SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
is a Second Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
(the
“Agreement”),
dated as of May 1, 2006, by and between Bank of America, National Association,
having an office at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000
(the
“Purchaser”) and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., having an xxxxxx xx 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx 00000-0000 (the “Seller”).
WITNESSTH
WHEREAS,
the Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time
to
time certain residential first lien adjustable rate and/or fixed rate mortgage
loans (the “Mortgage Loans”) on a servicing retained basis as described
herein:
WHEREAS,
the Mortgage Loans shall be delivered as pools of whole loans (each a “Loan
Package”) on various dates as provided herein (each a “Closing Date”);
and
WHEREAS,
the parties intend hereby to set forth the terms and conditions upon which
the
proposed Transactions will be effected.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements set
forth
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION
1. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings
set
forth in the Second Amended and Restated Master Seller’s Warranties and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of the date herewith (the “Master Seller’s
Warranties and Servicing
Agreement”).
SECTION
2. Agreement
to Purchase.
The
Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from time to
time,
Mortgage Loans in Loan Packages having aggregate principal balances on the
related Cut-off Date in amounts as set forth in the respective Commitment
Letters,
or in such other amounts as agreed by the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced
by the actual aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related
Loan Package accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date. The Mortgage
Loans will be delivered pursuant to the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, between the Purchaser and the Seller.
SECTION
3. Mortgage
Loan Schedule.
The
Seller will provide the Purchaser with certain information constituting a
listing of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased under this Agreement for each
Transaction (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”). Each Mortgage Loan Schedule
shall conform to the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” under the Master
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION
4. Purchase
Price.
The
purchase price for each Loan Package (the “Purchase Price”) shall be the
percentage of par as stated in the related Commitment Letter, multiplied
by the
aggregate scheduled principal balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of
the
Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Package, after application of scheduled
payments of principal for such related Loan Package due on or before such
Cut-off Date whether or not collected. The Purchase Price for a Loan Package
may
be adjusted as stated in the related Commitment Letter.
In
addition to the Purchase Price, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, at
closing, accrued interest on the aggregate scheduled principal amount of
the
related Mortgage Loans at the weighted average Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate
for
each Loan Package from the related Cutoff Date through the day prior to the
related Closing Date, inclusive.
With
respect to each Loan Package, the Purchaser shall be entitled to (l) all
scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other
recoveries of principal collected after the related Cut-off Date (provided,
however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related
Cut-off Date and collected by the Seller after the related Cut-off Date shall
belong to the Seller), (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans
at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate (minus that portion of any such payment
which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date) and
(4) all Prepayment Penalties. The principal balance of each Mortgage Loan
as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments
of
principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due
Date
beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance
as
of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts (minus interest at the
Servicing Fee Rate) shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller
shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which
account
is established
for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Seller
to the
Purchaser.
SECTION
5. Examination
of Mortgage Files.
Prior
to the related Closing Date, the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser
in escrow, for examination, the Custodial Mortgage File for each Mortgage
Loan,
including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to each Mortgage
Loan, or (b) make the Custodial Mortgage Files and the Retained Mortgage
Files available to the Purchaser for examination at the Seller’s offices or such
other location as shall otherwise be agreed upon by the Purchaser and the
Seller. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or by any prospective
purchaser of the Mortgage Loans from the Purchaser, at any time before or
after
such Closing Date upon prior reasonable notice to the Seller. The fact that
the
Purchaser or any prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans has conducted
or
has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Custodial
Mortgage Files and the Retained Mortgage Files shall not affect the Purchaser’s
(or any of its successor’s) rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other
relief or remedy as provided under the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement.
The
Purchaser shall cause the Custodian to act as bailee for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the Seller pursuant to the Custodial Agreement and act only in
accordance with Seller’s instructions.
Upon the Seller’s receipt of the
Purchase Price, the Seller shall provide notification to the Custodian to
release ownership of the Mortgage Loan Documents specified above to the
Purchaser.
Such notification shall be in a form of a written notice by facsimile or
other
electronic media, with a copy sent to the Purchaser. Subsequent to such release,
such Mortgage Loan Documents shall be retained by the Custodian for the benefit
of the Purchaser. All Mortgage Loan Documents related to Mortgage Loans not
purchased by the Purchaser on the Closing Date, shall be maintained by the
Custodian for the benefit of the Seller and shall be retuned to the Seller
within two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date.
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SECTION
6. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of Seller.
The
Seller agrees and acknowledges that it shall, as a condition to the consummation
of the transactions
contemplated hereby, make the representations and warranties specified in
Section 3.01 and 3.02 of the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, as of each Closing Date. The meaning of the term “Agreement” as used
in Sections 3.01
and 3.02 of the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement shall include this
Agreement. The Seller, without conceding that the Mortgage Loans are securities,
hereby makes the following additional representations, warranties and agreements
which shall be deemed to have been made as of the related Closing
Date:
a) neither
the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged,
sold or otherwise disposed of any Mortgage Loans, any interest in any Mortgage
Loans or
any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a
transfer, pledge or other disposition of any Mortgage Loans, any interest
in any
Mortgage Loans or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached
or
negotiated with respect to any Mortgage Loans, any interest in any Mortgage
Loans or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made
any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner,
or
taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage
Loans under the Securities Act or which would render the disposition of any
Mortgage Loans a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or
require
registration pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or
will it
authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Mortgage
Loans;
and
b) the
Seller has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction other
than
the Purchaser.
SECTION
7. Representation,
Warranties and Agreement of Purchaser.
The
Purchaser, without conceding that the Mortgage Loans are securities, hereby
makes the following representations,
warranties and agreements, which shall have been deemed to have been made
as of
the related Closing Date.
a) the
Purchaser understands that the Mortgage Loans have not been registered under
the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any state;
b) except
as
contemplated under the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, the
Purchaser is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for its own account only and not
for
any other person;
c) the
Purchaser considers itself a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor
having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that
it
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Mortgage
Loans;
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d) the
Purchaser has been furnished with all information regarding the Mortgage
Loans
which it has requested from the Seller; and
e) neither
the Purchaser nor anyone acting on its behalf offered, transferred, pledged,
sold or otherwise disposed of any Mortgage Loan, any interest in any Mortgage
Loan or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept
a
transfer, pledge or other disposition of any Mortgage Loan, any interest
in any
Mortgage Loan or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached
or
negotiated with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any interest in any Mortgage
Loan
or any other similar security with, any person
in any manner, or made any general solicitation by means of general advertising
or in any other manner, or taken any other action which would constitute
a
distribution of the Mortgage Loans under the Securities Act or which would
render the disposition of any Mortgage Loan a violation of Section 5 of the
Securities Act or require registration pursuant thereto, nor will it act,
nor
has it authorized or will it authorize any person to act, in such manner
with
respect to the Mortgage Loans.
SECTION
8. Closing.
The
closing for the purchase and sale of each Loan Package, shall take place
on the
related Closing Date. At the Purchaser’s option, the Closing shall be either: by
telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree; or conducted
in person, at such place as the parties shall agree.
The
closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
a) all
of
the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement and
under
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement shall be true and correct
as of such Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice
or
the passage of time, would constitute a default under this Agreement or an
Event
of Default under
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement;
b) the
Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received
in escrow, all Closing Documents as specified in Section 9 of this
Agreement, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser,
duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant
to the respective terms thereof;
c) the
Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian under the Master
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement all documents required pursuant to
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement; and
d) all
other
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Master Seller’s Warranties and
Servicing Agreement shall have been complied with.
Subject
to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller on such
Closing Date the related Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to
Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account designated by the Seller.
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SECTION
9. Closing
Documents.
With
respect to the initial closing date, the Closing Documents shall consist
of
fully executed originals of the following documents:
1.
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the
Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, in two
counterparts;
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2.
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this
Agreement in two counterparts;
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3.
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the
Custody Agreement, in three counterparts, in the form attached
as an
exhibit to the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement;
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4.
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the
Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Loan Package, one copy of
each to
be attached to each counterpart of the related Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement,
to each counterpart of the Custody Agreement, as the Mortgage Loan
Schedules thereto;
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5.
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a
trust receipt and/or an initial certification, as required under
the
Custody Agreement; and
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6.
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an
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement for the related Mortgage
Loans.
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On
each
subsequent Closing Date, the following documents:
1.
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the
Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Loan Package;
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2.
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an
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement of Mortgage Loans for the related
Loan
Package; and
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3.
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a
trust receipt and/or an initial certification, as required under
the
Custody Agreement.
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SECTION
10. Costs.
The
Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen, the legal fees and
expenses of its attorneys and the costs and expenses associated with the
Custodian. The Seller shall be responsible for reasonable costs and expenses
associated with any preparation and recording of the initial Assignments
of
Mortgage. All other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer
and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including fees for title policy endorsements
and continuations and the Seller’s attorney fees, shall be paid by the
Seller.
SECTION
11. Servicing.
The
Mortgage Loans shall be serviced by the Seller in accordance with the terms
of
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement. The Seller shall be
entitled to servicing fees calculated as provided therein, at the Servicing
Fee
Rate.
SECTION
12. Financial
Statements.
The
Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser’s marketing of the
Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to prospective purchasers
a
Consolidated Statement of Operations of the Seller for the most recently
completed two fiscal years respecting which such a statement is available,
as
well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two
fiscal
years covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Purchaser
shall
also make available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such
statements have been prepared by the Seller in a format intended or otherwise
suitable for the public at large. The Seller, if it has not already done
so,
agrees to furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified
above. The Seller shall also make available information on its servicing
performance with respect to loans in its own portfolio and loans serviced
for
others (if any), including loss and delinquency ratios.
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The
Seller also agrees to allow access to a knowledgeable (as shall be determined
by
the Seller) financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering
questions asked by the Purchaser or any prospective purchaser regarding recent
developments affecting the Seller or the financial statements of the
Seller.
SECTION
13. Mandatory
Delivery.
The
sale and delivery on each Closing Date of the related Mortgage Loans described
on the respective Mortgage Loan Schedules is mandatory, it being specifically
understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable
on such
Closing Date and that an award of money damages would be insufficient to
compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages incurred by the Purchaser
(including damages to prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans) in the
event
of the Seller’s failure to deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before such Closing
Date. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct
from, and cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement
or
afforded by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised
concurrently, independently or successively.
SECTION
14. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other
part
at the address shown on the first page hereof, or such other address as may
hereafter be furnished to the other part by like notice. Any such demand,
notice
of communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date
delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced,
in the
case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return
receipt).
SECTION
15. Severability
Clause.
Any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is
prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty
of
this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void
or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction,
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity
of any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive
any
part of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement,
the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is as close as possible to the economic effect of this Agreement
without regard to such invalidity.
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SECTION
16. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts
shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION
17. Place
of Delivery and Governing Law.
This
Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed counterpart thereof
is
received by the Purchaser in North Carolina
and shall be deemed to have been made in North Carolina. The Agreement shall
be
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined
in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent
preempted by Federal Law. In the event a claim or controversy arises concerning
the interpretation or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, the Purchaser
and the Seller agree that such claim or controversy may be settled by final,
binding arbitration if the Purchaser and the Seller, as applicable, consent
to
such arbitration at the time such claim or controversy arises which consent
may
be withheld by the Purchaser or the Seller in their sole
discretion.
Each
of
the Seller and the Purchaser hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally
waives any and all rights it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any
litigation based on, or arising out of, under, or in connection with this
Agreement, or any other documents and instruments executed in connection
herewith, or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether
oral
or written), or actions of the Seller or the Purchaser. This provision is
a
material
inducement for the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement.
SECTION
18. Further
Agreements.
The
Purchaser and the Seller each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller shall reasonably cooperate
with the Purchaser in connection with the initial resales of the Mortgage
Loans
by the Purchaser. In that connection, the Seller shall provide to the Purchaser:
(i) any and all information and appropriate verification of information,
whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the
Purchaser shall reasonably request, and (ii) such additional
representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from
auditors and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller as
are
reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser in connection with such resales.
The requirement of the Seller pursuant to (ii) above shall terminate on the
Closing Date, except as provided pursuant to Article IX of the Master
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement. Prior to incurring any
out-of-pocket expenses pursuant to this paragraph, the Seller shall notify
the
Purchaser in writing of the estimated amount of such expense. The Purchaser
shall reimburse the Seller for any such expense following its receipt of
appropriate details thereof.
SECTION
19. Intention
of the Parties.
It is
the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing, and the Seller
is
selling, an undivided 100% ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans and not
a
debt instrument of the Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties
hereto each
intend to treat the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale
by the
Seller, and a purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser
shall have the right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Custodial
Mortgage Files to determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which
shall affect the Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans
and the Seller shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the
Purchaser in the course of such review.
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SECTION
20. Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase Agreement.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit and be enforceable by the Seller
and the Purchaser and the respective successors and assigns of the Seller
and
the Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated
by
the Seller to a third party without the consent of the Purchaser.
SECTION
21. Waivers;
Other Agreements.
No term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or
modification is in writing and signed by the party against whom such waiver
or
modification is sought to be enforced.
SECTION
22. Exhibits.
The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof
and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION
23. General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
a) the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender
herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
b) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) references
herein to “Articles”, “Sections”, “Subsections”, “Paragraphs”, and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
d) a
reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference
to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference
appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
e) the
words
“herein”, “hereof’, “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
f) the
term
“include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration.
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SECTION
24. Reproduction
of Documents.
This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed,
(b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial
statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced
by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic
or other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall
be
admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative
proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not
such
reproduction was made by a party in the regular course of business, and that
any
enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall
likewise be admissible in evidence.
(Signatures
Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their names to
be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the
date first above written.
BANK
OF
AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Purchaser)
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Name: | Xxxxx X. Good | |
Title: | Vice President |
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
(Seller)
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Title: |
AMENDED
AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
is
an Amended and Restated Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the
“Agreement”), dated as of December 1, 2005, by and between Bank of America,
National Association, having an office at 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Purchaser”)
and Xxxxx Fargo Bank N.A., having an xxxxxx xx 0 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxx
00000-0000 (the “Seller”)
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS,
the Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time
to
time certain residential adjustable rate and/or fixed rate mortgage loans
(the
“Mortgage Loans”) on a servicing retained basis as described
herein:
WHEREAS,
the Mortgage Loans shall be delivered as pools of whole loans (each a “Loan
Package”) on various dates as provided herein (each a “Closing Date”);
and
WHEREAS,
the parties intend hereby to set forth the terms and conditions upon which
the
proposed Transactions will be effected.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements set
forth
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION
1. All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings
set
forth in the Amended and Restated Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement,
dated as of the date herewith (the “Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement”).
SECTION
2. Agreement
to Purchase.
The
Seller agrees to sell, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from time to
time,
Mortgage Loans in Loan Packages having aggregate principal balances on the
related Cut-off Date in amounts as set forth in the respective Commitment
Letters,
or in such other amounts as agreed by the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced
by the actual aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans in the related
Loan Package accepted by the Purchaser on the related Closing Date. The Mortgage
Loans will be delivered pursuant to the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, between the Purchaser and the Seller.
SECTION
3. Mortgage
Loan Schedule.
The
Seller will provide the Purchaser with certain information constituting a
listing of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased under this Agreement for each
Transaction (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”). Each Mortgage Loan Schedule shall
conform to the definition of “Mortgage Loan Schedule” under the Master Seller’s
Warranties and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION
4. Purchase
Price.
The
purchase price for each Loan Package (the “Purchase Price”) shall be the
percentage of par as stated in the related Commitment Letter, multiplied
by the
aggregate scheduled principal balance, as of the related Cut-off Date, of
the
Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Package, after application of scheduled
payments of principal for such related Loan Package due on or before such
Cut-off Date whether or not collected. The Purchase Price for a Loan Package
may
be adjusted as stated in the related Commitment Letter.
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In
addition to the Purchase Price, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller, at
closing, accrued interest on the aggregate scheduled principal amount of
the
related Mortgage Loans at the weighted average Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate
for
each Loan Package from the related Cut-off Date
through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive.
With
respect to each Loan Package, the Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all
scheduled principal due after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other
recoveries of principal collected after the related Cut-off Date (provided,
however, that all scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related
Cut-off Date and collected by the Seller after the related Cut-off Date shall
belong to the Seller), (3) all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans
at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate (minus that portion of any such payment
which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date) and
(4) all Prepayment Penalties. The principal balance of each Mortgage
Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments
of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a Due
Date
beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal balance
as
of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts (minus interest at the
Servicing Fee Rate) shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller shall
deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account
is
established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by
the
Seller to the Purchaser.
SECTION
5. Examination
of Mortgage Files.
Prior
to the related Closing Date, the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser
in escrow, for examination, the Custodial Mortgage File for each Mortgage
Loan,
including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to each Mortgage
Loan, or (b) make the Custodial Mortgage Files and the Retained Mortgage
Files available to the Purchaser for examination at the Seller’s offices or such
other location as shall otherwise be agreed upon by the Purchaser and the
Seller. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or by any prospective
purchaser of the Mortgage Loans from the Purchaser, at any time before or
after
such Closing Date upon prior reasonable notice to the Seller. The fact that
the
Purchaser or any prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans has conducted
or
has failed to conduct
any partial or complete examination of the Custodial Mortgage Files and the
Retained Mortgage Files shall not affect the Purchaser’s (or any of its
successor’s) rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other relief or
remedy as provided under the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement.
The
Purchaser shall cause the Custodian to act as bailee for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the Seller pursuant to the Custodial Agreement and act only in
accordance with Seller’s instructions. Upon the Seller’s receipt of the Purchase
Price, the Seller shall provide notification to the Custodian to release
ownership of the Mortgage Loan Documents specified above to the Purchaser.
Such
notification shall be in a form of a written notice by facsimile or other
electronic media, with a copy sent to the Purchaser. Subsequent to such release,
such Mortgage Loan Documents shall be retained by the Custodian for the benefit
of the Purchaser. All Mortgage Loan Documents related to Mortgage Loans not
purchased by the Purchaser on the Closing Date, shall be maintained by the
Custodian for the benefit of the Seller and shall be returned to the Seller
within two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date.
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SECTION
6. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of Seller.
The
Seller agrees and acknowledges that it shall, as a condition to the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, make
the representations and warranties specified in Section 3.01 and 3.02 of
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, as of each Closing Date.
The meaning of the term “Agreement” as used in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of
the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement shall include this Agreement.
The Seller, without conceding that the Mortgage Loans are securities, hereby
makes the following additional representations, warranties and agreements
which
shall be deemed to have been made as of the related Closing Date:
a) neither
the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged,
sold or otherwise disposed of any Mortgage loans, any interest in any Mortgage
Loans or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or
accept
a transfer, pledge or
other disposition of any Mortgage Loans, any interest in any Mortgage Loans
or
any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with
respect to any Mortgage Loans, any interest in any Mortgage Loans or any
other
similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general
solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken
any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage Loans
under the Securities Act or which would render the disposition of any Mortgage
Loans a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration
pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize
any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Mortgage Loans;
and
b) the
Seller has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction other
than
the Purchaser.
SECTION
7. Representation,
Warranties and Agreement of Purchaser.
The
Purchaser, without conceding that the Mortgage Loans are securities, hereby
makes the following representations,
warranties and agreements, which shall have been deemed to have been made
as of
the related Closing Date.
a) the
Purchaser understands that the Mortgage Loans have not been registered under
the
Securities Act or the securities laws of any state;
b) except
as
contemplated under the Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, the
Purchaser is acquiring the Mortgage Loans for its own account only and not
for
any other person;
c) the
Purchaser considers itself a substantial, sophisticated institutional investor
having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that
it
is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investment in the Mortgage
Loans;
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d) the
Purchaser has been furnished with all information regarding the Mortgage
Loans
which it has requested from the Seller; and
e) neither
the Purchaser nor anyone acting on its behalf offered, transferred, pledged,
sold or otherwise disposed of any Mortgage Loan, any interest in any Mortgage
Loan or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept
a
transfer, pledge or other disposition of any Mortgage Loan, any interest
in any
Mortgage Loan or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached
or
negotiated with respect to any Mortgage Loan, any interest in any Mortgage
Loan
or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner,
or
taken any other action which would constitute a distribution of the Mortgage
Loans under the Securities Act or which would render the disposition of any
Mortgage Loan a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require
registration pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or
will it
authorize any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
SECTION
8. Closing.
The
closing for the purchase and sale of each Loan Package, shall take place
on the
related Closing Date. At the Purchaser’s option, the Closing shall be either: by
telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree; or conducted
in person, at such place as the parties shall agree.
The
closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
a) all
of
the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement and
under
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement shall be true and correct
as of such Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice
or
the passage of time, would constitute a default under this Agreement or an
Event
of Default under the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement;
b) the
Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received
in escrow, all Closing Documents as specified in Section 9 of this
Agreement, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser,
duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant
to the respective terms thereof;
c) the
Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian under the Master
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement all documents required pursuant to
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement; and
d) all
other
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Master Seller’s Warranties and
Servicing Agreement shall have been complied with.
Subject
to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller on such
Closing Date the related Purchase Price, plus accrued interest pursuant to
Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account designated by the Seller.
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SECTION
9. Closing
Documents.
With
respect to the initial closing date, the Closing Documents shall consist
of
fully executed originals of the following documents:
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the
Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement, in two
counterparts;
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2.
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this
Agreement in two counterparts;
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3.
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the
Custody Agreement, in thee counterparts, in the form attached as
an
exhibit to the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement;
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4.
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the
Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Loan Package, one copy of
each to
be attached to each counterpart of the related Assignment and
Conveyance
Agreement, to each counterpart of the Custody Agreement, as the
Mortgage
Loan Schedules thereto;
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5.
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an
Initial Certification, as required under the Custody
Agreement;
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6.
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an
Opinion of Counsel of the Seller, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto;
and
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7.
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an
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement for the related Mortgage
Loans.
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On
each
subsequent Closing Date, the following documents:
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the
Mortgage Loan Schedule for the related Loan
Package;
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2.
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an
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement of Mortgage Loans for the related
Loan
Package; and
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3.
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an
Initial Certification, as required under the Custody
Agreement.
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SECTION
10. Costs.
The
Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen, the legal fees and
expenses of its attorneys and the costs and expenses associated with the
Custodian. The Seller shall be responsible for reasonable costs and expenses
associated with any preparation and recording of the initial Assignments
of
Mortgage. All other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer
and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including fees for title policy endorsements
and continuations and the Seller’s attorney fees, shall be paid by the
Seller.
SECTION
11. Servicing.
The
Mortgage Loans shall be serviced by the Seller in accordance with the terms
of
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement. The Seller shall be
entitled to servicing fees calculated as provided therein, at the Servicing
Fee
Rate.
SECTION
12. Financial
Statements.
The
Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser’s marketing of the
Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to prospective purchasers
a
Consolidated Statement of Operations of the Seller for the most recently
completed two
fiscal years respecting which such a statement is available, as well as a
Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two fiscal years
covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Purchaser shall
also
make available any comparable interim statements to the extent any statements
have been prepared by the Seller in a format intended or otherwise suitable
for
the public at large. The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to
furnish promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above.
The
Seller shall also make available information on its servicing performance
with
respect to loans in its own portfolio and loans serviced for others (if any),
including loss and delinquency ratios.
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The
Seller also agrees to allow access to a knowledgeable (as shall be determined
by
the Seller) financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering
questions asked by the Purchaser or any prospective purchaser regarding recent
developments affecting the Seller or the financial statements of the
Seller.
SECTION
13. Mandatory
Delivery.
The
sale and delivery on each Closing Date of the related Mortgage Loans described
on the respective Mortgage Loan Schedules is mandatory, it being specifically
understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable
on such
Closing Date and that an award of money damages would be insufficient to
compensate the Purchaser
for the losses and damages incurred by the Purchaser (including damages to
prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller’s
failure to deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before such Closing Date. All
rights
and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and
cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded
by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently,
independently or successively.
SECTION
14. Notices.
All
demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be
deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or certified mail,
return
receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received by the other part
at the
address shown on the first page hereof, or such other address as may hereafter
be furnished to the other party by like notice. Any such demand, notice of
communication hereunder shall be deemed to have been received on the date
delivered to or received at the premises of the addressee (as evidenced,
in the
case of registered or certified mail, by the date noted on the return
receipt).
SECTION
15. Severability
Clause.
Any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which is
prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty
of
this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void
or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction,
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating
the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability
in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted
by applicable law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law which prohibits
or renders void or unenforceable any provision hereof. If the invalidity
of any
part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement shall deprive
any
party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this Agreement,
the
parties shall negotiate, in good-faith, to develop a structure the economic
effect of which is as close as possible to the economic effect of this Agreement
without regard to such invalidity.
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SECTION
16. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each
counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION
17. Place
of Delivery and Governing Law.
This
Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed counterpart thereof
is
received by the Purchaser in North Carolina
and shall be deemed to have been made in North Carolina. The Agreement shall
be
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined
in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent
preempted by Federal Law. In the event a claim or controversy arises concerning
the interpretation or enforcement of the terms of this Agreement, the Purchaser
and the Seller agree that such claim or controversy may be settled by final,
binding arbitration if the Purchaser and the Seller, as applicable, consent
to
such arbitration at the time such claim or controversy arises which consent
may
be withheld by the Purchaser or the Seller in their sole
discretion.
Each
of
the Seller and the Purchaser hereby knowingly, voluntarily and intentionally
waives any and all rights it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any
litigation based on, or arising out of, under, or in connection with this
Agreement, or any other documents and instruments executed in connection
herewith, or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether
oral
or written), or actions of the Seller or the Purchaser. This provision is
a
material inducement for the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement.
SECTION
18. Further
Agreements.
The
Purchaser and the Seller each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
additional documents, instruments or agreements as may be necessary
or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller shall reasonably cooperate
with the Purchaser in connection with the initial resales of the Mortgage
Loans
by the Purchaser. In that connection, the Seller shall provide to the Purchaser:
(i) any and all information and appropriate verification of information,
whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the
Purchaser shall reasonably request, and (ii) such additional
representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from
auditors and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller as
are
reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser in connection with such resales.
The requirement of the Seller pursuant to (ii) above shall terminate on the
Closing Date, except as provided pursuant to Article IX of the Master
Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement. Prior to incurring any
out-of-pocket expenses pursuant to this paragraph, the Seller shall notify
the
Purchaser in writing of the estimated amount of such expense. The Purchaser
shall reimburse the Seller for any such expense following its receipt of
appropriate details thereof.
SECTION
19. Intention
of the Parties.
It is
the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing, and the Seller
is
selling, an undivided 100% ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans
and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to
treat
the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller,
and a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have
the
right to review the Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgage Loan Files to
determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the
Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller
shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the
course
of such review.
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SECTION
20. Successors
and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase Agreement.
This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit and be enforceable by the Seller
and the Purchaser and the respective successors and assigns of the Seller
and
the Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated
by
the Seller to a third party without the consent of the Purchaser.
SECTION
21. Waivers;
Other Agreements.
No term
or provision of this Agreement may be waived or modified unless such waiver
or
modification is in writing and signed by the party
against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
SECTION
22. Exhibits.
The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof
and
are an integral par of this Agreement.
SECTION
23. General
Interpretive Principles.
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
a) the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender
herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
b) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) references
herein to “Articles”, “Sections”, “Subsections”, “Paragraphs”, and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Articles,
Sections, Subsections,
Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this
Agreement;
d) a
reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference
to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference
appears, and this rule
shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;
e) the
words
“herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer
to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
f) the
term
“include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration.
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SECTION
24. Reproduction
of Documents.
This
Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation,
(a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed,
(b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial
statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other
similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be
admissible in evidence
as the original itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether
or
not the original is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was
made
by a party in the regular course
of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction
of such
reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
(Signatures
Follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their names to
be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the
date first above written.
BANK
OF
AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Purchaser)
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Title: |
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
(Seller)
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EXHIBIT
1
FORM
OF
OPINION OF COUNSEL
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Re: Mortgage
Loan Sale by Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. (the “Company”) to _______________ (the
“Purchaser”) of fixed rate and adjustable rate first lien mortgage loans (the
“Mortgage Loans”) pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Master Seller’s
Warranties and Servicing Agreement and Amended and Restated Master Mortgage
Loan
Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and the Purchaser, dated as
of
December 1, 2005.
Dear
Sir/Madam:
I
am @ of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. and have acted as counsel to Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A. (the “Company”), with respect to certain matters in connection with the
sale by the Company of Mortgage Loans pursuant to that certain Master Seller’s
Warranties and Servicing Agreement and Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
by and between the Company and @ (the “Purchaser”), dated as of December 1,
2005, (the “Agreements”), which sale is in the form of whole Mortgage Loans.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth
in
the Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement.
I
have examined the following documents:
1.
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the
Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing
Agreement;
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2.
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the
Master Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement;
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3.
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the
Custody Agreement;
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4.
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the
form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes;
and
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5.
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such
other documents, records and papers as I have deemed necessary
and
relevant as a
basis for this opinion.
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To
the extent I have deemed necessary and proper, I have relied upon the
representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Agreements.
I
have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to me as originals,
the
genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons and
the
conformity to the originals of all documents.
Based
upon the foregoing, it is my opinion that:
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The
Company is a national banking association duly organized, validly
existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the United
States.
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2.
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The
Company has the power to engage in the transactions contemplated
by the
Agreements, the Custody Agreement and all requisite power, authority
and
legal right to execute and deliver the Agreements, the Custody
Agreement
and the Mortgage Loans, and to perform and observe the term and
conditions
of such instruments.
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3.
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Each
person who, as an officer or attorney-in-fact of the Company, signed
(a) the Agreements,
each dated as of December 1, 2005, by and between the Company and
the
Purchaser, and (b) any other document delivered prior hereto or on
the date hereof in connection with the sale and servicing of the
Mortgage
Loan in accordance with the Agreements was, at the respective times
of
such signing and delivery, and
is, as of the date hereof, duly elected or appointed, qualified
and acting
as such officer or attorney-in-fact, and the signatures of such
persons
appearing on such documents are their genuine
signatures.
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4.
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Each
of the Agreements, the Custody Agreement, and the Mortgage Loans,
have
been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and are
a legal,
valid and binding agreement
enforceable
in
accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of insolvency,
liquidation, conservatorship and other similar laws administered
by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation affecting the enforcement
of
contract obligations of insured banks and subject to the application
of
the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability
of
specific performance, none of which will materially interfere with
the
realization of the benefits provided thereunder or with the Purchaser’s
ownership of the Mortgage Loans.
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5.
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The
Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its officers to
execute
any and all documents by original or facsimile signature in order
to
complete the transactions contemplated by the Agreements and the
Custody
Agreement and in order to execute the endorsements to the Mortgage
Notes
and the assignments of the Mortgages, and the original or facsimile
signature of the officer at the Company executing the Agreements,
the
Custody Agreement, the endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the
assignments of the Mortgages represents the legal and valid signature
of said
officer of the Company.
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6.
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Either
(i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery
and
performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company with
the
Agreements, the Custody Agreement or the sale and delivery of the
Mortgage
Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Agreements and the Custody Agreement; or (ii) any required consent,
approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the
Company.
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7.
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Neither
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor the fulfillment
of the terms of the Agreements and the Custody Agreement, will
conflict
with or results
in or will result in a breach of or constitutes or will constitute
a
default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms
of any
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company
is a party
or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or violates
any statute
or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any
court,
governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company
is subject
or by which it is bound.
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8.
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There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to
the best of
my knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in my opinion,
either
in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material
adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition,
properties or assets of the Company or in
any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company
to carry on
its business substantially as now conducted or in any material
liability
on the part of the Company or which would draw into question the
validity
of the Agreements, and the Custody Agreement, or of any action
taken or to
be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby,
or
which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company
to
perform under the terms of the Agreements and the Custody
Agreement.
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For
purposes of the foregoing, I have not regarded any legal or governmental
actions, investigations or proceedings to be “threatened” unless the
potential litigant or governmental
authority
has manifested to the legal department of the Company or an employee
of
the Company responsible for the receipt of process a present intention
to
initiate such proceedings; nor have I regarded any legal or governmental
actions, investigations or proceedings as including those that
are
conducted by state or federal authorities in connection with their
routine
regulatory activities. The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage
as and
in the manner contemplated by the Agreements is sufficient fully
to
transfer all right, title and interest of the Company thereto as
noteholder and mortgagee, apart from the rights to service the
Mortgage
Loans pursuant to the Agreements.
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10.
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The
form of endorsement that is to be used with respect to the Mortgage
Loans
is legally valid and sufficient to duly endorse the Mortgage Notes
to the
Purchaser. Upon the completion of the endorsement of the Mortgage
Notes
and the completion of the assignments of the Mortgages, and the
recording
thereof, the endorsement of the Mortgage Notes, the delivery to
the
Custodian of the completed assignments of the Mortgages, and the
delivery
of the original endorsed Mortgage Notes to the Custodian would
be sufficient to permit the entity to which such Mortgage Note
is
initially endorsed at the Purchaser’s direction, and to whom such
assignment of Mortgages
is initially assigned at the Purchaser’s direction, to avail itself of all
protection available under applicable law against the claims of
any
present or future creditors of the Company, and would be sufficient
to
prevent any other sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation
of
the Mortgages and the Mortgage Notes by the Company from being
enforceable.
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This
opinion is given to you for your sole benefit, and no other person or entity
is
entitled to rely hereon except that the purchaser or purchasers to which
you
initially and directly resell the Mortgage Loans may rely on this opinion
as if
it were addressed to them as of its date.
Sincerely,
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