
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Section
6.2 Merger
or
Consolidation of the Depositor, Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager].
(a) Other
than as provided in the following paragraph, the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager] will each keep in
full
effect its existence, rights and franchises under the laws of the United States
or under the laws of one of the states thereof and will each obtain and preserve
its qualification to do business in each 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 respective duties under this Agreement.
Any
Person into which the Depositor, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Seller
or [the Credit Risk Manager] may be merged or consolidated, or any Person
resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor, the Servicer,
the Master Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit Risk Manager] shall be a party,
or any person succeeding to the business of the Depositor, the Servicer, the
Master Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit Risk Manager] shall be the successor
of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit
Risk Manager], as the case may be, 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 to the Servicer shall be qualified to sell
mortgage loans to, and to service mortgage loans on behalf of, FNMA or
FHLMC.
(b)
Other
than as provided in subsection (a) of this Section 6.2, in the event that the
Servicer determines that it will no longer engage in the business of servicing
residential mortgage loans, the Servicer shall so notify the Seller and the
Depositor in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Seller may transfer
the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans from the Servicer to a successor mortgage loan
servicing company acceptable to the Master Servicer, each Rating Agency, and
the
Residual Holder, and such mortgage loan servicing company shall assume, satisfy,
perform and carry out all liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations
that are to be, or otherwise were to have been, satisfied, performed and carried
out by the resigning Servicer hereunder. If the Seller either (x) does not
respond within thirty (30) calendar days to the notice delivered to it pursuant
to the first sentence of this paragraph or (y) advises the Servicer in writing
that the Seller does not intend to exercise its right to transfer the servicing,
then the Servicer may assign its rights under this Agreement to a successor
mortgage loan servicing company acceptable to the Seller, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, each Rating Agency, and the Residual
Holder, provided
that (i)
each of the Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee,
each Rating Agency, and the Residual Holder shall have delivered their consent
to such assignment in writing to the Servicer and to each other such party,
(ii)
the consent of each Rating Agency shall be evidenced by a letter to the effect
that the ratings assigned to any Class of Notes will not be qualified, reduced
or withdrawn as a result of such transfer and (iii) the Servicer shall be liable
for all costs associated with the transfer of servicing from the resigning
Servicer to a successor Servicer; and provided,
further,
that the
resigning Servicer shall indemnify the Trust, the Indenture Trustee, the Seller,
the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Administrator, each Noteholder, the
successor Servicer and any subservicer for, and hold each such party harmless
against, any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees
and related costs, and judgments, and any and all other costs, fees and
expenses, that any such party may sustain in any related to such assignment.
No
assignment by the Servicer shall become effective until the requirements of
this
paragraph have been satisfied and a successor Servicer shall have entered into
an agreement pursuant to which such successor shall assume, satisfy, perform
and
carry out all liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations that are
to
be, or otherwise were to have been, satisfied, performed and carried out by
the
resigning Servicer hereunder (other than those liabilities arising prior to
the
appointment of such successor, which shall continue to be the responsibility
of
the resigning Servicer). Any such assignment shall not relieve the resigning
Servicer of responsibility for any of its liabilities, duties, responsibilities
and obligations under this Agreement except to the extent that such liabilities,
duties, responsibilities and obligations have been expressly assumed by the
successor Servicer.
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Section
6.3 Limitation
on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller
and
Others.
None
of
the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk
Manager] or any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit Risk
Manager] shall be under any liability to the Noteholders for any action taken
or
for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this
Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk Manager] or any such Person against
any
breach of representations or warranties made by it herein or protect the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, or [the Credit Risk
Manager] or any such Person from any liability which would otherwise be imposed
by reasons of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance
of
duties or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk
Manager], the Custodian and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk
Manager] or the Custodian may rely in good faith on any document of any kind
prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters
arising hereunder. The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller,
[the Credit Risk Manager] and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, or [the Credit Risk
Manager] shall be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless against any loss,
liability or expense incurred in connection with any audit, controversy or
judicial proceeding relating to a governmental taxing authority or any legal
action relating to this Agreement or the performance of their respective
obligations hereunder or under the Notes, other than any loss, liability or
expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence
in
the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder. None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the Servicer, the Seller or [the Credit Risk Manager] shall be under any
obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not
incidental to its respective duties hereunder and which in its opinion may
involve it in any expense or liability; provided,
however,
that
any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller or [the
Credit Risk Manager] may in its discretion undertake any such action that it
may
deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and
duties of the parties hereto and interests of the Indenture Trustee and the
Noteholders hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such
action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and
liabilities of the Trust, and the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Servicer,
the Seller and [the Credit Risk Manager] shall be entitled to be reimbursed
therefor out of the Collection Account.
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Section
6.4
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Limitation
on Resignation of Servicer.
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The
Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on
it
except (a) upon appointment of a successor Servicer and receipt by the Master
Servicer of a letter from each Rating Agency that such a resignation and
appointment will not result in a downgrading of the rating of any of the Notes,
or (b) upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible
under applicable law. Any such determination under clause (b) permitting the
resignation of the Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to
such
effect delivered to the Master Servicer. No such resignation shall become
effective until the Master Servicer or a successor Servicer shall have assumed
the Servicer’s responsibilities, duties, liabilities and obligations
hereunder.
Section
6.5
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Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and
Indemnification.
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Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, each of the Servicer and the Master
Servicer (i) agrees to negotiate in good faith any amendment or modification
(including an indemnification agreed to in connection therewith) to this
Agreement as may be necessary, in the judgment of the Depositor and its counsel
(as evidenced by an opinion of such counsel addressed to the Servicer and the
Master Servicer), to comply with any rules promulgated by the Commission and
any
interpretations thereof by the staff of the Commission (collectively, “SEC
Rules”) and (ii) shall with reasonable notice and upon written request within
reasonable timeframes intended to comply with the SEC Rules provide to the
Depositor for inclusion in any periodic report required to be filed under the
Exchange Act such items of information regarding this Agreement and matters
related to the Servicer or the Master Servicer, including as applicable (by
way
of example and not limitation), a description of any material litigation or
governmental action or proceeding involving the Servicer, the Master Servicer
or
their respective affiliates (collectively, the “Servicer Information”),
provided, that such information shall be required to be provided by the Servicer
or the Master Servicer only to the extent that it shall be determined by the
Depositor and its counsel (as evidenced by an opinion of such counsel addressed
to the Servicer and the Master Servicer) to be necessary to comply with any
SEC
Rules.
ARTICLE
VII
DEFAULT;
REPORTS
Section
7.1
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Events
of Default.
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(a) “Servicer
Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events:
(i) any
failure by the Servicer to (a) deposit in the Custodial Account or (b) remit
to
the Master Servicer any payment required to be made under the terms of this
Agreement, which failure (x) in the case of clause (a) above, shall continue
unremedied for five days, or (y) in the case of clause (b) above, shall continue
unremedied for one Business Day, after (in each case) the date upon which
written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the
Master Servicer or the Depositor or to the Master Servicer by the Holders of
Notes having not less than 50% of the Voting Interests evidenced by the Notes;
or
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(ii) any
failure by the Servicer to observe or perform in any material respect any other
of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer contained in this
Agreement, which failure materially affects the rights of Noteholders, which
failure continues unremedied for a period of 60 days after the date on which
written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Servicer by the
Master Servicer, the Seller, or the Depositor, or to the Servicer and the Master
Servicer by the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting
Interests evidenced by the Notes; provided,
however,
that
the 60-day cure period shall not apply to the initial delivery of the Mortgage
File for Delay Delivery Mortgage Loans nor the failure to substitute or
repurchase in lieu thereof; or
(iii) a
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
in
the premises for the appointment of a receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
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 60 consecutive days;
or
(iv) the
Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or liquidator in any
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or all or substantially
all
of the property of the Servicer; or
(v) the
Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as
they
become due, file a petition to take advantage of, or commence a voluntary case
under, any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its
obligations; or
(vi) failure
by the Servicer to maintain its license to do business or service residential
mortgage loans in any jurisdiction, if required by such jurisdiction, where
the
Mortgaged Properties are located, which failure continues unremedied for a
period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure shall
have been given to the Servicer, except to the extent that such failure does
not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Servicer to the
Seller, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Indenture Trustee to the
effect that such failure does not have a materially adverse effect on the
Servicer’s ability to service the related Mortgage Loans, or on the Trust;
or
(vii) the
Servicer ceases to meet the qualifications of a Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac
seller/servicer.
Upon
determination by the Master Servicer that a Servicer Event of Default has
occurred, the Master Servicer (a) may terminate the Servicer hereunder, if
in
its judgment such termination is in the best interests of the Trust; or (b)
shall terminate the Servicer hereunder, if instructed to do so by the Residual
Holder or Noteholders evidencing not less than 50% of the Voting Interests
evidenced by the Notes exercised in writing following delivery to such Holders
by the Master Servicer of notice of the occurrence of such Servicer Event of
Default pursuant to Section 7.2(b).
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Upon
any
such termination, the Seller shall enter into a substitute servicing arrangement
with another mortgage loan servicing company acceptable to the Master Servicer,
each Rating Agency and the Residual Holder, under which such mortgage loan
servicing company shall assume, satisfy, perform and carry out all liabilities,
duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be, or otherwise were
to
have been, satisfied, performed and carried out by the terminated Servicer
hereunder. In no case shall the termination of the Servicer due to a Servicer
Event of Default become effective until the successor Servicer (which may
include the Master Servicer) has succeeded to the obligations of Servicer under
this Agreement, and the terminated Servicer shall be obligated to continue
servicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and shall be entitled
to
all rights and protections provided to the Servicer under this Agreement until
such time as the successor Servicer shall have assumed in writing all of the
obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement (the “Termination Period”), as
provided in Section 3.4(e) of this Agreement. During the Termination Period,
neither the successor Servicer nor the Master Servicer shall be responsible
for
the lack of information and documents that it cannot reasonably obtain on a
practicable basis under the circumstances. As compensation to the Master
Servicer or the successor Servicer for any servicing obligations fulfilled
or
assumed by such party, such party shall be entitled, following the Termination
Period, to any servicing compensation to which the terminated Servicer would
have been entitled if such Servicer had not been terminated. Additionally,
the
successor Servicer (whether the Master Servicer or an entity appointed by the
Seller) shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Servicer (or from the Trust
if
the Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all reasonable
“out-of-pocket” costs associated with the transfer of servicing from the
predecessor Servicer, including, without limitation, any reasonable
“out-of-pocket” costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all
servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing
data as may be required by the successor Servicer to correct any errors or
insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor
Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively.
(b) Without
regard to whether a Servicer Event of Default has occurred, upon the occurrence
of
a
Servicer Termination Event, the Seller shall terminate the Servicer hereunder
and appoint a successor mortgage loan servicing company acceptable to the Master
Servicer, each Rating Agency and the Residual Holder, under which such mortgage
loan servicing company shall assume, satisfy, perform and carry out all
liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations that are to be, or
otherwise were to have been, satisfied, performed and carried out by the
terminated Servicer hereunder.
(c) Without
regard to whether a Servicer Event of Default or a Servicer Termination Event
has occurred, the Seller, as owner of the servicing rights with respect to
the
Mortgage Loans, shall retain the right, in its sole discretion and at any time
with 30 days’ advance notice, without cause, to terminate the
Servicer
(including any successor thereto) hereunder and appoint a successor mortgage
loan servicing company acceptable to the Master Servicer, each Rating Agency
and
the Residual Holder, which mortgage loan servicing company shall assume,
satisfy, perform and carry out all liabilities, duties, responsibilities and
obligations that are to be, or otherwise were to have been, satisfied, performed
and carried out by the terminated Servicer hereunder. Notwithstanding any
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Servicer is
terminated pursuant to this Section 7.1(c), as a condition to such termination,
the Servicer shall be fully reimbursed (i) by the successor Servicer or by
the
Seller (but not by the Master Servicer as successor Servicer) for all
unreimbursed Advances, if any, made by it, and accrued and unpaid Servicing
Fees, in each case on or prior to the date on which the servicing is transferred
to a successor Servicer and (ii) by the Seller for any “out-of-pocket” costs
incurred by the Servicer associated with the transfer of servicing by the
Servicer.
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(d) Upon
notice
of termination of the Servicer pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this
Section 7.1, the Seller shall appoint a successor Servicer pursuant to Section
3.4.
(e) Notwithstanding
any termination of the activities of the Servicer hereunder and except as
otherwise provided under Section 7.1(c), the Servicer shall be entitled to
receive, out of any late collection of any payment
on a
Mortgage Loan which was due prior to the notice terminating such Servicer’s
rights and obligations as Servicer hereunder and received after such notice,
that portion thereof to which such Servicer would have been entitled pursuant
to
Sections 3.8(a)(i) through (viii), and any other amounts payable to the Servicer
hereunder the entitlement to which arose prior to the termination of its
activities hereunder.
In
no
event shall the termination of the Servicer under this Agreement result in
any
diminution of the Servicer’s right to reimbursement for any outstanding Advances
or accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees due such Servicer at the time of
termination. Except as otherwise provided under Section 7.1(c), the successor
Servicer shall be obligated to promptly reimburse the terminated Servicer for
outstanding Advances, if any, made by it, and accrued and unpaid Servicing
Fees;
provided,
however,
that
such reimbursement obligation shall be limited to the funds available in the
Custodial Account for such purposes pursuant to Sections 3.8(a)(ii), (iii)
and
(v) of this Agreement. In addition, any such reimbursement for outstanding
Advances and accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees shall be made on a first in,
first out (“FIFO”) basis no later than the 18th
day of
each month, provided
that the
successor Servicer has received prior written notice from the appropriate party,
pursuant to this Agreement, of such reimbursement amount, and provided,
further, that
the
successor Servicer may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, fully
reimburse the predecessor Servicer for any such outstanding Advances and accrued
and unpaid Servicing Fees from its own funds. The Servicer shall continue to
be
entitled to the benefits of Section 6.3, notwithstanding any termination
hereunder, with respect to events occurring prior to such
termination.
(f) “Master
Servicer
Event of Default,” wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events:
(i) any
failure by the Master Servicer to remit to the Note Payment Account or the
Certificate Distribution Account any amounts required to be remitted by it
pursuant to this Agreement, which failure shall continue unremedied for one
Business Day, after the date upon which written notice of such failure shall
have been given to the Master Servicer by the Administrator, the Indenture
Trustee, the Depositor or by the Holders of Notes having not less than 50%
of
the Voting Interests evidenced by the Notes provided,
however,
that
such failure to timely deposit or remit shall not be considered a Master
Servicer Event of Default if the Master Servicer and the Administrator are
the
same Person and such failure to timely deposit or remit does not delay payments
to Noteholders; or
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(ii) any
failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the
Master Servicer contained in this Agreement, or the breach by the Master
Servicer of any representation and warranty contained in Section 2.3, which
continues unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been
given
to the Master Servicer by the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee or to the
Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee by the Holders of
Notes
entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Interests; or
(iii) a
decree
or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having jurisdiction
in
the premises in an involuntary case under any present or future federal or
state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling
of
assets and liabilities or similar proceeding, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer
and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed
for a period of 90 days; or
(iv) the
Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver
or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to it or of or relating to
all
or substantially all of its property; or
(v) the
Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable
insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of
its
creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations.
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If
a
Master Servicer Event of Default shall occur, then, and in each and every such
case, so long as such Master Servicer Event of Default shall not have been
remedied, the Depositor or the Indenture Trustee may, and at the written
direction of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than 50% of Voting
Interests evidenced by the Notes, the Indenture Trustee shall, by notice in
writing to the Master Servicer (and to the Depositor if given by the Indenture
Trustee or to the Indenture Trustee if given by the Depositor) with a copy
to
each Rating Agency, terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master
Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under this Agreement, to the extent
permitted by law, and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof.
On
or after the receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice, all
authority and power of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, whether with
respect to the Notes (other than as a Holder of any Note) or the Mortgage Loans
or otherwise including, without limitation, the compensation payable to the
Master Servicer under this Agreement, shall pass to and be vested in the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to and under this Section, and, without limitation,
the Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered, as attorney-in-fact
or
otherwise, to execute and deliver, on behalf of and at the expense of the Master
Servicer, any and all documents and other instruments and to 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. The Master
Servicer agrees promptly (and in any event no later than ten Business Days
subsequent to such notice) to provide the Indenture Trustee with all documents
and records requested by it to enable it to assume the Master Servicer’s
functions under this Agreement, and to cooperate with the Indenture Trustee
in
effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s responsibilities and rights
under this Agreement (provided,
however,
that
the Master Servicer shall continue to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued
or owing to it under this Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination
and shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 6.3,
notwithstanding any such termination, with respect to events occurring prior
to
such termination). For purposes of this Section 7.1(f), the Indenture Trustee
shall not be deemed to have knowledge of a Master Servicer Event of Default
unless a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee assigned to and working
in
the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office has actual knowledge thereof or
unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Master Servicer
Event
of Default is received by the Indenture Trustee and such notice references
the
Notes, the Trust or this Agreement. The Indenture Trustee shall promptly notify
the Rating Agencies of the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default
of
which it has knowledge as provided above.
To
the
extent that the costs and expenses of the Indenture Trustee related to the
termination of the Master Servicer, appointment of a successor Master Servicer
or the transfer and assumption of the master servicing by the Indenture Trustee
(including, without limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due
diligence costs and expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential
termination of the Master Servicer as a result of a Master Servicer Event of
Default and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer
of
the master servicing, including all master servicing files and all master
servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such master
servicing data as may be required by the successor Master Servicer to correct
any errors or insufficiencies in the master servicing data or otherwise to
enable the successor Master Servicer to master service the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with this Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the
terminated Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to
reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the Note Payment
Account.
Section
7.2
|
Notification
to Noteholders.
|
(a) Upon
any
termination of or appointment of a successor to the Servicer, the Master
Servicer shall give prompt written notice thereof to Noteholders and each Rating
Agency.
(b) Within
60
days after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Indenture Trustee, in
the
case of a Master Servicer Event of Default, or the Master Servicer, in the
case
of a Servicer Event of Default, shall transmit by mail to all Noteholders notice
of each such Event of Default hereunder known to the Indenture Trustee
or the
Master Servicer, as applicable, unless such Event of Default shall have been
cured or waived.
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Section
7.3
|
Filings.
|
(a) [The
Depositor shall prepare or cause to be prepared the initial current report
on
Form 8-K. Thereafter, within 15 days (or, if applicable, within such shorter
period of time as is required under the SEC Rules) after each Payment Date,
the
Administrator shall, in accordance with industry standards, file with the
Commission
via the
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (XXXXX), a Form 10-D with (i)
a
copy of the statement to the Securityholders for such Payment Date as an exhibit
thereto, [(ii)
a
copy of each report made available by the Credit Risk Manager (provided each
such report is made available to the Administrator
in a
format compatible with XXXXX filing requirements)] and (iii) such other
information as is required by Form 10-D, including, but not limited to, the
information required by Item 1121 (§ 229.1121) of Regulation AB, so long as such
information is made available to the Administrator
in a
format compatible with XXXXX filing requirements.
Prior
to January 30, 20[ ], the Administrator shall, in accordance with
industry standards, file a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to
the
Trust, if applicable. On or prior to March 20, 20[ ] (or if such day
is not a Business Day, the preceding Business Day), the Administrator shall
prepare a Form 10-K, and submit it to the Depositor. The Depositor shall execute
the Form 10-K and return it to the Administrator no later than March 25,
20[ ] (or if such day is not a Business Day, the preceding Business
Day). Prior to March 30, 20[ ], the Administrator shall file the Form
10-K, in substance conforming to industry standards, with respect to the Trust.
The Form 10-K shall include (w) the certification required pursuant to Rule
13a-14 under the Exchange Act and any future guidance from the Commission (the
“Form 10-K Certification”) signed by or on behalf of the Depositor, (x)
the
annual certifications delivered by the Indenture Trustee, the Administrator,
the
Master Servicer, the Owner Trustee, [the Credit Risk Manager], the Servicer
(or
the Subservicer on its behalf) and the Custodian pursuant to this Agreement,
the
Subservicing Agreement and the Trust Agreement, (y) the related public
accounting firm attestation reports and (z) such other information as is
required by the SEC Rules and Regulation AB.
If
any
party’s report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria required by
clause (x) in the immediately preceding sentence, or the related public
accounting firm attestation report required by clause (y) in the immediately
preceding sentence, identifies any material instance of noncompliance with
the
servicing criteria specified in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB
(§
229.1122(d)), the Administrator shall identify the material instance of
noncompliance in such report in the Form 10-K; and in the event that the
Administrator is unable to include any report required by either clause (x)
or
(y) in the immediately preceding sentence in the Form 10-K, the Administrator
shall disclose such fact in the Form 10-K together with an explanation as to
why
such report is not included as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. The Administrator
shall have no liability for any delay in filing the Form 10-D, Form 10-K or
Form
10-K Certification due to the failure of any party to sign such Form 10-D,
Form
10-K or Form 10-K Certification. The
Depositor hereby grants to the Administrator a limited power of attorney to
execute and file each Form 10-D on behalf of the Depositor. Such power of
attorney shall continue until either the earlier of (i) receipt by the
Administrator from the Depositor of written termination of such power of
attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust. The Depositor agrees to promptly
furnish to the Administrator, from time to time upon request, such further
information, reports, and financial statements within its control related to
this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans as the Administrator reasonably deems
appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the Commission.
The
Administrator shall have no responsibility to file any items other than those
specified in this section.]
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(b) If
so
requested, the Administrator shall sign a certification (in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit E) for the benefit of the Person(s) signing the Form 10-K
Certification regarding certain aspects of such Form 10-K Certification
(provided, however, that the Administrator shall not be required to undertake
an
analysis of the accountant’s report attached as an exhibit to the Form
10-K).
(c) Each
Person (including their officers or directors) that signs any Form 10-K
Certification shall be entitled
to
indemnification from the Trust for any liability or expense incurred by it
in
connection with such certification, other than any liability or expense
attributable to such Person’s own bad faith, negligence or willful misconduct.
The provisions of this subsection shall survive any termination of this
Agreement and the resignation or removal of such Person.
(d) Upon
any
filing with the Commission, the Administrator shall promptly deliver to the
Depositor a copy of any executed report, statement or information.
(e) The
fiscal
year of the Trust for all filing purposes shall be the calendar
year.
(f) For
so
long as a certificate under the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, as amended
(“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx”) is required to be delivered on behalf of the Trust, a
Servicing Officer shall execute and deliver on March 15
of each
applicable year, commencing in 20[ ], an Officer’s Certificate to the
Depositor for the benefit of the Depositor and its officers, directors and
affiliates, in the form of Exhibit D hereto (or such other form as may be
prescribed by the Commission).
Section
7.4
|
Reporting
Requirements of the Commission and
Indemnification
|
(a)
[On or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Administrator shall deliver to the
Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor a report
regarding its assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria specified
in
paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (§ 229.1122(d)), as of and for the
period ending the end of each fiscal year, with respect to asset-backed security
transactions taken as a whole involving the Administrator, and that are backed
by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans. Each such report shall include
all
of the statements required under paragraph (a) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB
(§
229.1122(a)).]
(b)
[On or
before March 1 of each calendar year, the Administrator shall deliver to the
Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the Depositor a report by
a
registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the
assessment made by the Administrator pursuant to subsection (a) above. Each
such
report shall be made in accordance with standards for attestation engagements
issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board.]
(c) (c)
[The
Administrator
shall notify the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Subservicer and the
Depositor
(i) of
any legal proceedings pending against the Administrator
of the
type described in Item 1117 (§
229.1117) of
Regulation AB and (ii) if the Administrator
shall
become (but only to the extent not previously disclosed) at any time an
affiliate of any of the Sponsor, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture
Trustee,
the Master Servicer, the Servicer, any Originator contemplated by Item 1110
(§
229.1110) of
Regulation AB, any significant obligor contemplated by Item 1112 (§
229.1112) of
Regulation AB, any enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114
or
1115 (§§
229.1114-1115) of
Regulation AB or any other material party to the Trust contemplated by Item
1100(d)(1) (§
229.1100(d)(1)) of
Regulation AB, as applicable.]
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Section
7.5
|
The
Custodian and the
Administrator.
|
The
Custodian shall be entitled to all of the benefits, rights (including any rights
of indemnification and any rights of resignation) and immunities set forth
in
the Indenture with respect to the Indenture Trustee to the same extent as though
each reference to the Indenture Trustee referred to the Custodian.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Custodian shall not be entitled to
receive any additional compensation for serving as custodian hereunder and
(ii)
so long as [ ] is the
Master Servicer, the Custodian and the Administrator shall be entitled to resign
upon the resignation or removal of the Master Servicer.
ARTICLE
VIII
[Reserved]
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION
Section
9.1
|
Termination
upon Liquidation or Purchase of all Mortgage Loans.
|
(a) The
obligations and responsibilities of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Servicer, the Seller, the Administrator and the Indenture Trustee created hereby
with respect to the Trust shall terminate upon the earlier of:
(i) the
purchase by the Residual Holder or its designee (or the Servicer, to the extent
provided herein) of all Mortgage Loans (including REO Properties not otherwise
disposed of pursuant to Section 3.11(i)) remaining in the Trust at a price
equal
to the sum of (A) 100% of the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage Loan,
(B) the lesser of (x) the appraised value of any REO Property as determined
by a
real estate broker meeting the qualifications, and applying broker’s price
opinion methodology, generally acceptable to residential mortgage servicers,
or
other property valuation opinion methodology customarily used by residential
mortgage servicers with respect to defaulted loans and (y) the unpaid principal
balance of each Mortgage Loan related to any REO Property, (C) any costs and
damages incurred by the Trust as a result of violation of any applicable
federal, state or local predatory or abusive lending law in connection with
the
origination of any Mortgage Loan and (D) any Swap Termination Payment payable
to
the Swap Counterparty as a result of a termination pursuant to this Section
9.1.
In addition, such purchase price shall include with respect to the Mortgage
Loans (including REO Properties) accrued and unpaid interest thereon, as
determined by the Servicer, at the applicable Mortgage Rate, except to the
extent the Servicer was not or would not be required to make a Delinquency
Advance hereunder, and any and all amounts payable or reimbursable to the
Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Custodian, the Administrator and/or the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; and
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(ii) the
later
of (A) the maturity or other liquidation (or any Delinquency Advance with
respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust and the
disposition of all REO Property and (B) the payment to Noteholders and the
Swap
Counterparty of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to
this
Agreement. In no event shall the trusts created hereby continue beyond the
earlier of (i) the expiration of 21 years from the death of the survivor of
the
descendants of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, the late Ambassador of the United States
to
the Court of St. James’s, living on the date hereof, and (ii) the Latest
Possible Maturity Date.
The
right
to purchase all Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to clause (i) above
shall be conditioned upon the Pool Balance, at the time of any such repurchase,
aggregating less than ten percent of the Cut-off Date Balance.
At
any
time after the Initial Optional Purchase Date, the Servicer may notify the
Residual Holder in writing that the Servicer intends to purchase all of the
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for the purchase price specified in clause
(i)
above. If the Residual Holder does not exercise its option to purchase the
Mortgage Loans and REO Properties as provided in this Section within 30 days
following receipt of such notice, the Servicer may effect such
purchase.
(b) With
respect
to any purchase pursuant to subsection (a), upon deposit of the price determined
pursuant to subsection (a)(i) in the Note Payment Account, the Issuer and the
Custodian on behalf of the Indenture Trustee shall release or cause to be
released to the purchaser of each such Mortgage Loan the related Mortgage File
and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment
prepared by the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan (including appropriate
instruments with respect to any REO Property), in each case without recourse,
as
shall be necessary to vest in the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan any Mortgage
Loan sold pursuant hereto, and the purchaser of such Mortgage Loan shall succeed
to all the Indenture Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage
Loan and all security and documents related thereto. Such assignment shall
be an
assignment outright and not for security. The purchaser of such Mortgage Loan
shall thereupon own such Mortgage Loan, and all security and documents, free
of
any further obligation to the Indenture Trustee or the Noteholders with respect
thereto.
Section
9.2
|
Final
Payment on the Notes.
|
If
on any
Determination Date the Administrator determines that there are no outstanding
Mortgage Loans and no other funds or assets in the Trust other than the funds
in
the Collection Account, the Administrator shall promptly send a final payment
notice to each Securityholder. If the Residual Holder elects to terminate the
Trust pursuant to clause (a)(i) of Section 9.1, at least 20 days prior to the
date notice is to be mailed to the affected Securityholders, the Residual Holder
shall notify the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Administrator of
the
date the Residual Holder intends to terminate the Trust and of the applicable
repurchase price of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
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Notice
of
any termination of the Trust, specifying the Payment Date on which
Securityholders may surrender their Securities for payment of the final payment
and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Administrator by letter to
Securityholders and the Swap Counterparty, mailed not earlier than the
10th
day and
no later than the 15th
day of
the month next preceding the month of such final payment. Any such notice shall
specify (a) the Payment Date upon which final payment on the Securities will
be
made upon presentation and surrender of Securities at the office therein
designated, (b) the amount of such final payment, (c) the location of the office
or agency at which such presentation and surrender must be made, and (d) that
the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Payment Date is not applicable,
payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the Securities
at
the office therein specified. The Administrator will give such notice to each
Rating Agency at the time such notice is given to Securityholders.
In
the
event such notice is given, the Administrator shall reimburse the Master
Servicer and the Servicer (or subservicer) for any amounts to be reimbursed
to
the Master Servicer or the Servicer (or subservicer) pursuant to this Agreement
from funds in the Collection Account prior to remitting the balance of the
funds
in the Collection Account to the Note Payment Account. The Administrator shall
cause all remaining funds in the Collection Account to be remitted to the
Administrator for deposit in the Note Payment Account on the Business Day prior
to the applicable Payment Date in an amount equal to the sum of the final
payment in respect of the Securities and any Swap Termination Payment owed
to
the Swap Counterparty (to the extent not paid on previous Payment Dates). Upon
such final deposit with respect to the Trust and the receipt by the Custodian
of
a Request for Release therefor, the Custodian shall promptly release to the
Residual Holder or the Servicer, as applicable, the Mortgage Files for the
Mortgage Loans.
Upon
presentation and surrender of the Securities, the Administrator shall cause
to
be paid to the Noteholders of each Class and to the Certificate Distribution
Account for application as provided in the Trust Agreement, in each case in
the
order set forth in Section 4.2 hereof, on the final Payment Date, and in the
case of the Noteholders, in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests,
with respect to Noteholders of the same Class, an amount equal to (i) as to
each
Class of Notes, the Class Principal Balance thereof plus accrued interest
thereon (or on their Class Notional Amount, if applicable) in the case of an
interest bearing Note, and (ii) as to the Certificate Distribution Account,
the
amount, if any, which remains on deposit in the Note Payment Account (other
than
the amounts retained to meet claims) after application pursuant to clause (i)
above.
In
the
event that any affected Securityholders shall not surrender Securities for
cancellation within six months after the date specified in the above-mentioned
written notice, the Administrator shall give a second written notice to the
remaining Securityholders to surrender their Securities for cancellation and
receive the final payment with respect thereto. If within six months after
the
second notice all the applicable Securities shall not have been surrendered
for
cancellation, the Administrator may take appropriate steps, or may appoint
an
agent to take appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Securityholders
concerning surrender of their Securities, and the cost thereof shall be paid
out
of the funds and other assets which remain a part of the Trust. If within one
year after the second notice all Securities shall not have been surrendered
for
cancellation, the Residual Holder shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds
and
other assets held for payment to such Securityholders, which remain subject
hereto.
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ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
10.1
|
Amendment.
|
This
Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Issuer, the Depositor, the
Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Administrator, the Custodian,
[the Credit Risk Manager] and the Indenture Trustee without the consent of
any
of the Noteholders or the Swap Counterparty (i) to cure any ambiguity or
mistake, (ii) to cause the provisions herein to conform to or be consistent
with
or in furtherance of the statements made with respect to the Notes, the Trust
Estate or this Agreement in any disclosure document pursuant to which any Notes
were offered; to correct any defective provision herein or to supplement any
provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein,
(iii) to add, with such Person’s consent, to the duties of the Depositor, the
Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Administrator, the Custodian,
[the Credit Risk Manager] or the Indenture Trustee, (iv) to add any other
provisions with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder, (v) to
modify, alter, amend, add to or rescind any of the terms or provisions contained
in this Agreement or (vi) to comply with any rules promulgated by the
Commission; provided
that any
action pursuant to clauses (iv) or (v) above shall not, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel addressed and delivered to the Indenture Trustee, the
Administrator and [the Swap Counterparty] (which Opinion of Counsel shall not
be
an expense of the Indenture Trustee or the Trust), adversely affect in any
material respect the interests of any Noteholder or [the Swap Counterparty];
provided,
however,
that
the amendment shall not be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect
the interests of the Noteholders if the Person requesting the amendment obtains
a letter from each Rating Agency stating that the amendment would not result
in
the downgrading or withdrawal of the respective ratings then assigned to the
Notes; it being understood and agreed that any such letter in and of itself
will
not represent a determination as to the materiality of any such amendment and
will represent a determination only as to the credit issues affecting any such
rating. The Issuer, Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer,
the Administrator, the Custodian, [the Credit Risk Manager] and the Indenture
Trustee also may at any time and from time to time amend this Agreement without
the consent of the Noteholders or [the Swap Counterparty], to modify, eliminate
or add to any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary or helpful
to comply with any requirements of the Code, provided
that the
Indenture Trustee has been provided an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall
be an expense of the party requesting such opinion but in any case shall not
be
an expense of the Indenture Trustee or the Trust, to the effect that such action
is necessary or helpful to, as applicable, (i) maintain such qualification,
(ii)
avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of such a tax or (iii) comply
with
any such requirements of the Code.
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This
Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Issuer, the Depositor,
the Seller, the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Administrator, the Custodian,
[the Credit Risk Manager] and the Indenture Trustee with the consent of [the
Swap Counterparty] and the Holders of a Majority Interest of each Class of
Notes
affected thereby for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in
any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying
in
any manner the rights of the Holders of Notes; provided,
however,
that no
such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing
of, payments required to be distributed on any Note without the consent of
the
Holder of such Note, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect the interests
of the Holders of any Class of Notes in a manner other than as described in
(i),
without the consent of the Holders of Notes of such Class evidencing, as to
such
Class, Percentage Interests aggregating 66%, or (iii) reduce the aforesaid
percentages of Notes the Holders of which are required to consent to any such
amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all such Notes then
outstanding.
Promptly
after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement requiring the consent
of
Noteholders, [the Swap Counterparty] and the Indenture Trustee, the
Administrator shall furnish written notification of the substance or a copy
of
such amendment to each Noteholder and each Rating Agency.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of Noteholders under this Section to approve
the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if
such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such
consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by
Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Indenture
Trustee may prescribe.
Nothing
in this Agreement shall require the Indenture Trustee to enter into an amendment
without receiving an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion shall not be an expense
of the Indenture Trustee or the Trust), satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee,
that (i) such amendment is permitted and is not prohibited by this Agreement
and
that all requirements for amending this Agreement have been complied with;
and
(ii) either (A) the amendment does not adversely affect in any material respect
the interests of any Noteholder or (B) the conclusion set forth in the
immediately preceding clause (A) is not required to be reached pursuant to
this
Section 10.1.
Section
10.2
|
Recordation
of Agreement; Counterparts.
|
This
Agreement is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in
any
other appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to
be
effected by the Administrator at its expense, but only upon direction by a
majority of the Noteholders to the effect that such recordation materially
and
beneficially affects the interests of the Noteholders. However, the foregoing
sentence notwithstanding, the Servicer may provide copies hereof to counsel,
judicial officers and government agencies, or may cause this Agreement to be
recorded, in any jurisdiction in which, in the Servicer’s judgment, such
disclosure or recording may facilitate foreclosure or other recovery with
respect to any one or more of the Mortgage Loans.
For
the
purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as herein provided
and
for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed (by facsimile or otherwise)
simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall
be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one
and
the same instrument.
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Section
10.3
|
Governing
Law.
|
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS (OTHER
THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS
AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS.
Section
10.4
|
Intention
of Parties.
|
It
is the
express intent of the Seller (as provided in the Sale Agreement) and the
Depositor that the conveyance of the Trust Estate by the Depositor to the Issuer
be, and be construed as, an absolute sale thereof to the Issuer. It is, further,
not the intention of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge thereof
by the Depositor to the Issuer. However, in the event that, notwithstanding
the
intent of such parties, such assets are held to be the property of the
Depositor, or if for any other reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create
a security interest in such assets, then (i) this Agreement shall be deemed
to
be a security agreement within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of
the
State of New York and (ii) the conveyance provided for in this Agreement shall
be deemed to be an assignment and a grant by the Depositor to the Issuer, for
the benefit of the Noteholders, of a security interest in all of the assets
that
constitute the Trust Estate, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired.
The
Depositor, for the benefit of the Noteholders, shall, to the extent consistent
with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that,
if
this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Trust Estate,
such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest
of
first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout
the term of the Agreement. The Depositor shall arrange for filing any Uniform
Commercial Code continuation statements in connection with any security interest
granted or assigned to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the
Noteholders.
Section
10.5
|
Notices.
|
(a) The
Administrator shall use its best efforts to promptly provide notice to each
Rating Agency and [the Swap Counterparty] with respect to each of the following
of which it has actual knowledge:
(i) any
material change or amendment to this Agreement;
(ii) the
occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;
(iii) the
resignation or termination of the Servicer, the Master Servicer, the
Administrator or the Indenture Trustee and the appointment of any
successor;
(iv) the
repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.3
hereof;
(v) the
final
payment to Noteholders; and
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(vi) any
rating action involving the long-term credit rating of the Indenture Trustee,
which notice shall be made by first-class mail within two Business Days after
the Indenture Trustee gains actual knowledge thereof.
In
addition, the Administrator shall promptly furnish to each Rating Agency and
[the Swap Counterparty] copies of the following:
(i) Each
report to Noteholders described in Section 4.5 hereof;
(ii) Upon
request, each annual statement as to compliance described in Section 3.16
hereof;
(iii)
Upon
request, each annual Independent public accountants’ servicing report described
in Section 3.17 hereof; and
(iv) Any
notice of a purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3 or 3.11
hereof.
(b) All
directions, demands, authorizations, consents, waivers, communications and
notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
given when delivered by first class mail, facsimile or courier to the applicable
Notice Address. Notices to Noteholders shall be deemed given when mailed, first
class postage prepaid, to their respective addresses appearing in the Note
Register.
Section
10.6
|
Severability
of Provisions.
|
If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement
shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no
way
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement
or of the Notes or the rights of the Holders thereof.
Section
10.7
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Assignment.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Section 6.2,
this Agreement may not be assigned by the Servicer without the prior written
consent of the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the
Depositor.
Section
10.8
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Limitation
on Rights of Noteholders.
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The
death
or incapacity of any Noteholder shall not operate to terminate this Agreement
or
the trust created hereby, nor entitle such Noteholder’s legal representative or
heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or commence any proceeding
in
any court for a petition or winding up of the trust created hereby, or otherwise
affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto or any
of
them.
No
Noteholder shall have any right to vote (except as provided herein) or in any
manner otherwise control the operation and management of the Trust, or the
obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein set forth or
contained in the terms of the Notes be construed so as to constitute the
Noteholders from time to time as partners or members of an association; nor
shall any Noteholder be under any liability to any third party by reason of
any
action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision
hereof.
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No
Noteholder shall have any right by virtue or by availing itself of any
provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in
equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such
Holder previously shall have given to the Master Servicer or the Indenture
Trustee, as applicable, a written notice of an Event of Default and of the
continuance thereof, as herein provided, and unless the Holders of Notes
evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Interests evidenced by the Notes
shall also have made written request to the Master Servicer or the Indenture
Trustee, as applicable, to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its
own
name as Indenture Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Master
Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, such reasonable indemnity
as
it may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred
therein or thereby, and the Master Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, as
applicable, for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer
of
indemnity shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit
or
proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being expressly covenanted
by
each Noteholder with every other Noteholder and the Master Servicer or the
Indenture Trustee, as applicable, that no one or more Holders of Notes shall
have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or
themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice
the rights of the Holders of any other of the Notes, or to obtain or seek to
obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder, or to enforce
any
right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the
common benefit of all Noteholders. For the protection and enforcement of the
provisions of this Section 10.8, each and every Noteholder and the Indenture
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
Section
10.9
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Inspection
and Audit Rights.
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The
Servicer agrees that, on five Business Days’ prior notice, it will permit and
will cause each subservicer to permit any representative of the Depositor,
the
Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Administrator, during the Servicer’s
normal business hours, to examine all the books of account, records, reports
and
other papers of the Servicer relating to the Mortgage Loans, to make copies
and
extracts therefrom, to cause such books to be audited by independent certified
public accountants selected by the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Master
Servicer or the Administrator, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts
relating to the Mortgage Loans with its officers, employees and independent
public accountants (and by this provision the Indenture Trustee hereby
authorizes said accountants to discuss with such representative such affairs,
finances and accounts), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be
reasonably requested. Any out-of-pocket expense incident to the exercise by
the
Depositor, the Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Administrator,
of
any right under this Section 10.9 shall be borne by the party requesting such
inspection (which, in the case of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of
the
Indenture Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Administrator, shall be
reimbursable to such Person from funds then on deposit in the Note Payment
Account); all other such expenses shall be borne by the Servicer or the related
subservicer. The party requesting such inspection agrees to hold all such
information in confidence and shall not disclose such information without the
consent of the Servicer (unless required by law or a court of applicable
jurisdiction).
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Nothing
in this Section shall limit the obligation of the Servicer to observe any
applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors
and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section
as
a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section.
Nothing in this Section 10.9 shall require the Servicer to collect, create,
collate or otherwise generate any information that it does not generate in
its
usual course of business, except to the extent otherwise provided in this
Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall
not
be required to make copies of or ship documents to any party unless provisions
have been made for the reimbursement of the costs thereof.
Section
10.10
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[Derivative
Transactions
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At
the
discretion of the Seller, the Issuer shall enter into Passive Derivative
contracts from time to time or Non-passive Derivative contracts at any time,
so
long as such action shall be for the benefit of the Noteholders; provided,
however,
that any
counterparty to any such derivative contract shall not be an Affiliate of the
Depositor. Any acquisition of a derivative contract shall be accompanied by
(i)
an appropriate amendment to this Agreement, and (ii) any Opinion of Counsel
required by Section [ ].
All
collections, proceeds and other amounts in respect of the derivative contracts
payable by the derivative counterparty shall be distributed to the Notes on
the
Payment Date following receipt thereof by the Paying Agent.
Any
derivative contract that provides for any payment obligation on the part of
the
Issuer must (i) be without recourse to the assets of the Trust, (ii) contain
a
non-petition covenant provision from the derivative counterparty, (iii) limit
payment dates thereunder for payments, if any, by the Issuer to Payment Dates
(iv) contain a provision limiting any cash payments due to the derivative
counterparty on any day under such derivative contract solely to funds available
therefor in the Distribution Account available to make distributions to the
Holders of the Notes on such Payment Date and (v) provide for copies of all
notices and correspondence to be provided to the Paying Agent.
Each
derivative contract must (i) provide for the direct payment of any amounts
by
the derivative counterparty thereunder to the Note Payment Account at least
one
Business Day prior to the related Payment Date, (ii) provide that in the event
of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such derivative contract shall
terminate upon the direction of a majority Percentage Interest of the Notes
and
(iii) prohibit the derivative counterparty from “setting-off” or “netting” other
obligations of the Issuer against such derivative counterparty’s payment
obligations thereunder.
The
Seller shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether any derivative contract
conforms to the requirements of this Section 10.10.]
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Section
10.11
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Limitations
on Actions; No Proceedings.
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(a) Other
than pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection with or incidental to the
provisions or purposes of this Agreement, the trust created hereunder shall
not
(i) issue debt or otherwise borrow money, (ii) merge or consolidate with any
other entity reorganize, liquidate or transfer all or substantially all of
its
assets
to any
other entity, or (iii) otherwise engage in any activity or exercise any power
not provided for in this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding
any prior termination of this Agreement, the Indenture Trustee, the
Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Servicer, the Seller, [the Credit Risk
Manager] and the Depositor shall not, prior to the date which is one year and
one day after the termination of this Agreement, acquiesce, petition or
otherwise invoke or cause any Person to invoke the process of any court or
government authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against
the Depositor or the Trust under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency
or
other similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, Indenture
Trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar official of the Depositor
or
the Trust or any substantial part of their respective property, or ordering
the
winding up or liquidation of the affairs of the Depositor or the
Trust.
Section
10.12
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Mortgage
Data.
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The
Depositor hereby represents to S&P that, to the Depositor’s knowledge, the
information provided to such Rating Agency, including any loan level detail,
is
true and correct according to such Rating Agency’s requirements.
Section
10.13
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Waiver
of Jury Trial.
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EACH
PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES (TO THE 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 AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH
DISPUTE SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
Section
10.14
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Limitation
of Damages.
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NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT NO PARTY
SHALL
BE LIABLE TO ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY SECURITYHOLDER FOR ANY SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE
PRINCIPLE.
Section
10.15
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Execution
by the Issuer.
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It
is
expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Agreement
is
executed and delivered by
[ ], not individually
or personally but solely as Owner Trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of
the
powers and authority conferred and vested in it as trustee, (b) each of the
representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the
Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and
agreements by [ ] but
is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer, (c) nothing
herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on
[ ], individually or
personally, to perform any covenant either expressed or implied contained
herein, all such liability, if any, being expressly waived by the parties hereto
and by any person claiming by, through or under the parties hereto and (d)
under
no circumstances shall
[ ] be personally
liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be
liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty
or
covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Agreement or any other
document.
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*
*
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer, the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer, the Master
Servicer, the Custodian, the Administrator, [the Credit Risk Manager] and the
Indenture Trustee, have caused their names to be signed hereto by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first
above
written.
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED
SECURITIES
TRUST 20[ ]-[ ]
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By: |
[ ],
not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner
Trustee
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Name: [ ] Title:
[ ]
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as
Depositor
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[ ]
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Name:
[ ]
Title:
[ ]
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[AEGIS
REIT CORPORATION] [AEGIS MORTGAGE CORPORATION],
as
Seller
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By: |
[ ]
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Name:
[ ]
Title:
[ ]
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[ ],
as
Servicer
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By: | [ ] | |
Name:
[ ]
Title:
[ ]
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as
Master Servicer
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[ ]
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Name:
[ ]
Title:
[ ]
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[ ],
as
Administrator
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By: | [ ] | |
Name:
[ ]
Title:
[ ]
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[ ],
as
Custodian
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By: | [ ] | |
[ ] Name:
[ ]
Title:
[ ]
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[[ ],
as
Credit Risk Manager
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By: | [ ] | |
Name:
[ ]
Title:
[ ]]
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not
it its individual capacity but solely as Indenture Trustee
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Name: [ ]
Title: [ ]
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Schedule
I
[MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE] [REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN SCHEDULE]
I-1
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF
INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF CUSTODIAN
_______________
__,
20[ ]
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
[Aegis
REIT Corporation] [Aegis Mortgage Corporation]
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (Aegis 20[ ]-[ ])
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Secretary] / AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ]
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 20[ ]-[ ]
MORTGAGE
BACKED NOTES
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.2 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement dated as
of
[ ],
20[ ], among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust
20[ ]-[ ], as Issuer, Aegis Asset Backed Securities
Corporation, as Depositor, [Aegis REIT Corporation] [Aegis Mortgage
Corporation], as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as Servicer,
[[ ], as Credit Risk
Manager,] and[ ], as
Indenture Trustee, the Custodian hereby certifies that it has received and
is
holding a Mortgage File with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any
Mortgage Loan listed on the schedule of exceptions attached hereto) listed
on
Schedule I (a copy of which is attached hereto) to the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement.
In
connection therewith, the Custodian has examined each Mortgage File to confirm
that:
(i) each
Note
(or, if applicable, a lost note affidavit) required to be included in the
Mortgage File is in its possession; and
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(ii) the
name
of the related borrower set forth on each Note (or, if applicable, a lost note
affidavit) required to be included on the Mortgage File is identical to the
name
of the related borrower set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
The
Custodian further certifies that the Custodian’s initial review of each Mortgage
File included each of the procedures relevant to an initial review set forth
in
Section 2.2 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
The
Custodian has not (i) inspected, reviewed or examined any such documents,
instruments, securities or other papers to determine that they or the signatures
thereon are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose,
any such documents, instruments, securities or other papers have actually been
recorded or that any document that appears to be an original is in fact an
original, or (ii) determined whether any Mortgage File should include any surety
or guaranty, Note Assumption Rider, buydown agreement, assumption agreement,
modification agreement, written assurance or substitution
agreement.
Capitalized
words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to
them in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
[ ],
as
Custodian
By:
Name:
Title:
A-2
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF
FINAL CERTIFICATION OF CUSTODIAN
_____________
__,
20[ ]
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
[Aegis
REIT Corporation] [Aegis Mortgage Corporation]
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
Attention:
Secondary Marketing
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Corporate Trust Services] (Aegis 20[ ]-[ ])
[ ]
[ ],
[ ]
Attention:
[Secretary] / AEGIS 20[ ]-[ ]
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES TRUST 20[ ]-[ ]
MORTGAGE
BACKED NOTES
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with Section 2.2 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement dated as
of
[ ],
20[ ], among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust
20[ ]-[ ], as Issuer, Aegis Asset Backed Securities
Corporation, as Depositor, [Aegis REIT Corporation] [Aegis Mortgage
Corporation], as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as Servicer,
[[ ], as Credit Risk
Manager,] and [ ], as
Indenture Trustee, the Custodian hereby certifies that it has received and
is
holding a Mortgage File with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than any
Mortgage Loan listed on the schedule of exceptions attached hereto) listed
on
Schedule I (a copy of which is attached hereto) to the Transfer and Servicing
Agreement.
In
connection therewith, the Custodian has examined each Mortgage File to confirm
that:
(i) each
Note
required to be included in the Mortgage File is in its possession;
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(ii) the
name
of the related borrower set forth on each Note (or, if applicable, a lost note
affidavit) required to be included on the Mortgage File is identical to the
name
of the related borrower set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(iii) all
documents required to be contained in the Mortgage File are in its
possession;
(iv) such
documents have been reviewed by it and appear to relate to such Mortgage Loan
and are not torn or mutilated; and
(v) based
on
its examination and only as to the foregoing documents, the mortgage information
set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule accurately reflects information set
forth in the Mortgage File and each balance listed as the “Original Balance” on
Schedule I to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement is identical to the original
principal amount of the corresponding Note (or, if applicable, the amount set
forth in a lost note affidavit).
The
Custodian further certifies that the Custodian’s final review of each Mortgage
File included each of the procedures relevant to the final review set forth
in
Section 2.2 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
The
Custodian has not (i) inspected, reviewed or examined any such documents,
instruments, securities or other papers to determine that they or the signatures
thereon are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose,
any such documents, instruments, securities or other papers have actually been
recorded or that any document that appears to be an original is in fact an
original, or (ii) determined whether any Mortgage File should include any surety
or guaranty, Note Assumption Rider, buydown agreement, assumption agreement,
modification agreement, written assurance or substitution
agreement.
Capitalized
words and phrases used herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to
them in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
[ ],
as
Custodian
By:
Name:
Title:
B-2
EXHIBIT
C
REQUEST
FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS
To:
|
[ ]
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[ ],
[ ]
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Attn:
[Inventory Control]
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Re:
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Transfer
and Servicing Agreement dated as of
[ ],
20[ ], among Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust
20[ ]-[ ], as Issuer, Aegis Asset Backed Securities
Corporation, as Depositor, [Aegis REIT Corporation] [Aegis Mortgage
Corporation], as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as
Servicer, [[ ],
as Credit Risk Manager,] and
[ ], as
Indenture Trustee
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In
connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as
Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Transfer and Servicing
Agreement, we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the
Custodian’s Mortgage File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason
indicated.
Mortgage
Loan Number:
Mortgagor
Name, Address & Zip Code:
Reason
for Requesting Documents
(check
one):
______
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1.
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Mortgage
Paid in Full
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______
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2.
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Foreclosure
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3.
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Substitution
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______
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4.
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Other
Liquidation (Repurchases, etc.)
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______
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5.
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Nonliquidation
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Reason:_________________
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Address
to which Custodian should
Deliver
the Custodian’s Mortgage File
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____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________________
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By:
________________________________
(authorized
signer)
Issuer:
______________________________
Address:
____________________________
Date:
_______________________________
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Custodian
[ ]
Please
acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date
below:
_____________________________
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_________________
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Signature
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Date
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Documents
returned to Custodian:
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______________________________
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_________________
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Custodian
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Date
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C-2
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION TO BE
PROVIDED
TO THE DEPOSITOR BY THE SERVICER
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Re: |
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust 20[ ]-[ ]
Mortgage
Backed Notes
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Reference
is made to the transfer and servicing agreement
dated as
of [ ],
20[ ] (the “Transfer and Servicing Agreement”), among Aegis Asset
Backed Securities Trust 20[ ]-[ ], as Issuer, Aegis Asset
Backed Securities Corporation, as Depositor, [Aegis REIT Corporation] [Aegis
Mortgage Corporation], as Seller,
[ ], as Master
Servicer, Administrator and Custodian,
[ ], as Servicer,
[[ ], as Credit Risk
Manager,] and [ ], as
Indenture Trustee. I, [identify the certifying individual], a [TITLE] of the
Servicer, hereby certify to the Depositor and its officers,
directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will
rely
upon this certification, that:
1.
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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,
officer’s certificates and other information relating to the servicing of
the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer during 200[ ] that were delivered
by the Servicer pursuant to the Transfer and Servicing Agreement
(collectively, the “Servicing
Information”);
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2.
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Based
on my knowledge, all of the Servicing Information required to be
provided
by the Servicer under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement has been
provided to the Master Servicer when and as required under the Transfer
and Servicing Agreement;
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3.
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Based
on my knowledge, the Servicing Information does not contain any material
untrue information or omit to state information necessary to make
the
Servicing Information, in light of the circumstances under which
such
information was provided, not misleading as of the date of this
certification; and
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4.
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The
Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment and the Attestation
Report
required to be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by
the
Depositor have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer].
Any
material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have
been
disclosed to the Depositor. Any material instance of noncompliance
with
the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such
reports.
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5.
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I
am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer
under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, and based upon my knowledge
and the review required under the Transfer and Servicing Agreement,
and
except as disclosed in writing to you on or prior to the date of
this
certification either in the accountants’ report required under the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement or in disclosure, a copy of which
is
attached hereto, the Servicer has, as of the last day of the period
covered by such reports, fulfilled its obligations under the Transfer
and
Servicing Agreement.
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[ ],
as
Servicer
_____________________________
By:
Title:
Date:
D-2
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
TO
THE
DEPOSITOR BY THE ADMINISTRATOR
Re: |
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust 20[ ]-[ ]
Mortgage
Backed Notes
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I,
[identify the certifying individual], a [title] of
[ ], as
Administrator, hereby certify to Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation
(the
“Depositor”), and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge
and intent that they will rely upon this certification that:
1. [I
have
reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year [____], and all
reports on Form 8-K containing payment reports filed in respect of periods
included in the year covered by that annual report, of the Depositor, relating
to the above-referenced trust;]
2. [Based
on
my actual knowledge, without independent investigation or inquiry, the
information in these payment reports prepared by the Administrator, 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 light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made not misleading as of the
last day of the period covered by that annual report; and]
3. [Based
on
my knowledge, the payment information required to be provided by the
Administrator under the transfer and servicing agreement is included in these
payment reports.]
Date: _________________________________
[ ],
as Administrator
By:
____________________________________
[Signature]
[Title]
E-1
EXHIBIT
F
FORM
OF
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY TO BE
PROVIDED
TO THE SERVICER BY THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE
__________________________________________________________________________________________
LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
[ ],
a
[national banking association], (the "Company") hereby irrevocably constitutes
and appoints [ ],
("[ ]"), and any officer or agent thereof, with
full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full
irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Company and in
the
name of the Company or in its own name, from time to time in
[ ]'s discretion, for the purpose of servicing
mortgage loans, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and
all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish
the purposes of servicing mortgage loans, and, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Company hereby gives [ ] the
power and right, on behalf of the Company, without assent by the Company, to
do
the following, to the extent consistent with the terms and conditions of the
Transfer and Servicing Agreements and Servicing Agreements attached hereto
as
Exhibit A :
(A)
to
direct any party liable for any payment under any loans to make payment of
any
and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to
[ ] or as [ ] shall
direct and in the name of the Company or its own name, or otherwise, to take
possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances,
or
other instruments for the payment of moneys due under any loans (including
those
related to mortgage insurance); (B) to execute substitutions of trustee,
reconveyance documents, foreclosure documents, modifications, grant deeds and
other instruments conveying real property,
and such
other documents as [ ] deems necessary to carry out
its obligations to service the mortgage loans; (C) to ask or demand for,
collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims, and
other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out
of
any loans; (D) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions, or proceedings
at
law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the loans
or
any thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any loans; and
(E) generally, to do, at [ ]'s option, at any
time, and from time to time, all acts and things which
[ ] deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize
upon the loans and the liens thereon and to effect the intent of the Agreement,
all as fully and effectively as the Company might do.
DATED
this ____ day of __________________ 200_.
[ ],
a
[national banking association]
By:
_____________________________
Its:
_____________________________
F-1
STATE
OF
___________
COUNTY
OF
_________
On
this
________ day
of
20[ ], before me, the undersigned, a notary public, personally
appeared ____________________ ,
________ of [ ],
a
[national banking association], who is personally known to me on the basis
of
satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within
instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in his/her
authorized capacities and that by their signatures on the instrument the persons
of the entry upon behalf of which the persons acted, executed the
Instrument.
WITNESS
my hand and official seal.
Signature ______________________________
F-2
Exhibit
A [to Exhibit F]
Transfer
and Servicing Agreement
Among
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Corporation, [Aegis REIT Corporation] [Aegis Mortgage
Corporation], [ ],
[ ],
[ ]
and
[ ]
Aegis
Asset Backed Securities Trust 20[ ]-[ ]
Mortgage
Backed Notes
F-3
[EXHIBIT
G
CREDIT
RISK MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS]
G-1
[EXHIBIT
H
SWAP
AGREEMENT]
H-1
[EXHIBIT
I
CLASS
N
CAP AGREEMENT]
I-1
[EXHIBIT
J
CAP
AGREEMENT]
J-1
[EXHIBIT
K
FORM
OF
ADDITION NOTICE
Pursuant
to Section 2.1(a) of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement dated as of
[ ], by and among
Aegis Asset Backed Securities Corporation, as depositor (the “Depositor”),
[Aegis Mortgage Corporation], as seller,
[ ], as master
servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), administrator (in such
capacity, the “Administrator”) and custodian (in such capacity, the
“Custodian”), [ ], as
servicer, [ ], as
credit risk manager, and
[ ], as trustee
(the “Trustee”), the Depositor hereby provides notice to the Trustee, the Master
Servicer, the Custodian and the Rating Agencies that the Subsequent Mortgage
Loans identified on Schedule I attached hereto will be sold to the Trust on
[_______] (the
“Transfer Date”) pursuant to a Transfer Supplement.
Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the
Transfer and Servicing Agreement.
AEGIS
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION, as Depositor
By: ___________________________________
Name:
Title:
K-1
SCHEDULE
I TO
ADDITION
NOTICE]
K-2