Amends April 1, 1998 Agreement
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Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
Seller
and
Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
Purchaser
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MORTGAGE LOAN SALE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of April 1, 1998
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS........................................................2
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE
FILES;BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF
DOCUMENTS...............................................................11
Section 2.01 Sale and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans;
Possession of Mortgage Files; Maintenance
of Servicing Files..............................11
Section 2.02 Books and Records; Transfers of
Mortgage Loans..................................11
Section 2.03 Additional Pledged Collateral Custodial
Agreement; Delivery of Documents................12
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; REMEDIES AND BREACH........ .....13
Section 3.01 Company Representations and Warranties..........13
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding
Individual Mortgage Loans.......................16
Section 3.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations
and Warrant...ies...............................24
Section 3.04 Mortgage Loans Convertible to Fixed
Interest Rate...................................26
ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS...................26
Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer......................26
Section 4.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans...................28
Section 4.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments............29
Section 4.04 Establishment of and Deposits to
Custodial Account...............................29
Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account....31
Section 4.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow
Account.........................................32
Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.......33
Section 4.08 Maintenance of Tax, Insurance, Other
Charge Records..................................34
Section 4.09 Protection of Accounts..........................34
Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.................34
Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance....36
Section 4.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors
and Omissions Insurance.........................36
Section 4.13 Inspections.....................................37
Section 4.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property...............37
Section 4.15 Title, Management and Disposition
of REO Property.................................37
Section 4.16 Real Estate Owned Reports.......................39
Section 4.17 Liquidation Reports.............................39
Section 4.18 Notification of Adjustments.....................40
Section 4.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments
of Mortgaged Property...........................40
ARTICLE V PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER.............................................40
Section 5.01 Remittances.....................................40
Section 5.02 Statements to Purchaser.........................41
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by Company.....................41
ARTICLE VI GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES.....................................42
Section 6.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property................42
Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release
of Mortgage Files...............................43
Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation..........................43
Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance...............43
Section 6.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants'
Servicing Report................................44
Section 6.06 Right to Examine Company Records................44
ARTICLE VII COMPANY TO COOPERATE............................................44
Section 7.01 Provision of Information........................44
Section 7.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facilities.....45
ARTICLE VIII THE COMPANY.....................................................45
Section 8.01 Third Party Claims..............................45
Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company..........45
Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of Company and
Others..........................................46
Section 8.04 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment
by Company......................................46
ARTICLE IX DEFAULT...........................................................47
Section 9.01 Events of Default...............................47
Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults..............................49
ARTICLE X TERMINATION........................................................49
Section 10.01 Termination.....................................49
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS..........................................49
Section 11.01 Successor to Company............................49
Section 11.02 Amendment.......................................50
Section 11.03 Governing Law...................................51
Section 11.04 Duration of Agreement...........................51
Section 11.05 Notices.........................................51
Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions......................52
Section 11.07 Relationship of Parties.........................52
Section 11.08 Execution; Successors and Assigns...............53
Section 11.09 Integration.....................................53
Section 11.10 Assignment by Purchaser.........................53
Section 11.11 No Solicitation.................................53
Section 11.12 Reconstitution..................................54
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A Mortgage Loan Schedule
Exhibit A-1 Summary of Underwriting Guidelines
Exhibit B Contents of Each Mortgage File
Exhibit C Mortgage Loan Documents
Exhibit C-1 Custodial Agreement
Exhibit D-1 Custodial Account Certification
Exhibit D-2 Custodial Account Letter Agreement
Exhibit E-1 Escrow Account Certification
Exhibit E-2 Escrow Account Letter Agreement
Exhibit F Monthly Remittance Advice
Exhibit G Intentionally Deleted
Exhibit H Company's Certificate of Compliance
Exhibit I Form of Opinion of Seller's Counsel
Exhibit J Form of Opinion of Purchaser's Counsel
Exhibit K Additional Pledged Collateral Custodial Agreement
Exhibit L Mortgage Loans with Conversion Option
Exhibit M Form of Certificate for Nonrecoverable Advances
AMENDED AND RESTATED
MORTGAGE LOAN SALE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN SALE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is executed by and between Xxxxxx Capital, A
Division of Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., as purchaser (the "Purchaser"), and
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, as seller and servicer (the "Company"),
as of this 1st day of April, 1998. This Amended and Restated Agreement amends
and restates the MORTGAGE LOAN SALE, WARRANTIES AND SERVICING AGREEMENT by and
between the Purchaser and the Company dated as of April 1, 1998 (the "Original
Agreement").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Purchaser purchased from the Company and the Company sold to
the Purchaser certain conventional, adjustable rate first-lien mortgage loans
and cooperative loans (hereinafter referred to as "Mortgage Loans") which have
an aggregate outstanding principal balance as of the close of business on the
Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments due on or before such date, of
$104,349,740.96 pursuant to the Original Agreement;
WHEREAS, each of the Mortgage Loans is secured by a mortgage, deed of
trust or other security instrument creating a first lien on real estate (or
against the shares of a cooperative corporation and the related proprietary
lease) located in the jurisdiction indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company have agreed that the Purchaser
will assign all of its rights and delegate all of its obligations hereunder to
the Depositor (as defined herein), which in turn will assign all of its rights
and delegate all of its obligations (except as otherwise specified herein)
hereunder to the Trustee (as defined herein) under the Trust Agreement (as
defined herein), and that each reference herein to the Purchaser is intended,
unless otherwise specified, to mean Xxxxxx Capital or the Trustee, as
assignee, whichever is the holder of the Mortgage Loans from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company wish to amend and restate the
provisions governing the purchase of the Mortgage Loans and the management,
servicing and control of the Mortgage Loans.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter
set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Company agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used herein, the following words and phrases, unless the context
otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those
mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions which
service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Additional Collateral: Any real or personal property, securities, cash,
instruments, contracts or other documents constituting or evidencing
collateral pledged as additional security for a Mortgage Loan (other than the
Mortgaged Property).
Additional Pledged Collateral Custodial Agreement: The agreement
governing the retention of Additional Collateral, a form of which is annexed
hereto as Exhibit K.
Agreement: This Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing Agreement
and all amendments hereof and supplements and exhibits hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Appraised Value: The amount set forth in an appraisal made in connection
with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer
or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the
jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the
sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day (8:30 to 5:00 p.m. EST) other than (i) a Saturday
or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or the State of New York are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Buydown Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan for which funds have been
deposited with the Company by the Mortgagor and/or other third party to be
applied to the Monthly Payment for a specified period of time.
Certificates: Any or all of the Certificates to be issued pursuant to the
Trust Agreement.
Closing Date: January 16, 1998
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time
to time, or any successor statute thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of
the Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto.
Company: Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, or its successor in
interest or assigns. For purposes of representations and warranties and other
provisions relating to servicing, FNMA or FHLMC qualifications, "Company" is
deemed to include the Subservicer.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which, pursuant to the
related Mortgage Note, the Mortgagor may elect to convert the Mortgage Rate
from an adjustable to a fixed rate of interest.
Coop Loan: A loan secured by a first lien against (i) shares issued by a
cooperative apartment corporation and (ii) a Mortgagor's leasehold interest in
a cooperative apartment located in such building.
Cooperative Property: The real property and improvements owned by the
cooperative corporation, that includes the allocation of individual dwelling
units to the holders of the cooperative shares of the cooperative corporation.
Cooperative Unit: A single family dwelling located in a Cooperative
Property.
Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.04.
Custodial Agreement: The Custodial Agreement governing retention of the
Mortgage Loan Documents, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C-1.
Custodian: The Custodian under the Custodial Agreement, or its successor
in interest or assigns or any successor to the Custodian under the Custodial
Agreement as provided therein.
Cut-off Date: January 1, 1998.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan which is repurchased by the
Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or which is, in the
case of a substitution pursuant to Section 3.03, replaced or to be replaced
with one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans.
Depositor: Structured Asset Securities Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, or its successors in interest or assigns.
Determination Date: The 13th day (or if such 13th Day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 13th day) of the month of the
related Remittance Date.
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a
Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing
on the second day of the month preceding the month of such Remittance Date and
ending on the first day of the month of such Remittance Date.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions insurance
policy to be maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 4.12.
Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section 4.06.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed
by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other
related document.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated
in Section 9.01.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
FHLMC: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by or on behalf of the
Company pursuant to Section 4.12.
First Remittance Date: February 18, 1998.
FNMA: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any successor
thereto.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the fixed percentage
amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note of not less than 250 basis
points (2.50%) and not more than 287.5 basis points (2.875%) basis points,
which amount is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note to determine, on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date, the
Mortgage Interest Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
Index: On each Interest Rate Adjustment Date, the applicable index shall
be the weekly average yield of the secondary market interest rates on one year
constant maturity treasuries (CMT).
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged
Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: The date on which an adjustment to the
Mortgage Interest Rate on a Mortgage Note becomes effective. The first
Interest Rate Adjustment Date for each Mortgage Loan will occur in accordance
with the terms of the Mortgage Note.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the liquidation of
a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment of such
Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the sale of
the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio
of the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at origination, or the Stated
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-Off Date or such other
date as is specified, less the minimum value of Additional Collateral to the
lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property and (b) if the
Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged
Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property, expressed as a
percentage.
Monthly Advance: The portion of Monthly Payment delinquent with
respect to each Mortgage Loan at the close of business on the Determination
Date required to be advanced by the Company pursuant to Section 5.03 on the
Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date of the related month.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and/or
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust, pledge and security agreement or
other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on
either (i) an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property or (ii) a
first lien on a cooperative apartment lease and related cooperative
corporation shares, each as security for a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit B annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Impairment Insurance Policy: A mortgage impairment or blanket
hazard insurance policy as described in Section 4.11.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage
Note, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of such
Mortgage Note. The Mortgage Interest Rate, as determined on each Interest Rate
Adjustment Date, is equal to the sum of the Index and the Gross Margin,
adjusted, if necessary, to comply with the Mortgage Interest Rate Cap.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: The limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate
adjustment, such that as to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate
shall not: (i) be more or less than the stated periodic cap as applied to the
Mortgage Interest Rate in effect immediately prior to the particular Interest
Rate Adjustment Date of the related Mortgage Loan; and (ii) exceed the maximum
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap provided in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual loan secured by a first lien on real
property and each Coop Loan which is the subject of this Agreement and which
is identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, including, without limitation,
the Monthly Payments, Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Disposition Proceeds and all
other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection
with such loan.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents listed in Exhibit C hereto
Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
annual rate of interest remitted to the Purchaser, which shall be equal to the
applicable Mortgage Interest Rate minus the Servicing Fee Rate.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: A schedule of Mortgage Loans annexed hereto as
Exhibit A, such schedule setting forth the following information with respect
to each Mortgage Loan: (1) the Company's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2)
the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property
including the state code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property
is a single family residence, condominium, shares in a cooperative
corporation, or a 2-4 family residence; (5) a description of Additional
Collateral, if any, and the value thereof at the close of business on the
Cut-off Date; (6) the original months to maturity or the remaining months to
maturity from the Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original amortization
schedule, and if different, the maturity expressed in the same manner but
based on the actual amortization schedule; (7) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at
origination; (8) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of the origination and Cut-off
Dates; (9) the date on which the Mortgage Loan was originated; (10) the stated
maturity date; (11) the amount of the Monthly Payment; (12) the last payment
date on which a payment was actually applied to the outstanding principal
balance; (13) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (14) the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the
Cut-off Date, after deduction of the payments of principal due on or before
the Cut-off Date, whether or not collected; (15) the Index; (16) the next
Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (17) the Gross Margin; (18) the maximum
Mortgage Interest Rate under the terms of the Mortgage Note; and (19) the
minimum value of any additional collateral required under the terms of the
Mortgage Loan. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, as of the
Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; and (3) the weighted
average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property or shares of a cooperative
corporation and related leasehold interest, as of the Closing Date, securing
repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Nonrecoverable Advance: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a Monthly
Advance with regard to which the Company, in its sole discretion, anticipates
that the amount of such advance will not be ultimately recoverable from
related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or other amounts received
with respect to such Mortgage Loan. The Company's determination as to a
Nonrecoverable Advance shall be evidenced by a certificate in the form set
forth in Exhibit M.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board
or the Vice Chairman of the Board or the President or a Vice President or an
Assistant Vice President and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the
Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company, and delivered to
the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be an employee
of the Company, reasonably acceptable to the addressee (except that such
counsel must be Independent (as defined in the Trust Agreement) outside
counsel with respect to any such opinion required under Sections 4.15 and
11.02 of this Agreement).
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Power of Attorney: The power of attorney appointing the Company as
the lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the Purchaser, the form of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit N.
Prime Rate: The rate published as the Prime Rate in The Wall Street
Journal, Northeast edition.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a
Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and 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: The month preceding the month in which the
related Remittance Date occurs.
Purchase Price: The price as stated in the Purchase Price and Terms
Letter.
Purchase Price and Terms Letter: The Purchase Price and Terms Letter
dated as of November 21, 1997 and revised as of December 5, 1997 from the
Company, as accepted and agreed to by the Purchaser.
Purchaser: Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.,
or its successor(s) in interest or any successor to the Purchaser or assignee
thereof under this Agreement as herein provided, or of any such assignee.
Qualified Depository: A depository the accounts of which are insured by
the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF and the debt obligations of which are
rated the equivalent of AA or better by each Rating Agency.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan eligible to be
substituted by the Company for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date
of such substitution: (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after
deduction of all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in
the case of a substitution of more than one Mortgage Loan for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the Stated
Principal Balance of the related Deleted Mortgage Loan (to the extent that the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan is less than the Stated Principal
Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, the amount of such difference together
with one month's interest on such difference at the applicable Remittance
Rate, shall be deposited by the Company in the Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 4.04); (ii) have a Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate not less than, and
not more than 2% greater than the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a Gross Margin of not more than 1/8th of one percent
(0.125%) less than the Gross Margin of the related Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv)
have a remaining term to maturity not greater than, and not more than one year
less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (v) comply with each
representation and warranty set forth in Section 3.02; (vi) have a
Loan-to-Value Ratio as of the date of such substitution not greater than that
of the related Deleted Mortgage Loan; and (vii) not be a Coop Loan unless the
related Deleted Mortgage Loan was a Coop Loan.
Rating Agency: Either of Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of
The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc. and Fitch IBCA, Inc.
Record Date: The close of business on the last Business Day of the month
preceding the month of the related Remittance Date.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of
Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: The provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of
Chapter 1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions, and regulations,
rulings or pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in
effect from time to time.
Remittance Date: The 18th day (or if such 18th day is not a Business Day,
the first Business Day immediately following) of any month, beginning with the
First Remittance Date.
REO Disposition: The final sale by the Company of any REO Property.
REO Disposition Proceeds: All amounts received with respect to an REO
Disposition pursuant to Section 4.15.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company on behalf of
the Purchaser through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as
described in Section 4.15.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i)
the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan plus (ii) interest on such
Stated Principal Balance at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the date on
which interest has last been paid (to the extent distributed to the Purchaser)
to and including the date prior to repurchase, less amounts received or
advanced in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in
the Custodial Account for distribution in the month of repurchase.
SAIF: The Savings Association Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Securities Act of 1933 or the 1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary
"out-of-pocket" costs and expenses other than Monthly Advances (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) incurred in the performance by
the Company of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the
cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged
Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures,
(c) the management and liquidation of any REO Property and (d) compliance with
the obligations under Section 4.08.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the amount of the
annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Company, which shall, for a period
of one full month, be equal to one-twelfth of the product of (a) the Servicing
Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding 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. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee
with respect to any Mortgage Loan for any month is limited to, and the
Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion (including
recoveries with respect to interest from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent
permitted by Section 4.05) of the related Monthly Payment collected by the
Company, or as otherwise provided under Section 4.05.
Servicing Fee Rate: 0.25% (25 basis points) per annum.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file retained by
the Company consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage File
which are not delivered to the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan
Documents listed in Exhibit C hereto, the originals of which are delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to Section 2.01.
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company involved in or responsible
for the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears
on a list of servicing officers furnished by the Company to the Purchaser upon
request, as such list may from time to time be amended.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan, (i) the principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to
payments of principal due on or before such date, whether or not received,
minus (ii) all amounts previously distributed to the Purchaser with respect to
the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or recoveries of principal or
advances in lieu thereof.
Subservicer: Mellon Mortgage Company, or any other subservicer which is
subservicing the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement. Any
Subservicer shall meet the qualifications set forth in Section 4.01.
Subservicing Agreement: An agreement between the Company and a
Subservicer for the subservicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Trust: The trust fund established by the Trust Agreement, the assets of
which primarily consist of the Mortgage Loans.
Trust Agreement: The Trust Agreement dated as of April 1, 1998 between
the Depositor and the Trustee.
Trustee: Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, as Trustee under
the Trust Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES;
BOOKS AND RECORDS; CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT; DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS
Section 2.01 Sale and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Mortgage Files; . Maintenance of Servicing Files
(a) Sale and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans:
(1) Agreement to Purchase: The Company agrees to sell, and
Purchaser agrees to purchase, Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule annexed hereto as Exhibit A, having an aggregate principal balance on
the Cut-off Date of $104,349,740.96.
(2) The Company, simultaneously with the later to occur of
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the receipt of the Purchase Price
in good funds, as provided in the Purchase Price and Terms Letter, does hereby
sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without
recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all the right, title and
interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans.
(b) Possession of Mortgage Files: Pursuant to Section 2.03, the Company
has delivered or will have released as of the Closing Date the Mortgage Loan
Documents to the Custodian. The contents of each Mortgage File and Servicing
File not delivered to the Custodian are and shall be held in trust by the
Company for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof. Upon the sale
of the Mortgage Loans the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related
Mortgage and the related Mortgage File and Servicing File shall vest
immediately in the Purchaser, and the ownership of all records and documents
with respect to the origination of each related Mortgage Loan prepared by or
which come into the possession of the Company shall vest immediately in the
Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained by the Company, in trust, at
the will of the Purchaser and only in such custodial capacity.
(c) Maintenance of Servicing Files: The Company shall maintain a
Servicing File consisting of all records required to service the Mortgage
Loan. Each Servicing File shall be marked appropriately to reflect clearly the
sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, and records relating to
the Servicing Files will reflect their segregation from other files in the
Servicer's possession. Ownership of Servicing Files shall be retained by the
Company.
Section 2.02 Books and Records; Transfers of Mortgage Loans.
From and after the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, all
rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to all
funds received on or in connection with each Mortgage Loan, shall be received
and held by the Company in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser as owner of
the Mortgage Loans, and the Company shall retain record title to the related
Mortgages for the sole purpose of facilitating the servicing and the
supervision of the servicing of Mortgage Loans.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Company's
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the
Company. The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain,
a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be
marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the
Purchaser. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser, or its designee and shall deliver
to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state
and local laws, rules and regulations. To the extent that original documents
are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the
Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable
means of recreating original documents, including but not limited to, optical
imagery techniques.
The Company shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall
make available for inspection by any Purchaser or its designee the related
Servicing File during the time the Purchaser retains ownership of a Mortgage
Loan and thereafter in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
The Company shall keep at its servicing office books and records in
which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company
shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be
made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the Company shall be under no obligation to deal
with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless
the books and records show such a person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan.
The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer
one or more of the Mortgage Loans, and any subsequent purchaser of one or more
Mortgage Loans may sell and transfer such Mortgage Loans; provided, however,
that in no event shall there be more than three persons at any given time
having the status of "Purchaser" hereunder. The Purchaser shall advise the
Company of the transfer of any Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser, and upon
receipt of notice of such transfer, the Company shall xxxx its books and
records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by such transferee, and
shall release the previous Purchaser from its obligations hereunder with
respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred.
Section 2.03 Additional Pledged Collateral Custodial Agreement; Delivery
of Documents
Except as provided by the Additional Pledged Collateral Custodial
Agreement delivered herewith, the Company has or will have by the Closing Date
delivered and released to the Custodian those Mortgage Loan Documents as
required by this Agreement with respect to each Mortgage Loan, a list of which
is attached as Exhibit C hereto.
The Custodian has certified its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered, as evidenced by the initial certification
of the Custodian (the "Custodian Certificate").
Within 90 days of receipt by the Company of a copy of the Custodian
Certificate which indicates that any of the Mortgage Loan Documents is
missing, does not appear regular on its face (i. e., is mutilated, damaged,
defaced, torn or otherwise physically altered) (each, a "Material Defect"),
the Company shall cure such Material Defect or, if it does not cure such
Material Defect within such period and such Material Defect has a material
adverse effect on Purchaser's ability to enforce the obligations of the
borrower or the guarantor, as the case may be, under the Mortgage Loan
Documents, repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price (or,
to the extent provided in Section 3.03, substitute one or more Qualifying
Substitute Mortgage Loans).
The Company shall forward to the Custodian original documents evidencing
any assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with Section 4.01 or Section 6.01 within one week
of its execution; provided, however, that the Company shall provide the
Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for
recordation within one week of its execution and shall provide the original of
any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by
the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original within sixty (60) days of its submission for recordation.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
REMEDIES AND BREACH
Section 3.01 Company Representations and Warranties
The Company represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as of the
Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Company is a trust company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is licensed, qualified and in good standing
in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state
require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type
conducted by the Company, and in any event the Company is in compliance with
the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the
enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage
Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Company has the full
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement (including all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant
to this Agreement) by the Company and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement
evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company; and
all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Company to make this
Agreement valid and binding upon the Company in accordance with its terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of business of the
Company, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and
the Mortgages by the Company pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to the
bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction;
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement,
the origination or acquisition of the Mortgage Loans by the Company, the sale
of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the other transactions contemplated
hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, will conflict materially with or result in a material breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or
by-laws or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the
Company is now a party or by which it is bound, constitute a default or result
in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in any material
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the
Company or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to
realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(d) Ability to Service. The Company is an approved seller/servicer of
conventional residential mortgage loans for FNMA or FHLMC, with the
facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel necessary for the servicing,
in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, of mortgage loans of the same
type as the Mortgage Loans, and is in good standing, to sell mortgage loans to
and service mortgage loans for FNMA or FHLMC, and no event has occurred,
including but not limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make
the Company unable to comply with FNMA or FHLMC eligibility requirements or
which would require notification to either FNMA or FHLMC;
(e) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Company acknowledges and agrees that
the Servicing Fee, as calculated at the Servicing Fee Rate, represents
reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the entire
Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Company, for accounting and tax
purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage
Loans pursuant to this Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform. The Company 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) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, either in any
one instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in
the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the
Company, or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Company
to carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
liability on the part of the Company, or which would draw into question the
validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to
be taken in connection with the obligations of the Company contemplated
herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Company to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
(h) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or order
of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or the compliance by the Company
with this Agreement or the sale of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if
required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(i) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among the
outstanding adjustable rate one- to four- family mortgage loans in the
Company's portfolio at the Closing Date as to which the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.02 could be made and such selection was not
made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(j) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any statement,
report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains
any materially untrue statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to
make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(k) [RESERVED];
(l) Sale Treatment. The Company has determined that the disposition of
the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment
for accounting and tax purposes;
(m) Financial Statements. The Company has delivered to the Purchaser
consolidated financial statements of Mellon Bank Corporation, as to its last
two complete fiscal years and any later quarter ended more than sixty (60)
days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All such financial statements
fairly present the pertinent results of operations and affiliates and have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
constantly applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the
notes thereto. In addition, the Company has delivered information as to its
conventional mortgage loan delinquency and foreclosure experience for the
immediately preceding three-year period, in each case with respect to mortgage
loans owned by it and such mortgage loans serviced for others during such
period, and all such information so delivered is true and correct in all
material respects. There has been no change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the
Company's financial statements that would have a material adverse effect on
its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The Company has
completed any forms requested by the Purchaser in a timely manner and in
accordance with the provided instructions;
(n) No Brokers' Fees. The Company has not dealt with any broker,
investment banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any
commission or compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
and
(o) Fair Consideration. The consideration received by the Company upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans.
Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage
Loans
As to each Mortgage Loan, the Company hereby represents and warrants to
the Purchaser that, as of the Closing Date:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct, in all material
respects;
(b) Payments Current. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.02(b), all
payments required to be made up to the Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan
under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made and credited. No payment
required under the Mortgage Loan has been delinquent by more than thirty (30)
days more than one time within the twelve months preceding the Cut-off Date;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with the
terms of the Mortgages, and Company has no notice as to any taxes,
governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal
charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and
owing but which have not been paid. The Company has not advanced funds,
directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the
Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note
or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is greater,
to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment
of principal and interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
except by a written instrument (which, if necessary to protect the interests
of the Purchaser, has been recorded) which has been delivered to the
Custodian;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either
the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or
subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense,
including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect
thereto, and Company has no knowledge that any Mortgagor was a debtor in any
state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage
Loan was originated;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Except in the case of Coop Loans, the Mortgage
requires all buildings or other improvements on the Mortgaged Property to be
insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of
extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where
the Mortgaged Property is located pursuant to insurance policies conforming to
the requirements of Section 4.10. If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan,
the Mortgaged Property was in an area identified in the Federal Register by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and
such flood insurance has been made available) a flood insurance policy meeting
the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Flood Insurance
Administration is in effect which policy conforms to the requirements of
Section 4.10. All individual insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee
clause naming the Company and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all
premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and
expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the
Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor's cost and
expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required
by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to
choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is
not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy covering the common
facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the
valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and
will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser
upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
Company has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor's or any
Subservicer's having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the
coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for
therein, or the validity and binding effect of either, including without
limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or
realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful
items have been received, retained or realized by the Company;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit
protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the
Mortgage Loan have been complied with, and the Company shall maintain in its
possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the
Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The lien against the Mortgaged Property
has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in
part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the
Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would
effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The
Company has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the
Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be
in default, nor has the Company waived any default resulting from any action
or inaction by the Mortgagor;
(i) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. Except for Coop Loans, the
Mortgaged Property is located in the state identified in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and consists of a parcel of real property with a detached single
family residence erected thereon or upon which a detached single family
residence will be erected, or a two- to four- family dwelling, or an
individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in
a planned unit development. For Coop Loans, the Mortgaged Property consists of
shares of stock in a cooperative housing corporation and a leasehold interest
in a cooperative apartment owned by such corporation located in the state
identified in the Mortgaged Loan Schedule;
(j) Valid First Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable
and perfected first lien on the Mortgaged Property. Where the Mortgaged
Property consists of residential real estate, the lien includes all buildings
on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical,
plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed to such
building, and all additions, alterations, and replacements made at any time
with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
(1) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not
yet due and payable;
(2) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and
specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance policy
delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i) referred to
or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of
the Mortgage Loan or (ii) which do not adversely affect the
Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such
appraisal; and
(3) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject
which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security
intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value
or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a
valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security
interest on the Mortgaged Property and any additional collateral for the
Mortgage Loan and the Company has full right to sell and assign the same to
the Purchaser;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms. All parties to the Mortgage
Note and the Mortgage and any other related agreement had legal capacity to
enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and
the Mortgage and any other related agreement, and the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties. The documents,
instruments and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified
and contain no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and
statements therein not misleading. No fraud was committed in connection with
the origination of the Mortgage Loan. The Company has reviewed all of the
documents constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it
deems necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set
forth herein;
(l) Full Payment of Costs. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in
making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were
paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or
due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. Immediately prior to the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the
Company to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the Company was the sole
owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not
assigned or pledged, and the Company has good and marketable title thereto,
and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan therein to the
Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest,
lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and has full right and
authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any
other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1)
in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws
of the state wherein the real Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) organized
under the laws of such state, or (3) qualified to do business in such state,
or (4) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having
principal offices in such state, or (5) not doing business in such state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination (or,
if any Mortgage Loan has been the subject of a significant modification since
origination, other than as a result of a default or imminent default, as of
the date of such modification) equal to or greater than 90%.
(p) Title Insurance. Except in the case of Coop Loans, the Mortgage Loan
is covered by either (i) an attorney's opinion of title and abstract of title
the form and substance of which is acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
making mortgage loans in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or
(ii) an ALTA lender's title insurance policy or other generally acceptable
form of policy of insurance acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC, issued by a title
insurer acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC and qualified to do business in the
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Company,
its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in
the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan, and against any loss by
reason of the invalidity or enforceability of the lien resulting from the
provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment in the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment, subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses
(1), (2) and (3) of paragraph (j) of this Section 3.02 and against any loss
resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the
Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or
regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier
of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title
insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against
encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. If
the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit located in a state in which a
title insurer will generally issue an endorsement, then the related title
insurance policy contains an endorsement insuring the validity of the creation
of the condominium form of ownership with respect to the project in which such
unit is located. The Company is the sole insured of such lender's title
insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is in full force
and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the loan
sale transaction contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made
under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the
Mortgage, including the Company, has done, by act or omission, anything which
would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy including
without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or
realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful
items have been received, retained or realized by the Company;
(q) No Defaults. There is no default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event
which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace
or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration, and neither the Company nor its predecessors have waived any
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and no foreclosure action
has been commenced with respect to any Mortgage Loan;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the
Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or subordinate
with the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements which
were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property
lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property (and, if the property is a condominium unit, such
improvements lie wholly within the project) and no improvements on adjoining
properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or
being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning
law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. At the time the Mortgage Loan was
originated, the originator was a Mortgagee approved by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National
Housing Act or a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial
bank or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a
Federal or State authority. The documents, instruments and agreements
submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified and contain no untrue
statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not
misleading. The Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted on each Interest Rate
Adjustment Date to equal the Index plus the Gross Margin, which amount is
added in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note, subject to the
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap. The Mortgage Note is payable each month in
installments of principal and/or interest, which installments of interest are
subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each
Interest Rate Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in
arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity
date, over an original term of not more than thirty (30) years. The Mortgage
Note provides for accrual of interest on the basis of a 360 day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months. There is no negative amortization. At no
time has the Mortgage Interest Rate exceeded the lifetime cap as set forth in
the related Note.
(u) Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof
adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of
the security provided thereby, including (i) in the case of a Mortgage
designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan,
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver
good and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead
or other exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the
right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to
foreclose the Mortgage;
(v) Underwriting. The Mortgage Loans were generally underwritten and
approved substantially in accordance with the Company's written procedures and
standards set forth in Exhibit A-1.
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the Closing Date the
Mortgaged Property (or, in the case of a Coop Loan, the related Cooperative
Unit) is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All inspections, licenses and
certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied
portions of the Mortgaged Property (or, in the case of a Coop Loan, the
related Cooperative Unit) and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the
same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire
underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate
authorities;
(x) No Additional Collateral. With the exception of Mortgage Loans
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as having additional collateral, the
Mortgage Note is not secured by any collateral except the lien on Mortgaged
Property created by the corresponding Mortgage and the security interest or
any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in Section
3.02(j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has
been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage,
and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the
trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable Investment. The Company has no knowledge of any
circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged
Property, the Mortgagor and/or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can
reasonably be expected to:
(i) cause private institutional investors to regard the
Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment;
(ii) cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent; or
(iii) adversely affect the value or marketability of the
Mortgage Loan;
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Loan Documents have
been delivered (or will have been released by the Closing Date) to the
Custodian. The Company is in possession of a complete, true and accurate
Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit B, except for such documents the
originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
(bb) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related
Mortgaged Property conducted by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed by the
Company, who had no interest direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or
in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not
affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the
appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the
Federal Institution Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage
Loan was originated;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage is in
recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property consisting of residential real
estate is located;
(dd) Due on Sale. The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage
Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without
the prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(ee) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.02 (ee), the Mortgage Loan does not contain a provision permitting or
requiring conversion to a fixed interest rate Mortgage Loan;
(ff) Consolidation of Future Advances. None of the Mortgage Loans contain
any provisions permitting future advances after the Cut-off Date. Any future
advances made prior to the Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the
outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. Except in the case of Coop Loans, the lien of the Mortgage
securing the consolidated principal amounts is insured as having first lien
priority by a title insurance policy, and endorsement to the policy insuring
the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by other title evidence. The
consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of
the Mortgage Loan;
(gg) Mortgaged Property Undamaged. There is no proceeding pending or, to
the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by
waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other
casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as
security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were
intended;
(hh) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate Adjustments.
The origination and collection practices used with respect to the Mortgage
Loan have been in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, and have been
in all respects in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. All
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in compliance with state and
federal law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note. Any interest required
to be paid pursuant to state and local law has been properly paid and
credited;
(ii) Environmental Matters. To the best of the Company's knowledge, the
Mortgaged Property is free from any and all toxic or hazardous substances and
there exists no violation of any local, state or federal environmental law,
rule or regulation;
(jj) Soldiers' and Sailors' Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not notified
the Company, and the Company has no knowledge, of any relief requested or
allowed to the Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of
1940;
(kk) REMIC Qualification. Each Mortgage Loan is a "qualified mortgage"
within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code and Treas. Reg. 1.860G-2;
(ll) Buydown Mortgage Loans. None of the Mortgage Loans is a Buydown
Mortgage Loan; and
(mm) No Partial Release of Collateral. No Mortgage Loan requires the
Mortgagee to release any portion of the Mortgaged Property from the lien of
the Mortgage other than (i) upon payment in full of the Mortgage Loan or (ii)
with respect to Mortgaged Property consisting of more than one piece of real
property or shares of a cooperative corporation, a release of a portion of the
Mortgaged Property upon a partial repayment of the Mortgage Loan, provided the
LTV of the remaining Mortgaged Property after the release does not exceed 90%.
Section 3.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans
to the Purchaser and the subsequent sale of the Mortgage Loans by the
Purchaser to the Depositor and by the Depositor to the Trustee under the Trust
Agreement, and the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Documents to the Custodian
and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, specifically, including the
Trustee, as provided in Section 11.10 hereof, notwithstanding any restrictive
or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the
examination or failure to examine any Mortgage File. Upon discovery by either
the Company or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing
representations and warranties which materially and adversely affects the
value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the Purchaser (or which
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in the related
Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a
particular Mortgage Loan) the party discovering such breach shall give prompt
written notice to the other.
Within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the Company of any breach of a representation or warranty which materially and
adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser (or which materially and adversely affects the interests of
Purchaser in the related Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and
warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the Company shall use its
best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material respects and, if
such breach cannot be cured, the Company shall, at the Purchaser's option,
repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a
breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.01,
and either discovery by or notice to the Company of such breach, all of the
Mortgage Loans shall, at the Purchaser's option, be repurchased by the Company
at the Repurchase Price. However, if the breach shall involve a representation
or warranty set forth in Section 3.02 and the Company discovers or receives
notice of any such breach within 120 days of the Closing Date, the Company
shall, at the Purchaser's option and provided that the Company has a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided
above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") and substitute in
its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that no such
substitution shall be made (i) after the 120-day period beginning on the
Closing Date and (ii) unless the Purchaser has received an Opinion of Counsel
(at the expense of the Company) that such substitution will not adversely
affect the status of any REMIC established pursuant to the Trust Agreement as
a REMIC or cause any such REMIC to be deemed to have engaged in a "prohibited
transaction" under the REMIC provisions. If the Company has no Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan. Any
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
this Section 3.03 shall be accomplished by deposit in the Custodial Account of
the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to Purchaser on the next
scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in
respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being held in the
Custodial Account for future distribution.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the Company
shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the Company
and the delivery to the Company of any documents held by the Custodian
relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or
substitution, the Company shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give
written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken
place, amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution,
identify a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the Mortgage Loan
Schedule to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to
this Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Company shall be
deemed to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all
such representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be
deemed made as of the date of such substitution. The Company shall effect such
substitution by delivering to the Custodian for such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan the related Mortgage Loan Documents with the Mortgage Note
endorsed as required. No substitution will be made in any calendar month after
the Determination Date for such month. The Company shall deposit in the
Custodial Account the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due on such
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of
such substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall be retained by the Company.
For the month of substitution, distributions to Purchaser shall include the
Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution.
The Company shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently
received by the Company in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Company substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan the Company shall determine the
amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after
application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution).
The amount of such shortfall shall be distributed by the Company in the month
of substitution pursuant to Section 5.01. Accordingly, on the date of such
substitution, the Company shall deposit from its own funds into the Custodial
Account an amount equal to the amount of such shortfall.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the Company
shall indemnify the Purchaser and hold it harmless against any losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees
and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting from any
claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon or resulting
from a breach of the Company's representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the
Company set forth in this Section 3.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a
defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser as provided in this
Section 3.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach
of the foregoing representations and warranties.
Any cause of action against the Company relating to or arising out of the
breach of any representations and warranties made in Section 3.01 and 3.02
shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by the
Purchaser or notice thereof by the Company to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by
the Company to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Company by the Purchaser for compliance with
this Agreement.
Section 3.04 Mortgage Loans Convertible to Fixed Interest Rate.
In the event the Mortgagor under any Convertible Mortgage Loan elects
to convert said Mortgage Loan to a fixed interest rate Mortgage Loan, as
provided in the related Mortgage Note, then the Company shall repurchase such
Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price or substitute in its place a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the manner prescribed in Section 3.03.
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 4.01 Company to Act as Servicer.
The Company, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer
the Mortgage Loans and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to
do any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration
which the Company may deem necessary or desirable, consistent with the terms
of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing Practices.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Company may waive
any late payment charge, assumption fee or other fee that may be collected in
the ordinary course of servicing the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall not
make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan and (unless the
Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is,
in the judgment of the Company, imminent) the Company shall not permit any
modification of any material term of any Mortgage Loan, including any
modification that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive
the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the outstanding
principal balance (except for actual payments of principal) or change the
final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan, unless approved by Purchaser on a
Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), or unless pursuant to a loan modification
program previously presented to and approved by the Purchaser. In the event of
any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal
payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Company shall, on the Business Day
immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such
principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.03, the difference
between (a) such month's principal and one month's interest at the Mortgage
Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and
(b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Company shall be entitled to
reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances
made pursuant to Section 5.03. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Company shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered,
to execute, deliver and record (if appropriate) on behalf of itself and the
Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or
full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments and any other
certificate or instrument necessary to carry out the modifications
contemplated by this Section 4.01, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Purchaser has furnished and upon
request shall furnish the Company with any powers of attorney and other
documents reasonably required by the Company which are necessary or
appropriate to enable the Company to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties under this Agreement.
In the event that foreclosure proceedings are commenced in respect of any
Mortgage Loan as to which Additional Collateral has been pledged as security,
the Company shall, if such Additional Collateral is readily marketable,
immediately commence the liquidation of such collateral. The proceeds of such
sale shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. If such Additional
Collateral is not readily marketable, the Company shall not exercise any right
it may have to seize, convert or otherwise assume ownership of such Additional
Collateral.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Company shall
employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise the same care
that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering
mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to Accepted
Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the requirements
of this Agreement, and the Purchaser's reliance on the Company.
The Mortgage Loans may be subserviced by the Subservicer, in
accordance with the servicing provisions of this Agreement, on behalf of the
Company, provided that the Subservicer is a FNMA-approved lender or a FHLMC
seller/servicer in good standing, and no event has occurred, including but not
limited to a change in insurance coverage, which would make it unable to
comply with the eligibility requirements for lenders imposed by FNMA or for
seller/servicers imposed by FHLMC, or which would require notification to FNMA
or FHLMC. The Company may perform any of its servicing responsibilities
hereunder or may cause the Subservicer to perform any such servicing
responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Company of the Subservicer
shall not release the Company from any of its obligations hereunder and the
Company shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of the
Subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Company.
The Company shall pay all fees and expenses of the Subservicer from its own
funds, and the Subservicer's fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee.
References in this Agreement to performance by the Company of its
servicing responsibilities hereunder shall be deemed to include the
Subservicer acting on behalf of the Company.
At the cost and expense of the Company, without any right of
reimbursement from the Custodial Account, the Company shall be entitled to
terminate the rights and responsibilities of the Subservicer and arrange for
any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor Subservicer
meeting the requirements in the two preceding paragraphs; provided, however,
that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the
Company, at the Company's option, from electing to service the related
Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Company's responsibilities and
duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 8.04, 9.01,
10.01 or 10.02 , and if requested to do so by the Purchaser, the Company shall
at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of the
Subservicer as soon as is reasonably possible. The Company shall pay all fees,
expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and
responsibilities of the Subservicer from the Company's own funds without
reimbursement from the Purchaser.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to
agreements or arrangements between the Company and the Subservicer or any
reference herein to action taken though the Subservicer or otherwise, the
Company shall not be relieved of its obligations to the Purchaser and shall be
obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it
alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall
be entitled to enter into an agreement with the Subservicer for
indemnification of the Company by the Subservicer and nothing contained in
this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or services
relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the Subservicer shall be deemed to be
between the Subservicer and Company alone, and the Purchaser shall have no
obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer including
no obligation, duty or liability of Purchaser to pay the Subservicer's fees
and expenses. For purposes of distributions and advances by the Company
pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have received a
payment or other recovery in respect of a Mortgage Loan when the Subservicer
has received such payment or recovery.
Section 4.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not
postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 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 Company shall take such action as (1) the Company
would take under similar circumstances with respect to a similar mortgage loan
held for its own account for investment, (2) shall be consistent with Accepted
Servicing Practices, and (3) the Company shall determine prudently to be in
the best interest of Purchaser. In the event that any payment due under any
Mortgage Loan is not postponed pursuant to Section 4.01 and remains delinquent
for a period of ninety (90) days or any other default continues for a period
of ninety (90) days beyond the expiration of any grace or cure period, the
Company shall commence foreclosure proceedings, provided that, prior to
commencing foreclosure proceedings, the Company shall notify the Purchaser in
writing of the Company's intention to do so, and the Company shall not
commence foreclosure proceedings if the Purchaser objects to such action
within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such notice. The Company's
obligation to make such Monthly Advances shall terminate upon delivery by the
Company to the Purchaser of a Certificate of Nonrecoverable Advance in the
form set forth in Exhibit M.
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 Company has reasonable cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is
contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser
otherwise requests an environmental inspection, a review of such Mortgaged
Property shall be conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of the
inspection, the Company shall promptly provide the Purchaser with a written
report of the environmental inspection.
In the event that the environmental inspection report indicates that the
Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes,
the Company shall not proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu
of foreclosure, and the Company shall be reimbursed for all Servicing Advances
made with respect to the related Mortgaged Property from the Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 4.05 hereof.
Section 4.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously from the date hereof until the principal and interest on
all Mortgage Loans are paid in full, the Company shall proceed diligently to
collect all payments due under each of the Mortgage Loans when the same shall
become due and payable and 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 Loan and the Mortgaged Property, to the
end that the installments payable by the Mortgagor will be sufficient to pay
such charges as and when they become due and payable.
Section 4.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
The Company shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received
pursuant to a Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and
general assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Custodial
Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, titled "Boston Safe
Deposit and Trust Company in trust for Norwest Bank Minnesota, National
Association, as Trustee, Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-5," or such other designation as the
Purchaser may direct. The Custodial Account shall be established with a
Qualified Depository. Any funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall at
all times be fully insured to the full extent permitted under applicable law.
Funds deposited in the Custodial Account may be drawn on by the Company in
accordance with Section 4.05. The creation of any Custodial Account shall be
evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit D-1 hereto, in the case of
an account established with the Company, or by a letter agreement in the form
of Exhibit D-2 hereto, in the case of an account held by a depository other
than the Company. A copy of such certification or letter agreement shall be
furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any subsequent Purchaser.
Funds in a Custodial Account may be invested in Eligible Investments
(as defined in the Trust Agreement) which shall mature not later than the
earlier of the Business Day immediately preceding the next succeeding
Remittance Date, and such investments shall not be sold or disposed of prior
to their maturity. All income and gain realized from any investment shall be
for the benefit of the Company and shall be subject to its withdrawal or
order. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of any such investments
shall be deposited in the related Custodial Account by the Company out of its
own funds immediately as such loss is realized.
The Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a daily basis, as
received, and retain therein, the following collections received by the
Company and payments made by the Company after the Cut-off Date, other than
payments of principal and interest due on or before the Cut-off Date:
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans, including
all Principal Prepayments;
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans adjusted
to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate;
(iii) all Liquidation Proceeds;
(iv) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be deposited
pursuant to Section 4.10 (other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account
and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released
to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 4.14) and Section 4.11;
(v) all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the restoration or
repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance
with Section 4.14;
(vi) any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 4.01, 4.04, 5.03, 6.01 or 6.02;
(vii) any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 and all amounts required to be
deposited by the Company in connection with a shortfall in principal amount of
any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03;
(viii) with respect to each Principal Prepayment received during the
immediately preceding Principal Prepayment Period, an amount (to be paid by
the Company out of its funds as provided in Section 6.03 hereof) which, when
added to all amounts allocable to interest received in connection with such
Principal Prepayment, equals one month's interest on the amount of principal
so prepaid at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate, the aggregate of such
payments by the Company for any month not to exceed the aggregate of the
Company's Servicing Fees for such month.
(ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Company pursuant to
Section 4.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket hazard
insurance policy; and
(x) any amounts received with respect to or related to any REO Property
and all REO Disposition Proceeds pursuant to Section 4.15.
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account shall
be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges
and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by Section 6.01, need not be
deposited by the Company into the Custodial Account. Any interest paid on
funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the depository institution shall
accrue to the benefit of the Company and the Company shall be entitled to
retain and withdraw such interest from the Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 4.05.
Section 4.05 Permitted Withdrawals From Custodial Account.
The Company shall, from time to time, withdraw funds from the Custodial
Account for the following purposes:
(i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the manner
provided for in Section 5.01;
(ii) to reimburse itself for Monthly Advances of the Company's funds made
pursuant to Section 5.03, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to
this subclause (ii) being limited to amounts received with respect to the
related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of principal and/or
interest respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that,
in the case of any such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that, where the Company is
required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 or 6.02, the
Company's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to
the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other
amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
(iii) to reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances, and for
any unpaid Servicing Fees, the Company's right to reimburse itself pursuant to
this subclause (iii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to
related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and
such other amounts as may be collected by the Company from the Mortgagor or
otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case
of any such reimbursement, the Company's right thereto shall be prior to the
rights of Purchaser except where the Company is required to repurchase a
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.03 or 6.02, in which case the Company's
right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the
Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other
amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
(iv) to pay itself investment earnings on funds deposited in the
Custodial Account;
(v) to reimburse itself for expenses incurred and reimbursable to it
pursuant to Sections 4.02 and 8.01;
(vi) to pay any amount required to be paid pursuant to Sections 4.02 and
4.15 related to any REO Property, it being understood that in the case of any
such expenditure or withdrawal related to a particular REO Property, the
amount of such expenditure or withdrawal from the Custodial Account shall be
limited to amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account with respect to the
related REO Property;
(vii) to withdraw funds deposited in error in the Custodial Account; and
(viii) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the termination
of this Agreement.
On each Remittance Date, the Company shall withdraw all funds from the
Custodial Account except for those amounts which, pursuant to Section 5.01,
the Company is not obligated to remit on such Remittance Date. The Company may
use such withdrawn funds only for the purposes described in this Section 4.05.
Section 4.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The Company 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, in the form of time deposit or demand accounts
titled, "Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, in trust for Norwest Bank
Minnesota, National Association, as Trustee, Structured Asset Securities
Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1998-5," or such other
designation as the Purchaser may direct. The Escrow Account shall be
established with a Qualified Depository, in a manner which shall provide
maximum available insurance thereunder. Funds deposited in the Escrow Account
may be drawn on by the Company in accordance with Section 4.07. The creation
of any Escrow Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of
Exhibit E-1 hereto, in the case of an account established with the Company, or
by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit E-2 hereto, in the case of an
account held by a depository other than the Company. A copy of such
certification shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any
subsequent Purchaser.
The Company shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts on a
daily basis, 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 Company shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account only to effect
such payments as are required or permitted under this Agreement, as set forth
in Section 4.07. The Company shall be entitled to 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 Company 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.
Section 4.07 Permitted Withdrawals From Escrow Account.
Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the
Company only:
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water
rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire, flood and
hazard insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for the
related Mortgage;
(ii) to reimburse the Company for any Servicing Advances made by the
Company pursuant to Section 4.08 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 any 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 Custodial 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 restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property in
accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 4.14;
(vi) to pay to the Company, or any Mortgagor to the extent required by
law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account;
(vii) to withdraw funds deposited in error in the Escrow Account; and
(viii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of
this Agreement.
Section 4.08 Maintenance of Tax, Insurance, Other Charge Records.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall maintain accurate
records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water
rates, sewer rents, and the charges which are or may become a lien upon the
Mortgaged Property and the status of fire, flood and hazard insurance coverage
and with respect to each Mortgage Loan which provides for Escrow Payments, the
Company 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 Company in amounts sufficient for such
purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. To the extent that a
Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Company shall make a
Servicing Advance from its own funds to effect payment for such charges in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.
Section 4.09 Protection of Accounts.
The Company may transfer the Custodial Account or the Escrow Account to a
different Qualified Depository from time to time. Such transfer shall be made
only upon obtaining the consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be
withheld unreasonably.
The Company shall bear any expenses, losses or damages sustained by the
Purchaser because the Custodial Account or Escrow Account is not a demand
deposit account.
Section 4.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance
The Company shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan hazard
insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
FNMA or FHLMC acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended
coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the
Mortgaged Property is located, in an amount which is at least equal to the
lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such
Mortgage Loan and (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.
If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property
was located in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Flood
Emergency Management Agency 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 Flood Insurance
Administration is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier 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 Loan if
replacement 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 a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium, the Company shall
have received a certificate of insurance evidencing a master policy held by
the owner's association and naming the Company as loss payee.
In the event that the Purchaser or the Company shall determine that the
Mortgaged Property (or, in the case of a Cooperative Loan, the related
Cooperative Unit) 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 Company shall communicate and
consult 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 Company as loss payee and
shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses, which shall provide for at
least 30 days' prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in amount
or material change in coverage.
The Company shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's freedom of choice in
selecting either his insurance carrier or agent; provided, however, that the
Company shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies
unless such companies satisfy the requirements of FNMA or FHLMC and are
licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The Company shall determine that such policies provide sufficient
risk coverage and amounts, that they insure the property owner, and that they
properly describe the property address. The Company shall furnish to the
Mortgagor a formal notice of expiration of any such insurance in sufficient
time for the Mortgagor to arrange for renewal coverage by the expiration date.
Pursuant to Section 4.04, any amounts collected by the Company 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, in the case of a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Unit), or
property acquired in liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, or to be released to
the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Company's normal servicing procedures as
specified in Section 4.14) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject
to withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.05.
Section 4.11 Maintenance of Mortgage Impairment Insurance.
The Company shall maintain a blanket policy insuring against losses
arising from fire and hazards covered under extended coverage on any or all of
the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent such policy provides coverage in an
amount equal to the amount required pursuant to Section 4.10 and otherwise
complies with all other requirements of Section 4.10, it shall conclusively be
deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in Section 4.10. Any
amounts collected by the Company under any such policy relating to a Mortgage
Loan shall be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal
pursuant to Section 4.05. 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 4.10, and there
shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy, the
Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account at the time of such loss the
amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such
deductible clause, such amount to deposited from the Company's funds, without
reimbursement therefor. Upon request of the Purchaser, the Company shall cause
to be delivered to such Purchaser 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 Purchaser.
Section 4.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance
The Company or its corporate parent shall maintain on behalf of the
Company 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 ("Company 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 Company against losses, including forgery,
theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such
Company Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy also shall protect and insure the Company 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 4.12 requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy shall diminish or relieve the Company 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 FNMA in the FNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Selling and Servicing Guide or
by FHLMC in the FHLMC Sellers' & Servicers' Guide. Upon the request of the
Purchaser, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a
certified true copy of such fidelity bond and insurance policy and a statement
from the surety and the insurer that such fidelity bond and insurance policy
shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty (30)
days' prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section 4.13 Inspections.
The Company shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often as deemed
necessary by the Company to assure itself that the value of the Mortgaged
Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan is more than
sixty (60) days delinquent, the Company immediately shall inspect the
Mortgaged Property and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance with
Accepted Servicing Practices. The Company shall keep a written report of each
such inspection.
Section 4.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property
The Company need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser prior to
releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the Mortgagor to
be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property if such
release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. At a minimum, the
Company shall comply with the following conditions in connection with any such
release of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds:
(i) the Company shall receive satisfactory independent verification of
completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals with respect
thereto;
(ii) the Company shall take all steps necessary to preserve the priority
of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to requiring waivers
with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens; and
(iii) pending repairs or restoration, the Company shall place the
Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Company is
hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such a claim
in the name of the Purchaser.
Section 4.15 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 Purchaser, or in the event the Purchaser 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 Company 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 Purchaser
shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee for the
Purchaser.
The Company shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO Property
for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale.
The Company, either itself or through an agent selected by the Company, 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, and in the same manner that similar property in the same locality
as the REO Property is managed. The Company 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
Company deems to be in the best interest of the Purchaser.
The Company shall use its best efforts to dispose of the REO Property as
soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event within three
years after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless (i) the
Purchaser shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that the holding by the Trust of such Mortgaged Property subsequent to such
three-year period (and specifying the period beyond such three-year period for
which the Mortgaged Property may be held) will not result in the imposition of
taxes on "prohibited transactions" of the Trust as defined in Section 860F of
the Code, or cause the related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC, in which
case the Trust may continue to hold such Mortgaged Property (subject to any
conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel), or (ii) the Purchaser (at
the Company's expense) or the Company shall have applied for, prior to the
expiration of such three-year period, an extension of such three-year period
in the manner contemplated by Section 856(e)(3) of the Code, in which case the
three-year period shall be extended by the applicable period. If a period
longer than three years is permitted under the foregoing sentence and is
necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Company shall report monthly to
the Purchaser as to progress being made in selling such REO Property and (ii)
if, with the written consent of the Purchaser, a purchase money mortgage is
taken in connection with such sale, such purchase money mortgage shall name
the Company as mortgagee, and such purchase money mortgage shall not be held
pursuant to this Agreement, but instead a separate participation agreement
between the Company and Purchaser shall be entered into with respect to such
purchase money mortgage.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Mortgaged
Property held by a REMIC shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented)
or otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of the Trust or
sold in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such
Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify at any time as "foreclosure property"
within a meaning of section 860G(a)(8) of the Code, (ii) subject the Trust to
the imposition of any federal or state income taxes on "net income from
foreclosure property" with respect to such Mortgaged Property within the
meaning of section 860G(c) of the Code, or (iii) cause the sale of such
Mortgaged Property to result in the receipt by the Trust or any income from
non-permitted assets as described in section 860F(a) (2)(B) of the Code,
unless the Company has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust with
respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
The Company shall also maintain on each REO Property fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the
maximum insurable value of the improvements which are part of such property,
liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance in the amount
required above.
The disposition of REO Property shall be carried out by the Company at
such price, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Company deems to be in
the best interests of the Purchaser. The proceeds of sale of the REO Property
shall be promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical
thereafter, the expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Company shall
reimburse itself for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances, unpaid
Servicing Fees and unreimbursed Monthly Advances made pursuant to Section
5.03, and on the Remittance Date immediately following the Principal
Prepayment Period in which such sale proceeds are received the net cash
proceeds of such sale remaining in the Custodial Account shall be distributed
to the Purchaser.
The Company shall withdraw from the Custodial Account funds necessary for
the proper operation, management and maintenance of each REO Property,
including the cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section
4.10 and the fees of any managing agent of the Company, a Subservicer, or the
Company itself. The REO management fee shall be an amount that is reasonable
and customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located. The Company
shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the Purchaser of
the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the revenues from
such REO Property net of the expenses described in this Section 4.15 and of
any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained to satisfy
anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
Section 4.16 Real Estate Owned Reports.
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 5.02, the
Company shall furnish to the Purchaser on or before the Remittance Date each
month a statement with respect to any REO Property covering the operation of
such REO Property for the previous month and the Company's efforts in
connection with the sale of such REO Property and any rental of such REO
Property incidental to the sale thereof for the previous month. That statement
shall be accompanied by such other information as the Purchaser shall
reasonably request.
Section 4.17 Liquidation Reports.
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the acquisition
thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the
Company shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report with respect to
such Mortgaged Property.
Section 4.18 Notification of Adjustments.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Company shall adjust the Mortgage
Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date in compliance with
requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note. The
Company 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 adjustments. The Company shall promptly,
upon written request therefor, deliver to the Purchaser such notifications and
any additional applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used
to calculate and implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Company
or the receipt of notice from the Purchaser that the Company has failed to
adjust a Mortgage Interest Rate in accordance with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note, the Company shall immediately deposit in the Custodial Account
from its own funds the amount of any interest loss or deferral caused to the
Purchaser thereby.
Section 4.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property
Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged Property,
the Company shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as required pursuant
to Section 6050J of the Code.
ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 5.01 Remittances.
On each Remittance Date the Company shall remit by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the Purchaser the sum of (a) all amounts
deposited in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the
Determination Date (net of charges against or withdrawals from the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 4.05 ), (b) all amounts, if any, which the Company
is obligated to deposit into the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 5.03,
and (c) any amounts payable with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans, but not including, (i) any amounts attributable to Principal
Prepayments received after the immediately preceding Principal Prepayment
Period, (ii) any Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received after
the immediately preceding Prepayment Period, and (iii) any amounts
attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due Date or Dates
subsequent to the first day of the month of such Remittance Date, all of which
amounts together with any additional interest required to be deposited into a
Custodial Account in connection with a Principal Prepayment in accordance with
Section 4.04(viii), shall be remitted on the next succeeding Remittance Date.
With respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the second
Business Day following the Remittance Date on which such payment was due, the
Company shall pay to the Purchaser interest on any such late payment at an
annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of the date of each change,
plus three (3) percentage points, but in no event greater than the maximum
amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be deposited in the
Custodial Account by the Company 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 Company of any such
interest shall not be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver of
any Event of Default by the Company.
Section 5.02 Statements to Purchaser.
Not later than the Remittance Date, the Company shall furnish to the
Purchaser a Monthly Remittance Advice, with a trial balance report attached
thereto, in the form of Exhibit F annexed hereto as to the preceding
remittance and the period ending on the preceding Determination Date.
In addition, not more than sixty (60) days after the end of each
calendar year, the Company shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser at
any time during such calendar year an annual statement in accordance with the
requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the aggregate of
remittances for the applicable portion of such year.
Such obligation of the Company shall be deemed to have been satisfied to
the extent that substantially comparable information shall be provided by the
Company pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in
force.
The Company shall prepare and file any and all tax returns, information
statements or other filings relating to the period of time prior to the sale
of the Mortgage Loans by the Company to the Purchaser required to be delivered
to any governmental taxing authority pursuant to any applicable law with
respect to the Mortgage Loans. In addition, the Company shall provide the
Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans as is necessary
for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax returns.
Section 5.03 Monthly Advances by Company.
On the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the
Company shall deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds an amount
equal to all Monthly Payments (with interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan
Remittance Rate) which were due on the Mortgage Loans during the applicable
Due Period and which were delinquent at the close of business on the
immediately preceding Determination Date or which were deferred pursuant to
Section 4.01. The Company's obligation to make such Monthly Advances as to any
Mortgage Loan will continue (i) through the last Monthly Payment due prior to
the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) through the last Remittance
Date prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of all Liquidation
Proceeds or other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and
Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loans or (iii) until the
Company deems a future advance to be a Nonrecoverable Advance, whichever of
(i) (ii) or (iii) occurs first.
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 6.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property.
The Company shall use its best efforts to 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. When the
Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Company shall, to
the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance, exercise its right to
accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause
applicable thereto; provided, however, that the Company shall not exercise
such rights if prohibited by law from doing so.
If the Company reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to
enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Company shall enter into (i) an
assumption and modification agreement with the person to whom such property
has been conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note and the original Mortgagor remains liable thereon or (ii) in the
event the Company is unable under applicable law to require that the original
Mortgagor remains liable under the Mortgage Note and the Company has the prior
consent of the primary mortgage guaranty insurer, a substitution of liability
agreement with the purchaser of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to which the
original Mortgagor is released from liability and the purchaser of the
Mortgaged Property is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note. If an assumption fee is collected by the Company for entering
into an assumption agreement, a portion of such fee, up to an amount equal to
one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the
related Mortgage Loan, will be retained by the Company as additional servicing
compensation, and any portion thereof in excess of one-half of one percent
(0.5%) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account for the benefit of the
Purchaser. In connection with any such assumption, neither the Mortgage
Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the term of the Mortgage
Loan nor the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall be
changed.
To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumed, the Company shall
inquire diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee, and
shall use the Company's Summary of Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto as
Exhibit A-1. If the credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such
underwriting criteria, the Company diligently shall, to the extent permitted
by the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the
maturity of the Mortgage Loan.
Section 6.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Company of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a manner
customary for such purposes, the Company shall notify the Purchaser in the
Monthly Remittance Advice as provided in Section 5.02, and may request the
release of any Mortgage Loan Documents.
Except as permitted pursuant to Section 4.01, if (i) the Company
satisfies or releases a Mortgage without first having obtained payment in full
of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage or notification that payment in
full will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes or (ii) should
the Company otherwise prejudice any rights the Purchaser may have under the
mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the Purchaser, the Company shall
repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price by deposit
thereof in the Custodial Account within two (2) Business Days of receipt of
such demand by the Purchaser. The Company shall maintain the Fidelity Bond and
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy as provided for in Section 4.12 insuring
the Company against any loss it may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan
not satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
Section 6.03 Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for its services hereunder, the Company shall be entitled
to withdraw from the Custodial 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 same period with respect to which any related
interest payment on a Mortgage Loan is computed. The Servicing Fee shall be
payable only at the time of and with respect to those Mortgage Loans for which
payment is in fact made of the entire amount of the Monthly Payment. The
obligation of the Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and
payable solely from, the interest portion of such Monthly Payments collected
by the Company. The aggregate of the Servicing Fees for any months with
respect to the Mortgage Loans shall be reduced by any amount payable by the
Company with respect to such month pursuant to Section 4.04(viii).
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, to the
extent provided in Section 6.01, and late payment charges shall be retained by
the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Custodial
Account. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in
connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall not be entitled
to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for herein.
Section 6.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Company shall deliver to the Purchaser, on or before March 31st each
year beginning March 31, 1999, an Officer's Certificate, stating that (i) a
review of the activities of the Company during the preceding calendar year and
of performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer's
supervision, and (ii) the Company has complied fully with the provisions of
Article II and Article IV, and (iii) to the best of such officer's knowledge,
based on such review, the Company 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
officer and the nature and status thereof and the action being taken by the
Company to cure such default.
Section 6.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report.
On or before March 31st of each year beginning March 31, 1999, the
Company, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent public accountants
which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to
furnish a statement to the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined
certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans,
on the basis of such examination conducted substantially in compliance with
the Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, nothing has come to their
attention which would indicate that such servicing has not been conducted in
compliance therewith, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall
believe to be immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth
in such statement.
Section 6.06 Right to Examine Company Records.
The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit any and all of
the books, records, or other information of the Company, whether held by the
Company or by another on its behalf, with respect to or concerning this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, during business hours or at such other times
as may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon reasonable advance
notice.
ARTICLE VII
COMPANY TO COOPERATE
Section 7.01 Provision of Information.
During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall furnish to the
Purchaser such periodic, special, or other reports or information and copies
or originals of any documents contained in the Servicing File for each
Mortgage Loan, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary,
reasonable, or appropriate with respect to the Purchaser, any regulatory
requirement pertaining to the Purchaser or the purposes of this Agreement. All
such reports, documents or information shall be provided by and in accordance
with all reasonable instructions and directions which the Purchaser may give.
The Company shall execute and deliver all such instruments and take all
such action as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time, in
order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
Section 7.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facilities.
The Company may make available to a prospective Purchaser a Consolidated
Statement of Operations of Mellon Bank Corporation for the most recently
completed five fiscal years for which such a statement is available, as well
as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two fiscal
years covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company also
shall make available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such
statements have been prepared by or on behalf of the Company (and are
available upon request to members or stockholders of the Company or to the
public at large). Upon Purchaser's request, the Company shall furnish promptly
to the Purchaser copies of the statement specified above.
Upon Purchaser's request, the Company also shall make available to
Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of
answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the Company or
the financial statements of the Company.
ARTICLE VIII
THE COMPANY
Section 8.01 Third Party Claims.
The Company immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by
a third party with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, assume
(with the prior written consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any such
claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable and
necessary counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment
or decree which may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such
claim. The Company shall follow any written instructions received from the
Purchaser in connection with such claim. The Purchaser promptly shall
reimburse the Company for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding
sentence except when the claim is in any way related to the Company's
indemnification pursuant to Section 3.03 and the Purchaser has notified the
Company of such third party claim as provided herein, or to the failure of the
Company to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with
the material terms of this Agreement and such failure of the Company is not
attributable to acts or omissions by the Purchaser. In the event of claims
relating to the Company's indemnification pursuant to Section 3.03, the
Purchaser immediately shall notify the Company of any claim by a third party.
Section 8.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company.
The Company shall 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 Company may be merged or consolidated, or any
corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Company shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Company, shall be the successor of the Company hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided,
however, that the successor or surviving Person shall be an institution (i)
whose deposits are insured by the FDIC through the BIF or the SAIF, (ii) which
is or is affiliated with a FNMA-approved servicer in good standing, and (iii)
has a net worth of at least $15 million.
Section 8.03 Limitation on Liability of Company and Others.
Neither the Company nor any of the parents, affiliates, subsidiaries,
directors, officers, employees or agents of the Company shall be under any
liability to the Purchaser 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
Company or any such Person against any breach of warranties or representations
made herein, or failure to perform its obligations in strict 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 Company and any parent, affiliate, subsidiary, director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company 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 Company 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 Company may, with the consent of the Purchaser,
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 Company shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Purchaser of
the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action.
Section 8.04 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Company.
The Purchaser has entered into this Agreement with the Company and any
subsequent Purchaser will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance upon 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 Company shall not assign
this Agreement or the servicing hereunder nor shall it delegate its rights or
duties hereunder or any portion hereof (to other than a Subservicer) or sell
or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its property or assets
without the prior written consent of the Purchaser (which consent shall be
granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the Purchaser) except that the
Company may assign this Agreement to a successor, parent, or affiliated entity
without the prior written consent of the Purchaser in accordance with Section
8.02.
The Company shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser or
upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible
under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the Company by
reasonable means. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the
Company shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered
to the Purchaser, which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and substance
acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become effective unless
(i) the Company also resigns from the Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Sale,
Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1998 (the "First Sale
and Servicing Agreement") between the Company and the Purchaser, which amends
and restates the Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated
as of January 1, 1998, between the Company and the Purchaser and (ii) until a
successor shall have assumed the Company's responsibilities and obligations
hereunder and under the First Sale and Servicing Agreement in the manner
provided in Section 11.01 in each of this Agreement and the First Sale and
Servicing Agreement.
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.04, and
except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement, in the event that the
Company either shall assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities
hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof (to other
than a Subservicer) or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all
of its property or assets, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
then the Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and the
First Sale and Servicing Agreement upon notice given as set forth in Section
11.05 in each of this Agreement and the First Sale and Servicing Agreement,
without any payment of any penalty or damages and without any liability
whatsoever to the Company or any third party.
ARTICLE IX
DEFAULT
Section 9.01 Events of Default.
Each of the following shall constitute an Event of Default on the part of
the Company:
(i) any failure by the Company to remit to the Purchaser any payment
required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues
unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days after the date upon which
written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have
been given to the Company by the Purchaser; or
(ii) failure by the Company duly to observe or perform in any material
respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of the Company
set forth in this Agreement or in the Custodial Agreement which continues
unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been
given to the Company by the Purchaser (or by the Custodian); or
(iii) failure by the Company to maintain any license required to do
business in any jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located; or
(iv) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, including bankruptcy,
marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the
winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the
Company and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or
unstayed for a period of sixty (60) days; or
(v) the Company shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Company or
of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(vi) the Company 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, bankruptcy or reorganization statute, make an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors, voluntarily suspend payment of
its obligations or cease its normal business operations for three (3) Business
Days; or
(vii) the Company ceases to meet the financial qualifications of a FNMA
lender;
(viii) the Company attempts to assign its right to servicing compensation
hereunder or the Company attempts, without the consent of the Purchaser, 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 ( to other than a
Subservicer) in violation of Section 8.04; or
(ix) an Event of Default (as defined in the First Sale and Servicing
Agreement) on the part of the Company.
In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not
have been remedied (within, if applicable, the period specified), in addition
to whatsoever rights the Purchaser may have at law or equity to damages,
including injunctive relief and specific performance, the Purchaser, by notice
in writing to the Company, may terminate all the rights and obligations of the
Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds
thereof.
Upon receipt by the Company of such written notice, all authority and
power of the Company under this Agreement, whether with respect to the
Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the successor
appointed pursuant to Section 11.01. Upon written request from the Purchaser,
the Company shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity
designated by the Purchaser any and all documents and other instruments, place
in such successor's possession all Mortgage Files, and do or cause to be done
all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of
such notice of termination, including but not limited to the transfer and
endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the
Company's sole expense. The Company shall cooperate with the Purchaser and
such successor in effecting the termination of the Company's responsibilities
and rights hereunder, including without limitation, the transfer to such
successor for administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time
be credited by the Company to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or
thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 9.02 Waiver of Defaults.
By a written notice, the Purchaser may waive any default by the Company
in the performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any
waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every
purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
Section 10.01 Termination.
This Agreement shall terminate upon either: (i) the later of the
final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of
the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of any REO Property with respect to
the last Mortgage Loan and the remittance of all funds due hereunder; or (ii)
mutual consent of the Company and the Purchaser in writing.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 11.01 Successor to Company.
Prior to termination of the Company's responsibilities and duties under
this Agreement pursuant to Sections 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 (ii) the Purchaser
shall (i) succeed to and assume all of the Company's responsibilities, rights,
duties and obligations under this Agreement, or (ii) appoint a successor
having the characteristics set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of Section
8.02 and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Company under this Agreement
prior to the termination of Company's responsibilities, duties and liabilities
under this Agreement. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the
Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor
(not to exceed the Servicing Fee) out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and
such successor shall agree. In the event that the Company's duties,
responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated
pursuant to the aforementioned sections, the Company shall discharge such
duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires
knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same
degree of diligence and prudence which it its obligated to exercise under this
Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice
the rights or financial condition of its successor. The resignation or removal
of the Company pursuant to the aforementioned sections shall not become
effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section 11.01
and shall in no event relieve the Company of the representations and
warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and the remedies available
to the Purchaser under Section 3.03, it being understood and agreed that the
provisions of such Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall be applicable to the Company
notwithstanding any such sale, assignment, resignation or termination of the
Company, or the termination of this Agreement.
Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and
deliver to the Company and to the Purchaser an instrument accepting such
appointment, wherein the successor shall make the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.01, except for subsections (h), (i) and (j)
thereof, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the
rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the
Company, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement.
Any termination or resignation of the Company or termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 8.04, 9.01 or 10.01 shall not affect any claims that any
Purchaser may have against the Company arising out of the Company's actions or
failure to act prior to any such termination or resignation.
The Company shall deliver promptly to the successor servicer the funds in
the Custodial Account, REO Account and Escrow Account and all Mortgage Files
and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the Company
shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and
do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and
definitively vest in the successor all such rights, powers, duties,
responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of the Company.
Section 11.02 Amendment.
Capitalized terms used in this Section 11.02 but not defined in this
Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.
(a) This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the Company and
the Purchaser (ii) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct or supplement any
provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein,
(iii) to make any other provisions, with respect to matters or questions
arising under this Agreement or (iv) to add, delete, or amend any provisions
to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with any requirements imposed
by the Code and the REMIC Provisions. No such amendment effected pursuant to
the preceding sentence shall, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel, adversely
affect the status of any REMIC created pursuant to the Trust Agreement, nor
shall such amendment effected pursuant to clause (iii) of such sentence
adversely affect in any material respect the interest of any Holder of any
Certificates issued by the Trust. Prior to entering into any amendment
pursuant to this paragraph, the Purchaser may require an Opinion of Counsel
(at the expense of the party requesting such amendment) to the effect that
such amendment is permitted under this paragraph. Any such amendment shall be
deemed not to adversely affect in any material respect any Holder of
Certificates, if the Purchaser receives written confirmation from each Rating
Agency that such amendment will not cause such Rating Agency to reduce the
then current rating assigned to the Certificates (and any Opinion of Counsel
requested by the Trustee in connection with any such amendment may rely
expressly on such confirmation as the basis therefor).
(b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Company
and the Purchaser with the consent of the Holders of not less that 66K% of the
Class Certificate Principal Amount (or Aggregate Notional Amount) of each
Class of Certificates affected thereby for the purpose of adding any
provisions to or changing in any manner or deleting any of the provisions of
this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders (except
as such additions, changes, deletions or modifications may be permitted under
Section 11.02(a) above); provided, however, that no such amendment shall be
made unless the Purchaser receives an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of
the party requesting the change, that such change will not adversely affect
the status of any REMIC created pursuant to the Trust Agreement as a REMIC or
cause a tax to be imposed on any such REMIC.
Section 11.03 Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the obligations, rights and
remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such
laws.
Section 11.04 Duration of Agreement.
This Agreement shall continue in existence and effect until terminated as
herein provided, except that Sections 3.01, 3.02, 8.01 and 8.03 shall survive
such termination. This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding transfers of
the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser.
Section 11.05 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed
by registered mail or by Federal Express or another nationally recognized
overnight courier service, postage prepaid, addressed follows:
(i) if to the Company: Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President
with a copy to: Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
Deputy General Counsel
The Boston Company
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in
writing by the Company;
(ii) if to Purchaser: Xxxxxx Capital, a Division of Xxxxxx Brothers
Holdings Inc.
c/x Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Senior Vice President
with a copy to: Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx & Wood LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the Company in writing
by the Purchaser.
Section 11.06 Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of
this Agreement shall be held invalid for any reason whatsoever, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and
shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions
of this Agreement.
Section 11.07 Relationship of Parties.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a
partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto and the services of
the Company shall be rendered as an independent contractor and not as agent
for the Purchaser.
Section 11.08 Execution; Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the
different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together,
shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the Company and the Purchaser and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
Section 11.09 Integration.
This Agreement, including all schedules and exhibits, constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior discussions, understandings,
agreements and negotiations between the parties hereto with respect to such
transactions; provided, however, that the Purchase Price referred to herein
shall be the purchase price set forth in the Purchase Price and Terms Letter,
and that provision of the Purchase Price and Terms Letter shall survive for
the exclusive purpose of such cross-reference. The provisions of this
Agreement shall govern in any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and
the Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
Section 11.10 Assignment by Purchaser.
The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Company
but subject to the limit set forth in Section 2.02 hereof, to assign, in whole
or in part, its interest under this Agreement with respect to some or all of
the Mortgage Loans, and designate any person to exercise any rights of the
Purchaser hereunder, and the assignee or designee shall accede to the rights
and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage
Loans. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be deemed to
include its assignee or designee and any subsequent assignee, specifically
including the Trustee.
Section 11.11 No Solicitation.
From and after the Closing Date, the Company agrees that it will not take
any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or
affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Company's behalf, to
personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any
Mortgage Loan for purposes relating to the marketing of the Company's first
mortgage loan products, including to refinance a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in
part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, its successors and
assigns. It is understood and agreed that all rights and benefits relating to
the solicitation of any Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and
interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their
Mortgages (including insurance renewal dates) shall be transferred to the
Purchaser pursuant hereto on the Closing Date and the Company shall take no
action to undermine these rights and benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
it is understood and agreed that general promotions undertaken by the Company
or any affiliate of the Company, including, without limitation, mass mailings
based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and television
advertisements, shall not constitute solicitation under this Section 11.11.
Section 11.12 Reconstitution.
The Company understands and agrees that it is the intent of the Purchaser
to securitize the Mortgage Loans (i.e., to form a trust and to issue
securities evidencing interests therein). The Company agrees to review and
adhere to the terms of any agreements that may be required to facilitate such
securitization and to provide and execute such certificates, Opinions of
Counsel and other documents as may be necessary to facilitate such
securitization, it being understood that any such agreements and other
documents will not impose upon the Company any obligations more burdensome
than those contained in this Agreement. It is further understood that the
Purchaser has agreed to reimburse the Company for its reasonable attorneys'
fees and other costs incurred in connection with such securitization.
The Company agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the
Purchase Price and Terms Letter or in this Agreement (including Section 11.09
hereof), the provisions of Sections 3 and 12 of the Purchase Price and Terms
Letter shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall remain in
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused their names
to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as
of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX CAPITAL, A Division of
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
______________________________
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
STATE OF _________________________________)
)
COUNTY OF _________________________________) ss.:
On the ____ day of _________, 1998 before me, a Notary Public in and for
said State, personally appeared ________________________________, known to me
to be ____________ of
________________________________________________________________ the
corporation that executed the within instrument and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my office seal
the day and year in this certificate first above written.
___________________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission expires:_____________________
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS )
)
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK )ss.:
On the ____ day of ___________, 1998 before me, a Notary Public in and
for said Commonwealth, personally appeared Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, known to me to be
Vice President of Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, the trust company
that executed the within instrument and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said trust company, and acknowledged to me that such
trust company executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand affixed my office seal
the day and year in this certificate first above written.
_____________________________________
Notary Public
My Commission expires:
EXHIBIT A
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT A-1
SUMMARY OF UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT B
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
originals or copies of each of the following items, which shall be available
for inspection by the Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser. To the extent
that the Servicing File contains copies of any of the items set forth herein,
the Company represents to the Purchaser that the originals or certified copies
of said items have been delivered to the Custodian pursuant to Section 2 of
the Custodial Agreement, except as indicated on Schedule I thereto.
I. The original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed
"Pay to the order of ______________ without recourse" and signed in the name
of the Company by an authorized officer (in the event that the Mortgage Loan
was acquired by the Company in a merger, the signature must be in the
following form: "Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, successor by merger to
[name of predecessor]"; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired
or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the
signature must be in the following form: "Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company, formerly known as [previous name]".
I. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note
(if any).
I. The original Mortgage or Deed of Trust, with evidence of recording thereon
and, as to Coop Loans, the original Pledge and Security Agreement, or copies
certified by the related recording office or if the original Mortgage has not
yet been returned from the recording office, a copy certified by the Seller
indicating that such Mortgage has been delivered for recording. The return
directions for the original Mortgage should indicate, when recorded, mail to
the Company.
I. The originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension
agreements, with evidence of recording thereon.
I. The original Assignment of Security Agreement or Assignment of Mortgage for
each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording. The
Assignment of Security Agreement and the Assignment of Mortgage shall be
delivered in blank.
I. Originals of any intervening recorded assignments of the Mortgage with
evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment has not
been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such
public recording office retains the original recorded assignments of Mortgage,
the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a
photocopy of such intervening assignment, together with (i) in the case of
delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the
Company stating that such intervening assignment of Mortgage has been
dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that
such original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such
intervening assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public
recording office or by the title insurance company that issued the title
policy to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon
receipt thereof by the Company; or (ii) in the case of an intervening
assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening
assignment certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete
copy of the original recorded intervening assignment.
I. Except as to Coop Loans, the original mortgagee policy of title insurance
or attorney's opinion of title and abstract of title.
I. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in
connection with the Mortgage.
I. Except as to Coop Loans, the original hazard insurance policy and, if
required by law, flood insurance policy, in accordance with Section 4.10 of
the Agreement.
I. Residential loan application.
I. Mortgage Loan closing statement.
I. Verification of employment and income.
I. Verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down-payment.
I. Credit report on the Mortgagor.
I. Residential appraisal report.
I. Photograph of the Mortgaged Property.
I. Copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any
exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy, i.e., map
or plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home associations
declarations, etc.
I. All required disclosure statements.
I. If available, termite report, structural engineer's report, water
portability and septic certification.
I. Sales contract.
II. Tax receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger
sheets, payment history form date of origination, insurance claim files,
correspondence, current and historical computerized data files, and all other
processing, underwriting and closing papers and records which are customarily
contained in a mortgage loan file and which are required to document the
Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan.
I. As to New York Coop Loans, the following documents: Pledge and Security
Agreement; Stock Certificate; Proprietary Lease; Recognition Agreement (if
any); Stock Power; Assignment of the Lease; and UCC-1.
I. As to San Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Loans, the following documents: Lessor's Consent;
Lessor's Estoppel Certificate; Leasehold Deed of Trust, Security Agreement,
Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing; Assignment of Leasehold
Estate; Title Insurance; Recognition Agreement; UCC-1; Pledge and Security
Agreement.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Company is delivered to the
Custodian because of delay caused by the public recording office in returning
any recorded document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian, within 60
days of the Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall (i) identify
the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not been
delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will
be delivered to the Custodian. The Company shall be required to deliver to the
Custodian the applicable recorded document by the date specified in (iv)
above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from
the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
EXHIBIT C
MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
I. The original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed
"Pay to the order of ______________ without recourse" and signed in the name
of the Company by an authorized officer (in the event that the Mortgage Loan
was acquired by the Company in a merger, the signature must be in the
following form: "Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, successor by merger to
[name of predecessor]"; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired
or originated by the Company while doing business under another name, the
signature must be in the following form: "Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company, formerly known as [previous name]".
I. The original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note
(if any).
I. The original Mortgage or Deed of Trust, with evidence of recording thereon
and, as to Coop Loans, the original Pledge and Security Agreement, or copies
certified by the related recording office or if the original Mortgage has not
yet been returned from the recording office, a copy certified by the Seller
indicating that such Mortgage has been delivered for recording. The return
directions for the original Mortgage should indicate, when recorded, mail to
the Seller.
I. The originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or extension
agreements, with evidence of recording thereon.
I. The original Assignment of Security Agreement or Assignment of Mortgage for
each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording. The
Assignment of Security Agreement and the Assignment of Mortgage shall be
delivered in blank.
I. Originals of any intervening recorded assignments of the Mortgage with
evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment has not
been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such
public recording office retains the original recorded assignments of Mortgage,
the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a
photocopy of such intervening assignment, together with (i) in the case of
delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the
Company stating that such intervening assignment of Mortgage has been
dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation and that
such original recorded intervening assignment of Mortgage or a copy of such
intervening assignment of Mortgage certified by the appropriate public
recording office or by the title insurance company that issued the title
policy to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment of Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon
receipt thereof by the Company; or (ii) in the case of an intervening
assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such intervening
assignment certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete
copy of the original recorded intervening assignment.
I. Except as to Coop Loans, the original mortgagee policy of title insurance
or attorney's opinion of title and abstract of title.
I. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent executed in
connection with the Mortgage.
I. As to New York Coop Loans, the following documents: Pledge and Security
Agreement; Stock Certificate; Proprietary Lease; Recognition Agreement (if
any); Stock Power; and Assignment of the Lease.
I. As to San Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Loans, the following documents: Lessor's Consent;
Lessor's Estoppel Certificate; Leasehold Deed of Trust, Security Agreement,
Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Filing; Assignment of Leasehold
Estate; Title Insurance; Recognition Agreement; UCC-1; Pledge and Security
Agreement.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Company is delivered to
the Custodian because of delay caused by the public recording office in
returning any recorded document, the Company shall deliver to the Custodian,
within 60 days of the Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall (i)
identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not
been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will
be delivered to the Custodian. The Company shall be required to deliver to the
Custodian the applicable recorded document by the date specified in (iv)
above. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may be requested from
the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
EXHIBIT C-1
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT D-1
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
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Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company hereby certifies that it has
established the account described below as a Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 4.04 of the Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of _______________ _________________ Residential Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans, Group _____________.
Title of Account: Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company in trust for the
purchaser Group _____________.
Account Number: _________________________________
Address of office or branch
of the Company at
which Account is maintained:
________________________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT D-2
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
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To: ____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
(the "Depository")
As Company under the Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of _____________ ___the _________________, Residential
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, Group____________ (the "Agreement"), we hereby
authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 4.04 of the Agreement, to be designated as "Boston Safe
Deposit and Trust Company, in trust for the [Purchaser] - Residential
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans - Group ____________." All deposits in the
account shall be subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the
Company. You may refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the
requirement that the account be fully insured as described below. This letter
is submitted to you in duplicate. Please execute and return one original to
us.
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
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 full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance. Corporation through
the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund
("SAIF").
[DEPOSITORY]
By: _______________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
EXHIBIT E-1
ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
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Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company hereby certifies that it has
established the account described below as an Escrow Account pursuant to
Section 4.06 of the Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of _________________, Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans,
Group ---------------------.
Title of Account: "Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company in trust for the
Purchaser Group _____________, and various Mortgagors."
Account Number: _______________________________
Address of office or branch
of the Company at
which Account is maintained:
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT E-2
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
__________________, 199__
To: ____________________________
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----------------------------
(the "Depository")
As Company under the Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of _____________ ___, 199__, Residential Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans, Group____________ (the "Agreement"), we hereby authorize and
request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section
4.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company, in trust for the [Purchaser] - Residential Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loans - Group ____________." All deposits in the account shall be subject to
withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Company. You may refuse any
deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be
fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
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 full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance. Corporation through
the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") or the Savings Association Insurance Fund
("SAIF").
[DEPOSITORY]
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:
EXHIBIT F
MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
EXHIBIT G
INTENTIONALLY DELETED
EXHIBIT H
COMPANY'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
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I, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, a Vice President of Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
Company (the "Company"), do hereby confirm and state, on the basis of my
personal knowledge, that the following are true to the best of my knowledge
and belief:
l. I am a Vice President of the Company, having charge of the Mortgage
Loans this day being sold, transferred and assigned to __________________
("Purchaser").
2. I do hereby confirm that the representations and warranties contained
in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 of the Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing
Agreement entered into as of the first day of ______________, ___, are true
and correct as of such date.
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF OPINION OF SELLER'S COUNSEL
_____________ ____,199__
Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Deputy General Counsel of and counsel for Boston Safe Deposit and
Trust Company (the "Seller"), in connection with the sale (the "Sale") by the
Seller of a portfolio of loans secured by residential real estate and shares
of cooperative associations (the "Loans") to Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc. ("the Purchaser") pursuant to a Mortgage Loan
Sale, Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated as of _____________ ___, ____,
by and between the Seller and the Purchaser. Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
In connection with rendering this opinion, I have examined originals, or
copies identified to my satisfaction as being true copies of originals, of the
following, among other things:
(a) the Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing Agreement;
(b) the Additional Pledged Collateral Custodial Agreement by and among
the Seller, the Purchaser and [ ] ("the Custodian");
(c) the form of Assignment of Mortgage;
(d) the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes;
(e) the Charter and By-laws of the Seller; and,
(f) such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed necessary
and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
For the purposes of the opinions expressed below, I have assumed (i) the
genuineness of all signatures on original documents or instruments; (ii) the
authenticity of all documents or instruments submitted to me as originals,
(iii) the conformity to originals of all documents or instruments submitted to
me as copies; (iv) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all
documents where due authorization, execution and delivery are requisite to the
effectiveness thereof (other than the authorization, execution and delivery by
the Seller of the Agreement, as to which my opinions are expressed below); (v)
that, immediately prior to the transfer of any Loan to the Purchaser pursuant
to the Agreement, with respect to such Loan, (A) the Seller was the holder and
named payee of the Note, (B) the Seller was the mortgagee or beneficiary, as
applicable, under each related Security Instrument, and (C) the Seller was the
owner of such Loan free and clear of any and all liens, claims, encumbrances,
participation interests, equities, pledges, charges, security or other
interests of any nature; (vi) that each Note corresponding to each Loan has
been endorsed by the Seller using the form of endorsement attached hereto and
each Note so endorsed has been delivered to the Purchaser on or before the
date hereof; (vii) that the Purchaser is acquiring the Loans in good faith for
value without notice that they are overdue or have been dishonored or of any
defense against or claim to the Loans or any interest therein on the part of
any person; (viii) that there is no evidence on any of the Loan Documents of
any interest contrary to the Seller's interests under the Agreement; (ix) that
the Seller is solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the sale of the
portfolio of Loans; and, (x) that the Seller has received payment of
reasonably equivalent value for the Loans. I have no actual knowledge that any
of the foregoing assumptions is incorrect. I also have relied to the extent I
deem proper upon written statements and certificates of public officials and,
as to various matters of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, I
have relied upon certificates and statements of officers of the Seller.
On the basis of the foregoing examination, statements and assumptions and
in reliance thereon and upon consideration of applicable law, I am of the
opinion that:
(1) The Seller is a Massachusetts trust company, duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and is duly authorized to transact its business.
(2) The Seller has the requisite corporate power to execute and deliver
the Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The
execution and delivery of the Agreement by the Seller and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Seller. The Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Seller and, assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by Purchaser and prior satisfaction of all conditions
to the obligations of each of the parties under the Agreement (or a valid
waiver thereof by such parties, as applicable), the Agreement constitutes the
legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Seller enforceable in accordance
with its terms subject only to the exceptions set forth below, and Seller has
all power, authority and right to perform and observe the terms and conditions
of such instruments.
(3) The execution and delivery of the Agreement by the Seller does
not, and the performance of the Agreement by the Seller will not, (a) result
in a breach of or violate the Charter or By-laws of the Seller, (b) violate
(A) any statute, law, rule or regulation, or (B) to the best of my knowledge,
any order, judgment, award, administrative interpretation, injunction, writ,
or decree or the like of any court or government authority, or (C) to the best
of my knowledge, conflict with or violate any agreement, permit, license, or
other governmental authorization or approval necessary for the purchase by the
Seller of the Loans, the effect of which breach, conflict or violation would
be material and adverse to the rights of the Purchaser under the Agreement or
to the Loans. No regulatory approvals or consents are required under
Massachusetts or federal law or regulation with respect to Seller's
consummation of the transactions between Purchaser and Seller contemplated by
the Agreement.
(4) To the best of my knowledge, there are no actions, suits,
proceedings, or governmental investigations or inquiries pending or threatened
against the Seller seeking to prevent or that, if successful, would prevent
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
(5) The Mortgages have been duly assigned and the Mortgage Notes have
been duly endorsed by a duly authorized officer of the Company as provided in
the Custodial Agreement.
The opinion set forth in the last sentence of paragraph (2) above to the
effect that the Agreement is enforceable against Seller in accordance with its
terms, is subject to the following exceptions:
a. Such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership, conservatorship, reorganization or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditor's rights.
b. Such enforceability may be limited by general equitable principles,
including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing, and the possible unavailability of specific
performance or injunctive relief, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
I hereby advise your that the opinions expressed herein are limited to
matters of federal law and the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and do
not purport to cover any matters as to which any laws of any other
jurisdiction are applicable. Insofar as the opinions expressed herein are
limited to transactions between the Seller and the Purchaser, except for the
opinion I express in paragraph (5) above, I express no opinion regarding any
transaction(s) between Seller or Purchaser and any Obligor(s) evidenced by
loan applications, Notes, Mortgages, disclosures, notices or any other
instrument or documents entered into or exchanged between the Seller or
Purchaser and the Obligor(s). I am not assuming any obligation to revise or
supplement the opinions expressed above should such laws be changed by
legislative action, judicial decision, or otherwise.
This opinion is rendered to you as the Purchaser named in the Agreement
solely in connection with the transactions contemplated therein and may not be
used or relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our
express prior written consent.
Respectfully submitted,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Deputy General Counsel
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF OPINION OF PURCHASER'S COUNSEL
_____________ ___, 199__
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am counsel for Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings
Inc. (the "Purchaser"), in connection with the sale (the "Sale") by Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust Company ("Seller") of a portfolio of loans secured by
residential real estate and shares of cooperative associations (the "Loans")
to Purchaser pursuant to a Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing
Agreement dated as of _________________ ___, _____, by and between the Seller
and the Purchaser. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
In connection with rendering this opinion, I have examined originals, or
copies identified to my satisfaction as being true copies of originals, of the
following, among other things:
(a) the Agreement and all exhibits and schedules thereto; and
(b) the Charter and By-laws of the Purchaser.
For the purposes of the opinions expressed below, I have assumed (i) the
genuineness of all signatures on original documents or instruments; (ii) the
authenticity of all documents or instruments submitted to me as originals,
(iii) the conformity to originals of all documents or instruments submitted to
me as copies; (iv) the due authorization, execution and delivery of all
documents where due authorization, execution and delivery are requisite to the
effectiveness thereof (other than the authorization, execution and delivery by
the Purchaser of the Agreement, as to which my opinions are expressed below);
(v) that, immediately prior to the transfer of any Loan to the Purchaser
pursuant to the Agreement, with respect to such Loan, (A) the Seller was the
holder and named payee of the Note, (B) the Seller was the mortgagee or
beneficiary, as applicable, under each related Security Instrument, and (C)
the Seller was the owner of such Loan free and clear of any and all liens,
claims, encumbrances, participation interests, equities, pledges, charges,
security or other interests of any nature; (vi) that each Note corresponding
to each Loan has been endorsed by the Seller using the form of endorsement
attached hereto and each Note so endorsed has been delivered to the Purchaser
on or before the date hereof; (vii) that the Purchaser is acquiring the Loans
in good faith for value without notice that they are overdue or have been
dishonored or of any defense against or claim to the Loans or any interest
therein on the part of any person; (viii) that there is no evidence on any of
the Loan Documents of any interest contrary to the Seller's interests under
the Agreement; (ix) that the Purchaser is solvent and will not be rendered
insolvent by the purchase of the portfolio of Loans, and (x) that the Seller
has received payment of reasonably equivalent value for the Loans. I have no
actual knowledge that any of the foregoing assumptions is incorrect. I also
have relied to the extent I deem proper upon written statements and
certificates of public officials and, as to various matters of fact relevant
to the opinions expressed herein, I have relied upon certificates and
statements of officers of the Purchaser.
On the basis of the foregoing examination, statements and assumptions and
in reliance thereon and upon consideration of applicable law, I am of the
opinion that:
(1) The Purchaser is a [ ], duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of [ ].
(2) The Purchaser has the requisite corporate power to execute and
deliver the Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
The execution and delivery of the Agreement by the Purchaser and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser. The
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and, assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller and prior satisfaction of
all conditions to the obligations of each of the parties under the Agreement
(or a valid waiver thereof by such parties, as applicable), the Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Purchaser
enforceable in accordance with its terms subject only to the exceptions set
forth below.
(3) The execution and delivery of the Agreement by the Purchaser does
not, and the performance of the Agreement by the Purchaser will not, (a)
result in a breach of or violate the Charter or By-laws of the Purchaser, (b)
violate (A) any statute, law, rule or regulation, or (B) to the best of my
knowledge, any order, judgment, award, administrative interpretation,
injunction, writ, or decree or the like of any court or government authority,
or (C) to the best of my knowledge, conflict with or violate any agreement,
permit, concession, grant, franchise, license, or other governmental
authorization or approval necessary for the purchase by the Purchaser of the
Loans, the effect of which breach, conflict or violation would be material and
adverse to the rights of the Purchaser under the Agreement or to the Loans. No
regulatory approvals or consents are required under federal law or regulation
with respect to Purchaser's consummation of the transactions between Purchaser
and Seller contemplated by the Agreement.
(4) To the best of my knowledge, there are no actions, suits,
proceedings, or governmental investigations or inquiries pending or threatened
against the Purchaser seeking to prevent or that, if successful, would prevent
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
The opinion set forth in the last sentence of paragraph (2) above to the
effect that the Agreement is enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with
its terms, is subject to the following exceptions:
a. Such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership, conservatorship, reorganization or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to or affecting creditor's rights.
b. Such enforceability may be limited by general equitable principles,
including, without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing, and the possible unavailability of specific
performance or injunctive relief, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
I hereby advise your that the opinions expressed herein are limited to
matters of federal and [ ] law and do not purport to cover any matters as to
which any laws of any other jurisdiction are applicable. Insofar as the
opinions expressed herein are limited to transactions between the Seller and
the Purchaser, I express no opinion regarding any transaction(s) between
Seller or Purchaser and any Obligor(s) evidenced by loan applications, Notes,
Mortgages, disclosures, notices or any other instrument or documents entered
into or exchanged between the Seller or Purchaser and the Obligor(s). I am not
assuming any obligation to revise or supplement the opinions expressed above
should such laws be changed by legislative action, judicial decision, or
otherwise.
This opinion is rendered to you as the Seller named in the Agreement
solely in connection with the transactions contemplated therein and may not be
used or relied upon by any other person or for any other purpose without our
express prior written consent.
Respectfully submitted,
EXHIBIT K
ADDITIONAL PLEDGED COLLATERAL
CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT
THIS ADDITIONAL PLEDGED COLLATERAL CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT, dated as of
_____________ ____, 199__, is by and between Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc., a corporation with an office at 3 World
Financial Center, New York, NY 10285-1200 (the "Purchaser") and Boston Safe
Deposit and Trust Company, a Massachusetts trust company with its principal
place of business at Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000 (the "Custodian");
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and
Servicing Agreement of even date herewith (the "Loan Sale Agreement"), the
Purchaser has agreed to purchase certain loans (each a "Mortgage Loan") from
the Company as whole loans; and
WHEREAS, certain Mortgage Loans are secured by Additional Pledged
Collateral (as defined in the Loan Sale Agreement) currently in the custody of
the Custodian; and
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to have the Custodian retain possession of
the Additional Pledged Collateral for the benefit of the Purchaser and any
future purchaser, in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual undertakings herein
expressed the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to them, except that
capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to such terms by the Loan Sale Agreement.
Agreement: This Custodial Agreement and all amendments and attachments
hereto and supplements hereof.
Custodian: Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company or any successor in
interest or assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under this Agreement as
herein provided.
Purchaser: Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc. or
its successor in interest assigns.
Section 2. Appointment of Custodian.
The Purchaser hereby appoints and designates the Custodian as the
custodian of the Additional Collateral. The Custodian hereby accepts such
appointment and designation and agrees that it shall maintain custody of the
Additional Collateral in accordance with this Agreement. In its discretion,
the Custodian is permitted to engage sub-contractors to assist in providing
certain of the services to Purchaser under this Agreement.
Section 3. Obligations of the Custodian.
The Custodian shall hold all Additional Collateral for the use and
benefit of the Purchaser, and shall make disposition thereof in accordance
with this Agreement and the instructions furnished by the Purchaser. The
Custodian shall segregate and maintain continuous custody of all Additional
Collateral in accordance with customary standards for such custody.
Section 4. Custodian Duties.
As Custodian for the Additional Collateral, Custodian shall:
(a) hold the Additional Collateral, as applicable, in safekeeping
facilities, including, without limitation, in central depositories
including the Depository Trust Company, in Book Entry System of the U.S.
Treasury Department ("Fed Book Entry"), or in the safekeeping of other
custodian banks, clearing corporations and depositories or similar
organizations in the U.S. or elsewhere, as required for the secure and
efficient handling of the property and as Custodian in its sole
discretion shall select;
(b) collect all income earned by, and all distributions due to, the
Additional Collateral, if any;
(c) collect all proceeds from securities, certificates of deposit or
other investments which may mature or be called;
(d) attend to exchanges of securities, to deposits or exchanges of
the securities of companies in reorganization, and to other so-called
corporate actions which affect the Additional Collateral as directed by
the Purchaser; and
(e) upon the Purchaser's written instructions, deliver to any
person, agent, financial institution, partnership, corporation or other
designated recipient any or all of the Additional Collateral held under
this Agreement.
The Custodian shall have no duty or responsibility to manage or recommend
investments of the assets held by it hereunder or to initiate any purchase,
sale or other investment transaction in the absence of proper instructions (as
set forth in Section 5 below).
Section 5. Directions and Instructions.
All directions to Custodian from the Purchaser shall be in writing
(provided that Custodian may, in its discretion, accept oral directions
subject to confirmation in writing), and Custodian shall be fully protected in
acting in accordance therewith or for failing to act in the absence thereof.
The Purchaser shall certify to Custodian the names and specimen signatures of
persons authorized to act for the Purchaser in relation to Custodian.
Communications to Custodian shall be sent to its offices at Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000 or to such other address as Custodian shall
specify, and such communications shall be binding upon Custodian when received
by it.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Custodian shall be
fully protected in acting in accordance with directions with respect to
securities transactions (including without limitation the affirmation and/or
confirmation of such transactions) received by it through a system or
arrangement for the coordination of securities transaction settlements
operated by Depository Trust Company or by any central securities depository,
securities clearing organization or book entry system which serves to link
investment managers, securities brokers and custodian banks, pursuant to an
agreement entered into by Custodian and the Purchaser to the same extent as if
the directions were in writing.
Section 6. Without Express Authority.
The Custodian may, in its discretion and without express authority from
the Purchaser:
(a) endorse for collection, in the name of the Purchaser, checks,
drafts and other negotiable instruments; and
(b) in general, attend to all non-discretionary details in
connection with the sale, exchange, substitution, purchase, transfer and
other dealings with the Additional Collateral of the Purchaser except as
otherwise provided by proper instructions.
Section 7. Standard of Care.
The duties of Custodian shall only be those specifically undertaken
pursuant to this Agreement, and Custodian shall not be liable for an act or
omission of another person in carrying out any responsibility imposed upon
such person with respect to the Additional Collateral held under this
Agreement whether such responsibility is allocated to such other person by
this Agreement or pursuant to a procedure established in this Agreement or
otherwise. In performing its duties under this Agreement, Custodian shall
exercise the same care and diligence that it would devote to its own property
and shall be liable only for losses arising from its negligence or willful
misconduct.
Section 8. Indemnification of Custodian.
The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Custodian and
its directors, officers, employees, agents and nominees from all taxes (except
taxes on the net income of the Custodian, its agents and its nominees),
charges, expenses, assessments, claims and liabilities (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) incurred by any of them in connection with the
performance of this Agreement, except such as may arise from any negligent
action, negligent failure to act or willful misconduct on the part of the
indemnified entity.
Section 9. Compensation of Custodian.
Throughout the Term of this Agreement, as set forth in Section 14 below,
the Custodian shall perform its duties hereunder without compensation.
Thereafter, the Custodian shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses
incurred in connection with any necessary transfer following notice of
termination or removal under Sections 11, 12 or 14.
Section 10. Examination of Custodial Files.
Upon reasonable prior notice to the Custodian, the Purchaser and its
agents, accounts, attorneys and auditors will be permitted during normal
business hours to examine the records relating to Additional Pledged
Collateral in the possession of or under the control of the Custodian relating
to any or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Section 11. Removal of Custodian.
Upon at least 45 days' prior written notice to the Custodian, and only
for cause, the Purchaser may remove and discharge the Custodian from the
performance of its duties under this Agreement. Having given notice of such
removal, the Purchaser promptly shall appoint a successor Custodian to act on
behalf of the Purchaser by written instrument, one original counterpart of
which instrument shall be delivered to the Custodian. Any termination by the
Purchaser shall be accompanied or followed promptly by proper instructions in
writing setting forth the names of the persons to whom the Custodian shall
deliver the Additional Collateral. The Custodian will deliver promptly the
Additional Collateral to the persons so specified, after deducting therefrom
any amounts which the Custodian is owed for services or reimbursement of
expenses hereunder. The Purchaser shall be responsible for the fees of the
successor Custodian.
Section 12. Termination by Custodian.
The Custodian may terminate its obligations under this Agreement upon at
least 45 days' prior written notice to the Purchaser. In the event of such
termination, the Purchaser shall appoint a successor Custodian. The payment of
such successor Custodian's fees and expenses shall be solely the
responsibility of the Company or any successor to the Company as servicer
pursuant to the Loan Sale Agreement. If notice of termination is given by the
Custodian, the Purchaser shall, within 30 days following the giving of such
notice, deliver to the Custodian proper instructions in writing specifying the
names of the persons to whom the Custodian shall deliver the Additional
Pledged Collateral held by it. The Custodian will deliver promptly the
Additional Pledged Collateral to the persons so specified, after deducting
therefrom any amounts which the Custodian is owed for services or
reimbursement of expenses hereunder.
If within 30 days following the giving of a notice of termination by the
Custodian, the Custodian does not receive from the Purchaser proper
instructions in writing specifying the names of the persons to whom the
Custodian shall deliver the assets of the Purchaser held by it, the Custodian,
at its election, may seek court action with respect to the appointment of a
successor custodian.
Section 13. Survival.
The obligations of the parties hereto regarding the use of reasonable
care, indemnities and payment of fees and expenses shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 14. Term of Agreement.
Unless terminated pursuant to Section 11 or Section 12 hereof, this
Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (1) the resignation or removal
of the Custodian, its agent or affiliate as the servicer under the Loan Sale
Agreement, and (2) the final payment or other liquidation (or advance with
respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the disposition of all property
acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan,
and the final remittance of all funds due the Purchaser under the Loan Sale
Agreement. In such event, all Additional Pledged Collateral shall be released
in accordance with the written instructions of the Purchaser.
Section 15. Notices.
Except as otherwise specified herein, each notice or other communication
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the intended recipient
at the following address (or at such other address as the intended recipient
shall have specified in a written notice given to the other parties hereto):
if to the Purchaser:
Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Senior Vice President
if to the Custodian:
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President
Section 16. Amendments.
Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, this Agreement may not be
amended, modified, altered or supplemented other than by means of an agreement
or instrument executed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
Section 17. Waiver.
No failure on the part of any person to exercise any power, right,
privilege or remedy hereunder, and no delay on the part of any person in the
exercise of any power, right, privilege or remedy hereunder, shall operate as
a waiver thereof; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right,
privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of
any other power, right, privilege or remedy.
Section 18. Severability.
In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application of
any such provision to any person or set of circumstances, shall be determined
to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of
this Agreement, and the application of such provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is determined to be invalid,
unlawful, void or unenforceable, shall not be impaired or otherwise affected
and shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
Section 19. Successor and Assigns.
This agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the parties hereto.
Section 20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all
respects by, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Section 21. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original and both of which, when taken together, shall
constitute one agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Custodian have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective duly-authorized officers, all as
of the date first above written.
XXXXXX CAPITAL, A DIVISION OF
XXXXXX BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.,
as Purchaser
By:_____________________________
Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST
COMPANY, as Custodian
By: ______________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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EXHIBIT M
FORM OF CERTIFICATE FOR NONRECOVERABLE ADVANCES
__________________ ____, 199__
Xxxxxx Capital, A Division of
Xxxxxx Brothers Holdings Inc.
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Re: Mortgage Loan Sale, Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated as of
_________________, between _________________________, as Purchaser, and Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, as Company.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of Sections 4.02 and 5.03 of the
above-referenced Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that it has
determined, with regard to the Mortgage Loan(s) identified below, that future
advances constitute Nonrecoverable Advances as such term is defined by the
Agreement.
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Mortgagor Identifying Number
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY
By:
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