FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICING AGREEMENT between Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc. (Owner) and GMAC Mortgage Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (Servicer) Dated as of January 1, 2006
Exhibit
99.7b
FIRST
AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICING AGREEMENT
between
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc.
(Owner)
and
GMAC
Mortgage Corporation,
a
Pennsylvania corporation
(Servicer)
Dated
as
of January 1, 2006
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
SECTION
1.
|
DEFINED
TERMS
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1
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SECTION
2.
|
OWNER’S
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICER TO PERFORM SERVICING
RESPONSIBILITIES
|
14
|
2.01
|
Contract
for Servicing
|
14
|
2.02
|
[Reserved.]
|
14
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2.03
|
Exclusive
Right to Service
|
14
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2.04
|
[Reserved]
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14
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2.05
|
Delivery
of Powers of Attorney
|
14
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2.06
|
Record
Title to Mortgage Loans
|
14
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2.07
|
Books
and Records
|
14
|
2.08
|
Transfer
of Mortgage Loans
|
14
|
SECTION
3.
|
SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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15
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3.01
|
Servicer
to Service.
|
15
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3.02
|
Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments; Notification of Adjustments
|
16
|
3.03
|
Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans
|
17
|
3.04
|
Establishment
of and Deposits to Collection Account
|
18
|
3.05
|
Permitted
Withdrawals from Collection Account
|
19
|
3.06
|
Establishment
of and Deposits to Escrow Account
|
20
|
3.07
|
Permitted
Withdrawals from Escrow Account
|
21
|
3.08
|
Protection
of Accounts
|
22
|
3.09
|
Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges
|
22
|
3.10
|
Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance
|
22
|
3.11
|
Maintenance
of Mortgage Blanket Insurance
|
24
|
3.12
|
Maintenance
of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance
|
24
|
3.13
|
Inspections
|
25
|
3.14
|
Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property
|
25
|
3.15
|
Transfers
of Mortgaged Property
|
26
|
3.16
|
Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
|
26
|
3.17
|
[Reserved.]
|
26
|
3.18
|
Maintenance
of PMI Policy; Claims.
|
26
|
SECTION
4.
|
PAYMENTS
TO OWNER
|
27
|
4.01
|
Remittances
|
27
|
4.02
|
Reports
to Owner
|
28
|
4.03
|
P&I
Advances by Servicer.
|
29
|
SECTION
5.
|
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURES
|
29
|
5.01
|
Servicing
Compensation
|
29
|
5.02
|
Repayment
of Servicing Advances
|
29
|
5.03
|
Right
to Examine Servicer Records
|
30
|
5.04
|
Annual
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report
|
30
|
5.05
|
Statement
of Compliance
|
30
|
i
5.06
|
Compliance
with Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999
|
30
|
5.07
|
Compliance
with REMIC provisions
|
30
|
SECTION
6.
|
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SERVICER AND THE OWNER
|
31
|
6.01
|
Representations
of the Servicer
|
31
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6.02
|
Representations
of the Owner
|
32
|
SECTION
7.
|
THE
SERVICER
|
33
|
7.01
|
[Reserved]
|
33
|
7.02
|
Merger
or Consolidation of the Servicer
|
33
|
7.03
|
Limitation
on Liability of the Servicer and Others
|
33
|
7.04
|
Servicer
Not to Assign
|
34
|
SECTION
8.
|
DEFAULT
|
34
|
8.01
|
Default
by Servicer
|
34
|
8.02
|
Default
by Owner
|
35
|
8.03
|
Waiver
of Defaults
|
36
|
SECTION
9.
|
TERMINATION
|
36
|
9.01
|
Expiration
of Term and Termination with Cause
|
36
|
9.02
|
Termination
without Cause
|
36
|
9.03
|
Notice
of Servicing Transfers
|
37
|
9.04
|
Termination
Process
|
37
|
SECTION
10.
|
SUCCESSOR
TO THE SERVICER
|
37
|
10.01
|
Effect
of Termination
|
37
|
10.02
|
Transfer
of Servicing
|
38
|
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SECTION
11.
|
NOTICES
|
40
|
SECTION
12.
|
SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE
|
42
|
SECTION
13.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
42
|
SECTION
14.
|
APPLICABLE
LAW
|
42
|
SECTION
15.
|
SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS
|
42
|
SECTION
16.
|
WAIVERS
|
43
|
SECTION
17.
|
EXHIBITS
|
43
|
SECTION
18.
|
GENERAL
INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES
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43
|
SECTION
19.
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REPRODUCTION
OF DOCUMENTS
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44
|
SECTION
20.
|
INDEMNIFICATION
|
44
|
SECTION
21.
|
LEGAL
MATTERS
|
46
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21.01
|
Waiver
of Trial by Jury
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46
|
21.02
|
Submission
to Jurisdiction; Waivers
|
46
|
SECTION
22.
|
CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION
|
47
|
SECTION
23.
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NO
PERSONAL SOLICITATION
|
48
|
SECTION
24.
|
MERS
PROVISION
|
48
|
SECTION
25.
|
COOPERATION
OF SERVICER WITH A RECONSTITUTION
|
48
|
SECTION
26.
|
MATERIAL
CHANGE
|
50
|
SECTION
27.
|
FURTHER
AGREEMENTS
|
50
|
SECTION
28.
|
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
|
50
|
SECTION
29.
|
RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE PARTIES
|
50
|
SECTION
30.
|
LIMITATION
OF DAMAGES
|
51
|
SECTION
31.
|
COMPLIANCE
WITH REGULATION AB
|
51
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31.01
|
Intent
of the Parties; Reasonableness
|
51
|
31.02
|
Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Servicer
|
51
|
31.03
|
Information
to Be Provided by the Servicer
|
52
|
31.04
|
Servicer
Compliance Statement
|
56
|
31.05
|
Report
on Assessment of Compliance and Attestatio
|
56
|
31.06
|
Use
of Subservicers and Subcontractors
|
57
|
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31.07
|
Indemnification;
Remedies.
|
58
|
EXHIBIT
A
|
COLLECTION
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
B
|
ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
C
|
CONTENTS
OF LEGAL FILE
|
EXHIBIT
D
|
CONTENTS
OF SERVICING FILE
|
EXHIBIT
E
|
INFORMATION
INCLUDED ON MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
|
EXHIBIT
F
|
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
G
|
FORM
OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT
H
|
SERVICE
RELEASE AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT
|
EXHIBIT
I
|
ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION
|
EXHIBIT
J
|
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
|
SCHEDULE I
|
REPORTS
PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
|
SCHEDULE II
|
[RESERVED]
|
SCHEDULE III
|
PREPAYMENT
PENALTY SCHEDULE
|
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FIRST
AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
First Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated
as of January 1, 2006 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and
between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation having
an
office at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (the “Owner”), and GMAC
Mortgage Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation having an office at 000 Xxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the “Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the Owner and the Servicer entered into that certain Servicing Agreement, dated
as of May 20, 2005, and hereby wish to amend and restate such Servicing
Agreement to further clarify the rights and responsibilities of the
parties;
WHEREAS,
the Owner is and will be the originator or sole acquirer of certain Mortgage
Loans (as defined below); and
WHEREAS,
the Servicer desires to service the Mortgage Loans and the Owner and the
Servicer wish to prescribe the manner of the servicing and control of the
Mortgage Loans;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Owner and the Servicer agree
as follows:
SECTION
1.
|
DEFINED
TERMS
|
“Accepted
Servicing Practices” shall mean the servicing procedures which (i) conform
to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage loan servicers
servicing mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans, (ii) follow the policies
and procedures that Servicer applies to similar mortgage loans serviced for
third parties and for its own account, (iii) meet the requirements of Xxxxxx
Xxx
and Xxxxxxx Mac, (iv) comply with all applicable laws and follow collection
practices with respect to the related Mortgage Loans that are in all material
respects legal and customary, and (v) subject to clauses (i), (ii) (iii) and
(iv), comply with the reasonable requests of the Owner and the requirements
of
this Agreement.
“Acknowledgment
Agreement” shall mean a weekly electronic transmission from Owner to
Servicer for Servicing by Servicer of the Mortgage Loans specified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule included with such electronic
transmission. Each such electronic transmission, upon receipt by
Servicer, shall be deemed to be an agreement by Servicer to the primary form
of
acknowledgment agreement between the parties and shall include the information
set forth in the attached Exhibit E hereto. As a
confirmation of the foregoing electronic transmission constitution
acknowledgement agreements, Owner and Servicer shall execute and deliver a
written agreement, on a monthly basis, in the form of the attached Exhibit
F hereto, which shall include a Mortgage Loan Schedule, for Mortgage Loans
that became subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement through such
electronic transmissions during such month.
“Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan” shall mean a Mortgage Loan which provides for the
adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate payable in respect
thereto.
“Affiliate”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by,
or
is under common control with the Person specified.
“Automated
Boarding” shall mean, with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the successful,
complete and timely electronic transfer of the related Electronic File to the
Servicing database of the Servicer.
“Agreement”
shall mean this First Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement including all
exhibits, schedules, amendments and supplements hereto.
“Ancillary
Income” shall mean all income derived from the Mortgage Loans (other than
the (i) Servicing Fee or (ii) prepayment charges attributable to the Mortgage
Loans), including but not limited to late charges, any interest paid on funds
deposited in the Collection Account and Escrow Account (other than interest
on
escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor), fees received
with
respect to checks or bank drafts returned by the related bank for non-sufficient
funds, assumption fees, optional insurance administrative fees and all other
incidental fees and charges to the extent not otherwise payable to the Mortgagor
under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
“Assignment
of Mortgage” shall mean an assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or
equivalent instrument, in recordable form, which when recorded is sufficient
under the laws of the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is
located to reflect of record the sale of the Mortgage to the Owner or its
assignee.
“Best”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
“Business
Day” shall mean a day other than Saturday, Sunday, or any other day on which
banks are authorized or required to remain closed in the States of New York,
Connecticut and Iowa and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“Closing
Date” shall mean for any group of Mortgage Loans, the date upon which such
Mortgage Loans become subject to this Agreement.
“Code”
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or amendatory
provisions.
“Commission” The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Collection
Account” shall mean the separate account or accounts created and maintained
by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04 of this Agreement, which shall be
entitled “GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer, in trust for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Mortgage Capital Inc., as Owner of the Mortgage Loans.”
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“Compensating
Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Remittance Date, the lesser of (x)
the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount and (y) the amount of the Servicing
Fee
for such Remittance Date.
“Condemnation
Proceeds” shall mean all awards, compensation and settlements in respect of
a taking of all or part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of
condemnation or the right of eminent domain, whether permanent or temporary,
to
the extent such awards, compensation or settlements are not required to be
delivered to the related Obligor in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage.
“Confidential
Information” shall have its meaning set forth in Section 22 of this
Agreement.
“Custodian”
shall mean Deutsche Bank National Trust Company or any successor
thereto.
“Cut-off
Date” shall mean, with respect to the transfer of servicing by Owner to
Servicer for any group of Mortgage Loans, the date specified by the Owner to
the
Servicer in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Deficient
Valuation” shall mean, in connection with bankruptcy proceedings with
respect to a Mortgagor, a binding determination that, based upon the value
of
the Mortgaged Property, the lien of the related Mortgage secures an amount
of
indebtedness that is less than the outstanding amount stated in the related
Note.
“Delinquent” shall
mean if any payment due on the Mortgage Loan is not made by the close of
business on the Due Date for such Mortgage Loan. A Mortgage Loan is
“30 days Delinquent” if such payment has not been received by the close of
business on the Determination Date in the month in which such payment was
due. Similarly for “60 days Delinquent,” “90 days Delinquent” and so
on.
“Demotech”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.
“Depositor” The
depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with respect to any
Securitization Transaction.
“Determination
Date” shall have the meaning, with respect to each Remittance Date, the
15th day (or,
if such 15th
day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day) of the month in which
such Remittance Date occurs.
“Distressed
Mortgage Loan” shall mean any Mortgage Loan which is ninety (90) days or
more Delinquent.
“Due
Date” shall mean the day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on
a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
“Due
Period” shall mean, with respect to each Remittance Date and any
Mortgage Loan, the period beginning on the second day of the month preceding
the
month of
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such
Remittance Date through and including the first day of the month in which such
Remittance Date occurs.
“Effective
Date” shall be the date this Agreement is executed.
“Electronic
File” shall mean a file in transferable electronic format that includes all
data essential to Service a Mortgage Loan, including but not limited to the
following information with regard to each Mortgage Loan:
(i) the
origination loan number,
(ii) customer
name, billing address and street address (if different),
(iii) unpaid
principal balance,
(iv) the
amount of periodic installments and the date(s) to which principal, interest
and
any escrows have been paid,
(v) the
accrued but unpaid interest up to and including the Closing Date,
(vi) a
ledger history reflecting all receipts and disbursements, and
(vii) data,
consistent with Schedule III hereto, sufficient to calculate any
applicable late charge, prepayment penalty and any other applicable contractual
fee, charge or penalty.
“Eligible
Account” shall mean (i) an account or accounts maintained with a
federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company, the
short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository
institution or trust company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding
company, the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such holding company)
are
rated A-1 by Standard & Poor’s (or its successor in interest) or Prime-1 by
Moody’s (or its successor in interest) at the time any amounts are held on
deposit therein, (ii) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state
chartered depository institution or trust company, the deposits in which are
fully insured by the FDIC, or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained
with
a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting
in
its fiduciary capacity. Eligible Accounts may bear
interest.
“Eligible
Investments” shall mean any one or more of the following obligations or
securities:
(i) direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of
principal and interest by the United States or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States, or Xxxxxxx Mac senior debt obligations, but
excluding any of such securities whose terms do not provide for payment of
a
fixed dollar amount upon maturity or call for redemption;
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(ii) demand
and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, bankers’ acceptances issued by
or federal funds sold by any depository institution or trust company (including
the Trustee or its agent acting in their respective commercial capacities)
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof
and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state authorities,
so long as, at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing
for such investment, such depository institution or trust company or its
ultimate parent has a short-term uninsured debt rating in one of the two highest
available rating categories of S&P and the highest available rating category
of Moody’s, and provided that each such investment has an original
maturity of no more than 365 days;
(A) any
other demand or time deposit or deposit which is fully insured by the FDIC;
and
(B) Xxxxxxx
Mac participation certificates and other Xxxxxxx Mac guaranteed mortgage-backed
securities and senior debt obligations;
(iii) repurchase
obligations with a term not to exceed 30 days with respect to any security
described in clause (i) above and entered into with a depository institution
or
trust company (acting as principal) rated A or higher by S&P and rated A2 or
higher by Moody’s; provided, however, that collateral transferred
pursuant to such repurchase obligation must be of the type described in clause
(i) above and must (A) be valued daily at current market prices plus accrued
interest or (B) pursuant to such valuation, be equal, at all times, to 105%
of
the cash transferred by the Trustee in exchange for such collateral and
(C) be delivered to the Trustee or, if the Trustee is supplying the
collateral, an agent for the Trustee, in such a manner as to accomplish
perfection of a security interest in the collateral by possession of
certificated securities;
(iv) securities
bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued by any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof
and that are rated by a Rating Agency in its highest long-term unsecured rating
categories at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing
for such investment;
(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 30 days after the date of acquisition thereof) that is rated by a Rating
Agency in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time
of
such investment;
(vi) units
of money market funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940
including funds managed or advised by the Trustee or an affiliate thereof having
a rating by S&P of AAA-G, AAA-m, or AA-m, and if rated by Moody’s, rated
Aaa, Aa1 or Aa2; and
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(vii) any
other obligation or security acceptable to the Owner (as certified by a letter
from the Owner to the Servicer);
provided,
that no such investment shall be an Eligible Investment if such investment
evidences (a) the right to receive interest-only payments with respect to the
obligations underlying such investments, (b) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such investment where the principal
and interest payments with respect to such investment provide a yield to
maturity exceeding one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the yield to maturity
at
par of such underlying obligation, or (c) if the instrument may be redeemed
at a
price below the purchase price. Eligible Investments that are subject to
prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in excess of
par.
“Escrow
Account” shall mean the separate trust account or accounts created and
maintained by the Servicer for the deposit and retention of Escrow Payments
pursuant to Section 3.06 of this Agreement which shall be entitled “GMAC
Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer, in trust for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital
Inc., as Owner of the Mortgage Loans.”
“Escrow
Mortgage Loans” shall mean the Mortgage Loans for which the Servicer has
established an Escrow Account for items constituting Escrow
Payments.
“Escrow
Payment” shall mean the amounts constituting any of ground-rents, taxes,
assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance
premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any
other
payments required to be escrowed by the Obligor with the Mortgagee pursuant
to
the Mortgage or any other document.
“Event
of Default” shall mean any one of the events enumerated in
Sections 8.01 and 8.02 of this Agreement.
“Exchange
Act” The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“Xxxxxx
Mae” shall mean the Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor
thereto.
“Xxxxxx
Xxx Guides” shall mean the Xxxxxx Mae Seller’s Guide and the Xxxxxx Xxx
Servicer’s Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
“FDIC”
shall mean the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
“Fidelity
Bond” shall mean a fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant
to Section 3.12.
“Final
Recovery Determination” shall mean, with respect to any defaulted Mortgage
Loan or any REO Property, a determination made by the Servicer that all
Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and any other
payments and recoveries which the Servicer, in its reasonable good faith
judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so
recovered.
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“Fitch”
shall mean Fitch, Inc. or its successors and assigns.
“Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan” shall mean a Mortgage Loan which provides for a fixed
Mortgage Interest Rate payable with respect thereto.
“Xxxxxxx
Mac” shall mean the Federal Home Mortgage Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
“Xxxxxxx
Mac Guides” shall mean the Xxxxxxx Mac Seller’s & Servicer’s Guide and
all amendments or additions thereto.
“GAAP”
shall mean the generally accepted accounting principles.
“HUD”
shall mean the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or
its
successors and assigns.
“Indemnified
Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 20.
“Indemnitor”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 20.
“Index”
shall mean, with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan and with respect
to each related Interest Rate Adjustment Date, the index as specified in the
related Mortgage Note.
“Insurance
Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, all proceeds of
any insurance policy or other insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan
or
the related Mortgaged Property.
“Interest
Rate Adjustment Date” shall mean, with respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted with
respect to such Mortgage Loan. The first Interest Rate Adjustment
Date for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is set forth on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“IRS”
shall mean the Internal Revenue Service, or any successor thereto.
“Legal
File” shall mean the file containing those items listed in
Exhibit C attached hereto and incorporated herein, and any
additional documents required to be added thereto pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Liquidation
Proceeds” shall mean the amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and
Condemnation Proceeds, received in connection with the liquidation of a
defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise,
other than amounts received following the acquisition of REO
Property.
“LPMI
Policy” A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by
an insurer pursuant to which the related premium is to be paid by the servicer
of the related Mortgage Loan from payments of interest made by the Mortgagor
in
an amount as is set forth in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
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“Manual
Boarding” shall mean, with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the manual entry of
Mortgage Loan data onto the Servicing database of the Servicer, which can occur
either when there is no Electronic File relating to a Mortgage Loan or the
related Electronic File is not transferred in a successful, complete and timely
manner.
“Maximum
Rate” shall mean, with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
amount set forth in the Note as the maximum Mortgage Interest Rate
thereunder.
“MERS”
shall mean Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or any successor in interest thereto.
“MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan” shall mean any Mortgage Loan that has been
designated by the Servicer as recordable in the name of MERS as nominee for
the
holder of the related Mortgage Loan.
“MERS
Mortgage Loan” shall mean 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 related Mortgage
Note.
“Minimum
Rate” shall mean, with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
amount set forth in the Note as the minimum Mortgage Rate Interest
thereunder.
“Monthly
Payment” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due Date, the
scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which
is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Note as originally executed (after
adjustment, if any, for Principal Prepayments and for Deficient Valuations
occurring prior to such Due Date, and after any adjustment by reason of any
bankruptcy or similar proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace
period).
“Moody’s”
shall mean Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., or its successor in
interest.
“Mortgage”
shall mean the mortgage, deed of trust or any other instrument securing the
Mortgage Loan, together with any riders, addenda or amendments
thereto.
“Mortgage
File” shall collectively mean the Servicing File and the Legal File for any
Mortgage Loan.
“Mortgage
Interest Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the annual
rate at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan, as adjusted from time
to
time in accordance with the provisions of the Note in the case of an Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan.
“Mortgage
Interest Rate Margin” shall mean, with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loans, the percentage to be added to the specified Index identified in the
related Note for the purpose of calculating the applicable Mortgage Interest
Rate.
“Mortgage
Loan” or “Mortgage Loans” shall mean each of the mortgage loans
acquired by the Owner and which are from time to time serviced pursuant to
the
terms of this
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Agreement
and the Mortgage Loans so serviced at any point in time being identified on
a
Mortgage Loan Schedule. To the extent applicable and as the context
so permits, as used herein, the term “Mortgage Loan” includes the related Note
and Mortgage, and any and all references to “Mortgage Loan” or “Mortgage Loans”
herein shall be deemed to include any Mortgage Loan that has become an REO
Property.
“Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate” shall mean, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
related Mortgage Interest Rate minus the related Servicing Fee
Rate.
“Mortgage
Loan Schedule” shall mean the schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth the
information itemized on Exhibit E (attached hereto and incorporated
herein) with respect to such Mortgage Loans, which schedule shall be attached
to
the applicable Acknowledgment Agreement and deemed to supplement this Agreement
and become part hereof on the related Closing Date.
“Mortgage
Note” or “Note” shall mean the original executed promissory note or
other original evidence of indebtedness executed by the respective obligor
to
evidence such obligor’s indebtedness under the related Mortgage Loan containing
all intervening endorsements, exhibits, riders and amendments thereto, if any,
evidencing a complete chain of Owner from the originator to the
Owner.
“Mortgaged
Property” shall mean the underlying real property securing a Mortgage
Loan.
“Mortgagee”
shall mean the mortgagee or beneficiary named in the Mortgage and the successors
and assigns of such mortgagee or beneficiary.
“Mortgagor”
shall mean the obligor or obligors on a Note.
“Nonrecoverable
Advance” shall mean any Servicing Advance or P&I Advance previously made
or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property which,
in
the good faith judgment of the Servicer after taking into account other
preexisting liens and claims against such proceeds, will not or, in the case
of
a proposed Servicing Advance or a proposed P&I Advance, would not be
ultimately recoverable from related late payments, Insurance Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO
Property as provided herein.
“Non-Escrow
Mortgage Loan” shall mean any Mortgage Loan which is not an Escrow Mortgage
Loan.
“Obligor”
shall mean any Person obligated for payment of a Mortgage Loan or who has
transferred or assigned any property interest to Owner to secure payment of
such
Mortgage Loan.
“Officer’s
Certificate” shall mean a certificate signed by a Vice President or an
Assistant Vice President and by an Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary
of
the Servicer, and delivered to the Owner as required by this
Agreement.
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“Owner”
shall mean Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc., or its successor or
assigns.
“Owner
Servicing Guidelines” shall mean the Owner’s guidelines for the servicing of
Distressed Mortgage Loans and REO Property, as determined by the Owner from
time
to time.
“P&I
Advance” shall mean the portion of each Monthly Payment delinquent with
respect to each Mortgage Loan at the close of business on the Determination
Date
and required to be advanced by the Servicer pursuant to Section
4.03.
“Periodic
Rate Cap” shall mean with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
provision in the Mortgage Note that limits permissible increases and decreases
in the Mortgage Interest Rate on any Interest Rate Adjustment Date.
“Person”
shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
“PMI
Policy” A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a
Qualified Insurer, as required by this Agreement with respect to certain
Mortgage Loans.
“Policy”
means a PMI Policy or LPMI Policy, as applicable.
“Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount” shall mean, with respect to each Remittance Date
and any Mortgage Loan that was subject to a Principal Prepayment during any
Due
Period, the amount, if any, by which one month’s interest at the related
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on such Principal Prepayment exceeds the amount
of
interest actually received in connection with such Principal
Prepayment.
“Prime
Rate” shall mean the interest rate equal to the prime rate of United States
money center commercial banks as published from time to time in The Wall Street
Journal.
“Principal
Prepayment” shall mean any payment or other recovery of principal on a
Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, (excluding
any prepayment penalty or premium thereon), which is not accompanied by an
amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates
in
any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
“Principal
Prepayment Period” shall mean with respect to each Remittance Date, the
calendar month preceding the month in which such Remittance Date
occurs.
“Qualified
Insurer” shall mean an insurance company duly qualified as such under the
laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly
authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance
business and to write the insurance provided, and approved as an insurer by
Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac.
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“Rating
Agency” shall mean Xxxxx’x, Fitch or S&P or their respective successors
and assigns. If such agency and its successors are no longer in
existence, “Rating Agency” shall be such nationally recognized statistical
rating agency, or other comparable Person, designated by the Owner, notice
of
which designations shall be given to the Servicer. References herein
to the two highest long term debt rating categories of a Rating Agency shall
mean “A-2” or better and references herein to the highest short-term debt rating
of a Rating Agency shall mean “Prime-1” and in the case of any other Rating
Agency such references shall mean such rating categories without regard to
any
plus or minus.
“Reconstitution”
shall mean any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
“Reconstitution
Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 25.
“Reconstitution
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 25.
“Record
Date” shall mean, with respect to each Remittance Date, the last Business
Day of the month immediately preceding the month in which such Remittance Date
occurs.
“Regulation
AB” Subpart 229.1100 – Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB),
17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and
subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the
Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act
Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff
of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from
time to time.
“Remittance
Advice Date” shall mean the 10th calendar day of each month.
“Remittance
Date” shall mean the 18th day of each month, or if such 18th day is not a
Business Day, the first Business Day immediately following such 18th
day.
“REO
Disposition” shall mean the final sale by Servicer of any REO
Property.
“REO
Property” shall mean a Mortgaged Property acquired by the Owner as a result
of the liquidation of a Mortgage Loan.
“Residential
Dwelling” shall mean, except as excluded below, any one of the
following:
(i) a
one-family dwelling, either attached or detached; or
(ii) a
two- to four-family dwelling; or
(iii) a
one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project that meets the eligibility
requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx; or
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(iv) a
one-family dwelling, either attached or detached, in a planned unit development;
or
(v) a
manufactured home recognized as a real property.
“Securities
Act” The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securitization
Transaction” Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other
transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or indirectly to an
issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly offered or privately
placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of
publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments
on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of
residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all
of
the Mortgage Loans.
“Seller”
shall mean the applicable Person from whom Owner acquires one or more Mortgage
Loans.
“Servic(e)(ed)(ing)”
shall mean any function performed, to be performed or allowed to be performed
by
Servicer with regard to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Accepted Servicing
Practices and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Servicer”
shall mean GMAC Mortgage Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, and its
successors in interest, and any successor Servicer appointed
hereunder.
“Servicer
Information” As defined in Section 31.07(a).
“Servicing
Advances” shall mean all customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket”
costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred
by the Servicer in the performance of its servicing obligations hereunder
related to each Mortgage Loan (other than any P&I Advances), including, but
not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration, inspection and
protection of the Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, (iii) the management and liquidation of
the
REO Property and (iv) compliance with the obligations under Sections 3.01,
3.03,
3.09, and 3.14.
“Servicing
Compensation” shall mean the Servicing Fee and other amounts of additional
servicing compensation to which the Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section
5.01 of 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” shall mean, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the
annual fee the Owner shall pay to the Servicer, which shall, for each month,
be
equal to one-twelfth of (i) the product of the Servicing Fee Rate and (ii)
the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be
payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal amount and period
respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed,
and shall be pro rated (based upon the number of days of the related month
the
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Servicer
so acted as Servicer relative to the number of days in that month) for each
part
thereof. The obligation of the Owner to pay the Servicing Fee is
limited to, and payable solely from, the interest portion of the related Monthly
Payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and REO Disposition Proceeds
collected by the Servicer.
“Servicing
Fee Rate” With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate as
set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Servicing
File” shall mean the file containing those items listed in
Exhibit D attached hereto and incorporated herein, and any
additional documents required to be added thereto pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Servicing
Transfer Date” shall mean the effective date of a transfer of servicing from
the Servicer to a Successor Servicer, as provided in Section 10 of this
Agreement.
“Standard
& Poor’s” or “S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., or its successor in
interest.
“Stated
Principal Balance” shall mean, as to each Mortgage Loan as to any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before
such
date, whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed
to
the Owner with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or
recoveries of principal, or advances in lieu thereof on such Mortgage
Loan.
“Static
Pool Information” Static pool information as described in Item
1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
“Static
Pool Party” As defined in Section 31.03(g).
“Subcontractor” Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the overall
servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the Servicer or a
Subservicer.
“Subservicer” Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Servicer or any Subservicer
and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers
or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing functions
required to be performed by the Servicer under this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB.
“Successor
Servicer” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 10.02(a)
below.
“Transaction
Servicer” As defined in Section 31.03(c).
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“Whole
Loan Transfer” shall mean any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans other than a Securitization Transaction.
SECTION
2.
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OWNER’S
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENGAGEMENT OF SERVICER TO PERFORM SERVICING
RESPONSIBILITIES
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2.01 Contract
for Servicing. The Owner, by execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the related Acknowledgment Agreement (including a related Mortgage
Loan Schedule), does hereby contract with the Servicer for the Servicing of
the
Mortgage Loans subject to the terms of this Agreement. The Owner may
request the Servicer to Service certain additional Mortgage Loans from time
to
time acquired by it through bulk acquisitions or other means, and each such
request shall be evidenced by execution of a separate Acknowledgment Agreement
(including a related Mortgage Loan Schedule) in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit F.
2.02 [Reserved].
2.03 Exclusive
Right to Service. Subject to the termination provisions set forth
in Section 9, the Servicer shall have the exclusive right to Service the
Mortgage Loans from and after the related Closing Date and during the term
of
this Agreement, unless Servicer expressly agrees otherwise in
writing.
2.04 [Reserved].
2.05 Delivery
of Powers of Attorney. If reasonably required by the Servicer,
the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other
documents necessary to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties under this Agreement.
2.06 Record
Title to Mortgage Loans. Record title to the Mortgage Loans shall
be retained by the Owner or its designee. The ownership of each
Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the
related Mortgage File and all rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising
therefrom or in connection therewith, is vested in the Owner. All
rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all
funds received on or in connection with the Mortgage Loans and all records
or
documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans prepared by or which come into
the
possession of the Servicer shall be received and held by the Servicer in trust
for the benefit of the Owner as the Owner of the Mortgage Loans.
2.07 Books
and Records. The Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining,
and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loan
which shall be clearly marked to reflect the ownership by the Owner of each
Mortgage Loan.
2.08 Transfer
of Mortgage Loans.
(a) The
Servicer shall keep at its Servicing office books and records in which, subject
to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note
transfers of Mortgage Loans. For the purposes of this Agreement, the
Servicer shall be under no obligation
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to
deal
with any Person but the Owner with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage
Loans unless the books and records show such Person as the owner of the Mortgage
Loans. Upon receipt of a written notice from the Owner of the
assignment of any Mortgage Loans and this Agreement with respect to such
Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the
ownership of the Mortgage Loans by such assignee, and the previous Owner shall
be released from its obligations hereunder to the extent such obligations relate
to Mortgage Loans sold by the Owner. Except as set forth in
subsection (b) of this Section 2.08 or in Section 9, all Mortgage Loan transfers
shall be subject to and Serviced pursuant to this Agreement or as mutually
agreed upon by the parties as evidenced by The Service Release and Transfer
of
Ownership Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit H.
(b) The
Owner shall have the right at any time to transfer (i) one or more Mortgage
Loans without assigning this Agreement to a successor Owner or (ii) the
servicing with respect to one or more Mortgage Loans. In connection
with any such transfer, the terms of this Agreement shall no longer govern
the
servicing of such Mortgage Loans from and after the Servicing Transfer Date
and
Section 9.02 shall apply to any such transfer.
SECTION
3.
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SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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3.01 Servicer
to Service.
(a) The
Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall administer the Mortgage Loans
from
and after the related Closing Date and shall be responsible for Servicing the
Mortgage Loans as of the related Closing Date, and shall have full power and
authority, acting alone, to do any and all things in connection with such
Servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable,
consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing
Practices, including (without limitation) the execution and delivery, on behalf
of itself and the Owner, (i) of all agreements and instruments of subordination,
of satisfaction, discharge or cancellation, and of partial or full release;
and
(ii) of all other comparable agreements and instruments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged
Properties. The Servicer may take any and all actions relative
to the Servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans that are consistent
with Accepted Servicing Practices; provided, however, that all
Distressed Mortgaged Loans shall be transferred by the Owner when a Mortgage
Loan is 90 days delinquent. In the event, the Owner chooses to have
the Servicer service Distressed Mortgage Loans, the Owner Servicing Guidelines
shall be mutually agreed upon between the Servicer and the Owner pursuant to
a
side agreement. The Servicer shall provide Owner the reports
described on Schedule I, attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
(b) Without
limiting the foregoing, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of
any
Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any
such
term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor, if in the Servicer’s
reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement
or
indulgence could be in the best interest of the Owner. The Servicer
shall not take any such action if that action will cause a Mortgage Loan not
to
constitute a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860(G)(a)(3) of
the Code.
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(c) The
Servicer shall not waive any prepayment charge in full or in part unless such
waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value
of such prepayment charge and the related Mortgage Loan, and doing so is
standard and customary practice in Servicing similar Mortgage
Loans. In addition, the Servicer may waive a prepayment charge on any
Mortgage Loan in full or in part if the Servicer has determined, in its
reasonable business judgment and in connection with the conduct of its business
in accordance with applicable requirements, that the prepayment charge should
be
waived. If such waiver is primarily for the benefit of the Servicer,
the waived amount of such prepayment charge shall be immediately deposited
in
the Collection Account by the Servicer out of its own funds, without any right
of reimbursement, therefor. The Servicer shall administer the
enforcement and collection of all prepayment charges in accordance with the
related mortgage documents or applicable state or federal law and shall provide
to the related Mortgagor any reports required to be provided to them in
connection therewith.
Servicer’s
enforcement and administration of prepayment charges shall, where legally
possible, be in accordance with Schedule III, attached hereto and
incorporated herein; provided, however, the Servicer shall confirm that the
related prepayment charge listed on Schedule III matches the prepayment change
in the Mortgage Note prior to enforcing such prepayment charge and shall act
in
accordance with the Mortgage Note in the event of a discrepancy. Said
Schedule III shall be compiled and provided by the Owner to the
Servicer, on or prior to the related Closing Date, and shall set forth each
type
of prepayment penalty provision found in the Mortgage Loans and the method
to be
used by Servicer for calculating each such provision. Where an
electronically transferable file contains insufficient data, or no data, to
calculate any applicable prepayment penalty or other contractual charge, fee
or
penalty, Transfer of such file may be accomplished only by Manual
Boarding. In such case, and if such data cannot be obtained from
Schedule III, Owner shall be given a reasonable opportunity, not to
exceed three business days from the discovery of the deficiency, to interpret
the applicable prepayment penalty or other contractual charge, fee or penalty
provision, and to inform Servicer of such interpretation. Should
Owner fail to provide such interpretation to Servicer within the allotted time
period, the Servicer shall make a good faith effort to accurately review the
applicable Mortgage Loan documents and interpret the applicable prepayment
penalty or other contractual charge, fee or penalty
provision. Similarly, if Owner fails to provide
Schedule III on or prior to the related Closing Date, Servicer shall
enforce, administer and collect such prepayment charges in accordance to the
policies and procedures it applies to similar Mortgage Loans serviced for its
own account. Servicer may rely on any data provided by Owner on
Schedule III or otherwise, and, in the event Owner has failed to
timely provide such data to Servicer, Servicer may rely on its own
interpretations made on behalf of Owner as set forth above.
3.02 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments; Notification of
Adjustments. The Servicer shall proceed diligently to
collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the same shall
become due and payable and with respect to Escrow Mortgage Loans only, shall
take special care in ascertaining and estimating Escrow Payments and all other
charges that will become due and payable with respect to the Mortgage Loans
and
each related Mortgaged Property, to the end that the installments payable by
the
Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due
and payable.
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With
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall adjust the
Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date and shall
adjust the Monthly Payment on the related mortgage payment adjustment date,
if
applicable, in compliance with the requirements of applicable law and the
related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The Servicer shall execute and
deliver any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the
terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments. Upon the discovery by the
Servicer or the receipt of notice from the Owner that the Servicer has failed
to
adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate or Monthly Payment in accordance with the terms
of the related Mortgage Note, the Servicer shall immediately deposit in the
Collection Account from its own funds, without any right to reimbursement,
the
amount of any interest loss or deferral caused the Owner thereby.
3.03 Realization
Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a) In
the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not paid when the
same
becomes due and payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any
other covenant or obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues
beyond any applicable grace period, the Servicer shall take such action (B)
as
it shall deem to be in the best interest of the Owner (which shall include,
but
not be limited to, Mortgage Loan liquidation and short sales) and (C) that
is
consistent with any related PMI Policy. In connection with a
foreclosure or other conversion, the Servicer shall exercise such rights and
powers vested in it hereunder and use the same degree of care and skill in
its
exercise as it customarily employs with respect to mortgage loans Serviced
for
its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted Servicing Practices,
including, without limitation, advancing funds for the payment of taxes and
insurance premiums. During this period and in the administration of
such defaulted Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall be responsible for making
all
customary Servicing Advances. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, in no event will the Servicer make a Servicing
Advance if it determines, using Accepted Servicing Practices, that such
Servicing Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance. The determination by the
Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed
Servicing Advance, if made would constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall
be
evidenced by an officer’s certificate of the Servicer delivered to the
Owner. Servicer shall be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made
with respect to such defaulted Mortgage Loans from the Collection Account
pursuant to Section 3.05 herein.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, in connection with a foreclosure
or
acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, in the event the Servicer has
reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by
hazardous or toxic substances or wastes or if the Mortgage Property poses any
type of environmental risks or if the Owner otherwise requests an environmental
inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified
inspector, the Servicer shall cause such inspection to occur solely at the
expense of the Owner. If the Servicer shall advance or use its own
money to effect such environmental inspection, the Servicer shall reimburse
itself from the Collection Account. If the Collection Account fails
to maintain sufficient funds to reimburse the Servicer, the Owner shall directly
reimburse the Servicer of such advance within five (5) Business Days upon
receipt of an invoice from the Servicer.
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(c) Upon
completion of an environmental inspection, the Servicer shall promptly provide
the Owner with the environmental inspection report. After reviewing
the environmental inspection report, the Owner shall determine how the Servicer
shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. In the event
(i) the environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property
is
contaminated by hazardous, toxic substances or wastes or poses environmental
risks of any kind, and (ii) the Owner directs the Servicer, in writing, to
proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the
Servicer shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs associated with such
foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and any related
environmental clean up costs, as applicable, from the related Liquidation
Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully reimburse
the
Servicer, the Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from amounts in the
Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05 herein and in the event amounts
in
the Collection Account are insufficient to fully reimburse the Servicer, the
Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement directly from the Owner within
five
(5) Business Days upon receipt of an invoice from the Servicer. In the event the
Owner
directs the Servicer, in writing, not to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance
of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Servicer shall be reimbursed for all
Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from
the
Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05 herein and in the event amounts
in
the Collection Account are insufficient to fully reimburse the Servicer, the
Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Owner.
3.04 Establishment
of and Deposits to Collection Account. The Servicer shall
segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to the Mortgage
Loans separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall
establish and maintain one or more Collection Accounts, if
necessary. Each Collection Account shall be an Eligible
Account. Funds deposited in the Collection Account may be withdrawn
by the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.05 herein. The
creation of any Collection Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement
in
the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated
herein. The Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account on a
daily basis in accordance with its Accepted Servicing Practices, and retain
therein, the following collections received by the Servicer and payments made
by
the Servicer on or after the related Closing Date through the Servicing Transfer
Date:
(i) all
payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including all Principal
Prepayments;
(ii) [Reserved];
(iii) all
payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans minus all Servicing Fees
attributable thereto;
(iv) all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(v) all
Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Section 3.10 herein (other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and
applied to the restoration and repair of the Mortgaged Property or released
to
the Mortgagor in accordance with Sections 3.14 and 3.18 herein);
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(vi) all
Condemnation Proceeds that are not applied to the restoration or repair of
the
Mortgaged Property or release to the Mortgagor;
(vii) any
amount required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to
Section 3.01, 3.08 or 3.10 herein:
(viii) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section 3.11
herein in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard insurance
policy;
(ix) with
respect to each Principal Prepayment, the Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount,
if any, for the month of distribution. Such deposit shall be made
from the Servicer’s own funds; and
(x) any
amounts received with respect to or related to any REO Property or REO
Disposition Proceeds.
The
foregoing requirements for deposit into the Collection Account shall be
exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, payments in the nature of Servicing Fees or Ancillary Income
need not be deposited by the Servicer into the Collection
Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Collection
Account by the depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the
Servicer and the Servicer shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest
from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05
herein. Additionally, any other benefit derived from the Collection
Account associated with the receipt, disbursement and accumulation of principal,
interest, taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage blanket insurance, and like sources,
shall accrue to the benefit of the Servicer.
3.05 Permitted
Withdrawals from Collection Account. The Servicer shall, from
time to time, withdraw funds from the Collection Account for the following
purposes:
(i)
to make payments to the Owner in the amounts and in the manner provided for
in
Section 4.01 herein;
(ii) to
reimburse itself for all P&I Advances of the Servicer’s funds made pursuant
to Section 4.03, it being understood that, in the case of any such
reimbursement, the Servicer’s rights hereto shall be prior to the rights of the
Owner under this Section 3.05; provided, however, that the
Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to amounts received on the related
Mortgage Loan (including without limitation, late recoveries of payments from
the Mortgagor, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance
Proceeds with respect to such Mortgage Loan to the extent collected) which
represent late payments of principal and/or interest respecting which any such
P&I Advance was made; provided, further, that if such amounts are
insufficient to reimburse the Servicer, or if the Servicer determines, using
Accepted Servicing Practices, that such xxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advance would be a
Nonrecoverable Advance the Servicer shall be entitled to reimburse itself from
other funds in the Collection Account;
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(iii) to
reimburse itself for all unreimbursed Servicing Advances, it being understood
that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Servicer’s right thereto shall
be prior to the rights of the Owner under this Section 3.05; provided, however,
that the Servicer’s rights to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii)
with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds; provided, further, that if such
amounts are insufficient to reimburse the Servicer, or if the Servicer
determines, using Accepted Servicing Practices, that such unreimbursed Servicing
Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance the Servicer shall be entitled to
reimburse itself from other funds in the Collection Account;
(iv) to
pay itself interest on funds deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to
Section 3.08 and to pay itself the Servicing Fees pursuant to Section 5.01
of
this Agreement (less Compensating Interest payments required to be made by
the
Servicer hereunder);
(v) [Reserved];
(vi) to
pay or to reimburse itself for advances with respect to expenses incurred in
connection with any Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to environmental
expenses pursuant to Sections 3.03(b) and (c) herein but only to the extent
the Servicer is entitled to reimbursement therefore under this
Agreement;
(vii) to
pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.14 related to any
REO
Property and Section 3.16 related to the satisfaction of the Mortgage
Loan;
(viii) to
invest funds in certain Eligible Investments in accordance with
Section 3.08 herein;
(ix) to
transfer funds to another Eligible Account in accordance with Section 3.08
herein;
(x)
to clear and terminate the Collection Account upon the termination of this
Agreement; and
(xi) to
withdraw funds deposited in error.
The
Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a loan-by-loan basis,
for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account
pursuant to subsections (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) and (vii)
above.
3.06 Establishment
of and Deposits to Escrow Account. The Servicer shall segregate
and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan
constituting Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and
general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Escrow
Accounts. Each Escrow Account shall be an Eligible
Account. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account may be withdrawn by
the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.07 of this Agreement. The
creation of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the
form of Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated
herein.
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A
copy of
such letter agreement shall be furnished to the Owner and, upon request, to
any
subsequent Owner of the Mortgage Loans.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a daily basis,
in
accordance with its standard practice, and retain therein:
(i)
all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans, for the purpose
of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under the terms of
this Agreement; and
(ii) all
amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds which are
to be
applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged Property.
The
Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect such
payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth in Section 3.07
of
this Agreement. The Servicer shall retain any interest paid on funds
deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution, other than
interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the
Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay
interest on escrowed funds to the Mortgagor, notwithstanding that the Escrow
Account may be non-interest bearing or that interest paid thereon is
insufficient for such purposes.
3.07 Permitted
Withdrawals from Escrow Account. The Servicer shall, from time to
time, withdraw funds from the Escrow Account for the following
purposes:
(i)
to effect payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, condominium
charges, fire and hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting
obligations with respect to which Escrow Payments are collected for the related
Mortgage;
(ii)
to reimburse itself for any Servicing Advance made by it with respect to a
related Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage
Loan which represent late collections of Escrow Payments
thereunder;
(iii)
to refund to the related Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of the
amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan;
(iv)
for transfer to the Collection Account and application to reduce the principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v)
for application to restore or repair of the Mortgaged Property in accordance
with the procedures outlined in Section 3.14 herein;
(vi) to
pay to the Servicer, or the related Mortgagor to the extent required
by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow
Account;
(vii) to
clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of this Agreement;
and
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(viii) to
withdraw funds deposited in error.
3.08 Protection
of Accounts. The Collection Account and Escrow Account shall be
Eligible Accounts at all times. The Servicer may transfer the
Collection Account or the Escrow Account to a different Eligible Account from
time to time. The Servicer shall bear any expenses, losses or damages
sustained by the Owner because the Collection Account and/or the Escrow Account
are not Eligible Accounts.
Amounts
on deposit in the Collection Account may at the option of the Servicer be
invested in Eligible Investments. Any such Eligible Investment shall
be made in the name of the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the
Owner. All income on or gain realized from any such Eligible
Investment shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and may be withdrawn from
the Collection Account at any time by the Servicer. Any losses
incurred in respect of any such investment shall be deposited in the Collection
Account, by the Servicer out of its own funds immediately as
realized.
3.09 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges. With respect to each
Escrow Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting
the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, and
other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property, the
status of PMI Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and shall
obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges (including
renewal premiums) and, shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable
penalty or termination date, employing for such purpose deposits of the
Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated
by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the
terms of the Mortgage. The Servicer assumes full responsibility for
the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payment of all
such
charges irrespective of each Mortgagor’s faithful performance in the payment of
same or the making of the Escrow Payments, and the Servicer shall make advances
from its own funds to effect such payments. With respect to
Non-Escrow Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent
with Accepted Servicing Practices to determine that any such payments are made
by the Mortgagor at the time they first became due and that such Mortgage is
not
left uninsured and shall make advances from its own funds to effect any such
delinquent payments to avoid the lapse of insurance coverage on the Mortgaged
Property or to avoid the sale or other loss of the Mortgage Property to a tax
lien. Such advances made by the Servicer shall be considered
Servicing Advances subject to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3
herein.
3.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance. The Servicer shall cause to be maintained
for each Mortgage Loan hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the
Mortgaged Property are insured by an insurer that conforms with the Xxxxxx
Xxx
Guides and Xxxxxxx Mac Guides against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are required to be insured pursuant to the Xxxxxx
Xxx
Guides or Xxxxxxx Mac Guides, in an amount which is at least equal to the least
of: (i) 100% of the maximum insurable value of the improvements
securing such Mortgage Loan; or (ii) the greater of (a) the outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan and (b) an amount such that the proceeds
thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the Mortgagor or the loss payee from
becoming a co-insurer; or (iii) the amount determined by applicable federal
or
state law. If the Mortgagor fails to provide Mortgage Loan hazard
insurance coverage after thirty (30) days of Servicer’s written notification,
the Servicer may
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force
place such hazard insurance coverage on the Mortgagor’s behalf. Any
out-of-pocket expense or advance made by the Servicer on such force placed
hazard insurance coverage shall be deemed a Servicing Advance.
If
upon
origination of the Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property was located
in
an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (“FEMA”) as having special flood hazards (and such flood insurance
has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements
of
the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration is in effect
with
an insurance carrier that meets the requirements of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides and
the Xxxxxxx Mac Guides in an amount representing coverage equal to the lesser
of
(i) the minimum amount required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate
for
any damage or loss on a replacement cost basis (or the unpaid balance of the
mortgage if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of building
insured), and (ii) the maximum amount of insurance which is available under
the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. If at any time
during the term of the Mortgage Loan, the Servicer determines in accordance
with
applicable law and pursuant to the FEMA Guides that a Mortgaged Property is
located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood insurance
or
is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Servicer shall notify the related
Mortgagor to obtain such flood insurance coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails
to obtain the required flood insurance coverage within forty-five (45) days
after such notification, the Servicer shall immediately force place the required
flood insurance on the Mortgagor’s behalf. Any out-of-pocket expense or advance
made by the Servicer on such force placed flood insurance coverage shall be
deemed a Servicing Advance.
If
a
Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the Servicer shall
verify that the coverage required of the Owner’s association, including hazard,
flood, liability, and fidelity coverage is being maintained in accordance with
the current Xxxxxx Xxx requirements, and secure from the Owner’s association its
agreement to notify the Servicer promptly of any change in the insurance
coverage or of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have a material effect
on the value of the Mortgaged Property as security.
In
the
event the Owner or the Servicer shall determine that the Mortgaged Property
should be insured against loss or damage by hazards and risks not covered by
the
insurance required to be maintained by the Mortgagor pursuant to the terms
of
the Mortgage, the Servicer may, at its discretion, communicate with the
Mortgagor with respect to the need for such insurance and bring to the
Mortgagor’s attention the desirability of protection of the Mortgaged
Property.
All
policies required hereunder shall name the Servicer as loss payee and shall
be
endorsed with standard or union mortgagee clauses, without contribution, which
shall provide for at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of any
cancellation, reduction in amount or material change in coverage.
The
Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting
either his insurance carrier or agent, provided, however, that the Servicer
shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies unless
such companies are acceptable under the Xxxxxx Mae Guides and Xxxxxxx Mac Guides
and are licensed to do
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business
in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The
Servicer shall determine that such policies provide sufficient risk coverage
and
amounts, that they insure the property, and that they properly describe the
property address. The Servicer shall furnish to the Mortgagor a
formal notice of expiration of any such insurance in conformance with Servicer’s
standard practices; provided, however, that in the event that no such notice
is
furnished by the Servicer, the Servicer shall ensure that replacement insurance
policies (whether forced placed or other insurance policies) are in place with
the required coverage and the Servicer shall be solely liable for any losses
in
the event coverage is not provided.
Pursuant
to Section 3.04 of this Agreement, any amounts collected by the Servicer under
any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the Escrow Account
and
applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property, or
property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to
the
Mortgagor, in accordance with the Servicer’s normal Servicing procedures as
specified in Section 3.14 of this Agreement) shall be deposited in the
Collection Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05 of this
Agreement.
3.11 Maintenance
of Mortgage Blanket Insurance. In the event that the Servicer
shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring against losses arising
from
fire and hazards covered under extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans,
then, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the
amount required pursuant to Section 3.10 of this Agreement and
otherwise complies with all other requirements of Section 3.10 of this
Agreement, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations
as
set forth in Section 3.10 of this Agreement. Any amounts collected by
the Servicer under any such policy relating to a Mortgage Loan shall be
deposited in the Collection Account or Escrow Account subject to withdrawal
pursuant to Section 3.05 or 3.07 of this Agreement. Such policy
may contain a deductible clause, in which case, in the event that there shall
not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying
with Section 3.10 of this Agreement, and there shall have been a loss which
would have been covered by such policy, the Servicer shall deposit in the
Collection Account at the time of such loss the amount not otherwise payable
under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause, such amount shall
be
deposited from the Servicer’s funds, without reimbursement
therefor. Upon request of the Owner, the Servicer shall cause to be
delivered to such Owner a certified true copy of such policy and a statement
from the insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated
or
materially modified without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the
Owner.
3.12 Maintenance
of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Servicer
shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own expense, a blanket
Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy, with broad coverage
on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity requiring
such persons to handle funds, money, documents or papers relating to the
Mortgage Loans (“Servicer Employees”). Any such Fidelity Bond
and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be in the form of the Mortgage
Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Servicer against losses,
including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and
negligent acts of such Servicer Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy also shall protect and insure the Servicer
against losses in connection with the release or satisfaction of a Mortgage
Loan
without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured
thereby. No provision of this Section 3.12 requiring such Fidelity
Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall
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diminish
or relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance
policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx
Mae in the Xxxxxx Xxx Guides or by Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Mac
Guides.
3.13 Inspections. The
Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed necessary
by
the Servicer to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged Property is being
preserved and which is both consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices and
with any requirements of the primary mortgage guaranty insurer.
3.14 Title,
Management and Disposition of REO Property. In the event that
title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu
of
foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of
the
Servicer, or in the event the Servicer is not authorized or permitted to hold
title to real property in the state where the REO Property is located, or would
be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state by so
holding title, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of
such Person or Persons as shall be consistent with an Opinion of Counsel
obtained by the Servicer from any attorney duly licensed to practice law in
the
state where the REO Property is located. The Person or Persons
holding such title other than the Servicer shall acknowledge in writing that
such title is being held as nominee for the Owner.
The
Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property for
the
Owner solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale. The
Servicer, either itself or through an agent selected by the Servicer, shall
manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property in the same manner that
it manages, conserves, protects and operates other foreclosed property for
its
own account, in the same locality as the REO Property is located and consistent
with the Owner Servicing Guidelines. The Servicer shall attempt to
sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period not greater than
one year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and conditions
as
the Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Owner.
The
Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard insurance
with
extended coverage, liability insurance, and flood insurance in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3.09 and 3.10 hereof.
The
disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Servicer at such price,
and upon such terms and conditions, as the Servicer deems to be in the best
interests of the Owner. Prior to the disposition of the REO Property,
the Owner may provide a valuation for the REO Property to the Servicer no later
than three (3) Business Days after notification of the Owner by the
Servicer. The proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be promptly
deposited in the Collection Account. As soon as practical thereafter
the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself
for any related xxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advances, Servicing Advances, unpaid
Servicing Fees, and on the Remittance Date immediately following the date on
which such sale proceeds are received the net cash proceeds of such sale
remaining in the Collection Account shall be distributed to the
Owner.
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The
Servicer shall advance funds necessary for the proper operation, management
and
maintenance of the REO Property, including the cost of maintaining any hazard
or
Flood insurance pursuant to this Section 3.14 and the fees of any property
manager appointed by the Servicer, shall be deemed “Servicing Advances.” The
Servicer shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the Owner
of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the revenues
from
such REO Property net of the expenses described in this Section 3.14 and of
any
reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained to satisfy
anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
3.15 Transfers
of Mortgaged Property. The Servicer shall enforce any
“due-on-sale” provision contained in any Mortgage or Mortgage Note and to deny
assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged Property has been or is about
to
be sold whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether
or
not the Mortgagor remains liable on the Mortgage and the Mortgage Note; provided
that, if the Servicer determines that a due-on-sale provision is not enforceable
or that either a decision not to exercise the due-on-sale provision or a
decision to permit an assumption of the Mortgage Loan is in the best interests
of the Owner, it may, with the prior consent of the primary mortgage
guaranty insurer, if applicable, permit such conveyance of the Property without
resort to the due-on-sale clause or permit such assumption, as applicable,
with
notice to the Owner.
3.16 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files. Upon the payment in
full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Servicer of notification that
payment in full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the
Servicer may notify the Owner, which notification shall include a statement
to
the effect that all amounts received or to be received in connection with such
payment which are required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant
to
Section 3.04 herein have been or will be so deposited, and may request delivery
to it of the Mortgage File. In addition, from time to time and as appropriate
for the servicing or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including for this purpose
collection under any insurance policy, the Servicer may request delivery to
it
by Custodian of the related Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such
notification and request pursuant to this Section 3.16, the Owner shall request
that the Custodian, within five (5) Business Days, release the related Mortgage
File to the Servicer. Should Servicer be called upon or elect to
assist in obtaining any documents or information which may be missing from
the
Legal File, Owner shall be required to reimburse Servicer for any reasonable
expense incurred by Servicer in providing that assistance, whether or not
Servicer is ultimately successful in obtaining the missing
information.
3.17 [Reserved].
3.18 Maintenance
of PMI Policy; Claims. With respect to each Mortgage Loan with a
loan-to-value ratio in excess of 80% for which a PMI Policy is both required
and
has been issued, the Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by Accepted
Servicing Practices, maintain or cause the Mortgagor to maintain in full force
and effect a PMI Policy insuring that portion of the Mortgage Loan in excess
of
75% of value, and shall cause the Mortgagor to pay the premium thereon on a
timely basis, until the loan-to-value ratio of such Mortgage Loan is reduced
to
80% or PMI can otherwise no longer be mandated pursuant to applicable
law. In the event that such PMI Policy shall be terminated, the
Servicer shall attempt to obtain from another Qualified Insurer a comparable
replacement policy, with a total coverage equal to the remaining coverage of
such terminated PMI Policy. The Servicer shall not take any action
which would result in noncoverage under any applicable PMI Policy of any loss
which,
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but
for
the actions of the Servicer would have been covered thereunder. In
connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to
be
entered into pursuant to this Agreement, the Servicer shall promptly notify
the
insurer under the related PMI Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution
of liability in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy and shall take
all
actions which may be required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation
of coverage under such PMI Policy. If such PMI Policy is terminated
as a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, the Servicer shall
obtain a replacement PMI Policy as provided above.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan covered by a PMI Policy or LPMI Policy, the
Servicer shall take all such actions on behalf of the Owner as are necessary
to
service, maintain and administer the related Mortgage Loan in accordance with
such Policy and to enforce the rights under such Policy. Except as
expressly set forth herein, the Servicer shall have full authority on behalf
of
the Owner to do anything it deems appropriate or desirable in connection with
the servicing, maintenance and administration of such Policy; provided that
the
Servicer shall not take any action to permit any modification or assumption
of a
Mortgage Loan covered by a LPMI or PMI Policy, or take any other action with
respect to such Mortgage Loan, which would result in non-coverage under such
Policy of any loss which, but for actions of the Servicer, would have been
covered thereunder. The Servicer shall cooperate with the PMI
insurers and shall furnish all reasonable evidence and information in the
possession of the Servicer to which the Servicer has access with respect to
the
related Mortgage Loan. The Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf
of
itself and the Owner, claims to the insurer under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy
in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such PMI Policy or LPMI
Policy and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary to permit
recovery under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy respecting a defaulted Mortgage
Loan. Pursuant to Section 3.04, any amounts collected by the Servicer
under any PMI Policy or LPMI Policy shall be deposited in the Collection
Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.05.
SECTION
4.
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PAYMENTS
TO OWNER
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4.01 Remittances. On
each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Owner the sum of (i)
all
amounts credited to the Collection Account as of the close of business on the
related preceding Determination Date, net of charges against or withdrawals
from
the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.05 herein, other than Principal
Prepayments received after the end of the related Principal Prepayment Period,
plus, to the extent not already deposited in the Collection Account, (ii) all
P&I Advances, if any, which the Servicer is obligated to remit pursuant to
Section 4.03 and (iii) all Compensating Interest payable by the Servicer minus
(iv) any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected by the Servicer
but
due on a Due Date or Due Dates subsequent to the last day of the related Due
Period, which amounts shall be remitted on the related Remittance Date next
succeeding the Due Period for such amounts.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, during the term of this Agreement, in the event
such Mortgage Loan prepays in full, the Servicer shall distribute such
prepayment to the Owner, together with any related prepayment charge, on the
Remittance Date. In connection with the distribution of such
prepayment, the Servicer shall provide to the Owner a report containing the
mortgage loan number, the name of the Mortgagor and the amount of the
distribution.
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All
distributions made to the Owner on each Remittance Date will be made to the
Owner of record on the preceding Record Date, and shall be based on the Mortgage
Loans owned and held by the Owner. All distributions, including any
distribution for prepayments in full, shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Owner at a bank or other
entity having appropriate facilities therefor as directed in writing by the
Owner or by check mailed to the address of the Owner.
With
respect to any remittance received by the Owner after the Business Day following
the Business Day on which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the
Owner interest on any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime
Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change, plus two (2) percentage points,
but in no event greater than the maximum amount permitted by applicable
law. Such interest shall be deposited in the Collection Account by
the Servicer on the date such late payment is made and shall cover the period
commencing with the day following such second Business Day and ending with
the
Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive. Such
interest shall be remitted along with the distribution payable on the next
succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the Servicer of any such
interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of
any
Event of Default by the Owner.
4.02 Reports
to Owner. Not later than the Remittance Advice Date, the Servicer
shall furnish to the Owner as of the previous Determination Date, by electronic
or such other format acceptable to Owner and Servicer, the information listed
on
Schedule I attached hereto.
In
addition, the Servicer shall provide the Owner with such information concerning
the Mortgage Loans as is necessary for the Owner to prepare its federal income
tax return, and reports required by state and federal regulatory agencies
provided such information is in Servicer’s possession and is reasonably
available to the Servicer.
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4.03 P&I
Advances by Servicer. (a) On
the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the Servicer shall
deposit in the Collection Account from its own funds an amount equal to all
P&I Payments (with interest on each Mortgage Loan adjusted to the applicable
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during
the
applicable Due Period and which were delinquent on the Business Day immediately
preceding such Remittance Date or which were deferred pursuant to this
Agreement. The Servicer’s obligation to make such P&I Advances as
to any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior
to
the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the last Remittance Date
prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds
and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation
Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan; provided, that the Servicer shall
not be obligated to make P&I Advances which the Servicer determines to be
Nonrecoverable Advances. The determination by the Servicer that it
has made a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer's
Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Owner and detailing the reasons
for
such determination. The Servicer shall not be obligated to advance
shortfalls of interest resulting from the application of the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act, as amended, or similar state laws.
(b) Such
P&I Advance shall be made by the Servicer either (i) from its own funds or
(ii) from the Collection Account, to the extent of funds held therein for future
distribution (in which case, it will cause to be made an appropriate entry
in
the records of the Collection Account that amounts held for future distribution
have been, as permitted by this Section 4.03, used by the Servicer in discharge
of any such P&I Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and
(ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Servicer
with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. Any amount
held for future distribution and so used shall be appropriately reflected in
the
Servicer’s records and replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the Collection
Account on or before any future Remittance Date to the extent
required.
SECTION
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GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURES
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5.01 Servicing
Compensation. As compensation for its services hereunder,
the Servicer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Collection Account or to
retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amount of its Servicing
Fee. The Servicing Fee shall be payable monthly and shall be computed
on the basis of the same unpaid principal balance and for the period respecting
which any related interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is
computed. The Servicer shall be entitled to its pro rata portion of
the Servicing Fee with respect to the transfer of Mortgage Loans on the
Servicing Transfer Date payable by the Owner on the Servicing Transfer
Date.
Additional
Servicing compensation in the form of Ancillary Income shall be retained by
the
Servicer and is not required to be deposited in the Collection
Account.
5.02 Repayment
of Servicing Advances. Subject to Section 3.05, on each
Remittance Date, or upon liquidation or transfer of servicing of a Mortgage
Loan, the Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for all due and unpaid
P&I Advances and Servicing Advances. The Servicer may reimburse
itself from the funds in the Collection Account for due and unpaid
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Servicing
Advances prior to distribution of such funds to the Owner. To the
extent that there are not sufficient funds in the Collection Account to
reimburse the Servicer for due and unpaid Servicing Advances, or if the
Collection Account is no longer in the Servicer’s control, the Owner shall pay
the amount of such shortfall to the Servicer within five (5) Business Days
upon
receipt of an invoice therefor. In addition to the data requirements
listed on Schedule I, the Servicer shall provide in its monthly remittance
reports all information relating to Servicing Advances as deemed necessary
by
the Owner in its reasonable discretion.
5.03 Right
to Examine Servicer Records. The Owner may examine and audit the
Servicer’s books, records, or other information directly related to or
concerning this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans. Such examination and
audit shall occur during business hours or at such other times as may be
reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon at least three (3) days’ advance
notice to the Servicer.
5.04 Annual
Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. On or before
March 15, 2006, the Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent
public accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants to furnish a statement to each Owner stating that (i) it
has
obtained a letter of representation regarding certain matters from the
management of the Servicer which includes an assertion that the Servicer has
complied with certain minimum residential mortgage loan servicing standards,
identified in the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers
established by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, with respect to
the
servicing of residential mortgage loans during the most recently completed
fiscal year and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm
in
accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, such representation is fairly stated in all material
respects, subject to the exception and other qualifications that may be
appropriate.
5.05 Statement
of Compliance. The Servicer will deliver to the Owner not later
than March 15, 2006, a statement of compliance confirming, as to each signatory
thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of the Servicer during the
preceding year and of performance under this Agreement has been made under
the
signatory’s supervision and (ii) to the best of such signatory’s knowledge,
based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under
this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such
signatory and the nature and status thereof. Copies of such statement
may be provided by the Owner to any Person identified by the Owner as a
prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans.
5.06 Compliance
with Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999. With respect to each
Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgagor, the Servicer shall comply with Title
V
of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999, as amended and all applicable regulations
promulgated thereunder, and shall provide all notices required of the Servicer
thereunder.
5.07 Compliance
with REMIC provisions. If a REMIC election is or is to be made
with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and any REO
property are held, the Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate
each
REO Property in a manner which does not cause such REO Property to fail to
qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of
the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of
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any
“income from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 860F(a)(2)(B)
of the Code or any “net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of
Section 860G(c)(2) of the Code.
SECTION
6.
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REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SERVICER AND THE
OWNER
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6.01 Representations
of the Servicer. The Servicer represents, warrants and covenants
to the Owner as of the Effective Date, each relevant Cut-off Date, as of each
Closing Date and as of any date specifically provided herein:
(a) The
Servicer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a
corporation under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Servicer
is duly licensed and qualified in all states which such licensing or
qualification is required to conduct its business or perform its obligations
hereunder and the services and is and will remain in compliance with the laws
of
each state in which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary
to
ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan and the servicing of the
Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(b) The
Servicer has the full power and authority to service each Mortgage Loan and
to
execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate all transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and the Servicer has taken all requisite
corporate action to make this Agreement and all agreements contemplated hereby
valid and binding upon the Servicer in accordance with their
terms. The Servicer has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement; it has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement. This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Owner, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the
Servicer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
receivership, moratorium, or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights in
general, including equitable remedies;
(c) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Servicer and the performance
of
and compliance with the terms of this Agreement will not violate the Servicer’s
articles of incorporation or by-laws or constitute a default under or result
in
a 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 its assets;
(d) The
Servicer is not in violation of, and the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Servicer and its performance 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 over the Servicer or its assets,
which violation might have consequences that would materially and adversely
affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the operation of the Servicer
or its assets or might have consequences that would materially and adversely
affect the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder;
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(e) The
Servicer is an approved servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx/Xxxxxxx Mac in good
standing. No event has occurred, including but not limited to a
change in insurance coverage, which would make the Servicer unable to comply
with Xxxxxx Mae eligibility requirements or which would require notification
to
Xxxxxx Xxx/Xxxxxxx Mac;
(f) 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;
(g) There
are no actions, suits or proceedings against, investigations of, the Servicer
before any court, administrative or other tribunal or, to the best of its
knowledge, threatened against the Servicer (i) that might prohibit its
entering into this Agreement, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) that might
prohibit or materially and adversely affect the performance by the Servicer
of
its obligations under, or validity or enforceability of, this
Agreement;
(h) No
consent, approval, authorization 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 the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents,
approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been
obtained;
(i) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Servicer;
(j) The
written statements, reports and other documents prepared and furnished or to
be
prepared and furnished by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby taken in the aggregate
do
not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading;
and
(k) The
Servicer has 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 enforce and service
mortgage loans in the jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are
located.
6.02 Representations
of the Owner. The Owner represents, warrants and covenants to the
Servicer as of the Effective Date, each relevant Cut-off Date, each relevant
Closing Date and as of any date specifically provided herein:
(a) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Owner of this Agreement has been
duly
and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and enforceable obligation of the Owner, subject
to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium, receivership or other laws relating to or affecting creditors’
rights generally, and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity), and except that
the
enforcement or rights with respect to indemnification and contribution
obligations and provisions (i) purporting to waive or limit rights to trial
by
jury, oral amendments to written
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agreements
or rights of set off or (ii) relating to submission to jurisdiction, venue
or
service of process, may be limited by applicable law or considerations of public
policy.
SECTION
7.
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THE
SERVICER
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7.01 [Reserved].
7.02 Merger
or Consolidation of the Servicer. The Servicer will keep in full
effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation, and will obtain
and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation 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 duties under this Agreement.
Any
Person into which the Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer
shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to substantially all of the business
of the Servicer (whether or not related to mortgage loan servicing), shall
be
the successor of the Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of
any
paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that
the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (a) having a GAAP
net
worth of not less than $10,000,000, and (b) that is one of the
following: (i) an institution the deposits of which are
insured by the FDIC or (ii) an institution which is a HUD-approved mortgagee
whose primary business is in origination and servicing of first and second
mortgage loans or (iii) an institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae/Xxxxxxx
Mac approved servicer in good standing.
7.03 Limitation
on Liability of the Servicer and Others. Neither the Servicer nor
any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Servicer shall be
under any liability to the Owner 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 Servicer
or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations made
herein, its own negligent actions, or failure to perform its obligations in
compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any
liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. The Servicer and any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Servicer 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 Servicer shall not be
under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which
is
not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with
this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or
liability, provided, however, that the Servicer may undertake any such action
which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Agreement and the
rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event, the Servicer
shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Owner of the reasonable legal
expenses and costs of such action.
Notwithstanding
Section 20, the Servicer shall not be required to indemnify, or otherwise be
liable to, the Owner or those referenced above for any Liability which the
Owner
is required to indemnify for pursuant to Section 20(c) above.
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7.04 Servicer
Not to Assign. The Owner has entered into this Agreement with the
Servicer and subsequent purchasers will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance
upon the independent status of the Servicer, and the representations as to
the
adequacy of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and procedures,
its integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the continuance
thereof. Therefore, the Servicer shall not assign this Agreement or
the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder or any
portion hereof, except for the assignment or delegation of standard practice
outsourcing activities such as the delegation of data processing, tax reporting
and other purely clerical or administrative functions in connection with its
Servicing responsibilities, or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially
all of its property or assets except in connection with a merger or
consolidation permitted under Section 7.02 without thirty (30) days prior notice
and the prior written consent of the Owner, which consent shall be reasonably
granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Owner.
Without
in any way limiting the generality of this Section 7.04, in the event that
the
Servicer either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities
hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or sell or otherwise dispose of
all
or substantially all of its property or assets, except as permitted herein,
without the prior written consent of the Owner, then the Owner shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement upon notice given as set forth in
Section 9.01, without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any
liability whatsoever to the Servicer or any third party.
SECTION
8.
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DEFAULT
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8.01 Default
by Servicer. If one or more of the following Events of Default
shall occur and be continuing, that is to say:
(a) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Owner any payment required to be made
under the terms of this Agreement which continues to be uncured for a period
of
three (3) Business Days after the date upon which (i) written notice of such
failure requiring the same to be remedied shall have been given to the Servicer
by the Owner, or (ii) Servicer first becomes aware of such failure;
(b) failure
on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material respect
any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Servicer set forth
in this Agreement (including but not limited to breach by Servicer of any one
or
more of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Servicer as set
forth in Section 6.01 above) which continues uncured for a period of thirty
(30)
days (except that (x) such number of days shall be fifteen (15) days in the
case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy required to be
maintained under this Agreement and (y) such number of days shall be one
(1) calendar day with respect to the reports required under Sections 5.04
and 5.05 and the last paragraph of Section 25) after the earlier of the date
on
which (i) written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied,
shall have been given to the Servicer by the Owner, or (ii) Servicer first
becomes aware of such failure;
(c) a
decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having
jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator
in
any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and
liabilities or similar proceeding or
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for
the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the
Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged
or
unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days;
(d) the
Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling
of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Servicer
or
of or relating to all or substantially all of its assets;
(e) the
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;
(f) failure
by the Servicer to be in compliance with the “doing business” or licensing laws
of any jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located and such failure
has a
material and adverse effect on the Servicer’s ability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement;
(g) the
Servicer ceases to meet the qualifications of either a Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx
Mac
servicer which status continues uncured for a period of thirty (30) days;
or
(h) other
than as provided in Section 7.04 herein, the Servicer attempts to assign its
rights to Servicing Compensation hereunder or the Servicer attempts, without
the
consent of the Owner, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially
all
of its property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the Servicing
responsibilities hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion
thereof;
then,
and in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have
been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Owner may have at law or
equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, the
Owner, by notice in writing to the Servicer may immediately terminate without
compensation all the rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under
this Agreement. On or after the receipt by the Servicer of such
written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer to service the Mortgage
Loans under this Agreement shall on the date set forth in such notice pass
to
and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to Section 10
herein.
8.02 Default
by Owner. If one or more of the following Events of Default shall
occur and be continuing, that is to say:
(a) breach
by Owner of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Owner as set
forth in Section 6.02 above);
then,
and in each and every such case (except in instances where the Event of Default
has been cured within thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice
of
such default, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the
Owner by the Servicer), the Servicer, by notice in writing to the Owner, may
immediately terminate all of its responsibilities, duties and obligations as
servicer under this Agreement. On or after the receipt by the Owner
of such
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written
notice, all responsibilities, duties and obligations of the Servicer to service
the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement shall on the date set forth in such
notice pass to and be vested in the successor appointed pursuant to
Section 10 herein.
8.03 Waiver
of Defaults. Each party to this Agreement may waive any default
by the other party in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its
consequences. No such waiver shall be deemed to have been given by
the waiving party unless given in writing. Upon any such waiver of a
past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default
arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose of
this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
SECTION
9.
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TERMINATION
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9.01 Expiration
of Term and Termination with Cause.
(a) The
rights, obligations, duties and responsibilities of the Servicer shall terminate
upon the earliest to occur of: (i) the termination (in accordance
with Section 9.01(c) below) of this Agreement by either party for cause pursuant
to an Event of Default; (ii) the later of the final payment or other liquidation
(or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the
disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder;
(iii) in the event the Servicer assigns its responsibilities under the
Agreement without the Owner’s prior consent pursuant to Section 7.04; (iv)
at the election of the Servicer, in the event the Owner, acting in bad faith,
interferes with the Servicer’s exclusive rights to service the Mortgage Loans
under this Agreement by contacting any Mortgagors either (A) directly through
collection calls; or (B) through third party collection agencies not previously
agreed to by the Servicer; or (v) by mutual consent of the Servicer and the
Owner in writing.
(b) This
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, unless earlier terminated
in
accordance with this Section 9, until the distribution of the final payment
or
liquidation proceeds on the last Mortgage Loan (including, as applicable, final
disposition of, and remittance as provided in this Agreement relating to, all
REO Property acquired upon foreclosure of the last Mortgage Loan) then covered
by this Agreement.
(c) If
an Event of Default has occurred, and provided that such Event of Default with
respect to either party has neither been waived by the other party pursuant
to
Section 8.03 nor cured (if such cure is not specifically disallowed under
the terms of this Agreement), then the aggrieved party may, by notice in writing
to the offending party, terminate all of the Servicer’s obligations, duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement.
9.02 Termination
without Cause. This Agreement shall terminate at the election of either the
Owner or the Servicer at any time from time to time with respect to one or
more
Mortgage Loans, and without cause; provided, however, that if the
Owner is the party electing such termination without cause, the Owner shall
pay
the Servicer a termination fee equal to the product of 3.00% and the Stated
Principal Balance (as of the date notice of such termination is given) of the
Mortgage Loans subject to such termination; provided, further,
that either party’s ability to terminate this Agreement under this
Subsection 9.02 is expressly conditioned upon
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delivery
by the terminating party to the other party, by courier or other delivery
service for which proof of delivery may be obtained, (i) in the event of
termination by Owner, no less than ninety (90) days prior written notice of
such election, or (ii) in the event of termination by the Servicer, no less
than
(180) days prior written notice of such election.
9.03 Notice
of Servicing Transfers. In the event Owner requests the transfer
of Mortgage Loans in excess of Ten Thousand (10,000) total in any calendar
month, Owner must provide a minimum sixty (60) days prior written notice to
Servicer and Servicer must provide prior written acknowledgement by an
authorized officer of Servicer.
9.04 Termination
Process. Upon termination for any ground stated in this Section
9, the Owner and the Servicer shall comply with the termination process and
procedures set forth in Section 10 herein.
SECTION
10.
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SUCCESSOR
TO THE SERVICER
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10.01 Effect
of Termination. Upon a transfer of Mortgage Loans or of servicing
pursuant to Section 2.08(b) or upon termination of the Servicer’s
responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 herein,
the Owner or the Owner’s designee shall, on the related Servicing Transfer Date,
succeed to and assume all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement. In the event that this Agreement
should be terminated by the Owner for cause or by Owner without cause (but
not in the event this Agreement should be terminated by the Servicer
for cause, unless Servicer specifically agrees otherwise in writing), and if
the
Owner elects to appoint a Successor Servicer that agrees to succeed to all
rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the
Servicer as servicer under this Agreement (which appointment must occur and
be
accepted by the Successor Servicer within thirty (30) days of the date of
written notice of termination by either party to the other party), the
termination shall not become effective until such Successor Servicer has been
appointed and has accepted such appointment pursuant to this
Section. Any Successor Servicer appointed as provided herein shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer and to the Owner an instrument
accepting such appointment, whereupon such Successor Servicer shall become
fully
vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and
liabilities of the replaced Servicer with similar effect as if originally named
as a party to this Agreement; provided, however, that neither the
Owner nor such Successor Servicer shall assume, and the replaced Servicer shall
indemnify the Owner and such Successor Servicer for, any and all liabilities
arising out of the replaced Servicer’s acts as servicer. The
Servicing Transfer Date shall be the same as the date of termination of the
Servicer’s responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to
Section 8 or 9 herein, or as soon as practicable after the date of
termination to ensure compliance with any legally imposed requirements relating
to servicing transfers in general. In connection with any transfer
pursuant to Section 2.08(b) or any termination pursuant to Section 9, all
unreimbursed Servicing Fees, P&I Advances, and Servicing Advances still
owing the Servicer shall be deducted by the Servicer from the final remittance
of funds to the Owner. To the extent that there are insufficient
funds in the Collection Account to reimburse the Servicer for due and unpaid
Servicing Fees, P&I Advances, and Servicing Advances, or if the Collection
Account is no longer in the Servicer’s control, the Owner shall pay the amount
of such shortfall to the Servicer within five (5) Business Days upon receipt
of
an invoice thereof.
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10.02 Transfer
of Servicing. Upon a transfer of Mortgage Loans or of servicing
pursuant to Section 2.08(b) or upon termination of the Servicer’s
responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 9
herein, the following shall be performed:
(a) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, on the related Servicing Transfer Date, the
Owner, or its appointed successor servicer (collectively referred to as
“Successor Servicer”), shall assume all Servicing responsibilities
related to, and the Servicer shall cease all Servicing responsibilities related
to the Mortgage Loans. On or prior to the related Servicing Transfer
Date the Servicer shall take such steps as may be necessary or appropriate
to
effectuate and evidence the transfer of the Servicing of the Mortgage Loans
to
the Successor Servicer, including but not limited to the following:
(i) Notice
to Mortgagors. The Servicer shall mail to the Mortgagor of each Mortgage a
letter advising the Mortgagor of the transfer of the Servicing of the related
Mortgage Loan to the Successor Servicer in accordance with the Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, as amended; provided, however, the
content and format of the letter shall have the prior approval of the Successor
Servicer. The Servicer shall provide the Owner with copies of all
such notices no later than the related Servicing Transfer Date.
(ii) Notice
to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The Servicer shall
transmit to the applicable insurance companies (including primary mortgage
insurance policy insurers, if applicable) and/or agents, notification of the
transfer of the Servicing to the Successor Servicer, and instructions to deliver
all notices and insurance statements, as the case may be, to the Successor
Servicer from and after the related Servicing Transfer Date. The Servicer shall
provide the Successor Servicer with copies of all such notices no later than
the
related Servicing Transfer Date.
(iii) Delivery
of Servicing Records. The Servicer shall forward to the Successor
Servicer, all Servicing records in the Servicer’s possession relating to each
Mortgage Loan. Such delivery of hard copies of borrower history is an
out-of-pocket expense and will be paid by the Owner.
(iv) Escrow
Payments. The Servicer shall provide the Successor Servicer, with
immediately available funds by wire transfer in the amount of the Escrow Account
balance and suspense balances and all loss draft balances associated with the
related Mortgage Loan. The Servicer shall provide the Successor
Servicer, with an accounting statement in electronic format mutually acceptable
to the Owner and the Servicer, of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and
loss
draft balances sufficient to enable the Owner to reconcile the amount of such
payment with the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the
Servicer shall wire transfer to the Owner the amount of any agency, trustee
or
prepaid Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar amounts held by the
Servicer.
(v) Payoffs
and Assumptions. The Servicer shall provide to the Successor Servicer
electronic data information regarding of all assumption statements and payoff
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statements
generated by the Servicer on the Mortgage Loans from the related Cut-off Date
to
the related Servicing Transfer Date.
(vi) Mortgage
Payments Received Prior to Related Servicing Transfer Date. Prior to the
related Servicing Transfer Date, all payments theretofore received by the
Servicer on each Mortgage Loan shall be properly applied by the Servicer to
the
account of the particular Mortgagor.
(vii) Mortgage
Payments Received After Related Servicing Transfer Date. The
amount of any related Monthly Payments received by the Servicer after the
Servicing Transfer Date shall be forwarded to the Owner by overnight mail on
the
date of receipt. The Servicer shall notify the Owner of the
particulars of the payment, which notification requirement shall be satisfied
if
the Servicer forwards with its payment sufficient information to permit
appropriate processing of the payment by the Owner. The Servicer
shall assume full responsibility for the necessary and appropriate legal
application of such Monthly Payments received by the Servicer after the
Servicing Transfer Date with respect to related Mortgage Loans then in
foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided, that for purposes of this Agreement,
necessary and appropriate legal application of such Monthly Payments shall
include, but not be limited to, endorsement of a Monthly Payment to the Owner
with the particulars of the payment such as the account number, dollar amount,
date received and any special Mortgagor application instructions and the
Servicer shall comply with the foregoing requirements with respect to all
Monthly Payments received by the Servicer after the Servicing Transfer Date;
provided, that the Servicer shall not be liable for any use of such Monthly
Payments by the Owner if (i) the Servicer has met the sufficient payment
information requirement above and (ii) Monthly Payment has been forwarded to
the
Owner as set forth above.
(viii) Misapplied
Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed as follows:
(A) All
parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication errors;
(B) The
party receiving notice of a misapplied payment occurring prior to the related
Servicing Transfer Date and discovered after the related Servicing Transfer
Date
shall immediately notify the other party in writing; and
(C) If
a proven misapplied payment which occurred prior to the related Servicing
Transfer Date cannot be identified and said misapplied payment has resulted
in a
shortage in a Collection Account or Escrow Account, the Servicer shall be liable
for the amount of such shortage. The Servicer shall reimburse the Successor
Servicer for the amount of such shortage within thirty (30) days upon receipt
of
written demand therefor from the Successor Servicer.
(ix) Books
and Records. On the Servicing Transfer Date, the books, records
and accounts of the Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall
be
maintained by the Servicer in accordance with all applicable Accepted Servicing
Practices.
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(x) Reconciliation.
The Servicer shall, on or before the related Servicing Transfer Date, reconcile
principal balances and make any monetary adjustments necessary to complete
the
reconciliation. Any such monetary adjustments will be transferred
between the Servicer and the Successor Servicer as appropriate.
(xi) IRS
Forms. The Servicer shall prepare and file all IRS forms 1098, 1099 and
other applicable forms and reports which are required to be filed hereunder
with
respect to the period prior to the related Servicing Transfer
Date. The Servicer shall provide copies of such forms (as reasonably
available to the Servicer) to the Owner upon request and shall reimburse the
Owner for any costs or penalties incurred by the Owner due to the Servicer’s
failure to comply with this paragraph. The Servicer shall not be responsible
for
the preparation or filing of any such reports with respect to any period
commencing on or after the related Servicing Transfer Date.
(b) The
Servicer shall not be obligated to deliver the Servicing Files to the Owner
or
Successor Servicer until and unless all such Servicing Advances shall have
been
reimbursed and all such Servicing Fees shall have been paid. In
addition, if and to the extent that from and after the Servicing Transfer Date
(or such earlier date through which Servicing Advances shall have been, for
convenience, calculated and reimbursed) the Servicer should receive and pay
bills (including, but not limited to, non-sufficient fund checks) for services
properly rendered with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Property, then
Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such additional payments within
five (5) Business Days of the Servicer’s written request, directly from (i) the
Collection Account, or (ii) if such Collection Account has insufficient funds
to
pay such additional payments or is no longer under the Servicer's control,
the
Successor Servicer, or (iii) if the Successor Servicer fails to pay such
advances, the Owner.
SECTION
11.
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NOTICES
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All
notices, requests, demands, consents, approvals, agreements, amendments or
other
communications, to or by a party to this Agreement shall:
(a) be
in writing addressed to the address of the recipient set out in this Section
11
of this Agreement or to such other address as such recipient may have notified
the sender;
(b) be
signed by an authorized officer of the sender, if necessary, or an employee
of
the sender; and
(c) be
delivered in Person or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, by facsimile transmission, or by overnight courier and be deemed
to
be duly given or made:
(i) in
the case of delivery in person, when delivered to the recipient at such
address;
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(ii) in
the case of registered or certified mail, three days after the date of
mailing;
(iii) in
the case of overnight courier, the date of receipt; or
(iv) in
the case of facsimile transmission, when received in legible form by the
recipient at such address, and in the event that the recipient has been
requested to acknowledge receipt of the entire facsimile transmission, upon
the
sending or receiving the acknowledgment of receipt (which acknowledgment the
recipient will promptly give); but if such delivery or dispatch is later than
5:00 p.m. local time on a Business Day or occurs on a day which is not a
Business Day, it will be deemed to have been duly given or made at the
commencement of business on the next Business Day.
Notices
may be sent:
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(i)
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if
to the Servicer:
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GMAC
Mortgage Corporation
000
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Executive Vice President of National Loan Administration
Telecopier
No: (000) 000-0000
if
to the
Owner:
1221
Avenue of the Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Whole Loan Operations Manager
Fax
000-000-0000
Email:
xxxxx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
with
copies to:
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Servicing Oversight
0000
X
Xxx Xxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Fax :
000-000-0000
Email :
xxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx - RFPG
0000
Xxxxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Fax:
000-000-0000
Email :
xxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
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or
to
such other address as the Owner and the Servicer shall have specified in writing
to each other.
If
a
change of address shall occur, the involved party or parties herein shall notify
the other parties in writing of such address change within two (2) Business
Days. If the involved party or parties failed to provide such
notification within two (2) Business Days, all notices (including, but not
limited to, notice of claims, legal processes, etc.) mailed by the Servicer
to
the address(es) in this Section 11 are deemed to have been properly delivered
to
the intended recipient.
SECTION
12.
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SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE
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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 nearly as possible the
same
as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to such
invalidity.
SECTION
13.
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COUNTERPARTS
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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
14.
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APPLICABLE
LAW
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THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED
IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD
TO
CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL
LAW.
SECTION
15.
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SUCCESSORS
AND ASSIGNS
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This
Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Servicer and the Owner and the respective successors and permitted assigns
of
the Servicer and
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the
Owner. Subject to Section 7.04 herein, this Agreement shall not be
assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Servicer to a third party without
the
consent of the Owner.
SECTION
16.
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WAIVERS
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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
17.
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EXHIBITS
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The
exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof and
are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION
18.
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GENERAL
INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES
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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 GAAP;
(c) references
herein to “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs,” and other subdivisions
without reference to a document are to designated Articles, Sections,
Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;
(d) reference
to a Subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such
Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears,
and
this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other subdivisions;
(e) the
words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision;
(f) the
term “include” or “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of
enumeration; and
(g) this
Agreement shall be fairly and evenly construed and interpreted as the joint
negotiated work product between two knowledgeable participants in the secondary
mortgage market, each represented by legal counsel. No inference or
presumption in favor of one party or against the other shall arise on account
of
drafting. The Section headings are for convenience only and shall not
affect the construction of this Agreement.
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SECTION
19.
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REPRODUCTION
OF DOCUMENTS
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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.
SECTION
20.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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(a) The
Servicer shall indemnify and hold the Owner, any Successor Servicer, and their
respective officers, directors, employees and Affiliates (each, an
“Indemnified Party”) harmless from, and shall reimburse each Indemnified
Party for, any losses, damages, deficiencies, claims, causes of action or
expenses of any nature (including, but not limited to reasonable attorneys’
fees) (each a “Liability”) incurred by such Indemnified Party which arise
out of or result from Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in
the performance of its duties or its reckless disregard of its obligations
and
duties hereunder, the Servicer’s failure to service the Mortgage Loans in strict
compliance with the terms of this Agreement or the breach by the Servicer of
any
of its representations and warranties herein.
(b) Servicer
Indemnification. The Owner shall indemnify and hold harmless from and
shall reimburse the Servicer for any losses, damages, deficiencies, claims,
causes of action or expenses of any nature (including, but not limited to
reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Servicer which arise out of or
result from the Owner’s gross negligence or willful failure to perform any of
its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) The
Owner shall defend and indemnify the Servicer, its employees, officers,
affiliates, agents and representatives (the “Servicer Indemnified
Parties”), against any and all Liability that the Servicer Indemnified
Parties may sustain which are caused by or result from (directly or indirectly,
in whole or in part):
(i) (A)
the Servicer taking any action, or refraining from taking any action, with
respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property at or in conformity with the
express written direction of the Owner or this Agreement or (B) the Servicer
taking and initiating any legal actions with respect to any Mortgage Loans
and
REO Properties or taking title to any REO Properties on behalf of the Owner,
in
the name of the Servicer or an Affiliate thereof (in each case, unless such
action or omission is taken with a standard of care in contravention of any
standard of care required under the Agreement and such contravention is the
proximate cause of the claim or action);
(ii) the
refusal of the Owner or any trustee or custodian in possession of the Servicing
File to provide to the Servicer the originals of the Servicing File within
a
reasonable amount of time after a request for such documents has been received
in order to allow the Servicer sufficient time to process satisfactions,
payoffs, and releases;
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(iii) any
act or omission to act of any servicer, sub-servicer, owner or originator of
a
Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property (or any other Person) prior to or in
conjunction with servicing transfer on the Servicing Transfer Date, including,
without limitation, any data integrity issue (and any related costs of
correcting such issues); provided, however, that the Owner shall have no
liability hereunder for any act or omission relating to a servicing transfer
as
to which the Owner has not received written notice of a claim for
indemnification within 60 days after the Servicing Transfer Date; and provided,
further, should the Servicer have actual knowledge of any data integrity error
which is likely to materially affect any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer, in
consultation with the Owner and at the Owner’s expense, will take reasonable
efforts to correct such error;
(iv) the
violation of a Mortgage Loan under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection
Act
of 1994 or under any other applicable state, federal or local law;
(v) any
Environmental Liability.
The
term
“Environmental Liability” shall mean any and all claims, losses, damages,
liabilities, judgments, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees
and
expenses, and any and all related costs and/or expenses of litigation,
administrative and/or regulatory agency proceedings, and any other costs, fees
and expenses, suffered or incurred by the Servicer or Owner arising out of
or
resulting from the introduction of environmentally hazardous materials on any
Mortgaged Property before and/or after the date of the Servicer’s knowledge
thereof, including, without limitation, (a) any liability under or on account
of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42
U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time,
and/or any other federal or state environmental laws, and specifically
including, without limitation, any liability relating to asbestos and asbestos
containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, petroleum and
petroleum products, urea formaldehyde and any substances classified as being
“in
inventory”, “usable work in process” or similar classification which would, if
classified as unusable, be included in the foregoing definition, including
the
assertion of any lien thereunder, (b) claims brought by third parties for loss
or damage incurred or sustained subsequent to the date hereof, and (c) liability
with respect to any other matter affecting the Mortgaged Property within the
jurisdiction of the federal Environmental Protection Agency or state
environmental regulatory agencies pursuant to any state laws, and in the
regulations adopted pursuant to any of said laws; provided, however, that the
indemnity for Environmental Liability shall not be effective with respect to
any
liability caused by the Servicer that would otherwise be imposed by reason
of
the Servicer’s willful misfeasance or bad faith in the performance of or failure
to perform its duties hereunder.
(d) Procedure. If
the Owner or the Servicer (either, the “Indemnified Party) receives notice of
the commencement of any action for which a claim for indemnity under this
Section 20 may be made, the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Servicer
or the Owner, as the case may be (the party so notified, the “Indemnitor”)
thereof; provided, that any delay in notification shall not reduce the
extent of indemnity and defense hereunder except to the extent that the delay
prejudices the Indemnitor. Following receipt of notice of the
commencement of any action, the Indemnitor shall be entitled to participate
in
such action, and upon notice
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delivered
to the Indemnified Party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Indemnified Party, who shall not unreasonably withhold such
acceptance. If, however, the defendants in such action include both
the Owner and the Servicer, and the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different
from or additional to those available to the Indemnitor, the Indemnified Party
shall be entitled, at the expense of the Indemnitor, to separate counsel to
assert such defenses. If the Indemnitor shall have given notice of
its assumption of the defense of such action and following the approval by
the
Indemnified Party of counsel, the Indemnitor shall not be liable under this
Section 20 for any legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in retaining
separate counsel in connection with such defense unless (i) the Indemnified
Party shall have employed separate counsel in accordance with the preceding
sentence; (ii) the Indemnitor shall not have employed counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Indemnified Party within a reasonable time after notice of
the
commencement of action; or (iii) the Indemnitor shall have otherwise authorized
the employment of separate counsel for the Indemnified Party at the Indemnitor’s
expense; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable, such
liability shall be only in respect of the separate counsel referred to in such
clause (i) or (iii).
(e) Limit
of Servicer’s Liability. The Servicer shall have no obligation to
indemnify or in any way compensate or reimburse the Owner for losses due to
the
Owner’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct under this Agreement,
and, if the same is determined by an arbitrator or a court of competent
jurisdiction from which no appeal is available, the Servicer shall be entitled
to a direct reimbursement for indemnification payments previously made to the
Owner under this Section 20 by the Servicer if such determination is
made.
(f) Limit
of Owner’s Liability. The Owner shall have no obligation to
indemnify the Servicer for losses due to the Servicer’s willful misconduct or
negligence, and, if the same is determined by an arbitrator or a court of
competent jurisdiction from which no appeal is available, the Owner shall be
entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Owner or previously
reimbursed to the Servicer by the Owner. Other than as expressly set
forth herein and subject to Section 7 herein, the Owner shall have no obligation
to indemnify the Servicer for any losses.
SECTION
21.
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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21.01 Waiver
of Trial by Jury. EACH OF THE SERVICER AND THE OWNER EACH
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE
ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
21.02 Submission
to Jurisdiction; Waivers. The Servicer hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally:
(a) SUBMITS
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT
THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF
NEW YORK, THE XXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXX
00
XXXXXX
XXXXXX OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS
FROM ANY THEREOF;
(b) CONSENTS
THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE
TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO
PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(c) AGREES
THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY
MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR
AT
SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE OWNER SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND
(d) AGREES
THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN
ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO XXX IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.
SECTION
22.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION
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(a) Owner
and Servicer shall not disclose any confidential or proprietary information
of
the other party with respect to such other party, the Mortgage Loans, or the
Mortgage Files that may be in the possession of that party (the “Confidential
Information”) to any Person who is not a partner, officer, employee,
counsel, or agent of such party except with the written consent of such other
party or pursuant to a subpoena or order issued by a court or by an
administrative, legislative, or law enforcement agent, department, agency,
body
or committee.
(b) The
Owner and the Servicer shall not be required to treat as Confidential
Information, any information of the other party if (i) such information is
already in the possession of the party and is not otherwise subject to any
agreement as to confidentiality, (ii) such information is or becomes
generally available in the public domain other than as a result of a disclosure
by the party or its partners, officers employees, counsel, or agents,
(iii) such information is not acquired from the other party or Persons
known to be in breach of an obligation of secrecy to such other party,
(iv) such information is contained in or derived from the Mortgage File, or
(v) such information is statistical in nature, and the Servicer or the
Servicer’s counsel determines it is reasonably required to be disclosed in
connection with the securitization or other transfer of mortgage loans (other
than the Mortgage Loans) sold by Servicer.
(c) Neither
of the parties to this Agreement nor any of their Affiliates shall issue any
press release or public announcement concerning the contemplated transaction,
the existence of this Agreement, the terms, conditions, and provisions of this
Agreement, or any of the party’s Confidential Information, (i) unless
mutually agreed by the parties or (ii) except as
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required
by law, in which event the disclosing party shall consult with the other party
to the extent practicable before making such disclosure.
SECTION
23.
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NO
PERSONAL SOLICITATION
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From
and
after each Closing Date, the Servicer agrees that it will not take any action
or
permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents and Affiliates,
or
by any independent contractors or independent mortgage brokerage companies
on
the Servicer’s behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the
Mortgagor or Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan to refinance a Mortgage
Loan. The Servicer further agrees to use reasonable efforts to
provide Owner written or electronic notice when the Servicer has received a
request for verification of mortgage, a request for demand for payoff, a
Mortgagor initiated written or verbal communication indicating a desire to
prepay the related Mortgage Loan; provided, it is understood and agreed
that promotions undertaken by the Servicer or its affiliates which
(i) concern optional insurance products or other additional products or
(ii) are directed to the general public at large, including, without
limitation, mass mailings based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation
under this Section, nor is the Servicer prohibited from responding to
unsolicited requests or inquiries made by a Mortgagor or an agent of a
Mortgagor.
SECTION
24.
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MERS
PROVISION
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With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, no later than five (5) Business Days after
notification of the Servicer by the Owner of the transfer of such MERS Mortgage
Loan, the Servicer shall designate, as directed by the Owner, the Successor
Servicer, as the Servicer on MERS. In addition, no later than five
(5) Business Days after notification of the Servicer by the Owner of the
transfer of such MERS Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall designate, as directed
by the Owner, the successor Owner of the MERS Mortgage Loan, as the Investor
on
MERS. In addition, the Servicer shall promptly take all other actions
reasonably requested by Owner with respect to MERS Mortgage Loans and MERS
to
effectuate and evidence the transfer of servicing and/or ownership thereof
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION
25.
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COOPERATION
OF SERVICER WITH A
RECONSTITUTION
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The
Servicer and the Owner agree that with respect to some or all of the Mortgage
Loans, after the related Servicing Transfer Date, on one or more dates (each,
a
“Reconstitution Date”) at the Owner’s sole option, the Owner may effect a
sale (each, a “Reconstitution”) of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then
subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(a) Whole
Loan Transfers to Xxxxxx Mae under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option); or
(b) Whole
Loan Transfers to Xxxxxxx Mac; or
(c) one
or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan Transfers;
or
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(d) one
or more Securitization Transactions.
The
Servicer agrees to execute in connection with any Whole Loan Transfer to Xxxxxx
Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, any and all pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements
reasonably acceptable to the Servicer among the Owner, the Servicer, Xxxxxx
Mae
or Xxxxxxx Mac (as the case may be) and any servicer in connection with a Whole
Loan Transfer, a Seller’s warranties and servicing agreement or a participation
and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
Servicer, and in connection with a Securitization Transaction, a pooling and
servicing agreement or sale and servicing agreement in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Servicer (collectively the agreements referred
to
herein are designated, the “Reconstitution Agreements”).
In
the
event the Servicer is chosen by the Owner, and the Servicer agrees, to service
any Mortgage Loans in connection with a Reconstitution, with respect to each
Reconstitution entered into by the Owner, the Servicer agrees (1) to cooperate
fully with the Owner and any prospective purchaser with respect to all
reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and
perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Owner and as negotiated
by
the parties; (3) to restate as nearly as possible the representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement as of the settlement or closing date
in
connection with such Reconstitution Date or make the representations and
warranties regarding the Servicer set forth in the related selling/servicing
guide of the master servicer or issuer, as the case may be, in connection with
such Reconstitution, provided that the Servicer may negotiate the terms of
any
additional representations and warranties not included in this
Agreement. In connection with such Reconstitution, the Servicer
shall: (i) provide to such master servicer or issuer, as the case may be,
and any other participants in such Reconstitution, any and all information
and
appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to
the
Servicer or its affiliates, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel
or otherwise, as the Owner or any such other participant shall reasonably
request, (ii) provide to such master servicer or issuer, as the case mat be,
and
any other participants in such Reconstitution, at the expense of the Owner
(not
to exceed $15,000), such opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and
certificates of public officials or officers of the Servicer as are reasonably
believed necessary by the Owner or any such other participant; and
(iii) execute, deliver and satisfy all conditions set forth in any
indemnity agreement as required by the Owner or any such participant in the
form
of Exhibit G attached hereto. Moreover, the Servicer agrees to
cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Owner to effect such
Reconstitution Agreements.
All
Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a Reconstitution shall remain
subject to this Agreement and, if this Agreement shall remain in effect with
respect to the Mortgage Loans, shall continue to be serviced in accordance
with
the terms of this Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain
in full force and effect.
With
respect to any Mortgage Loans sold in a Securitization Transaction where the
Servicer is a servicer, the Servicer agrees that on or before March 15th of
each
year beginning March 15, 2006, the Servicer shall deliver to the depositor,
the
master servicer (if any), and the trustee for the securitization trust created
in the Securitization Transaction, and their officers, directors and affiliates,
(b) a certification in the form attached as Exhibit I hereto,
executed by the senior officer in charge of servicing at the Servicer for use
in
connection with
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any
Form
10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to
the
securitization trust and the annual statement of compliance and accountant’s
report referred to in such certification. In such event the Servicer
shall agree to the following indemnification provision: "The Servicer
shall indemnify and hold harmless the depositor, the master servicer (if any),
and the trustee, and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates, from
and against any losses, damages, charges, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses
arising out of or based upon any breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this
paragraph or any material misstatement or omission, negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct of the Servicer in connection therewith. If the
indemnification provided for in the preceding sentence is unavailable or
insufficient to hold harmless any indemnified party, then the Servicer agrees
that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party
as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of such indemnified
party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of
such
indemnified party, on the one hand, and the Servicer, on the other, in
connection with a breach of the Servicer’s obligations under this paragraph or
any material misstatement or omission, negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct of the Servicer in connection therewith."
SECTION
26.
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MATERIAL
CHANGE
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The
Servicer shall promptly notify the Owner in writing of any event, circumstance
or occurrence which may materially and adversely affect the ability of the
Servicer to perform in accordance with this Agreement.
SECTION
27.
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FURTHER
AGREEMENTS
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The
Servicer and the Owner each agree to execute and deliver to the other such
reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or agreements
as
may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION
28.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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This
Agreement sets forth the entire Agreement among the parties, and there are
no
prior agreements, understandings, restrictions, warranties, or representations
among the parties with respect thereto unless specified herein.
SECTION
29.
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RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN THE PARTIES
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Nothing
herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint
venture among the parties. The duties and responsibilities of the
Servicer shall be performed by the Servicer as an independent contractor and
not
as an agent of the Owner. The Servicer shall have full control of all
of its acts, doings and proceedings relating to or requisite in connection
with
the discharge of its duties and responsibilities under this
Agreement.
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SECTION
30.
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LIMITATION
OF DAMAGES.
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NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING CONTAINED HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT NEITHER PARTY
SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL
OR
EQUITABLE PRINCIPLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH LIMITATION SHALL NOT BE
APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO THIRD PARTY CLAIMS MADE AGAINST A PARTY.
SECTION
31.
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COMPLIANCE
WITH REGULATION AB.
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31.01 Intent
of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The
Owner
and the Servicer acknowledge and agree that the purpose of Section 31 of this
Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Owner and any Depositor with the
provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the
Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms only to
offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the Securities
Act, the Servicer acknowledges that investors in privately offered securities
may require that the Owner or any Depositor provide comparable disclosure in
unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance
with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private
offerings.
Neither
the Owner nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery of
information or other performance under these provisions other than in good
faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (or
the
provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to that required under
the Securities Act). The Servicer acknowledges that interpretations
of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to
interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among
participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or
otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Owner or any Depositor
in good faith for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis
of
evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any
Securitization Transaction, the Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Owner
to
deliver to the Owner (including any of its assignees or designees) and any
Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any
other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Owner or
any
Depositor to permit the Owner or such Depositor to comply with the provisions
of
Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Servicer, any
Subservicer and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans,
reasonably believed by the Owner or any Depositor to be necessary in order
to
effect such compliance.
31.02 Additional
Representations and Warranties of the Servicer.
(a) The
Servicer shall be deemed to represent to the Owner and to any Depositor, as
of
the date on which information is first provided to the Owner or any Depositor
under Section 31.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Owner or
such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Servicer is not aware and
has not received notice that any default, early
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amortization
or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other
securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Servicer; (ii) the
Servicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan
securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a
servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with
the
applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of
residential mortgage loans involving the Servicer as servicer has been disclosed
or reported by the Servicer; (iv) no material changes to the Servicer’s policies
or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under
this
Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar
to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects
of
the Servicer’s financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on
the performance by the Servicer of its servicing obligations under this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal
or
governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the
Servicer or any Subservicer; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships
or transactions relating to the Servicer or any Subservicer with respect to
any
Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the related
Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
(b) If
so requested by the Owner or any Depositor on any date following the date on
which information is first provided to the Owner or any Depositor under
Section 31.03, the Servicer shall, within five Business Days following
such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and
warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if any such
representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request,
provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing,
to
the requesting party.
31.03 Information
to Be Provided by the Servicer.
In
connection with any Securitization Transaction the Servicer shall (i) within
five Business Days following request by the Owner or any Depositor, provide
to
the Owner and such Depositor (or cause each Subservicer to provide), in writing
and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Owner and such
Depositor, the information and materials specified in paragraphs (a), (c) and
(f) of this Section, and (ii) as promptly as practicable following notice to
or
discovery by the Servicer, provide to the Owner and any Depositor (in writing
and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Owner and such
Depositor) the information specified in paragraph (d) of this
Section.
(a) If
so requested by the Owner or any Depositor, the Servicer shall provide such
information regarding each Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of
compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1117 and 1119 of Regulation
AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
(A) [Reserved];
(B) [Reserved];
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(C) a
description of any material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known
to be contemplated) against the Servicer and each Subservicer; and
(D) a
description of any affiliation or relationship between the Servicer, each
Subservicer and any of the following parties to a Securitization Transaction,
as
such parties are identified to the Servicer by the Owner or any Depositor in
writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:
1. the
sponsor;
2. the
depositor;
3. the
issuing entity;
4. any
servicer;
5. any
trustee;
6. any
originator;
7. any
significant obligor;
8. any
enhancement or support provider; and
9. any
other material transaction party.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) If
so requested by the Owner or any Depositor, the Servicer shall provide such
information regarding the Servicer, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and
each
Subservicer (each of the Servicer and each Subservicer, for purposes of this
paragraph, a “Transaction Servicer”), as is requested for the
purpose of compliance with Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such
information shall include, at a minimum:
(A) the
Transaction Servicer’s form of organization;
(B) a
description of how long the Transaction Servicer has been servicing residential
mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Transaction Servicer’s experience in
servicing assets of any type as well as a more detailed discussion of the
Transaction Servicer’s experience in, and procedures for, the servicing function
it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements;
information regarding the size, composition and growth of the Transaction
Servicer’s portfolio of residential mortgage loans of a type similar to the
Mortgage Loans and information on factors related to the Transaction Servicer
that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the Owner or any Depositor,
to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related
asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without
limitation:
1. whether
any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage
Loans involving the Transaction Servicer have defaulted or experienced an early
amortization or other performance triggering event because of servicing during
the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction;
2. the
extent of outsourcing the Transaction Servicer utilizes;
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3. whether
there has been previous disclosure of material noncompliance with the applicable
servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage
loans involving the Transaction Servicer as a servicer during the three-year
period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction;
4. whether
the Transaction Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a residential
mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to
application of a servicing performance test or trigger; and
5. such
other information as the Owner or any Depositor may reasonably request for
the
purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a
description of any material changes during the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction to the Transaction Servicer’s
policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform
under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of
a
type similar to the Mortgage Loans;
(D) information
regarding the Transaction Servicer’s financial condition, to the extent that
there is a material risk that an adverse financial event or circumstance
involving the Transaction Servicer could have a material adverse effect on
the
performance by the Transaction Servicer of its servicing obligations under
this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement;
(E) information
regarding advances made by the Transaction Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and
the Transaction Servicer’s overall servicing portfolio of residential mortgage
loans for the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction, which may be limited to a statement by an authorized officer of
the
Transaction Servicer to the effect that the Transaction Servicer has made all
advances required to be made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during
such period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information regarding
the percentage and type of advances not made as required, and the reasons for
such failure to advance;
(F) a
description of the Transaction Servicer’s processes and procedures designed to
address any special or unique factors involved in servicing loans of a similar
type as the Mortgage Loans;
(G) a
description of the Transaction Servicer’s processes for handling delinquencies,
losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through liquidation of mortgaged
properties, sale of defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; and
(H) information
as to how the Transaction Servicer defines or determines delinquencies and
charge-offs, including the effect of any grace
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period,
re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current or other practices
with respect to delinquency and loss experience.
(d) If
so requested by the Owner or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying its
reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of
asset-backed securities, the Servicer shall (or shall cause each Subservicer
to)
(i) notify the Owner and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material litigation
or governmental proceedings pending against the Servicer or any Subservicer
and
(B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing date
of
a Securitization Transaction between the Servicer or any Subservicer and any
of
the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any
other parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to
such Securitization Transaction, and (ii) provide to the Owner and any Depositor
a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
(e) As
a condition to the succession to the Servicer or any Subservicer as servicer
or
subservicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement by any Person
(i) into which the Servicer or such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated,
or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Servicer or any
Subservicer, the Servicer shall provide to the Owner and any Depositor, at
least
15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment,
(x) written notice to the Owner and any Depositor of such succession or
appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Owner and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the
Owner or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under
Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed
securities.
(f) In
addition to such information as the Servicer, as servicer, is obligated to
provide pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, if so requested by
the
Owner or any Depositor, the Servicer shall provide such information regarding
the performance or servicing of the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably required
by
the Owner or any Depositor to facilitate preparation of distribution reports
in
accordance with Item 1121 of Regulation AB and to permit the Owner or such
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB relating to Static
Pool
Information regarding the performance of the Mortgage Loans on the basis of
the
Owner's or such Depositor's reasonable, good faith interpretation of the
requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB (including without
limitation as to the format and content of such Static Pool
Information). Such information shall be provided concurrently with
the monthly reports otherwise required to be delivered by the Servicer under
this Agreement commencing with the first such report due in connection with
the
applicable Securitization Transaction.
(g) The
Servicer shall provide to each originator of a Mortgage Loan (or if such
Mortgage Loan was not sold to Owner by the originator, the seller of such
Mortgage Loan) (the “Static Pool Party”) information with respect to each
Mortgage Loan from and after the date Servicer commences servicing such Mortgage
Loan necessary for such Static Pool Party to comply with its obligations under
Regulation AB, including, without limitation, providing to the Static Pool
Party
static pool information, as set forth in Item 1105(a)(2) and (3) of Regulation
AB.
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(h) Promptly
following notice or discovery of a material error in the information provided
pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an omission to
include therein information required to be provided pursuant to such paragraph),
the Servicer shall provide corrected static pool information to the Owner and
each Static Pool Party in the same format in which static pool information
was
previously provided to such party by the Servicer.
31.04 Servicer
Compliance Statement.
On
or
before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer shall
deliver to the Owner and any Depositor a statement of compliance addressed
to
the Owner and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the
Servicer, to the effect that (i) a review of the Servicer’s activities during
the immediately preceding calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) and
of
its performance under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
during such period has been made under such officer’s supervision, and (ii) to
the best of such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has
fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar
year
(or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill
any
such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each such
failure known to such officer and the nature and the status
thereof.
31.05 Report
on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
(a) On
or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer
shall:
(i) deliver
to the Owner and any Depositor a report (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Owner and such Depositor) regarding the Servicer’s
assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria during the immediately
preceding calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the
Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be
addressed to the Owner and such Depositor and signed by an authorized officer
of
the Servicer, and shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on
a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto delivered to
the Owner concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;
(ii) deliver
to the Owner and any Depositor a report of a registered public accounting firm
reasonably acceptable to the Owner and such Depositor that attests to, and
reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the Servicer and delivered
pursuant to the preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in
accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act;
(iii) cause
each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by the Company pursuant
to
Section 31.06(b) to be “participating in the servicing function” within
the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to deliver to the Owner and any
Depositor an assessment of compliance and accountants’ attestation as and when
provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section; and
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(iv) deliver
to the Owner, any Depositor and any other Person that will be responsible for
signing the certification (a “Sarbanes Certification”) required by Rules
13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of
the
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with respect
to
a Securitization Transaction a certification in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit I.
The
Servicer acknowledges that the parties identified in clause (a)(iv) above may
rely on the certification provided by the Servicer pursuant to such clause
in
signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the
Commission. Neither the Owner nor any Depositor will
request delivery of a certification under clause (a)(iv) above, unless a
Depositor is required under the Exchange Act to file an annual report on Form
10-K with respect to an issuing entity whose asset pool includes Mortgage
Loans.
(b) Each
assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant to Section
31.05(a)(i) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a
certification substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto delivered to
the Owner concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case
of a
Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such
appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor
pursuant to Section 31.05(a)(iii) need not address any elements of the
Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Servicer pursuant to
Section 31.06.
31.06 Use
of Subservicers and Subcontractors.
The
Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer
to
fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions
of paragraph (a) of this Section. The Servicer shall not hire or
otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any
Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor,
to
fulfill any of the obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement unless the Servicer complies with the provisions
of paragraph (b) of this Section.
(a) The
Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subservicer
with respect to the Mortgage Loans without giving the Owner or its designee
fifteen (15) calendar days’ advance written notice of the effective date of such
hiring or utilization of a Subservicer, followed by written confirmation of
such
hiring or utilization of a Subservicer on the effective date of such engagement
and indicating the circumstances surrounding such hiring or
utilization. Any notices required by this Section 31.06(a)
shall be sent via telecopier or certified or registered mail to the addresses
set forth below: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Servicer Oversight Group, 0000 X-Xxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Telecopy: 000-000-0000 and emailed to:
xxxxx_xxxxxxxx_xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, with a copy to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Cadwalader, Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxx, LLP, Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, 00000, Telecopy: 000-000-0000, Email: xxxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xxx (or
such
other address as such Person may otherwise specify to
Servicer). The Servicer shall cause any Subservicer used by the
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Owner and any Depositor
to comply with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 31.02,
31.03(c) and (e), 31.04, 31.05 and 31.07 of this Agreement to
the same extent as if such Subservicer were the Servicer,
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and
to
provide the information required with respect to such Subservicer under
Section 31.03(d) of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be
responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and delivering to the Owner
and
any Depositor any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by
such
Subservicer under Section 31.04, any assessment of compliance and
attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section
31.05 and any certification required to be delivered to the Person that will
be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under
Section 31.05 as and when required to be delivered.
(b) It
shall not be necessary for the Servicer to seek the consent of the Owner or
any
Depositor to the utilization of any Subcontractor. The Servicer shall
promptly upon request provide to the Owner and any Depositor (or any designee
of
the Depositor, such as a master servicer or administrator) a written description
(in form and substance satisfactory to the Owner and such Depositor) of the
role
and function of each Subcontractor utilized by the Servicer or any Subservicer,
specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any)
of
such Subcontractors are “participating in the servicing function” within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing
Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each
Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph.
As
a
condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to be
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, the Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by the
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Owner and any Depositor
to comply with the provisions of Sections 31.05 and 31.07 of this
Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the
Servicer. The Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each
Subcontractor and delivering to the Owner and any Depositor any assessment
of
compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under
Section 31.05, in each case as and when required to be
delivered.
31.07 Indemnification;
Remedies.
(a) The
Servicer shall indemnify the Owner, each affiliate of the Owner, and each of
the
following parties participating in a Securitization Transaction: each
sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the preparation,
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission
with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect
to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting as underwriter,
placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls any of such
parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); each Static Pool Party and the respective
present and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the
foregoing and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(1)(a) any
untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged to be contained in
any
information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material
provided in written or electronic form under this Section 31 by or on behalf
of
the
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Servicer,
or provided under this Section 31 by or on behalf of any Subservicer or
Subcontractor (collectively, the “Servicer Information”), or (2) the
omission or alleged omission to state in the Servicer Information a material
fact required to be stated in the Servicer Information or necessary in order
to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they
were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B)
of
this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Servicer
Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with
a
sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Servicer
Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately
from
such other information;
(ii) any
failure by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver any
information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material when
and as required under this Section 31, including any failure by the Servicer
to
identify pursuant to Section 31.06(b) any Subcontractor “participating in the
servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB;
or
(iii) any
breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in Section
31.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 31.02(b) and made as
of a
date prior to the closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to
the
extent that such breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by
the
Servicer of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to
Section 31.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing
date.
In
the
case of any failure of performance described in clause (a)(ii) of this Section,
the Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Owner, any Depositor, as applicable,
and each Person responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any
report required to be filed with the Commission with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to
Rule
13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each such
party
in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants’ letter
or other material not delivered as required by the Servicer, any Subservicer
or
any Subcontractor.
(b) (2) Any
failure by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver any
information, report, certification, Static Pool Party static pool information,
accountants’ letter or other material when and as required under this Section
31, or any breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth
in
Section 31.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section
31.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related
Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by
such
closing date, or any breach by the Servicer of a representation or warranty
in a
writing furnished pursuant to Section 31.02(b) to the extent made as of a
date subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in clause (ii)
of this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without notice or grace
period, constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Servicer under this
Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the
Owner or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the
rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this Agreement and/or
any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the
contrary) of any
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compensation
to the Servicer; provided that to the extent that any provision of this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides
for
the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the
Servicer as servicer, such provision shall be given effect.
(ii) Any
failure by the Servicer, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor to deliver any
information, report, certification or accountants’ letter when and as required
under Section 31.04 or 31.05, including (except as provided below) any failure
by the Servicer to identify pursuant to Section 31.06(b) any Subcontractor
“participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, which continues unremedied for ten calendar days after the date
on which such information, report, certification or accountants’ letter was
required to be delivered shall constitute an Event of Default with respect
to
the Servicer under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement,
and shall entitle the Owner or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion
to terminate the rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment
(notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation
to the Servicer; provided that to the extent that any provision of this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides
for
the survival of certain rights or obligations following termination of the
Servicer as servicer, such provision shall be given effect.
Neither
the Owner nor any Depositor shall be entitled to terminate the rights and
obligations of the Servicer pursuant to this subparagraph (b)(ii) if a failure
of the Servicer to identify a Subcontractor “participating in the servicing
function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB was attributable
solely to the role or functions of such Subcontractor with respect to mortgage
loans other than the Mortgage Loans.
The
Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Owner (or any designee of the Owner,
such
as a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable
expenses incurred by the Owner (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such
are
incurred, in connection with the termination of the Servicer as servicer and
the
transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor
servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever
rights the Owner or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether
in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific performance or
injunctive relief.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer and the Owner have caused their names to be signed
hereto by their respective officers there unto duly authorized as of the date
first above written.
OWNER:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
SERVICER:
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:
________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
A
COLLECTION
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
____________,
2006
To:
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[__________________________]
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(the
“Depository”)
As
Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, dated as of ___________________, we
hereby authorize and request that you establish an account, as a Collection
Account, to be designated as “GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer, in trust
for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. (the “Owner”) and various
Mortgagors.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to
withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Owner. You may refuse any
deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account
be
insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
GMAC
Mortgage Corporation
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number __________ at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above. The amount deposited at any time in the account will
be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank
Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the maximum extent
available.
[______________________________]
(Depository)
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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A-1
EXHIBIT
B
ESCROW
ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
________________,
2006
To:
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[__________________________]
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(the
“Depository”)
As
Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, dated as of ____________________, we
hereby authorize and request that you to establish an account, as an Escrow
Account, to be designated as “GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as Servicer, in trust
for Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. (the “Owner”) and various
Mortgagors.” All deposits in the account shall be subject to
withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Owner. You may refuse any
deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account
be
insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
GMAC
Mortgage Corporation
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
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The
undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above-described account
has been established under Account Number _______ at the office of the
Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on such account
as
provided above. The amount deposited at any time in the account will
be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation through the Bank
Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the maximum extent
available.
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
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EXHIBIT
C
CONTENTS
OF LEGAL FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Legal File shall include each of the
following items:
1.
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The
original Note, bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed, “Pay to the
order of _______________ without recourse” or “pay to the order of
_________________ without recourse” and signed in the name of the original
payee or by the last endorsee by an authorized
officer.
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2.
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Either: (a) the
original recorded Mortgage with recording information thereon, together
with a certified true copy of the original power-of-attorney showing
the
recording information thereon, if the Mortgage was executed by an
attorney-in-fact; (b) a certified true copy of the Mortgage and of
the power of attorney (if applicable), the originals of which have
been
transmitted for recording, until such time as the originals are returned
by the public recording office; or (c) a copy of the Mortgage
certified by the public recording office in those instances where
the
public recording office retains the original or the original is lost,
together with a duplicate original mortgagee’s certificate of title if the
Mortgagee is registered under the Torrens
system.
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3.
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The
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, either in
blank or
in favor of the Owner, in form acceptable for recording but which
may not
have been recorded, signed in the name of the original mortgagee
or the
last assignee by an authorized
officer.
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4.
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A
copy of the title search and mortgagee title insurance commitment
or the
original mortgagee title insurance policy issued by an approved ALTA
title
insurance company.
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5.
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Originals
of all intervening assignments, if any, with evidence of recording
thereon, or certified true copies with evidence that the originals
have
been transmitted for recording until such time as the originals are
returned by the public recording office, or a copy of each such assignment
certified by the public recording office if such office retains the
original, or if such original is lost. If the payee of the Note
assigned the Note under a different name, whether as a result of
a merger,
name change, receivership, or other event which did not require separate
endorsement and assignment, certified copies of the documents evidencing
such events must be provided.
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6.
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Originals
of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements
with evidence of recording thereon, if
any.
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EXHIBIT
D
CONTENTS
OF SERVICING FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicing File shall include each of the
following items:
1.
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A
copy of each document in the Legal File, including each item listed
on
Exhibit C and any other item actually included in the Legal
File.
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2.
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A
survey or plat of the Mortgaged Property (except if the Mortgaged
Property
is a condominium unit), unless the title insurance contains a 116
or “no
survey” endorsement.
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3.
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Original
hazard insurance policy (or certificate of insurance for a condominium
or
planned unit development unit) and certificate or original policy
of flood
insurance, if applicable.
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4.
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Mortgage
Loan closing statement or a copy
thereof.
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5.
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Residential
Mortgage Loan application.
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6.
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Verification
of employment and income (if
applicable).
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7.
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Verification
of evidence of source and amount of down payment (if
applicable).
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8.
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Credit
report on the Obligor.
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9.
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Residential
appraisal report.
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10.
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Photograph
of the Mortgaged Property.
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a.
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Payment
records and current and historical computerized data files;
and
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b.
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tax
receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger sheets, correspondence,
insurance claim files and correspondence, and all other papers and
records
developed or originated by Owner or others, required to document
the
Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan; provided,
however, that these items may be provided no later than
15 days after the service transfer
date.
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11.
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A
copy of the guarantee(s), if any.
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12.
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Copies
of each security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent, executed
in
connection with the Mortgage, if
any.
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13.
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Copy
of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any exception
set forth in the title policy, if
any.
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14.
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All
required disclosure statements, including a copy of the HUD good
faith
estimate, HUD-1 settlement statement and TILA disclosure statement
prepared in connection with the Mortgage Loan indicating that the
Obligor
has received all disclosures required by RESPA and
TILA.
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15.
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Termite
reports, structural engineer’s report, water potability and septic
certification, if any.
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16.
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Sales
contract, if any.
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17.
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If
the Mortgaged Property is a leasehold estate, a copy of the lease
with
evidence of recording thereon (or, if such recorded copy has not
yet been
returned by the applicable recording office, a copy thereof certified
to
be a true, correct and complete copy of such lease sent for
recording).
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18.
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Any
and all documents, agreements or instruments related to the Mortgage
Loan
or the Note and Owner’s right and benefits therein; all documents related
to the making and closing of the Mortgage Loan; and any other documents,
agreements, or instruments related to the Mortgage Loan or required
by
Owner, in order to enable Owner to sell the Mortgage Loan to a private
investor or as part of a securitization or other financing
vehicle.
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19.
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A
statement showing the account number, customer name, unpaid principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan, the amount of periodic installments
and the
date(s) to which principal, interest and any escrows have been paid,
the
accrued but unpaid interest up to and including the Closing Date;
provided, however, that this information may be provided in
a trial balance; and, if required by Owner, a ledger card or ledger
history reflecting all receipts and
disbursements.
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20.
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The
federal and state fair fending and equal credit notices, including
the
truth-in-lending statement and rescission notices, if
applicable.
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D-2
EXHIBIT
E
INFORMATION
INCLUDED ON MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
1.
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Servicer
loan number;
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2.
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Originator
or investor loan number;
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3.
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Mortgagor
last name;
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4.
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Current
Owner;
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5.
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Original
loan balance;
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6.
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Unpaid
principal balance;
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7.
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Principal
balance purchased;
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8.
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Mortgage
Interest Rate;
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9.
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Next
due date;
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10.
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Mortgage
Loan product type; and
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11.
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Such
other information as the Interim Servicer may reasonably
require.
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E-1
EXHIBIT
F
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
AGREEMENT
On
this
____ day of ____________, ____, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. (the
“Owner”), as the Owner under the First Amended and Restated Servicing
Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006 (the “Agreement”), does hereby
transfer to GMAC Mortgage Corporation (the “Servicer”), as Servicer under
the Agreement, the Servicing responsibilities related to the Mortgage Loans
listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Schedule
F-1. The Servicer hereby accepts the Servicing responsibilities
transferred hereby and on the date hereof assumes all Servicing responsibilities
related to the Mortgage Loans identified on the attached Mortgage Loan Schedule
all in accordance with the Agreement. The contents of each Servicing
File required to be delivered to service the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the
Agreement have been or shall be delivered to the Servicer by the Owner in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
With
respect to the Mortgage Loans made subject to the Agreement hereby, the Closing
Date shall be _______________.
All
other
terms and conditions of this transaction shall be governed by the
Agreement.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Agreement.
This
Acknowledgment 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.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner and the Servicer have caused their names to be signed
hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day
and
year first above written.
OWNER:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SERVICER:
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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F-2
EXHIBIT
G
FORM
OF
INDEMNIFICATION AND
CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
[THIS
INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated [_________]
(“Agreement”), among Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx ABS Capital I Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Depositor”), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated, as
representative (the “Representative”) of itself, [________] and
[_________] (together, the “Underwriters”), and GMAC Mortgage
Corporation, a [___________] [corporation] (the “Servicer”).
W
I T
N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Mortgage Capital Inc. (the “Purchaser”), an affiliate of
the Depositor, purchased the Mortgage Loans in anticipation of the
securitization transaction;
WHEREAS,
the Purchaser will transfer, assign and convey the Mortgage Loans to the
Depositor and the Depositor will thereupon transfer, assign and convey the
Mortgage Loans to the trust created by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
(as
defined herein);
WHEREAS,
as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting Agreement (as
defined herein) and the Initial Purchasers to enter into the Certificate
Purchase Agreement (as defined herein), the Servicer wishes to
provide for indemnification and contribution on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain
Defined Terms.
The
following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise:
1933
Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934
Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“ABS
Informational and Computational Material” means any written communication as
defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act,
as
may be amended from time to time.
Exh.
G-1
Agreement: This
Indemnification and Contribution Agreement, as the same may be amended in
accordance with the terms hereof.
Certificate
Purchase Agreement: The Purchase Agreement, dated as of
[_______], among the Depositor and the Initial Purchasers, relating to the
Privately Offered Certificates.
Depositor
Information: All information in the Prospectus Supplement or the Private
Placement Memorandum other than Servicer Information and Originator
Information.
“Free
Writing Prospectus” means any written communication that constitutes a “free
writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
Indemnifying
Party: Either the Servicer or the Depositor, as applicable.
Originator
Information: All information in the Prospectus supplement or the
Private Placement Memorandum that specifically relates to any Originator, any
Originator’s underwriting guidelines and the related Mortgage Loans, the
Mortgaged Properties or the Mortgagors.
Person: Any
individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Pooling
and Servicing Agreement: The Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of [_________], among the Depositor, [the Servicer], [NAMES OF
RESPONSIBLE PARTIES], [NAME OF OTHER SERVICERS] and [NAME OF
TRUSTEE].
Privately
Offered Certificates: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx ABS Capital I Inc.
Trust [_________], Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_________],
Class [__] Certificates issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
Private
Placement Memorandum: The private placement memorandum, dated
[_________], relating to the offering of the Privately Offered
Certificates.
Prospectus
Supplement: The prospectus supplement, dated [_________],
relating to the offering of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
Publicly
Offered Certificates: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx ABS Capital I Inc.
Trust [_________], Mortgage Pass-through Certificates, [_________],[_________]
Certificates issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
Responsible
Party Information: All information in the Prospectus Supplement,
ABS Informational and Computational Materials, Free Writing Prospectus or the
Private Placement Memorandum (i) contained under the headings
“Transaction Overview—Parties—The Original Loan Sellers—[NAME OF RESPONSIBLE
PARTY]”, “The Mortgage Loan Pool—Underwriting Guidelines—[NAME OF RESPONSIBLE
PARTY]” (or similarly titled sections), and (ii) regarding the Mortgage Loans,
the related mortgagors and/or the related
Exh.
G-2
Mortgaged
Properties (but in the case of this clause (ii), only to the extent any untrue
statement or omission arises from or is based upon errors or omissions in the
information concerning the Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the
related Mortgaged Properties, as applicable, provided to the Depositor or any
affiliate by or on behalf of the Responsible Party).
Servicer
Information: All information in the Prospectus Supplement, ABS
Informational and Computational Materials, Free Writing Prospectus or the
Private Placement Memorandum contained under the headings
“Transaction Overview—Parties—The Servicer[s]—[NAME OF SERVICER]” and “The
Servicer[s]” (or similarly titled sections).
Underwriting
Agreement: The Underwriting Agreement, dated [_____], among the
Depositor and the Underwriters, relating to the sale of the Publicly Offered
Certificates.
1.2 Other
Terms.
Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE
II.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
Each
party hereto represents and warrants that:
(a) it
has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement;
(b) this
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such party;
and
(c) assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto, this
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party,
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and
similar laws and equitable principles affecting the enforceability of the rights
of creditors generally.
ARTICLE
III.
INDEMNIFICATION
3.1 Indemnification
by Indemnifying Parties.
(a) The
Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and the
Underwriters and their respective directors and officers and each Person, if
any, that controls the Depositor or the respective Underwriters, within the
meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or the Section 20 of the 1934
Act,
against any and all actual losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which
the
Depositor or the Underwriters or any such director, officer or controlling
Person may become subject, under the 0000 Xxx,
Xxx.
G-3
the
1934
Act or otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the Servicer Information in the
Prospectus Supplement, ABS Informational and Computational Materials, the Free
Writing Prospectus, the Private Placement Memorandum or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not
misleading, and the Servicer shall in each case reimburse the Depositor and
the
Underwriters, and each such director, officer and controlling Person for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Depositor and the
Underwriters, and each such director, officer or controlling Person, in
connection with defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action. The Servicer’s liability under this Section 3.1 shall be
in addition to any other liability that the Servicer may otherwise
have.
(b) The
Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Servicer, its directors
and
officers and each Person, if any, that controls the Servicer, within the meaning
of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or the Section 20 of the 1934 Act, against
any and all actual losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Servicer
or any such director, officer or controlling Person may become subject, under
the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based
upon any untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Depositor
Information in the Prospectus Supplement, ABS Informational and Computational
Materials, the Free Writing Prospectus, the Private Placement Memorandum or
any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading, and the Depositor shall in each case reimburse the
Servicer, and each such director, officer and controlling Person for any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Servicer and each such director,
officer or controlling Person, in connection with investigating or defending
any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The Depositor’s
liability under this Section 3.1 shall be in addition to any other
liability that the Depositor may otherwise have.
(c) If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.1 shall for any reason
be held to be unavailable to an indemnified party under this Section 3.1 which
would otherwise be obligated to indemnify with respect thereto, on the one
hand,
and the parties which would otherwise be entitled to be indemnified, on the
other, shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages
and expenses of the nature contemplated herein and incurred by the parties
hereto in such proportions that are appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of
the Depositor, on the one hand, and the Servicer, on the other hand, in
connection with the applicable misstatements or
omissions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 0000 Xxx) shall be entitled to
contribution from any
Person that was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For
purposes of this Section 3.1, each director of a party to this Agreement
and each Person, if any, that controls a party to this Agreement within the
meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as such party.
Exh.
G-4
3.4 Notification;
Procedural Matters.
Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party under Section 3.1 of notice of any
claim or the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against the applicable Indemnifying
Party
(or if a claim for contribution is to be made against another party) under
Section 3.1 hereof, notify the applicable Indemnifying Party (or other
contributing party) in writing of the claim or the commencement of such action;
provided, however, that the failure to notify the applicable
Indemnifying Party (or other contributing party) shall not relieve it from
any
liability it may have under Section 3.1 except to the extent it has been
materially prejudiced by such failure; and providedfurther,
however, that the failure to notify the applicable Indemnifying
Party
shall not relieve it from any liability it may have to any indemnified party
(or
to the party requesting contribution) otherwise than under Section 3.1
hereof. In case any such action is brought against any indemnified
party and it notifies the applicable Indemnifying Party of the commencement
thereof, the applicable Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate
therein and, to the extent that, by written notice delivered to the indemnified
party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party,
the applicable Indemnifying Party elects to assume the defense thereof, it
may
do so with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party;
provided, however, that if the defendants in any such action
include both the indemnified party and the applicable Indemnifying Party and
the
indemnified party or parties shall reasonably have concluded that there may
be
legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties that
are
different from or additional to those available to the applicable Indemnifying
Party, the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate
counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the
defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or
parties. Upon receipt of notice from the applicable Indemnifying
Party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense of
such
action and approval by the indemnified party of such counsel, the applicable
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this
paragraph for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof, unless (i) the
indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel (plus any local counsel)
in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the
proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, (ii) the applicable
Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory
to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the applicable Indemnifying Party shall have
authorized
in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense
of
the applicable Indemnifying Party. No party shall be liable for
contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the
applicable Indemnifying Party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than
one counsel representing the indemnified parties (in addition to any local
counsel) separate from its own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection
with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same
jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances.
Exh.
G-5
ARTICLE
IV.
GENERAL
4.1 Survival.
This
Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive the
purchase and sale of the Publicly Offered Certificates and Privately Offered
Certificates.
4.2 Successors.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto
and their respective successors and the officers, directors and controlling
Persons referred to in Article III hereof and their respective successors
and assigns, and no other Person shall have any right or obligation
hereunder.
4.3 Applicable
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflict of
laws.
4.4 Miscellaneous.
Neither
this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or
terminated except by a writing signed by the party against which enforcement
of
such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This
Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
4.5 Notices.
All
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been
duly given when delivered to (a) in the case of the Depositor, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx ABS Capital I Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, with a copy to Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx ABS Capital
I Inc., 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Esq.; (b) in the case of the Underwriters, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co.
Incorporated, on behalf of itself and as Representative of the several
Underwriters, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000,
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.; and (c) in the case of the
Servicer, [_________],[_________], Attention: [_________], with a copy to
[_________],[_________], Attention: [_________].
4.6 Submission
To Jurisdiction; Waivers.
Each
Indemnifying Party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(A) SUBMITS
FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT
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THEREOF,
TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;
(B) CONSENTS
THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER
HAVE
TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO
PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(C) AGREES
THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY
MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN OR
AT
SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE DEPOSITOR SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED;
AND
(D) AGREES
THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN
ANY
OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO XXX IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.
4.7 Waiver
of Trial by Jury.
EACH
INDEMNIFYING PARTY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY
JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by their duly
authorized officers as of the date first above written.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ABS CAPITAL I INC.
By:
__________________________________
Name:
Title:
[_________]
By:
__________________________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX & CO. INCORPORATED, as Representative of the
Underwriters
By:
__________________________________
Name:
Title:
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION,
By:
__________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
H
SERVICE
RELEASE AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT
THIS
SERVICE RELEASE AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AGREEMENT (the “Service Transfer
Agreement”), dated as of _____________, _____ (the “Servicing Transfer
Date”), is made and entered into by and among _____________________________,
as the original owner (herein referred to as the “Original Owner”),
_____________________, as the successor owner (herein referred to as the
“Owner”), and GMAC Mortgage Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, as
the servicer (herein referred to as the “Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
on _____________, the Original Owner and the Servicer entered into a Servicing
Agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”), to provide for the Servicing of
the Original Owner’s mortgage loans by the Servicer;
WHEREAS,
the Original Owner desires to transfer its ownership of the Mortgage Loans
directly to the Owner, and the Owner desires to accept such
transfer;
WHEREAS,
the Original Owner, the Owner and the Servicer desire that the Servicing
Agreement shall govern all Mortgage Loan transfers and that all Mortgage Loans
so transferred (the “Transferred Mortgage Loans”)
shall continue to be subject to and serviced pursuant to the Servicing
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements set forth
herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Owner and the Servicer hereby agree as
follows:
1.
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Transfer
of Ownership of the Mortgage Loans. As of the Servicing
Transfer Date, the Original Owner hereby transfers all of its right,
title
and interest in the Mortgage Loans to the Owner, and the Owner hereby
accepts such transfer in accordance with the terms of this Service
Transfer Agreement.
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2.
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Servicing
of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicing Agreement shall govern
all Mortgage Loan transfers and the Servicer shall service the Transferred
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Servicing
Agreement.
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3.
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Servicing
Fee Rate. The Servicing Fee Rate for Servicing the
Transferred Mortgage Loans shall be no less than
______________.
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4.
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Custodial
Accounts. The Collection Account and Escrow Account shall
be entitled:
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5.
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Servicing
Advances. The parties hereby agree that the Servicer shall
have the right to reimburse itself for any unreimbursed Servicing
Advances
owed to it by the Original Owner directly from the Collection
Account. If funds in the Collection Account
are
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insufficient
to reimburse the Servicer for any
unreimbursed Servicing Advances, the Original Owner shall directly reimburse
the
Servicer from its own funds within five (5) Business Days of receipt from the
Servicer of a notification or invoice itemizing the unreimbursed Servicing
Advances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if upon the Servicing Transfer
Date.
6.
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Schedule
of Transferred Mortgage Loans. The Transferred Mortgage
Loans that are subject to this Servicing Transfer Agreement are listed
in
Schedule H-1, attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
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7.
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Miscellaneous.
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a.
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This
Servicing Transfer Agreement is hereby fully incorporated into and
made
part of the Servicing Agreement.
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b.
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Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings
set
forth in the Servicing Agreement.
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c.
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The
Servicing Agreement, as amended by this Servicing Transfer Agreement,
is
hereby ratified and confirmed by the Owner and the
Servicer.
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IN
WITNESSETH WHEREOF, the Original Owner, the Owner, and the Servicer have caused
their names to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the day and year first above written.
ORIGINAL
OWNER
_________________________________
By:
______________________________
OWNER
_________________________________
By:
______________________________
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SERVICER
GMAC
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:
______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
I
FORM
OF
ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
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Re:
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The
[ ] agreement dated as of [ ], 200[ ] (the
“Agreement”), among [IDENTIFY
PARTIES]
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I,
________________________________, the _______________________ of [NAME OF
COMPANY] (the “Company”), certify to [the Owner], [the Depositor], and
the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their officers,
with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification,
that:
1. I
have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the Company provided in
accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the “Compliance Statement”),
the report on assessment of the Company’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 Company
during 200[ ] that were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement
(collectively, the “Company Servicing Information”);
2. Based
on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information, taken as a whole, does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
of
time covered by the Company Servicing Information;
3. Based
on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing Information required to be
provided by the Company under the Agreement has been provided to the [Depositor]
[Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee];
4. I
am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Company as servicer
under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and the compliance review
conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and except as disclosed in
the
Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the
Company has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material
respects; and
5. The
Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the
Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and Attestation Report required to
be
provided by the Company and by any Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant to
the
Agreement, have been provided to the [Depositor] [Master
Servicer]. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such
reports have been disclosed to the
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[Depositor]
[Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with the
Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
Date:
_________________________________
By:
__________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT
J
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Servicer] [Subservicer] shall
address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as below as “Applicable Servicing
Criteria”:
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with
the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business
days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth
in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes
of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange
Act.
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared
the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance with
the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with
the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Servicer.
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Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
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Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iv)
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Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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Pool
Asset Administration
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction
agreements
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in
the
transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance with
the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
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Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a
mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including, for
example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified
in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid, or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such
support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior
to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
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Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
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Reference
|
Criteria
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth
in
the transaction agreements.
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[NAME
OF SERVICER] [SUBSERVICER]
Date:
By:
_________________________________
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
REPORTS
PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
1.
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Mortgage
Loan level detail of such remittance allocable to
principal;
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2.
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Mortgage
Loan level detail of such remittance allocable to
curtailments;
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3.
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Mortgage
Loan level detail of such remittance allocable to
payoffs;
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4.
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Mortgage
Loan level detail of such remittance allocable to
interest;
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5.
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Mortgage
Loan level detail of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans as of the close of business on the related Determination
Date;
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6.
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Mortgage
Loan level detail of accrued interest
income;
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7.
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Mortgage
Loan level detail of charge-offs and recoveries, including accounts
settled short;
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8.
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Mortgage
Loan level detail for:
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a.
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Prepayment
charges
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b.
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Servicing
Advances – reimbursed and
non-reimbursed
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c.
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Due
Dates
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d.
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Current
interest rate
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e.
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Current
P&I payments
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f.
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Escrow
balance
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g.
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Suspense
balance
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9.
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The
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans as of the close of
business on the applicable Determination
Date;
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10.
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The
number and aggregate principal balances of Mortgage Loans
(a) Delinquent (i) 30 days, (ii) 60 days, (iii) 90
days or more, or (iv) 120 days or more; (b) as to which foreclosure
has commenced; (c) in Bankruptcy; and (d) as to which REO Property
has been acquired;
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11.
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Book
values for all REO Property, including
expenses;
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12.
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Other
portfolio data as agreed upon by both parties;
and
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13.
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Any
other reports as deemed necessary at securitization and reasonably
prepared by the Servicer.
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SCHEDULE II
[RESERVED]
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SCHEDULE III
PREPAYMENT
PENALTY SCHEDULE
(To
be
provided by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx)
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