MORGAN STANLEY CREDIT CORPORATION, as Servicer MSCC HELOC TRUST 2007-1, as Issuer and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Indenture Trustee SERVICING AGREEMENT Dated as of February 1, 2007 Home Equity Loans
EXHIBIT
99.5
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CREDIT CORPORATION,
as
Servicer
MSCC
HELOC TRUST 2007-1,
as Issuer
as Issuer
and
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as
Indenture Trustee
______________________
Dated
as
of February 1, 2007
______________________
Home
Equity Loans
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I.
Definitions
Section
1.01.
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Definitions
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1
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Section
1.02.
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Other
Definitional Provisions
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1
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Section
1.03.
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Interest
Calculations
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2
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ARTICLE
II.
Representations
and Warranties
Section
2.01.
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Representations
and Warranties Regarding the Servicer
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2
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Section
2.02.
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Representations
and Warranties of the Issuer
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3
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Section
2.03.
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Enforcement
of Representations and Warranties
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4
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ARTICLE
III.
Administration
and Servicing of Home Equity Loans
Section
3.01.
|
The
Servicer
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5
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Section
3.02.
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Collection
of Certain Home Equity Loan Payments
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8
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Section
3.03.
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Withdrawals
from the Collection Account
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11
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Section
3.04.
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance; Property Protection Expenses
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12
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Section
3.05.
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Modification
Agreements
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13
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Section
3.06.
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Trust
Estate; Related Documents
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13
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Section
3.07.
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Realization
Upon Defaulted Home Equity Loans
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14
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Section
3.08.
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Issuer
and Indenture Trustee to Cooperate
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15
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Section
3.09.
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Servicing
Compensation; Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer
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16
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Section
3.10.
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Annual
Statement as to Compliance; Item 1122 Servicing Criteria Assessment;
Notice of Event of Servicing Termination
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17
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Section
3.11.
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Annual
Servicing Report
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20
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Section
3.12.
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Access
to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Home Equity
Loans
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20
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Section
3.13.
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Maintenance
of Certain Servicing Insurance Policies
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20
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Section
3.14.
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Information
Required by the Internal Revenue Service and Reports of Foreclosures
and
Abandonments of Mortgaged Property
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20
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Section
3.15.
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Conveyance
of Additional Home Equity Loans
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21
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Section
3.16.
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Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges
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22
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Section
3.17.
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Optional
Retransfers of Home Equity Loans
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22
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ARTICLE
IV.
Servicing
Reports and Other Filings
Section
4.01.
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Statements
to Securityholders
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23
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Section
4.02.
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Tax
Reporting
|
26
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i
Section
4.03.
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Periodic
Filings
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26
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Section
4.04.
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Regulation
AB Compliance, Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness
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31
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ARTICLE
V.
Payment
Account
Section
5.01.
|
Payment
Account
|
32
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ARTICLE
VI.
The
Servicer
Section
6.01.
|
Liability
of the Servicer
|
32
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Section
6.02.
|
Merger
or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the
Servicer
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32
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Section
6.03.
|
Limitation
on Liability of the Servicer and Others
|
33
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Section
6.04.
|
Servicer
Not to Resign
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34
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Section
6.05.
|
Delegation
of Duties
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34
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Section
6.06.
|
Servicer
to Pay Indenture Trustee’s and Owner Trustee’s Fees and Expenses;
Indemnification
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34
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Section
6.07.
|
Servicer
to act as Administrator for the Owner Trustee
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35
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ARTICLE
VII.
Default
Section
7.01.
|
Servicing
Default
|
35
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Section
7.02.
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Indenture
Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor
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38
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Section
7.03.
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Notification
to Securityholders
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39
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ARTICLE
VIII.
Miscellaneous
Provisions
Section
8.01.
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Amendment
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39
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Section
8.02.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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40
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Section
8.03.
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Notices
|
40
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Section
8.04.
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Severability
of Provisions
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40
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Section
8.05.
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Third
Party Beneficiaries
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40
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Section
8.06.
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Counterparts
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41
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Section
8.07.
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Effect
of Headings and Table of Contents
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41
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Section
8.08.
|
Termination
Upon Purchase by the Servicer or Liquidation of All Home Equity
Loans
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41
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Section
8.09.
|
Certain
Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee
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41
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Section
8.10.
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Owner
Trustee Not Liable for Related Documents
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42
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EXHIBIT
A
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HOME
EQUITY LOAN SCHEDULE
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A-1
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EXHIBIT
B
|
POWER
OF ATTORNEY
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B-1
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EXHIBIT
C
|
FORM
OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
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C-1
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EXHIBIT
D
|
FORM
OF CERTIFICATES TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K
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D-1
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EXHIBIT
E
|
FORM
OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE TO THE
DEPOSITOR
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E-1
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EXHIBIT
F
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SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
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F-1
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EXHIBIT
G
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ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE
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G-1
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EXHIBIT
H
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ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE
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H-1
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EXHIBIT
I
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FORM
8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
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H-1
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EXHIBIT
J
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FORM
OF TRANSFER DOCUMENT
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J-1
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This
Servicing Agreement, dated as February 1, 2007, among Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Credit
Corporation (the “Servicer”), MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1 (the “Issuer”), and Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Indenture Trustee”).
W
I T
N E S S E T H T H A T:
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Credit Corporation (in its capacity as Seller) will sell to the Depositor
the
Initial Home Equity Loans together with the Related Documents on the Closing
Date, and thereafter, with respect to the Revolving Credit Loans, all Additional
Balances created on or after the Cut off Date, and the Additional Home Equity
Loans together with the Related Documents on the Subsequent Closing
Dates;
WHEREAS,
the Depositor will transfer the Home Equity Loans and all of its rights under
the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement to the Issuer, together with the
Related
Documents on the Closing Date, and thereafter, with respect to the Revolving
Credit Loans, all Additional Balances created on or after the Cut off Date,
and
the Additional Home Equity Loans together with the Related Documents on the
Subsequent Closing Dates;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Issuer will issue and transfer
to or at the direction of the Depositor, the Certificates;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Issuer will issue and transfer
to or
at the direction of the Depositor, the Notes; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of this Servicing Agreement, the Servicer will service
the
Home Equity Loans directly;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
Definitions
Section
1.01. Definitions. For all purposes of
this Servicing Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or
unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Definitions
contained in Appendix A to the Indenture dated as of February 1, 2007 (the
“Indenture”), between MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1, as issuer, and Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
National Association, as indenture trustee, which is incorporated by reference
herein. All other capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings specified herein.
Section
1.02. Other Definitional
Provisions.
(a) All
terms defined in this Servicing Agreement shall have the defined meanings
when
used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto
unless otherwise defined therein.
(b) As
used in this Servicing Agreement and in any certificate or other document
made
or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, accounting terms not defined in
this
Servicing Agreement or in any such certificate or other document, and accounting
terms partly defined in this Servicing Agreement or in any such certificate
or
other document, to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings
given to them under generally accepted accounting principles. To the
extent that the definitions of accounting terms in this Servicing Agreement
or
in any such certificate or other document are inconsistent with the meanings
of
such terms under generally accepted accounting principles, the definitions
contained in this Servicing Agreement or in any such certificate or other
document shall control.
(c) The
words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in
this Servicing Agreement shall refer to this Servicing Agreement as a whole
and
not to any particular provision of this Servicing Agreement; Section and
Exhibit
references contained in this Servicing Agreement are references to Sections
and
Exhibits in or to this Servicing Agreement unless otherwise specified; and
the
term “including” shall mean “including without limitation”.
(d) The
definitions contained in this Servicing Agreement are applicable to the singular
as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as
the
feminine and neuter genders of such terms.
(e) Any
agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any
instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement,
instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented
and
includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all
attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; references to a
Person
are also to its permitted successors and assigns.
Section
1.03. Interest
Calculations. All calculations of interest hereunder that are
made in respect of the Loan Balance of a Home Equity Loan shall be made on
a
daily basis using a 365/366 day year. All calculations of interest on
the Securities shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days in
an
Interest Period and a year assumed to consist of 360 days. The
calculation of the Servicing Fee shall be made on the basis of a 360-day
year
consisting of twelve 30-day months. All dollar amounts calculated
hereunder shall be rounded to the nearest xxxxx with one half of one xxxxx
being
rounded up.
ARTICLE
II.
Representations
and Warranties
Section
2.01. Representations and
Warranties Regarding the Servicer. The Servicer represents and
warrants to the Issuer and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, as
pledgee
of the Home Equity Loans and the Credit Enhancer, as of the Cut off
Date:
(i) The
Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power to
own its
assets and to transact the business in which it is currently
engaged. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character
of the business transacted by it or properties owned or leased by it requires
such qualification and in which the failure to so qualify would have a
material
adverse effect on the business, properties, assets, or condition (financial
or
other) of the Servicer;
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(ii) The
Servicer has the power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform
this
Servicing Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated under this
Servicing Agreement, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize
the execution, delivery and performance of this Servicing
Agreement. When executed and delivered, this Servicing Agreement will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable
in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement of such terms may be
limited
by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by the availability of equitable
remedies;
(iii) The
Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of any other Person or any
consent, license, approval or authorization from, or registration or declaration
with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection with the
execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Servicing
Agreement, except for such consent, license, approval or authorization,
or
registration or declaration, as shall have been obtained or filed, as the
case
may be;
(iv) The
execution and delivery of this Servicing Agreement and the performance
of the
transactions contemplated hereby by the Servicer will not violate any provision
of any existing law or regulation or any order or decree of any court applicable
to the Servicer or any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws
of the Servicer, or constitute a material breach of any mortgage, indenture,
contract or other agreement to which the Servicer is a party or by which
the
Servicer may be bound; and
(v) No
litigation or administrative proceeding of or before any court, tribunal
or
governmental body is currently pending, or to the knowledge of the Servicer
threatened, against the Servicer or any of its properties or with respect
to
this Servicing Agreement or the Securities which in the opinion of the
Servicer
has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in a material adverse effect on
the
transactions contemplated by this Servicing Agreement.
The
foregoing representations and warranties shall survive any termination
of the
Servicer hereunder.
Section
2.02. Representations and Warranties of
the Issuer. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the
Servicer and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the
Home
Equity Loans and the Credit Enhancer, as of the Cut off Date:
(i) The
Issuer is a statutory trust duly formed and in good standing under the
laws of
the State of Delaware and has full power, authority and legal right to
execute
and deliver this Servicing Agreement and to perform its obligations under
this
Servicing Agreement, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by it of this Servicing Agreement;
and
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(ii) The
execution and delivery by the Issuer of this Servicing Agreement and the
performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Servicing Agreement
will
not violate any provision of any law or regulation governing the Issuer
or any
order, writ, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental
authority or agency applicable to the Issuer or any of its
assets. Such execution, delivery, authentication and performance will
not require the authorization, consent or approval of, the giving of notice
to,
the filing or registration with, or the taking of any other action with
respect
to, any governmental authority or agency regulating the activities of limited
liability companies. Such execution, delivery, authentication and
performance will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation
of, any
mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other agreement or instrument to which
the
Issuer is bound.
Section
2.03. Enforcement of Representations and
Warranties. The Servicer, on behalf of and subject to the
direction of the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Home Equity Loans,
the
Credit Enhancer or the Issuer, shall enforce the representations and warranties
of the Seller pursuant to the Home Equity Loan Purchase
Agreement. Upon the discovery by the Seller, the Depositor, the
Servicer, the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer, the Issuer, or any
Custodian of a breach of any of the representations and warranties made
in the
Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement, in respect of any Home Equity Loan
which
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Securityholders or
the
Credit Enhancer, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written
notice to the other parties (any Custodian being so obligated under a Custodial
Agreement). The Servicer shall promptly notify the Seller of such
breach and request that, pursuant to the terms of the Home Equity Loan
Purchase
Agreement, the Seller either (i) cure such breach in all material respects
within 45 days (with respect to a breach of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 3.1(a) of the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement)
or 90
days (with respect to a breach of the representations and warranties contained
in Section 3.1(b) of the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement) from the
earlier
of the Seller’s discovery of such breach or the date the Seller was notified of
such breach or (ii) purchase such Home Equity Loan from the Issuer at the
Repurchase Price and in the manner set forth in Section 3.1(c) of the Home
Equity Loan Purchase Agreement; provided that the Seller shall, subject
to compliance with all the conditions set forth in the Home Equity Loan
Purchase
Agreement, have the option to substitute an Eligible Substitute Loan or
Loans,
together with any Substitution Adjustment Amounts, for such Home Equity
Loan. In the event that the Seller elects to substitute one or more
Eligible Substitute Loans pursuant to Section 3.1(c) of the Home Equity
Loan
Purchase Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Issuer with respect
to such
Eligible Substitute Loans, the original Credit Line Agreement, the Mortgage,
and
such other documents and agreements as are required by the Home Equity
Loan
Purchase Agreement. Payments due with respect to Eligible Substitute
Loans in the month of substitution shall not be transferred to the Issuer
and
will be retained by the Servicer and remitted by the Servicer to the Seller
on
the next succeeding Payment Date provided a payment at least equal to the
applicable Minimum Monthly Payment has been received by the Issuer for
the month
of substitution in respect of the Home Equity Loan to be removed. The
Servicer shall amend or cause to be amended the Home Equity Loan Schedule
to
reflect the removal of such Home Equity Loan and the substitution of the
Eligible Substitute Loans and the Servicer shall promptly deliver the amended
Home Equity Loan Schedule to the Owner Trustee and Indenture Trustee together
with a separate list of any Home Equity Loans so removed.
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It
is
understood and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to cure such breach
or
purchase or substitute for such Home Equity Loan as to which such a breach
has
occurred and is continuing, together with the obligation of the Seller
in the
third paragraph of Section 2.1(c) of the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement
and
the indemnification provided in Section 6.1 of the Home Equity Loan Purchase
Agreement, shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available
to
the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Home Equity Loans,
against the Seller. In connection with the purchase of or
substitution for any such Home Equity Loan by the Seller, the Issuer shall
assign to the Seller all of its right, title and interest in respect of
the Home
Equity Loan Purchase Agreement applicable to such Home Equity
Loan. Upon receipt of the Repurchase Price, or upon completion of
such substitution, the Servicer shall notify the Custodian and then the
Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage Files to the Servicer, together with
all
relevant endorsements and assignments prepared by the Servicer which the
Indenture Trustee shall execute.
ARTICLE
III.
Administration
and Servicing
of
Home
Equity Loans
Section
3.01. The Servicer.
(a) The
Servicer shall service and administer the Home Equity Loans in a manner
consistent with the terms of this Servicing Agreement and which shall be
normal
and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and shall have full
power
and authority, acting alone or through a subservicer, to do any and all
things
in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem
necessary
or desirable, it being understood, however, that the Servicer shall at
all times
remain responsible to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee
of the
Home Equity Loans and the Credit Enhancer, for the performance of its duties
and
obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue,
and is
hereby authorized and empowered by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee,
as
pledgee of the Home Equity Loans, to execute and deliver, on behalf of
itself,
the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any of them, any and all instruments
of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge
and all
other comparable instruments with respect to the Home Equity Loans and
with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee and the Custodian, as applicable, shall furnish the Servicer with
any
powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable
the
Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder.
On the
Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Servicer a limited
power of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
If
the
Mortgage relating to a Home Equity Loan did not have a Lien senior to the
Home
Equity Loan on the related Mortgaged Property as of the Cut off Date, then
the
Servicer, in such capacity, may not consent to the placing of a lien senior
to
that of the Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property. If the
Mortgage relating to a Home Equity Loan had a lien senior to the Home Equity
Loan on the related Mortgaged Property as of the Cut off Date, then the
Servicer, in such capacity, may consent to the refinancing of the prior
senior
lien, provided that the following requirements are met:
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(i) the
resulting Combined Loan to Value Ratio (“CLTV”) of such Home Equity Loan is no
higher than the greater of the Combined Loan to Value Ratio prior to such
refinancing or a 70% CLTV (or a 80% CLTV for those borrowers with a Credit
Score
as of the Cut off Date of 712 or greater); provided, however, if such refinanced
mortgage loan is a “rate and term” mortgage loan (meaning, the borrower does not
receive any cash from the refinancing), the CLTV may increase to the extent
of
either (a) the reasonable closing costs of such refinancing (up to a maximum
of
5% of the CLTV) or (b) any decrease in the value of the related Mortgaged
Property, if the borrower is not delinquent in the payment of interest
or
principal on such Home Equity Loan at the time of such refinancing;
(ii) the
interest rate for the loan evidencing the refinanced senior lien is no
higher
than the interest rate on the loan evidencing the existing senior lien
immediately prior to the date of such refinancing (meaning, in the
case of an adjustable rate loan, a substantially similar index and a gross
margin no higher than that of the existing senior lien); provided,
however, if the loan evidencing the existing senior lien prior
to the
date of refinancing is an adjustable rate loan and the loan evidencing
the
refinanced senior lien is a fixed rate loan, then the interest rate on
the loan
evidencing the refinanced senior lien may be up to 2.0% higher than the
then
current mortgage rate of the loan evidencing the existing senior lien;
and
(iii) the
loan evidencing the refinanced senior lien is not subject to negative
amortization.
The
Servicer may also, without prior approval of the Rating Agencies and the
Credit
Enhancer, increase the Credit Limits on Revolving Credit Loans, provided
that
(i) a new appraisal in accordance with the Servicer’s underwriting or servicing
guidelines is obtained, (ii) the new CLTV of any such Revolving Credit
Loan
after giving effect to such increase is less than or equal to the CLTV
of the
Revolving Credit Loan as of the Cut off Date, (iii) the Servicer receives
verbal
verification of employment of the related Mortgagor and (iv) the payment
history
of the related borrower is within the underwriting parameters of the Servicer’s
underwriting guidelines. In addition, the Servicer may increase the
Credit Limits on Revolving Credit Loans without obtaining new appraisals
provided that clauses (ii) through (iv) of the preceding sentence are satisfied
and the CLTV of the Revolving Credit Loan following the increase in the
Credit
Limit is less than or equal to 100.00%. In addition, such increases
without new appraisals shall be limited to no greater than 10% of the current
Pool Balance, provided, that the principal balances of such Revolving Credit
Loans with CLTVs greater than 80% will be limited to 3% of the current
Pool
Balance.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Servicer may reduce the Gross Margins on Revolving Credit
Loans made to employees of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx by either 0.125% or 0.25%, so
long as
payments on these Revolving Credit Loans are current; provided however,
the
Revolving Credit Loans made to employees of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx on which these
reductions are made shall not be permitted to exceed 15% of the Original
Investor Amount, and to the extent that the Aggregate Principal Amount
of
Revolving Credit Loans as to which the borrower has applied and qualified
for
the reduction and as to which the reduction is in effect with respect to
the
Issuing Entity exceeds 15% (subject to increase with the consent of the
Credit
Enhancer) of the Original Investor Amount, the Servicer shall repurchase
affected Revolving Credit Loans at the Repurchase Price in an amount sufficient
to cause the such percentage to no longer be in excess of 15%. Upon
receipt by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer and Custodian
of
written notification, signed by a Servicing Officer, of the deposit of
such
Repurchase Price, the Custodian, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee, shall
release to the Servicer the related Mortgage File for the Revolving Credit
Loan
being repurchased. The Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer
shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared
by
the Servicer, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest
in
the Servicer or its designee all right, title and interest in and to such
Revolving Credit Loan released hereunder and thereafter such Revolving
Credit
Loan shall not be an asset of the Issuer.
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In
connection with servicing the Revolving Credit Loans, the Servicer may
take
reasonable actions to encourage or effect the termination of Loan Agreements
that have become dormant.
The
relationship of the Servicer (and of any successor to the Servicer as servicer
under this Servicing Agreement) to the Issuer under this Servicing Agreement
is
intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not
that of
a joint venturer, partner or agent.
(b) With
the consent of the Credit Enhancer, the Servicer may enter into Subservicing
Agreements with Subservicers for the servicing and administration of certain
of
the Home Equity Loans. References in this Servicing Agreement to
actions taken or to be taken by the Servicer in servicing the Home Equity
Loans
include actions taken or to be taken by a Subservicer on behalf of the
Servicer
and any amount actually received by such Subservicer in respect of a Home
Equity
Loan shall be deemed to have been received by the Servicer whether or not
actually received by the Servicer. Each Subservicing Agreement will
be upon such terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with this Servicing
Agreement and as the Servicer and the Subservicer have agreed, it being
understood that the Servicer shall cause each Subservicer (and any delegates
of
such Subservicers) to comply with any applicable obligations of Sections
3.10,
3.11 and 4.03 hereof. With the approval of the Servicer and the
Credit Enhancer, a Subservicer may delegate its servicing obligations to
third
party servicers, but such Subservicers will remain obligated under the
related
Subservicing Agreements. The Servicer and the Subservicer may enter
into amendments to the related Subservicing Agreements; provided,
however, that any such amendments shall not cause the Home Equity
Loans
to be serviced in a manner that would be materially inconsistent with the
standards set forth in this Servicing Agreement. With the consent of
the Credit Enhancer, the Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any
Subservicing Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof
and
without any limitation by virtue of this Servicing Agreement; provided,
however, that in the event of termination of any Subservicing
Agreement
by the Servicer or the Subservicer, the Servicer shall either act as servicer
of
the related Home Equity Loan or enter into a Subservicing Agreement with
a
successor Subservicer which will be bound by the terms of the related
Subservicing Agreement. The Servicer shall be entitled to enter into
any agreement with a Subservicer for indemnification of the Servicer and
nothing
contained in this Servicing Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify
such
indemnification.
In
the
event that the rights, duties and obligations of the Servicer are terminated
hereunder, any successor to the Servicer in its sole discretion may, to
the
extent permitted by applicable law, terminate the existing Subservicing
Agreement with any Subservicer in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Subservicing Agreement (but without the payment of any termination fee)
or
assume the terminated Servicer’s rights and obligations under such subservicing
arrangements which termination or assumption will not violate the terms
of such
arrangements.
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Notwithstanding
any Subservicing Agreement or any of the provisions of this Servicing Agreement
relating to agreements or arrangements between the Servicer and a Subservicer
or
reference to actions taken through a Subservicer or otherwise, the Servicer
shall remain obligated and primarily liable for the servicing and administering
of the Home Equity Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Servicing
Agreement without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue
of such
Subservicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification
from the
Subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions
as if
the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Home Equity
Loans. For purposes of this Servicing Agreement, the Servicer shall
be deemed to have received payments on Home Equity Loans when the Subservicer
has received such payments.
Any
Subservicing Agreement that may be entered into and any transactions or
services
relating to the Home Equity Loans involving a Subservicer in its capacity
as
such and not as an originator shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer
and
the Servicer alone, and none of the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer
or
the Securityholders shall be deemed parties thereto or shall have any claims,
rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the
Subservicer. The Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed by
it to any Subservicer irrespective of whether the Servicer’s compensation
pursuant to this Servicing Agreement is sufficient to pay such
fees.
As
part
of its servicing activities hereunder, the Servicer, for the benefit of
the
Issuer, the Securityholders and the Credit Enhancer, shall use reasonable
efforts to enforce the obligations of each Subservicer under the related
Subservicing Agreement, to the extent that the non performance of any such
obligation would have a material adverse effect on a Home Equity
Loan. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal
prosecution of claims, termination of Subservicing Agreements and the pursuit
of
other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such
an
extent and at such time as the Servicer, in its good faith business judgment,
would require were it the owner of the related Home Equity Loans. The
Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, and
shall
be reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general recovery resulting from
such
enforcement to the extent, if any, that such recovery exceeds all amounts
due in
respect of the related Home Equity Loan or (ii) from a specific recovery of
costs, expenses or attorneys fees against the party against whom such
enforcement is directed.
Section
3.02. Collection of Certain Home
Equity Loan Payments.
(a) The
Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for
under
the terms and provisions of the Home Equity Loans, and shall, to the extent
such
procedures shall be consistent with this Servicing Agreement follow such
collection procedures as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage
servicing activities. Consistent with the foregoing, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer may in its discretion
(i)
waive any late payment charge, penalty interest or other fees which may
be
collected in the ordinary course of servicing such Home Equity Loan and
(ii)
arrange with a Mortgagor a schedule for the payment of principal and interest
due and unpaid; provided such arrangement is generally consistent with
the Servicer’s policies with respect to home equity loans generally;
provided, further, that notwithstanding such arrangement such Home
Equity Loans will be included in the information regarding delinquent Home
Equity Loans set forth in the Servicing Report. The Servicer may also
extend the Due Date for payment due on a Home Equity Loan in accordance
with its
standard servicing procedures, provided, however, that the
Servicer shall first determine that any such waiver or extension will not
impair
the coverage of any related insurance policy or materially adversely affect
the
lien of the related Mortgage or the interests of the Securityholders or
the
Credit Enhancer. Consistent with the terms of this Servicing
Agreement, the Servicer may also waive, modify or vary any term of any
Home
Equity Loan (including reduce the Credit Limit with respect to any Revolving
Credit Loan) or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any
such
term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s
determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is
not
materially adverse to the interests of the Securityholders or the Credit
Enhancer, provided, however, that the Servicer may not modify or
permit any Subservicer to modify any Home Equity Loan (including without
limitation any modification that would change the Loan Rate (other than
as
provided under Section 3.01(a) hereof with respect to the Revolving Credit
Loans
extended to employees of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx), forgive the payment of any principal
or interest (unless in connection with the liquidation of the related Home
Equity Loan) or extend the final maturity date of such Home Equity Loan)
unless
such Home Equity Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer,
such
default is reasonably foreseeable. The general terms of any waiver,
modification, postponement or indulgence with respect to any of the Home
Equity
Loans will be included in the Servicing Report, and such Home Equity Loans
will
not be considered “delinquent” for the purposes of the Basic Documents, so long
as the Mortgagor complies with the terms of such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Servicer in its sole discretion (i) may permit the Mortgagor (or may enter
into
a modification agreement which will allow the Mortgagor) to make monthly
payments, with respect to any Billing Cycle during the related Draw Period,
in a
minimum amount that will be equal to the related finance charge for such
Billing
Cycle and (ii) may reduce the amount of the Credit Limit with respect to
any
Revolving Credit Loans (to an amount no less than the then current Principal
Balance of such Revolving Credit Loan) in connection with any refinancing
of a
senior lien pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.01(a) of this
Servicing Agreement.
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(b) The
Servicer shall establish a Collection Account in the name of the Indenture
Trustee on behalf of the Noteholders and the Credit Enhancer, which shall
be an
Eligible Account in which the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited
any amounts representing payments and collections in respect of the Home
Equity
Loans received by it subsequent to the Cut off Date (other than in respect
of
the payments referred to in the paragraph following subsection (viii) below)
within two Business Days following receipt thereof (or otherwise on or
prior to
the Closing Date), including the following payments and collections received
or
made by it (without duplication):
(i) all
payments of principal or interest on the Home Equity Loans received by
the
Servicer, net of the Servicing Fee;
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(ii) the
aggregate Repurchase Price of the Home Equity Loans purchased by the Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.1 (c) of the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement
or
Section 3.01(a) of this Agreement;
(iii) Net
Liquidation Proceeds net of any related Foreclosure Profit;
(iv) all
proceeds of any Home Equity Loans repurchased by the Seller pursuant to
the Home
Equity Loan Purchase Agreement, and all Substitution Adjustment Amounts
required
to be deposited in connection with the substitution of an Eligible Substitute
Loan pursuant to the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement;
(v) insurance
proceeds, other than Net Liquidation Proceeds, resulting from any insurance
policy maintained on a Mortgaged Property;
(vi) amounts
required to be paid by the Servicer pursuant to Section 8.08;
(vii) any
blanket policy deductible; and
(viii) any
investment losses for amounts on deposit in the Collection Account;
provided,
however, that with respect to each Billing Cycle, the Servicer shall be
permitted to retain from payments in respect of interest on the Home Equity
Loans, the Servicing Fee for such Billing Cycle. All amounts
deposited in the Collection Account shall be held by the Servicer in trust
for
the Securityholders and the Credit Enhancer until disbursed in accordance
with
this Servicing Agreement. The foregoing requirements respecting
deposits to the Collection Account are exclusive, it being understood that,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer need not
deposit
in the Collection Account amounts representing Foreclosure Profits, fees
(including annual fees) or late charge penalties, payable by Mortgagors,
or
amounts received by the Servicer for the accounts of Mortgagors for application
towards the payment of taxes, insurance premiums, assessments and similar
items. In the event any amount not required to be deposited in the
Collection Account is so deposited, the Servicer may at any time withdraw
such
amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding. The Servicer shall retain all Foreclosure
Profits (to the extent permitted by law) as additional servicing
compensation.
The
Servicer may cause the institution maintaining the Collection Account to
invest
any funds in the Collection Account in Permitted Investments (including
obligations of the Servicer or any of its Affiliates, if such obligations
otherwise qualify as Permitted Investments), which shall mature not later
than
the Determination Date related to the following Payment Date and shall
not be
sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. Except as provided above,
all income and gain realized from any such investment shall inure to the
benefit
of the Servicer and shall be subject to its withdrawal or order from time
to
time. The amount of any losses incurred in respect of the principal
amount of any such investments shall be deposited in the Collection Account
by
the Servicer out of its own funds immediately as realized.
(c) The
Servicer will require each Subservicer to hold all funds constituting
collections on the Home Equity Loans, pending remittance thereof to the
Servicer, in one or more accounts meeting the requirements of an Eligible
Account, and invested in Permitted Investments.
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Section
3.03. Withdrawals from the
Collection Account. The Servicer shall, from time to time as
provided herein, make withdrawals from the Collection Account of amounts
on
deposit therein pursuant to Section 3.02 that are attributable to the Home
Equity Loans for the following purposes:
(i) to
remit to the Indenture Trustee for deposit in the Payment Account, on the
related Determination Date for each Payment Date, an amount equal to the
Security Collections for such Payment Date;
(ii) prior
to either a Rapid Amortization Event or the Billing Cycle preceding the
end of
the Managed Amortization Period, to pay to the Seller, with respect to
the
Revolving Credit Loans, the amount of any Additional Balances as and when
created during the related Billing Cycle, provided, that, with respect
to the
Revolving Credit Loans, the aggregate amount so paid to the Seller in respect
of
Additional Balances at any time during any Billing Cycle shall not exceed
the
amount of Principal Collections theretofore received for such Billing
Cycle;
(iii) to
the extent deposited to the Collection Account, to reimburse itself or
the
related Subservicer for previously unreimbursed expenses incurred in maintaining
individual insurance policies pursuant to Section 3.04, or Liquidation
Expenses,
paid pursuant to Section 3.07 or otherwise reimbursable pursuant to the
terms of
this Servicing Agreement (to the extent not payable pursuant to Section
3.09),
such withdrawal right being limited to amounts received on particular Home
Equity Loans (other than any Repurchase Price in respect thereof) which
represent late recoveries of the payments for which such advances were
made, or
from related Liquidation Proceeds or the proceeds of the purchase of such
Home
Equity Loan; and to reimburse itself for all P&I Advances of the Servicer’s
funds made pursuant to Section 3.18, it being understood that the Servicer’s
right to reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) with respect
to any
Mortgage Loan being limited to amounts received on the related Mortgage
Loan
(including without limitation, late recoveries of payments from the Mortgagor,
Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds with
respect
to such Mortgage Loan to the extent collected) which represent late payments
of
principal and/or interest respecting which any such P&I Advance was made;
provided, further, that if such amounts are insufficient to reimburse the
Servicer, or if the Servicer determines, using Accepted Servicing Practices,
that such xxxxxxxxxxxx X&X Advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance the
Servicer shall be entitled to reimburse itself from other funds in the
Collection Account;
(iv) to
pay to itself out of each payment received on account of interest on a
Home
Equity Loan as contemplated by Section 3.09, an amount equal to the Servicing
Fee (to the extent not retained pursuant to Section 3.02);
(v) to
the extent deposited in the Collection Account to pay to itself as additional
servicing compensation any interest or investment income earned on funds
deposited in the Collection Account that it is entitled to withdraw pursuant to
Sections 3.02(b) and 5.01;
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(vi) to
the extent deposited in the Collection Account, to pay to itself as additional
servicing compensation any Foreclosure Profits (to the extent permitted
by law),
and at such time a Home Equity Loan becomes a Charged-off Loan, to reimburse
itself to the extent of funds held in the Collection Account for all
unreimbursed Servicing Fees, Servicing Advances and P&I Advances owing to
the Servicer relating to any Charged-off Loan accrued or advanced during
any
period prior to the date the Home Equity Loan became a Charged-off Loan;
and
(vii) to
withdraw any other amount deposited in the Collection Account that was
not
required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 3.02.
Since,
in
connection with withdrawals pursuant to clauses (iii), (iv) and (vi), the
Servicer’s entitlement thereto is limited to collections or other recoveries on
the related Home Equity Loan, the Servicer shall keep and maintain separate
accounting, on a Home Equity Loan by Home Equity Loan basis, for the purpose
of
justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to such
clauses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Servicing
Agreement, the Servicer shall be entitled to reimburse itself for any previously
unreimbursed expenses incurred pursuant to Section 3.07 or otherwise and
all
Nonrecoverable Advances reimbursable pursuant to the terms of this Servicing
Agreement that the Servicer determines to be otherwise nonrecoverable (except
with respect to any Home Equity Loan as to which the Repurchase Price has
been
paid), by withdrawal from the Collection Account of amounts on deposit
therein
attributable to the Home Equity Loans on any Business Day prior to the
Determination Date following the date of such calculation.
Section
3.04. Maintenance of Hazard
Insurance; Property Protection Expenses. The Servicer shall cause
to be maintained for each Home Equity Loan that is either (a) in a first
lien
position or (b) has a Credit Limit at origination in excess of $50,000
hazard
insurance naming the Servicer or related Subservicer as loss payee thereunder
providing extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to the
lesser
of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Home
Equity
Loan from time to time or (ii) the combined principal balance owing on
such Home
Equity Loan and any mortgage loan senior to such Home Equity Loan from
time to
time; provided, however, that such coverage may not be less than the minimum
amount required to fully compensate for any loss or damage on a replacement
cost
basis. The Servicer shall also cause to be maintained on property
acquired upon foreclosure, or deed in lieu of foreclosure, of any Home
Equity
Loan, fire insurance with extended coverage in an amount sufficient to
cover the
value of the related Mortgaged Property (less the amount of any
deductible). Amounts collected by the Servicer under any such
policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair
of the
related Mortgaged Property or property thus acquired or amounts released
to the
Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures) shall
be deposited in the Collection Account to the extent called for by Section
3.02. The Servicer shall be under no obligation to require that any
Mortgagor maintain earthquake or other additional insurance and shall be
under
no obligation itself to maintain any such additional insurance on property
acquired in respect of a Home Equity Loan, other than pursuant to such
applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as
shall
require such additional insurance. If the Servicer shall obtain and
maintain a blanket policy consistent with its general mortgage servicing
activities insuring against hazard losses on all of the Home Equity Loans,
it
shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth
in
the first sentence of this Section 3.04, it being understood and agreed
that
such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Servicer
shall,
in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged
Property a policy complying with the first sentence of this Section 3.04
and
there shall have been a loss which would have been covered by such policy,
deposit in the Collection Account the amount not otherwise payable under
the
blanket policy because of such deductible clause. Any such deposit by
the Servicer shall be made on the last Business Day of the Billing Cycle
in the
month in which payments under any such policy would have been deposited
in the
Collection Account. In connection with its activities as servicer of
the Home Equity Loans, the Servicer agrees to present, on behalf of itself,
the
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, claims under any such blanket
policy.
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Section
3.05. Modification
Agreements. The Servicer shall be entitled to (A) execute
assumption agreements, substitution agreements, and instruments of satisfaction
or cancellation or of partial or full release or discharge, or any other
document contemplated by this Servicing Agreement and other comparable
instruments with respect to the Home Equity Loans and with respect to the
Mortgaged Properties subject to the Mortgages (and the Issuer and the Indenture
Trustee each shall promptly execute any such documents on request of the
Servicer) and (B) approve the granting of an easement thereon in favor
of
another Person, any alteration or demolition of the related Mortgaged Property
or other similar matters, if it has determined, exercising its good faith
business judgment in the same manner as it would if it were the owner of
the
related Home Equity Loan, that the security for, and the timely and full
collectability of, such Home Equity Loan would not be adversely affected
thereby. A partial release pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall be
permitted only if the Combined Loan to Value Ratio for such Home Equity
Loan
after such partial release does not exceed the Combined Loan to Value Ratio
for
such Home Equity Loan as of the Cut off Date. Any fee collected by
the Servicer or the related Subservicer for processing such request will
be
retained by the Servicer or such Subservicer as additional servicing
compensation.
Section
3.06. Trust Estate; Related
Documents.
(a) When
required by the provisions of this Servicing Agreement, the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee shall execute instruments to release property from the
terms
of the Trust Agreement, Indenture or Custodial Agreement, as applicable,
or
convey the Issuer’s or the Indenture Trustee’s interest in the same, in a manner
and under circumstances which are not inconsistent with the provisions
of this
Servicing Agreement. No party relying upon an instrument executed by
the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee as provided in this Section 3.06 shall
be
bound to ascertain the Issuer’s or the Indenture Trustee’s authority, inquire
into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application
of
any moneys.
(b) If
from time to time the Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian copies of
any
written assurance, assumption agreement or substitution agreement or other
similar agreement pursuant to Section 3.05, the Custodian shall check that
each
such document purports to be an original executed copy (or a copy of the
original executed document if the original executed copy has been submitted
for
recording and has not yet been returned) and, if so, shall file such documents,
and upon receipt of the original executed copy from the applicable recording
office or receipt of a copy thereof certified by the applicable recording
office
shall file such originals or certified copies with the Related
Documents. If any such documents submitted by the Servicer do not
meet the above qualifications, such documents shall promptly be returned
by the
Custodian to the Servicer, with a direction to the Servicer to forward
the
correct documentation.
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(c) Upon
receipt of two copies (one of which will be returned to the Servicer with
the
related Mortgage File) of a Request for Release from the Servicer, substantially
in the form of Exhibit C which shall be signed by a Servicing Officer or
in a
mutually agreeable format, which in lieu of a signature on its face will
originate from a Servicing Officer, to the effect that a Home Equity Loan
has
been the subject of a final payment or a prepayment in full and the related
Home
Equity Loan has been terminated or that substantially all Liquidation Proceeds
which have been determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment to
be
finally recoverable have been recovered, and upon deposit to the Collection
Account of such final monthly payment, prepayment in full together with
accrued
and unpaid interest to the date of such payment with respect to such Home
Equity
Loan or, if applicable, Liquidation Proceeds, the Custodian shall promptly
release the related Mortgage File to the Servicer, upon request of the
Servicer. If from time to time and as appropriate for the servicing
or foreclosure of any Home Equity Loan, the Servicer requests the Custodian
to
release the Mortgage File and delivers to the Custodian two copies of a
Request
for Release reasonably satisfactory to the Custodian and signed by a Responsible
Officer of the Servicer, the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage
File
to the Servicer. If such Home Equity Loans shall be liquidated and
the Custodian receives a certificate from the Servicer as provided above,
then,
upon request of the Servicer, the Custodian shall release the Mortgage
File to
the Servicer.
Section
3.07. Realization Upon
Defaulted Home Equity Loans. With respect to those of the Home
Equity Loans which become and continue in default, the Servicer will decide
whether to (i) foreclose upon the Mortgaged Properties securing such Home
Equity
Loans, (ii) write off the unpaid principal balance of the Home Equity Loans
as
bad debt, (iii) take a deed in lieu of foreclosure, (iv) accept a short
sale,
(v) arrange for a repayment plan, (vi) agree to a modification in accordance
with this Servicing Agreement, or (vii) take an unsecured note or substitute
a
new lien, in each case subject to the rights of any related first lien
holder;
provided that in connection with the foregoing if the Servicer has actual
knowledge that any Mortgaged Property is affected by hazardous or toxic
wastes
or substances and that the acquisition of such Mortgaged Property would
not be
commercially reasonable, then the Servicer will not cause the Issuer or
the
Indenture Trustee to acquire title to such Mortgaged Property in a foreclosure
or similar proceeding. In connection with such decision, the Servicer
shall follow such practices (including, in the case of any default on a
related
senior mortgage loan, the advancing of funds to correct such default if
deemed
to be appropriate by the Servicer) and procedures as it shall deem necessary
or
advisable and as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing
activities; provided that the Servicer shall not be liable in any respect
hereunder if the Servicer is acting in connection with any such foreclosure
or
attempted foreclosure which is not completed or other conversion in a manner
that is consistent with the provisions of this Servicing
Agreement. The foregoing is subject to the proviso that the Servicer
shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any foreclosure
or attempted foreclosure or towards the correction of any default on a
related
senior mortgage loan or restoration of any property unless it shall determine
that such expenditure will increase Net Liquidation Proceeds. In the
event of a determination by the Servicer that any such expenditure previously
made pursuant to this Section 3.07 will not be reimbursable from Net Liquidation
Proceeds, the Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of its funds
so
expended pursuant to Section 3.03.
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Notwithstanding
any provision of this Servicing Agreement, a Home Equity Loan may be deemed
to
be finally liquidated if substantially all amounts expected by the Servicer
to
be received in connection with the related defaulted Home Equity Loan have
been
received; provided, however, that any subsequent collections with respect
to any
such Home Equity Loan shall be deposited to the Collection
Account. For purposes of determining the amount of any Liquidation
Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, or other unscheduled collections, the Servicer
may take into account minimal amounts of additional receipts expected to
be
received or any estimated additional liquidation expenses expected to be
incurred in connection with the related defaulted Home Equity
Loan. As soon as practical thereafter the expenses of such sale shall
be paid and the Servicer shall reimburse itself for any related xxxxxxxxxxxx
X&X Advances, Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees, and on the
Remittance Date immediately following the date on which such sale proceeds
are
received the net cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the Collection
Account
shall be distributed to the Seller.
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 issued
to the
Indenture Trustee, who shall hold the same on behalf of the Issuer in accordance
with Section 3.13 of the Indenture. Notwithstanding any such
acquisition of title and cancellation of the related Home Equity Loan,
such
Mortgaged Property shall (except as otherwise expressly provided herein)
be
considered to be an outstanding Home Equity Loan held as an asset of the
Issuer
until such time as such property shall be sold. Consistent with the
foregoing for purposes of all calculations hereunder, so long as such Mortgaged
Property shall be considered to be an outstanding Home Equity Loan it shall
be
assumed that, notwithstanding that the indebtedness evidenced by the related
Credit Line Agreement shall have been discharged, such Credit Line Agreement
in
effect at the time of any such acquisition of title before any adjustment
thereto by reason of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding or any moratorium
or
similar waiver or grace period will remain in effect.
Any
proceeds from foreclosure proceedings or the purchase or repurchase of
any Home
Equity Loan pursuant to the terms of this Servicing Agreement, as well
as any
recovery resulting from a collection of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance
Proceeds, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to
reimburse the Servicer in accordance with Section 3.03(vi) and this
Section 3.07; second, to the Servicer, all Servicing Fees payable therefrom
(to
the extent not retained pursuant to Section 3.02(b)); third, to the Payment
Account to the extent of accrued and unpaid interest to the Payment Date
on the
related Home Equity Loan, at the Loan Rate (less the Servicing Fee Rate);
fourth, to the Payment Account as a recovery of principal on the Home Equity
Loan; and fifth, to Foreclosure Profits (to the extent permitted by
law).
Section
3.08. Issuer and Indenture
Trustee to Cooperate. On or before each Determination Date, the
Servicer will notify the Indenture Trustee and the Custodian, with a copy
to the
Issuer, of the termination of or the payment in full and the termination
of any
Home Equity Loan during the preceding Billing Cycle. Upon receipt of
payment in full, the Servicer is authorized to execute, pursuant to the
authorization contained in Section 3.01, if the assignments of Mortgage
have
been recorded if required under the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement,
an
instrument of satisfaction regarding the related Mortgage, which instrument
of
satisfaction shall be recorded by the Servicer if required by applicable
law and
be delivered to the Person entitled thereto. It is understood and
agreed that no expenses incurred in connection with such instrument of
satisfaction or transfer shall be reimbursed from amounts deposited in
the
Collection Account. From time to time and as appropriate for the
servicing or foreclosure of any Home Equity Loan, the Indenture Trustee
or the
Custodian shall, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Indenture
Trustee or Custodian, with a copy to the Issuer, of two copies (one of
which
will be returned to the Servicer with the related Mortgage File) of a Request
for Release, in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C, which shall be signed
by a
Servicing Officer or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which in
lieu of
a signature on its face will originate from a Servicing Officer, release
or
cause to be released the related Mortgage File to the Servicer and the
Issuer or
Indenture Trustee shall promptly execute such documents, in the forms provided
by the Servicer, as shall be necessary for the prosecution of any such
proceedings or the taking of other servicing actions. Such trust
receipt shall obligate the Servicer to return the Mortgage File to the
Indenture
Trustee or the Custodian (as specified in such receipt) when the need therefor
by the Servicer no longer exists unless the Home Equity Loan shall be
liquidated, in which case, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing
Officer
similar to that hereinabove specified, the trust receipt shall be released
to
the Servicer.
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In
order
to facilitate the foreclosure of the Mortgage securing any Home Equity
Loan that
is in default following recordation of the assignments of Mortgage in accordance
with the provisions of the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement, the Indenture
Trustee or the Issuer shall, if so requested in writing by the Servicer,
promptly execute an appropriate assignment in the form provided by the
Servicer
to assign such Home Equity Loan for the purpose of collection to the Servicer
(any such assignment shall unambiguously indicate that the assignment is
for the
purpose of collection only), and, upon such assignment, such assignee for
collection will thereupon bring all required actions in its own name and
otherwise enforce the terms of the Home Equity Loan and deposit or credit
the
Net Liquidation Proceeds, exclusive of Foreclosure Profits, received with
respect thereto in the Collection Account. In the event that all
delinquent payments due under any such Home Equity Loan are paid by the
Mortgagor and any other defaults are cured, then the assignee for collection
shall promptly reassign such Home Equity Loan to the Indenture Trustee
and
return the related Mortgage File to the Custodian.
In
connection with the Issuer’s obligation to cooperate as provided in this Section
3.08 and all other provisions of this Servicing Agreement requiring the
Issuer
to authorize or permit any actions to be taken with respect to the Home
Equity
Loans, the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Home Equity Loans and as
assignee of record of the Home Equity Loans on behalf of the Issuer pursuant
to
Section 3.13 of the Indenture, expressly agrees, on behalf of the Issuer,
to
take all such actions on behalf of the Issuer and to promptly execute and
return
all instruments reasonably required by the Servicer in connection therewith;
provided that if the Servicer shall request a signature of the Indenture
Trustee, on behalf of the Issuer, the Servicer will deliver to the Indenture
Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such signature is necessary or
appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative
duties under this Servicing Agreement.
Section
3.09. Servicing Compensation;
Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer. The Servicer shall be
entitled to receive the Servicing Fee in accordance with Section 3.03 (or
retain
such Servicing Fee pursuant to Section 3.02) as compensation for its services
in
connection with servicing the Home Equity Loans. Moreover, additional
servicing compensation in the form of late payment charges and other receipts
not required to be deposited in the Collection Account as specified in
Section
3.02 shall be retained by the Servicer. The Servicer shall be
required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities
hereunder (including payment of all other fees and expenses not expressly
stated
hereunder to be for the account of the Securityholders, including, without
limitation, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and any Custodian)
and
shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor.
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Section
3.10. Annual Statement as to
Compliance; Item 1122 Servicing Criteria Assessment; Notice of Event of
Servicing Termination.
(a) The
Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Issuer, the Underwriter and
the
Indenture Trustee, with a copy to the Credit Enhancer, on or before March
15th
of each calendar year commencing in 2008,
(i) an
Officer’s Certificate, with respect to the preceding calendar year (or such
shorter period in the case of the first such certificate), stating that
(x) a
review of the activities of the Servicer during the preceding calendar
year (or
such shorter period in the case of the first such certificate) and of its
performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision
and (y) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the
Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations in all material respects under
this
Agreement throughout such period, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill
any
such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known
to
such officer and the nature and status thereof, and
(ii) the
servicing criteria assessment required to be filed in respect of the Issuer
under the Exchange Act under Item 1122 of Regulation AB if periodic reports
under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto,
were required to be filed in respect of the Issuer. Such report shall
be signed by an authorized officer of the Servicer and shall at a minimum
address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification
substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto delivered to the Depositor
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement. To the extent any
of the Servicing Criteria are not applicable to the Servicer, with respect
to
asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Servicer
and
that are backed by the same asset type backing the Notes, such report shall
include such a statement to that effect. The Depositor and the
Servicer, and each of their respective officers and directors shall be
entitled
to rely on upon each such servicing criteria assessment.
A
copy of
such Officer’s Certificate and the report referred to in Section 3.11 may be
obtained by any Certificateholder by a request in writing to the Owner
Trustee,
or by any Noteholder or Person certifying that it is a Note Owner by a
request
in writing to the Indenture Trustee, in either case addressed to the applicable
Corporate Trust Office. Upon the telephone request of the Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly furnish the Owner Trustee
a list
of Noteholders as of the date specified by the Owner Trustee.
(b) The
Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee,
with a copy to the Credit Enhancer, promptly after having obtained knowledge
thereof, but in no event later than four (4) Business Days thereafter,
written
notice in an Officer’s Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice
or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Servicing Termination
under
Section 7.01. The Seller shall deliver to the Owner Trustee, the
Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency promptly after having obtained
knowledge thereof, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter,
written notice in an Officer’s Certificate of any event which with the giving of
notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Servicing Termination
under clause (a)(ii) of Section 7.01.
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(c) The
Servicer shall cause each Subservicer to deliver to the Depositor and to
make
available to the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer an assessment
of
compliance and accountant’s attestation as and when provided in paragraph
(a)(ii) of this Section 3.10 and Section 3.11. The Servicer shall
execute (provided the Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Depositor) (and
shall
cause each Subservicer to execute) a reliance certificate to enable the
Certification Parties to rely upon each (i) annual report on assessments
of
compliance with servicing criteria provided pursuant to Section 3.10 and
(ii)
accountant’s report provided pursuant to Section 3.10 and shall include a
certification that each such annual compliance statement or report discloses
any
deficiencies or defaults described to the registered public accountants
of such
Person to enable such accountants to render the certificates provided for
in
Section 3.11.
(d) In
the event the Servicer or any Subservicer is terminated or resigns during
the
term of this Agreement, such Person shall provide the documents and information
pursuant to Section 3.10 and Section 3.11 with respect to the period of
time it
was subject to this Agreement or provided services with respect to the
Issuer or
the Home Equity Loans. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, if the Servicer has exercised commercially reasonable
efforts
to obtain any assessment or attestation required hereunder from a Subservicer,
the failure by the Subservicer to provide such attestation on or assessment
shall not constitute a breach hereunder by the Servicer.
(e) Upon
the reasonable request of the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer will provide
to
the Indenture Trustee a copy of its financial statements for the most recent
fiscal year; provided that such financial statements are available for
distribution.
(f) Not
later than March 15th of each calendar year commencing in 2008, the Indenture
Trustee shall deliver, and the Indenture Trustee shall cause each Subcontractor
utilized by the Indenture Trustee and determined by the Indenture Trustee
to be
“participating in a servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB (in each case, a “Servicing Function Participant”), to
deliver, each at its own expense, to the Depositor, with a copy to the
Credit
Enhancer, a report on an assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria
applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such party of its
responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable
to it, (B) a statement that such party used the Servicing Criteria to assess
compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such party’s assessment
of compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the
period
ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required to
be filed
pursuant to Section 4.03 hereunder, including, if there has been any material
instance of noncompliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion
of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement
that
a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on
such
Person’s assessment of compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria as of
and for such period. Each such assessment of compliance report shall be
addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable
company, and shall address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria set
forth
on Exhibit F hereto, or as set forth in the notification furnished to the
Depositor and the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Subsection (h) of this
Section
3.10. The Indenture Trustee (in its capacity as Indenture Trustee and in
its
capacity as Custodian) hereby acknowledges and agrees that its assessments
of
compliance will cover the items identified on Exhibit F hereto are being
covered
by such party. Promptly after receipt of each such report on assessment
of
compliance, (i) the Depositor shall review each such report and, if applicable,
consult with the Indenture Trustee as to the nature of any material instance
of
noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria (and Servicing Function Participant
engaged or utilized by the Indenture Trustee), as the case may
be. None of the Indenture Trustee or Servicing Function Participant
shall be required to cause the delivery of any such assessments if it has
received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not
required to be filed in respect of the Issuer for the preceding calendar
year.
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(g) Not
later than March 15th of each calendar year commencing in 2008, the Indenture
Trustee shall cause each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the
Indenture Trustee to cause, each at its own expense, a registered public
accounting firm (which may also render other services to such party) and
that is
a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish
a
report to the Depositor, with a copy to the Rating Agencies and to the
Credit
Enhancer, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding
certain matters from the management of such Person, which includes an assertion
that such Person has complied with the Servicing Criteria applicable to
it and
(ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance
with
standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, that
attests to and reports on such Person’s assessment of compliance with the
Servicing Criteria applicable to it. In the event that an overall opinion
cannot
be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such
report
why it was unable to express such an opinion. Each such related accountant’s
attestation report shall be made in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and
2-02(g)
of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report
must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language.
Promptly after receipt of each such accountants’ attestation report, the
Depositor shall review the report and, if applicable, consult with the
Indenture
Trustee as to the nature of any defaults by the Indenture Trustee, and
each
Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by the Indenture Trustee),
as
the case may be, in the fulfillment of any of the Indenture Trustee’s or the
applicable Servicing Function Participant’s obligations hereunder. None of the
Indenture Trustee (in its capacity as Indenture Trustee and in its capacity
as
Custodian) or the Servicing Function Participant shall be required to cause
the
delivery of any such attestation required by this paragraph in any year
in which
a Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Issuer for the
preceding calendar year.
(h) No
later than March 15th of each calendar year, commencing in 2008, in which
a Form
10-K will be required to be filed in respect of the Issuer for the preceding
calendar year, the Indenture Trustee shall notify the Depositor as to the
name
of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, and each such notice
will
specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report
on
assessment of compliance prepared by such Servicing Function Participant
in each
case, to the extent of any change from the prior year’s notice, if any. When the
Indenture Trustee submits its assessment pursuant to Section 3.10(f), the
Indenture Trustee will also at such time include the assessment (and related
attestation pursuant to Section 3.10(g)) of each Servicing Function Participant
utilized by it.
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Section
3.11. Annual Servicing
Report. Not later than March 15th of each calendar year
commencing in 2008, the Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of
independent certified public accountants, who may also render other services
to
the Servicer, the Seller or the Depositor, to deliver to the Depositor,
the
Credit Enhancer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee with respect
to the
prior calendar year (or such shorter period in the case of the first such
report) the attestation report that would be required to be filed in respect
of
the Issuer under the Exchange Act if periodic reports under Section 15(d)
of the
Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto, were required to be filed
in
respect of the Issuer. Such attestation shall be in accordance with
Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act
and the
Exchange Act, including, without limitation that in the event that an overall
opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall
state
in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion.
Section
3.12. Access to Certain
Documentation and Information Regarding the Home Equity
Loans. Whenever required by statute or regulation, the Servicer
shall provide to the Credit Enhancer, any Securityholder upon reasonable
request
(or a regulator for a Securityholder) or the Indenture Trustee, reasonable
access to the documentation regarding the Home Equity Loans such access
being
afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request and during normal
business hours at the offices of the Servicer. Nothing in this
Section 3.12 shall derogate from the obligation of the Servicer to observe
any
applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the Mortgagors
and the failure of the Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section
3.12 as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this
Section 3.12.
Section
3.13. Maintenance of Certain
Servicing Insurance Policies. The Servicer shall during the term
of its service as servicer maintain in force (i) a policy or policies of
insurance covering errors and omissions in the performance of its obligations
as
Servicer hereunder and (ii) a fidelity bond in respect of its officers,
employees or agents. Each such policy or policies and bond shall be
at least equal to the coverage that would be required by FNMA or FHLMC,
whichever is greater, for Persons performing servicing for home equity
loans
purchased by such entity.
Section
3.14. Information Required by
the Internal Revenue Service and Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments
of
Mortgaged Property. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver all
federal and state information reports with respect to the Home Equity Loans
when
and as required by all applicable state and federal income tax
laws. In particular, with respect to the requirement under Section
6050J of the Code to the effect that the Servicer or Subservicer shall
make
reports of foreclosures and abandonments of any mortgaged property for
each year
beginning in 2008, the Servicer or Subservicer shall file reports relating
to
each instance occurring during the previous calendar year in which the
Servicer
(i) on behalf of the Issuer, acquires an interest in any Mortgaged Property
through foreclosure or other comparable conversion in full or partial
satisfaction of a Home Equity Loan, or (ii) knows or has reason to know
that any
Mortgaged Property has been abandoned. The reports from the Servicer
or Subservicer shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting
requirements imposed by Section 6050J and Section 6050H (reports relating
to
mortgage interest received) of the Code.
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Section
3.15. Conveyance of Additional
Home Equity Loans.
(a) The
Depositor may sell to the Issuer Additional Home Equity Loans on any Subsequent
Closing Date designated by the Depositor on or before the Latest Subsequent
Closing Date. The Depositor shall notify the Owner Trustee, the Indenture
Trustee, the Credit Enhancer, and each Rating Agency of its designation
of a
Subsequent Closing Date at least five Business Days in advance. On each
Subsequent Closing Date the Depositor shall deliver a Transfer Document
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J and the Officer’s
Certificate referred to in Section 3.15(b)(ix) to the Owner Trustee and
the
Indenture Trustee, and the Indenture Trustee shall pay, on behalf of the
Issuer,
to the order of the Depositor, from funds on deposit in the Additional
Loan
Account, the purchase price in an amount equal to the Cut-off Date Balance
specified in the Transfer Document, up to the amount of funds remaining
in the
Additional Loan Account.
(b) The
obligation of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer to pay the
purchase
price from funds on deposit in the Additional Loan Account for the benefit
of
the Depositor and the acceptance by the Owner Trustee of the transfer of
the
Additional Home Equity Loans and the other property and rights relating
to them
on the related Subsequent Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction
of each
of the following conditions by the Subsequent Closing Date:
(i) the
Depositor shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee
a
properly completed and executed Transfer Document;
(ii) the
Owner Trustee, the Credit Enhancer and the Indenture Trustee will be provided
Opinions of Counsel with respect to the sale of the Additional Home Equity
Loans
conveyed on the Subsequent Closing Date (the opinions being substantially
similar to the opinions delivered on the Closing Date to the Rating Agencies
with respect to the sale of the Initial Home Equity Loans on the Closing
Date
including an opinion that the addition shall not result in a material adverse
federal tax consequence to the Issuer or the Noteholders);
(iii) as
of the related Subsequent Closing Date, the Depositor is not insolvent
nor shall
it be made insolvent by the transfer of the Additional Home Equity Loans
nor is
it aware of any pending insolvency;
(iv) the
Subsequent Closing Date is not after the Latest Subsequent Closing
Date;
(v) neither
the Depositor nor the Issuer shall have been advised in writing by any
Rating
Agency that the transfer of the Additional Home Equity Loans would result
in a
reduction or withdrawal of the Rating Agency’s then current rating of the Notes
(without regard to the Policy);
(vi) each
Subsequent Mortgage Loan conveyed on the Subsequent Closing Date satisfies
the
representations and warranties applicable to it under this
Agreement;
(vii) (a)
the maximum Loan Balance of any Subsequent Mortgage Loan conveyed to the
Issuer
does not exceed $2,000,000; (b) following the conveyance of Subsequent
Mortgage
Loans on that Subsequent Closing Date to the Issuer, the weighted average
CLTV
of the Mortgage Loans will be 70.05% (with a permitted variance of five
percent)
and (d) following the conveyance of Subsequent Mortgage Loans on that Subsequent
Closing Date to the Issuer, the weighted average FICO credit score of the
Mortgage Loans will be 742 (with a permitted variance of ten
points);
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(viii) the
Credit Enhancer shall have consented in writing to the transfer of the
Additional Home Equity Loans; and
(ix) the
Depositor shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee
an
Officer’s Certificate confirming the satisfaction of each of these conditions
precedent.
(c) If
needed to make required interest payments on the Notes, the Servicer will
make
interest shortfall payments for the benefit of the Noteholders to offset
shortfalls in interest collections on the first four Payment Dates, if
the
shortfall is attributable to the prefunding mechanism. These payments
will not cover borrower defaults, any interest shortfalls arising from
any full
or partial prepayment of the Home Equity Loans, or the application of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. These payments are not recoverable
from the Issuer.
(d) The
Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon any Officer’s
Certificate or Opinion of Counsel delivered in accordance with this
Section.
Section
3.16. Payment of Taxes,
Insurance and Other Charges. With respect to each Home Equity
Loan, the Servicer will maintain accurate records reflecting fire and hazard
insurance coverage to the extent required by Section 3.04.
With
respect to each Home Equity Loan as to which the Servicer maintains escrow
accounts, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the status
of
ground taxes, assessments, water rates and other charges which are or may
become
a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of primary mortgage guaranty
premiums, if any, shall maintain fire and hazard insurance coverage and
shall
obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges (including
renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof prior to any applicable
penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing the
maximum
amounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor
in any
escrow account which shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Servicer
in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of
the
Mortgage. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for escrow
payments, the Servicer shall, if it has received notice of a default or
a
deficiency, monitor such payments to determine if they are made by the
Mortgagor.
Section
3.17. Optional Retransfers of
Home Equity Loans. Pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Home Equity
Loan Purchase Agreement, the Holder of the Class L Certificates, may, but
shall
not be obligated to, require the transfer of Revolving Credit Loans from
the
Issuer to the Holder of the Class L Certificates as of the close of business
on
a Transfer Date after giving notice to the Indenture Trustee on the Notice
Transfer Date. Any such transfers shall be permissible only upon the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.3 of the Home Equity
Loan
Purchase Agreement.
Section
3.18. P&I Advances by the
Servicer on the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans.
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(a) On
the Business Day immediately preceding each Remittance Date, the Servicer
shall
deposit in the Collection Account from its own funds an amount equal to
all
P&I Payments (with interest on each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan adjusted
to the applicable Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans during the applicable Billing Cycle and
which
were delinquent on the Business Day immediately preceding such Remittance
Date
or which were deferred pursuant. The Servicer’s obligation to make
such P&I Advances as to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan will continue
through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full of the
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, or through the last Remittance Date prior
to the
Remittance Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds and other
payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds)
with respect to the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan; provided, that the Servicer
shall not be obligated to make P&I Advances which the Servicer determines to
be Nonrecoverable Advances. The determination by the Servicer that it
has made a Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officer's
Certificate of the Servicer delivered to the Issuer and detailing the reasons
for such determination. The Servicer shall not be obligated to
advance shortfalls of interest resulting from the application of the Relief
Act,
as amended, or similar state or local laws.
(b) Such
P&I Advance shall be made by the Servicer either (i) from its own funds or
(ii) from the Collection Account, to the extent of funds held therein for
future
distribution (in which case, it will cause to be made an appropriate entry
in
the records of the Collection Account that amounts held for future distribution
have been, as permitted by this Section 3.18, used by the Servicer in discharge
of any such P&I Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and
(ii) aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made by the Servicer
with respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. Any amount
held for future distribution and so used shall be appropriately reflected
in the
Servicer’s records and replaced by the Servicer by deposit in the Collection
Account on or before any future Remittance Date to the extent
required.
(c) The
Servicer’s obligation to made P&I Advances is solely with respect to the
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans.
ARTICLE
IV.
Servicing
Reports and Other Filings
Section
4.01. Statements to
Securityholders.
(a) With
respect to each Payment Date, on the related Determination Date, the Servicer
shall forward to the Indenture Trustee monthly Servicing Reports in a mutually
agreeable electronic format. The Servicing Reports shall set forth
the following information to the extent applicable:
(i) the
aggregate amount of (a) Interest Collections, (b) Principal Collections,
(c)
Substitution Adjustment Amounts and (d) Investor P&I
Collections;
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(ii) (a)
the aggregate Loan Balance of the Home Equity Loans as of the end of the
preceding Billing Cycle, (b) the Investor Amount, (c) the aggregate Loan
Balance
of the Mortgage Loans and (d) the aggregate Loan Balance of the Revolving
Credit
Loans;
(iii) with
respect to the Revolving Credit Loans, the aggregate amount of Additional
Balances created during the previous Billing Cycle conveyed to the
Issuer;
(iv) the
number and aggregate Loan Balances of Home Equity Loans (a) as to which
the
Minimum Monthly Payment is delinquent (as calculated by the OTS Method)
for 30
59 days, 60 to 89 days, and 90 or more days, respectively, (b) that are
foreclosed and (c) that have become REO, in each case as of the end of
the
preceding Billing Cycle; provided, however, that such information
will not be provided on the statements relating to the first Payment
Date;
(v) the
aggregate Liquidation Loss Amounts with respect to the related Billing
Cycle,
the amount of any Liquidation Loss Distribution Amounts with respect to
the
Notes, and the aggregate of the Liquidation Loss Amounts from all Billing
Cycles
to date expressed as dollars and as a percentage of the aggregate Cut off
Date
Loan Balance;
(vi) the
aggregate Servicing Fees for the related Billing Cycle and the aggregate
amount
of Draws for the related Billing Cycle;
(vii) the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the three Home Equity Loans
having
the largest outstanding principal balances or Credit Limits, as applicable
for
the related Billing Cycle;
(viii) the
number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of the Charge Off Loans
and
of the Home Equity Loans which are 180 or more days delinquent in the payment
of
all or any portion of the scheduled interest or principal for the related
Billing Cycle;
(ix) the
60+ Delinquency Percentage (Rolling Six Month) for the related Billing
Cycle;
(x) the
number and the aggregate Loan Balances of Liquidated Home Equity Loans
for the
related Billing Cycle; and
(xi) the
number and the aggregate Loan Balances of Home Equity Loans having an
outstanding principal balance (or any other amounts owing but otherwise
unpaid)
as of or following the final maturity date as set forth in the Related
Documents
respecting such Home Equity Loans.
(b) The
Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 3.26 of the Indenture shall prepare
its
monthly Statement based solely on the information contained in the Servicing
Reports and shall make available such Statements to each Certificateholder,
Noteholder, the Credit Enhancer, the Depositor, the Owner Trustee, the
Certificate Paying Agent and each Rating Agency. The Indenture
Trustee may conclusively rely on the correctness of the information contained
in
the Servicing Reports, without independent verification thereof. The
Statements to Securityholders shall contain the information in the Servicing
Report and the following information:
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(i) the
amount of any distribution of principal to the Noteholders;
(ii) the
amount of any distribution of interest to the Noteholders, separately stating
the portion thereof in respect of overdue accrued interest;
(iii) the
amount of any Credit Enhancement Draw Amount, if any, for such Payment
Date and
the aggregate amount of prior draws thereunder not yet reimbursed;
(iv) the
amount of such distribution as principal and interest to the Certificateholders
of each Class of Certificates, separately stating the portion thereof which
resulted in a reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof;
(v) the
weighted average Net Loan Rate for the related Billing Cycle;
(vi) the
Security Balance of the Notes and the Class Principal Balance of each Class
of
Certificates after giving effect to the distribution of principal on such
Payment Date;
(vii) the
Required Overcollateralization Amount for the related Payment Date;
and
(viii) the
Overcollateralization Amount for the related Payment Date.
In
the
case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above, the
amounts shall be expressed as an aggregate dollar amount per Note or
Certificate, as applicable, with a $1,000 denomination.
The
Indenture Trustee will make the monthly statement (and, at its option,
any
additional files containing the same information in an alternative format)
available each month to the Noteholders, the Certificateholders, and the
other
parties described in the second preceding paragraph via the Indenture Trustee’s
internet website. The Indenture Trustee’s internet website shall
initially be located at “xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx”. Assistance in using
the website can be obtained by calling the Indenture Trustee’s customer service
desk at (000) 000-0000. Parties that are unable to use the above
Statement distribution option are entitled to have a paper copy mailed
to them
via first class mail by calling the customer service desk and indicating
such. The Indenture Trustee shall have the right to change the way
monthly Statements are distributed in order to make such distribution more
convenient and/or more accessible to the Noteholders and the Certificateholders
and the Indenture Trustee shall provide timely and adequate notification
to all
the Noteholders and the Certificateholders regarding any such
changes. The Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Credit Enhancer a
paper copy of such monthly Statements.
In
addition, the Servicer shall forward to the Indenture Trustee any other
information reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee necessary to
make
payments pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Indenture. Prior to the
close of business on each Determination Date, the Servicer shall furnish
a
written statement to the Certificate Paying Agent and the Indenture Trustee
setting forth the aggregate amounts required to be withdrawn from the Collection
Account and deposited into the Payment Account on such Determination Date
pursuant to Section 3.03. The determination by the Servicer of such
amounts shall, in the absence of obvious error, be presumptively deemed
to be
correct for all purposes hereunder and the Certificate Paying Agent and
Indenture Trustee shall be protected in relying upon the same without any
independent check or verification. In addition, upon the Issuer’s
written request, the Servicer shall promptly furnish information reasonably
requested by the Issuer that is reasonably available to the Servicer to
enable
the Issuer to perform its federal and state income tax reporting
obligations.
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Section
4.02. Tax
Reporting. So long as Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation or any
affiliate thereof owns 100% of the Certificates, then no separate federal
and
state income tax returns and information returns or reports will be filed
with
respect to the Issuer, and the Issuer will be treated for tax purposes
as an
entity wholly owned by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation or an affiliate
thereof.
Section
4.03. Periodic
Filings.
(a) The
Indenture Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection
with the reporting requirements of the Issuer under the Exchange Act. The
Indenture Trustee shall prepare for execution by the Depositor any Form
8-K
(other than the initial report on Form 8-K), Form 10-D and Form 10-K required
by
the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder,
in
order to permit the timely filing thereof pursuant to the terms of this
Section
4.03, and the Indenture Trustee shall file (via XXXXX) such Forms executed
by
the Depositor. The Indenture Trustee shall have no duty to verify information
received by it from other Persons (other than Subcontractors utilized by
the
Indenture Trustee) in connection with its duties under this Section
4.03. The Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for any loss,
expense, damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to (i) any failure
to
properly prepare and/or timely file a Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K,
where
such failure results from the Indenture Trustee’s inability or failure to obtain
or receive, on a timely basis, any information from any party hereto or
the
Servicer or Custodian (other than the Indenture Trustee or any Subcontractor
utilized by the Indenture Trustee) needed to prepare, arrange for execution
or
file such Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K, or (ii) the actions or omissions
of
any other party hereto (other than the Indenture Trustee or any Subcontractor
utilized by the Indenture Trustee) or for any errors or omissions in any
Form
8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K, in each case except to the extent that such
failure, error or omission was caused by the Indenture Trustee’s negligence or
willful misconduct.
(b) Within
15 calendar days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions
under the Exchange Act), the Indenture Trustee shall prepare and file on
behalf
of the Issuer any Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance
as required by the Exchange Act. The Indenture Trustee shall file each
Form 10-D
with a copy of the related monthly Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure
in
addition to the monthly Statement that is required to be included on Form
10-D
(“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall be prepared by the party responsible
for preparing such disclosure as set forth on Exhibit G hereto and the
Indenture
Trustee shall compile such disclosure pursuant to the following paragraph.
The
Indenture Trustee will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder
to
determine, prepare or file any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, except
as set
forth in the next paragraph.
As
set
forth on Exhibit G hereto, within 5 calendar days after the related Distribution
Date, certain parties to this Agreement shall be required to provide to
the
Indenture Trustee and the Depositor, to the extent known by a Responsible
Officer of such applicable parties, any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure,
if
applicable. In addition, the Servicer is obligated under the Servicing
Agreement
to provide certain information to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture
Trustee
shall compile all such information provided to it in a Form 10-D prepared
by
it.
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After
preparing the Form 10-D, the Indenture Trustee shall forward electronically
a
draft copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor for review, verification and
execution by the Depositor. No later than 2 Business Days prior to the
15th
calendar day after the related Distribution Date, an officer of the Depositor
shall sign the Form 10-D and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed
Form 10-D (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail)
to
the Indenture Trustee. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously
filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Indenture Trustee will follow
the
procedures set forth in Section 4.03(f)(ii). The signing party at the Depositor
can be contacted at the Depositor’s address for notices set forth in Section
10.07, or such other address as to which the Depositor has provided prior
written notice to the Indenture Trustee. The Depositor acknowledges that
the
performance by the Indenture Trustee of its duties under this Section 4.03(b)
related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-D is contingent
upon the
Servicer, the Depositor and any other Person obligated to provide Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure as set forth on Exhibit G hereto observing all applicable
deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 4.03(b)
or the
applicable provisions of the Servicing Agreement.
(c) Within
90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Issuer or such earlier
date as
may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”), commencing in
March 2008, the Indenture Trustee shall prepare and file on behalf of the
Issuer
a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each
such
Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent
they
have been delivered to the Indenture Trustee within the applicable time
frames
set forth in this Agreement, (i) an annual compliance statement for the
Servicer, and each Subservicer engaged by the Servicer, and the Indenture
Trustee, (ii)(A) the annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing
criteria for the Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, the Custodian, each
Subservicer engaged by the Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant
utilized by the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, and (B) if any such
report on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria identifies any material
instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of
noncompliance, or such report on assessment of compliance with servicing
criteria is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that
such
report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included,
(iii)(A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the
Indenture Trustee, the Servicer, the Custodian, each Subservicer engaged
by the
Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Servicer,
or
the Indenture Trustee, and (B) if any registered public accounting firm
attestation report identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure
identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public
accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such
Form
10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why
such
report is not included, and (iv) a certification in the form attached hereto
as
Exhibit D, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result
of
changes promulgated by the Commission (the “Sarbanes Certification”), which
shall be signed by the senior officer of the Depositor in charge of
securitization. Any disclosure or information in addition to (i) through
(iv)
above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K
Disclosure”) shall be prepared by party responsible for preparing such
disclosure as set forth on Exhibit H hereto, and the Indenture Trustee
shall
compile such disclosure pursuant to the following paragraph. The
Indenture Trustee will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder
to
determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, except as set
forth in
the next paragraph.
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As
set
forth on Exhibit H hereto, no later than March 15th of each year that the
Issuer
is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2008,
certain parties to this Agreement and the Servicer and the Custodian shall
be
required to provide to the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor, to the
extent
known by such applicable parties, any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure,
if
applicable. In addition, the Servicer is obligated under the Servicing
Agreement
to provide certain information to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture
Trustee
shall compile all such information provided to it in a Form 10-K prepared
by
it.
After
preparing the Form 10-K, the Indenture Trustee shall forward electronically
a
draft copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review, verification and
execution by the Depositor. No later than 5:00 p.m. EST on the 3rd Business
Day
prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline, an officer of the Depositor shall sign
the
Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K
(with an
original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Indenture
Trustee. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed
Form
10-K needs to be amended, the Indenture Trustee will follow the procedures
set
forth in Section 4.03(f)(ii). The signing party at the Depositor can be
contacted at the Depositor’s address for notices set forth in Section 10.07, or
such other address as to which the Depositor has provided prior written
notice
to the Indenture Trustee. The Depositor acknowledges that the performance
by the
Indenture Trustee of its duties under this Section 4.03(c) related to the
timely
preparation and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon the Servicer (and
any
Subservicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by the Servicer)
and the
Depositor and any other Person obligated to provide Additional Form 10-K
Disclosure as set forth on Exhibit H hereto, observing all applicable deadlines
in the performance of their duties under this Section 4.03(c), Section
4.03(d),
or the applicable provisions of the Servicing Agreement. The Indenture
Trustee
shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim arising
out of or
with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely file such
Form
10-K, where such failure results from the Indenture Trustee’s inability or
failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any information from any
party
hereto (other than the Indenture Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized
by the
Indenture Trustee) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such
Form
10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
(d) In
connection with the execution of a Sarbanes Certification, the Indenture
Trustee
shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, with
such
changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated
by
the Commission) for the benefit of the Depositor and its officers, directors
and
Affiliates, and the Servicer shall sign a certification solely with respect
to
the Servicer (in the form attached to the Servicing Agreement, with such
changes
as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by
the
Commission) for the benefit of the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and
their
respective officers, directors and Affiliates. Each such certification
shall be
delivered to the Depositor no later than March 10th of each year (or if
such day
is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) and the
Depositor
shall deliver the Sarbanes Certification no later than the time set forth
for
the delivery to the Indenture Trustee of the signed Form 10-K pursuant
to
Section 4.03(c) for such year). In the event that prior to the filing date
of
the Form 10-K in March of each year, the Indenture Trustee or the Servicer
has
actual knowledge of information material to the Sarbanes Certification,
that
party shall promptly notify the Depositor and each of the other parties
signing
the certifications. In addition, the Indenture Trustee shall indemnify
and hold
harmless the Depositor and the Sponsor and their officers, directors, employees,
agents and Affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties,
fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments
and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon any breach of
the
Indenture Trustee’s obligations under this Section 4.03(d) or any material
misstatement or material omission contained in any information, report,
certification or other material provided by the Indenture Trustee in written
or
electronic form pursuant to Section 4.03 of this Agreement and Exhibits
G, H and
I to this Agreement provided by the Indenture Trustee (excluding any
information, report, accountants’ letter, certification or other materials
provided in written or electronic form by or on behalf of any Person other
than
the Indenture Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized by the Indenture Trustee),
which results from negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part
of
the Indenture Trustee in connection therewith. If the indemnification
provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any
indemnified party, then the Indenture Trustee agrees in connection with
a breach
of the Indenture Trustee’s obligations under this Section 4.03(d) or any
material misstatement or material omission contained in any information,
report,
certification or other material provided in written or electronic form
pursuant
to Section 4.03 of this Agreement and Exhibits G, H and I to this Agreement
provided by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee (excluding any information,
report, certification, accountants’ letter or other materials provided in
written or electronic form by or on behalf of any Person other than the
Indenture Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized by the Indenture Trustee),
results from the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part
of the
Indenture Trustee in connection therewith that it shall contribute to the
amount
paid or payable by the Depositor and the Sponsor as a result of the losses,
claims, damages or liabilities of the Depositor and the Sponsor in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Depositor
and
the Sponsor on the one hand and the Indenture Trustee on the other.
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(e) Upon
any filing with the Commission, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly deliver
to
the Depositor a copy of each such executed report, statement or
information
(f) (i) The
obligations set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of this Section shall
only
apply with respect to periods for which reports are required to be filed
with
respect to the Issuer under the Exchange Act. Prior to January 30 of the
first
year in which the Indenture Trustee is able to do so under applicable law,
the
Indenture Trustee shall file a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect
to
the Issuer, with a copy to the Depositor. At any time after the filing
of a Form
15 Suspension Notification, if the number of Holders of the Offered Certificates
of record exceeds the number set forth in Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act or
the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto which would cause the Issuer
to
again become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act,
the
Indenture Trustee shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Form
10-K,
10-D and 8-K as required pursuant to this Section 4.03 and the parties
hereto
shall again have the obligations set forth in this Section, in Section
12 of the
Custodial Agreement and Section 5.04 of the Servicing Agreement.
(ii) In
the event that the Indenture Trustee is unable to timely file with the
Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K required
to
be filed pursuant to this Agreement because required disclosure information
was
either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines
set
forth in this Agreement, the Indenture Trustee will immediately notify
the
Depositor and the Servicer. In the case of Form 10-D and 10-K, the Depositor,
the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee will thereupon cooperate to prepare
and
file a Form 12b-25 and a 10-DA and 10-KA as applicable, pursuant to Rule
12b-25
of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Indenture Trustee will,
upon
receipt of all disclosure information required to be included on Form 8-K,
include such disclosure information on the next Form 10-D. In the event
that any
previously filed Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K needs to be amended, the party
to this
Agreement deciding that an amendment to such Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is
required
will notify the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Servicer in writing
and
such parties will cooperate to prepare any necessary Form 8-KA, 10-DA or
10-KA.
Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K shall
be
signed by an officer of the Depositor. The Depositor acknowledges that
the
performance by the Indenture Trustee of its duties under this Section 4.03(f)
related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25
or any
amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is contingent upon the Servicer, the
Depositor observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their
duties
under this Section 4.03 or the applicable provisions of the Servicing Agreement.
The Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage,
claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare
and/or
timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms 8-K,
10-D
or 10-K, where such failure results from the Indenture Trustee’s inability or
failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any information from the
Depositor, the Servicer or the Custodian (other than the Indenture Trustee
or
any Subcontractor utilized by the Indenture Trustee) needed to prepare,
arrange
for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms
8-K,
10-D or 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
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(g) Within
four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure
on
Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), and also if requested
by the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee shall prepare and file on behalf
of the
Issuer any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act, provided that the
Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance
of the
Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event
or
that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure
Information”) shall be prepared by the party responsible for preparing such
disclosure as set forth on Exhibit I hereto and compiled by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to the following paragraph. The Indenture Trustee will
have no
duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any
Form 8-K
Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, except as set forth in the next
paragraph.
As
set
forth on Exhibit I hereto, for so long as the Issuer is subject to the
Exchange
Act reporting requirements, no later than noon on the 2nd Business Day
after the
occurrence of a Reportable Event, certain parties to this Agreement and
the
Servicer under the Servicing Agreement shall be required to provide to
the
Depositor and the Indenture Trustee, to the extent known by a Responsible
Officer of such applicable parties, any Form 8-K Disclosure Information,
if
applicable. In addition, the Servicer is obligated under the Servicing
Agreement
to provide certain information to the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture
Trustee
shall compile all such information provided to it in a Form 8-K prepared
by
it.
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After
preparing the Form 8-K, the Indenture Trustee shall forward electronically
a
draft copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review, verification and
execution by the Depositor. No later than the end of the 3rd Business Day
after
the Reportable Event, an officer of the Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K
and
return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original
executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Indenture Trustee.
If a
Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs
to be
amended, the Indenture Trustee will follow the procedures set forth in
Section
4.03(f)(ii). The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at the
Depositor’s address for notices set forth in Section 10.07, or such other
address as to which the Depositor has provided prior written notice to
the
Indenture Trustee. The Depositor acknowledges that the performance by the
Indenture Trustee of its duties under this Section 4.03(g) related to the
timely
preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon the Servicer, the
Depositor and any other Person obligated to provide Form 8-K Disclosure
Information as set forth on Exhibit I hereto, observing all applicable
deadlines
in the performance of their duties under this Section 4.03(g). The Indenture
Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim
arising
out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely
file
such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Indenture Trustee’s inability
or failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any information from
any
party hereto (other than the Indenture Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized
by
the Indenture Trustee) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file
such
Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
(h) The
Indenture Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage
or claim
arising out of or resulting from (i) the accuracy or inaccuracy of any
Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form
8-K
Disclosure Information (excluding any information therein provided by the
Indenture Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized by the Indenture Trustee)
provided to the Indenture Trustee in connection with the preparation of
Forms
10-D, 10-K and 8-K pursuant to this Section 4.03, or (ii) the failure of
the
Depositor to timely execute and return for filing any Forms 10-D, 10-K
and 8-K
required to be filed by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to this Section
4.03, in
either case, not resulting from the Indenture Trustee’s own negligence, bad
faith or misconduct.
Section
4.04. Regulation
AB Compliance, Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness. The parties
hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation
AB may
change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the
Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the asset-backed
securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agree to comply
with
requests made by the Depositor in good faith for delivery of information
under
these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation
AB. In
connection with the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, at the expense of the
Depositor, shall cooperate fully with the Depositor to deliver to the Depositor
(including its assignees or designees), any and all statements, reports,
certifications, records and any other information available to the Indenture
Trustee and reasonably necessary in the good faith determination of the
Depositor to permit the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation
AB, together with such disclosures relating to the Indenture Trustee or
Servicing Function Participant engaged by it, reasonably believed by the
Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.
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ARTICLE
V.
Payment
Account
Section
5.01. Payment
Account. The Indenture Trustee shall establish and maintain a
Payment Account titled “Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as Indenture
Trustee, for the benefit of the Securityholders, the Certificate Paying
Agent
and the Credit Enhancer pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of February
1, 2007,
between MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1 and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National
Association”. The Payment Account shall be an Eligible
Account. On each Payment Date, amounts on deposit in the Payment
Account will be distributed by the Indenture Trustee in accordance with
Section
3.05 of the Indenture. For the period beginning on and including the
Determination Date and ending on but excluding the second Business Day
prior to
the Payment Date, the Indenture Trustee shall invest or cause the institution
maintaining the Payment Account to invest the funds in the Payment Account
as
directed by the Servicer, but only in Permitted Investments designated
in the
name of the Indenture Trustee, which shall mature not later than the second
Business Day prior to the Payment Date next following the date of such
investment and shall not be sold or disposed of prior to
maturity. Thereafter, the Indenture Trustee may invest the funds in
the Payment Account for its own benefit and at its direction but only in
Permitted Investments which should mature not later than (i) the Business
Day
preceding the Payment Date or (ii) with respect to Permitted Investments
described in clause (v) of the definition thereof that are managed by the
Indenture Trustee or its Affiliates or for which the Indenture Trustee
or any
Affiliate acts as advisor, the Payment Date. All income and gain
realized from any such investment for the period beginning on and including
the
Determination Date to but excluding such second Business Day prior to the
Payment Date shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject
to
withdrawal by the Indenture Trustee for payment to the Servicer from time
to
time. All income and gain realized from any such investment for the
period beginning on the second Business Day preceding the Payment Date
and
ending on the Business Day preceding the Payment Date pursuant to clause
(i)
above, or the Payment Date pursuant to clause (ii) above, as the case may
be,
shall be for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee. The amount of any
losses incurred in respect of any such investments shall be deposited in
the
Payment Account by the party which made the investment decision resulting
in
such loss (i.e., either the Servicer or the Indenture Trustee, as the case
may
be), out of its own funds immediately as realized.
ARTICLE
VI.
The
Servicer
Section
6.01. Liability of the
Servicer. The Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith
only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken
by the Servicer herein.
Section
6.02. Merger or Consolidation
of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, the Servicer. Any
corporation into which the Servicer may be merged or converted or with
which it
may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion
or
consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to the business of the Servicer, shall (with the consent of
the
Credit Enhancer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld if such
merger, conversion or consolidation is with an Affiliate of the Servicer
and
provided that the resulting Person is of reasonably equivalent capitalization)
be the successor of the Servicer, hereunder, without the execution or filing
of
any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
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The
Servicer may assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations
under
this Servicing Agreement; provided that the Person accepting such
assignment or delegation shall be a Person which is qualified to service
home
equity loans, is reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee (as pledgee
of
the Home Equity Loans), the Issuer and the Credit Enhancer, is willing
to
service the Home Equity Loans and executes and delivers to the Indenture
Trustee
and the Issuer an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
the Credit Enhancer, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, which contains
an
assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance
of
each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Servicer
under
this Servicing Agreement; provided further that each Rating Agency’s
rating of the Securities in effect immediately prior to such assignment
and
delegation will not be qualified, reduced, or withdrawn as a result of
such
assignment and delegation (as evidenced by a letter to such effect from
each
Rating Agency), if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement
Instrument; and provided further that the Owner Trustee and the Credit
Enhancer
receive an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such assignment or delegation
shall not cause the Owner Trust to be treated as a corporation for federal
or
state income tax purposes.
Section
6.03. Limitation on Liability
of the Servicer and Others. Neither the Servicer nor any of the
directors or officers or employees or agents of the Servicer shall be under
any
liability to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the
Securityholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking
of any
action in good faith pursuant to this Servicing Agreement, provided,
however, that this provision shall not protect the Servicer or
any such
Person against any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason
of its
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its
duties
hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and
duties
hereunder. The Servicer and any director or officer or employee or
agent of the Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind
primafacie properly executed and submitted by any Person
respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Servicer and any
director or officer or employee or agent of the Servicer shall be indemnified
by
the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(i) and Section 3.05(a)(ix) of the
Indenture and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred
in
connection with any legal action relating to this Servicing Agreement or
the
Securities, other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason
of its
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its
duties
hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard of its obligations and
duties
hereunder. The Servicer shall not be under any obligation to appear
in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its
duties
to service the Home Equity Loans in accordance with this Servicing Agreement,
and which in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability;
provided, however, that the Servicer may in its sole discretion
undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect
of
this Servicing Agreement, and the rights and duties of the parties hereto
and
the interests of the Securityholders. In such event, the reasonable
legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom
shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Issuer, and the Servicer
shall
be entitled to be reimbursed therefor. The Servicer’s right to
indemnity or reimbursement pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall survive
any
resignation or termination of the Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04 or
7.01 with
respect to any losses, expenses, costs or liabilities arising prior to
such
resignation or termination (or arising from events that occurred prior
to such
resignation or termination).
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Section
6.04. Servicer Not to
Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.02, the Servicer
shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except
(i)
upon determination that the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder
are no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict
by
reason of applicable law with any other activities carried on by it or
its
subsidiaries or Affiliates, the other activities of the Servicer so causing
such
conflict being of a type and nature carried on by the Servicer or its
subsidiaries or Affiliates at the date of this Servicing Agreement or (ii)
upon
satisfaction of the following conditions: (a) the Servicer has proposed
a
successor servicer to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in writing and
such
proposed successor servicer is reasonably acceptable to the Issuer and
the
Indenture Trustee, (b) each Rating Agency shall have delivered a letter
to the
Issuer, the Credit Enhancer and the Indenture Trustee prior to the appointment
of the successor servicer stating that the proposed appointment of such
successor servicer as Servicer hereunder will not result in the qualification,
reduction or withdrawal of the then current rating of the Securities, if
determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement Instrument; and (c)
such
proposed successor servicer is acceptable to the Credit Enhancer, as evidenced
by a letter to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee; provided,
however, that no such resignation by the Servicer shall become
effective
until such successor servicer or, in the case of (i) above, the Indenture
Trustee, as pledgee of the Home Equity Loans, shall have assumed the Servicer’s
responsibilities and obligations hereunder or the Indenture Trustee, as
pledgee
of the Home Equity Loans, shall have designated a successor servicer in
accordance with Section 7.02. Any such resignation shall not relieve
the Servicer of responsibility for any of the obligations specified in
Sections
7.01 and 7.02 as obligations that survive the resignation or termination
of the
Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the
Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered
to
the Indenture Trustee and the Credit Enhancer.
Section
6.05. Delegation of
Duties. In the ordinary course of business, the Servicer at any
time may delegate any of its duties hereunder to any Person, including
any of
its Affiliates, who agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with standards
comparable to those with which the Servicer complies pursuant to Section
3.01. Such delegation shall not relieve the Servicer of its
liabilities and responsibilities with respect to such duties and shall
not
constitute a resignation within the meaning of Section 6.04.
Section
6.06. Servicer to Pay
Indenture Trustee’s Expenses and Owner Trustee’s Fees and Expenses;
Indemnification.
(a) The
Servicer covenants and agrees to pay to the Owner Trustee, the Indenture
Trustee
and any co trustee of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee from time
to
time, and the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and any such co trustee
shall
be entitled to, reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by
any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust)
for all services rendered by each of them in the execution of the trusts
created
under the Trust Agreement and the Indenture or any other Basic Document
and in
the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties under the
Trust
Agreement or the Indenture, as the case may be, of the Owner Trustee, the
Indenture Trustee and any co trustee, and the Servicer will pay or reimburse
the
Indenture Trustee and any co trustee upon request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee or
any co
trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Servicing Agreement
except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its
negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith. The Servicer further
agrees to indemnify the Owner Trustee in the same manner and to the same
extent
as is provided by the holder of the majority of the Certificate Percentage
Interest of the Class O Certificates in Section 7.02 of the Trust
Agreement. The Indenture Trustee hereby agrees that two (2) Business
Day’s worth of investment income on amounts on deposit in the Payment Account
will be its compensation for the services rendered by it under the Indenture
and
the Servicing Agreement.
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(b) The
Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer, the Credit Enhancer,
the
Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee from and against any loss, liability,
expense, damage or injury suffered or sustained by reason of the Servicer’s
willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its
activities in any material respect in servicing or administering the Home
Equity
Loans pursuant to this Servicing Agreement, including, but not limited
to, any
judgment, award, settlement, reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs or
expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any actual or threatened
action, proceeding or claim related to the Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad
faith or negligence in the performance of its activities in any material
respect
in servicing or administering the Home Equity Loans pursuant to this Servicing
Agreement. Any such indemnification shall not be payable from the
assets of the Issuer. The provisions of this Section 6.06 shall
survive the termination of this Servicing Agreement.
Section
6.07. Servicer to act as
Administrator for the Owner Trustee. The Servicer shall perform
all its duties and the duties of the Issuer under the Indenture and other
Basic
Documents, unless otherwise specifically delegated to another party
therein. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Servicer shall take all
necessary action that is the duty of the Issuer to take pursuant to the
Indenture and other Basic Documents, unless such duty has been specifically
delegated to another party therein.
ARTICLE
VII.
Default
Section
7.01. Servicing
Default. If any one of the following events (“Servicing Default”)
shall occur and be continuing:
(i) Any
failure by the Servicer (a) to deposit in the Collection Account any deposit
required to be made under the terms of this Servicing Agreement or to make
payments to be made under the terms of the Insurance Agreement which continues
unremedied for a period of five Business Days or (b) to deposit in the
Payment
Account any deposit required to be made under the terms of this Servicing
Agreement which continues unremedied for a period of one Business Day after
the
date upon which written notice of such failure shall have been given to
the
Servicer by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, or to the Servicer, the
Issuer
and the Indenture Trustee by the Credit Enhancer; or
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(ii) Failure
on the part of the Servicer duly to observe or perform in any material
respect
any other covenants or agreements of the Servicer set forth in the Securities
or
in this Servicing Agreement or the Insurance Agreement, which failure,
in each
case, materially and adversely affects the interests of Securityholders
or the
Credit Enhancer and which continues unremedied for a period of 45 days
or 60
days, respectively, after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, and stating that such notice is a “Notice of
Default” hereunder, shall have been given to the Servicer by the Issuer or the
Indenture Trustee, or to the Servicer, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
by
the Credit Enhancer; or
(iii) The
entry against the Servicer of a decree or order by a court or agency or
supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment
of
a trustee, conservator, receiver or liquidator in any insolvency,
conservatorship, receivership, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets
and
liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation
of its
affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in
effect
for a period of 60 consecutive days; or
(iv) The
Servicer shall voluntarily go into liquidation, consent to the appointment
of a
conservator, receiver, liquidator or similar person in any insolvency,
readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceedings of or relating to the Servicer or of or relating to all or
substantially all of its property, or a decree or order of a court, agency
or
supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for the appointment
of
a conservator, receiver, liquidator or similar person in any insolvency,
readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceedings, or for the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, shall
have
been entered against the Servicer and such decree or order shall have remained
in force undischarged, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
the
Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally
as they
become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency
or
reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors
or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(v) the
long-term unsecured debt rating of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx or any successor and
surviving
entity with Controlling Interest in the Servicer is suspended, terminated
or
downgraded below “Baa3” by Xxxxx’x or “BBB-” by S&P and the Servicer
Performance Test is not satisfied; or
(vi) there
has been a Change of Ownership and the Servicer Test is not
satisfied;
then,
and
in every such case, so long as a Servicing Default shall not have been
remedied
by the Servicer, either the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee (to the extent
a
Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee has actual knowledge of such
Servicing Default), with the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer,
or
the Credit Enhancer, by notice then given in writing to the Servicer (and
to the
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee if given by the Credit Enhancer) may terminate
all of the rights and obligations of the Servicer as servicer under this
Servicing Agreement other than its right to receive servicing compensation
and
expenses for servicing the Home Equity Loans hereunder during any period
prior
to the date of such termination and the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee,
with
the prior written consent of the Credit Enhancer, or the Credit Enhancer
may
exercise any and all other remedies available at law or equity. Any
such notice to the Servicer shall also be given to each Rating Agency,
the
Credit Enhancer and the Issuer. On or after the receipt by the
Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of the Servicer
under
this Servicing Agreement, whether with respect to the Securities or the
Home
Equity Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in a successor servicer
designated by the Credit Enhancer (or if the Credit Enhancer does not designate
a successor servicer, the Indenture Trustee as pledgee of the Home Equity
Loans), pursuant to and under this Section 7.01; and, without limitation,
such
successor servicer or the Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered
to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Servicer, as attorney in fact
or
otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish
all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes
of such
notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement
of each
Home Equity Loan and related documents, or otherwise; provided, that, without
affecting the immediate termination of the rights of the Servicer hereunder,
it
is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be
a period
of transition, not to exceed 90 days from the provision of notice hereunder
before the servicing transfer is fully effected; and provided, further,
that any
failure by the Indenture Trustee or any successor servicer to perform such
duties or responsibilities caused by the Servicer’s failure to provide the
documents and records required by Section 7.01 hereof shall not be considered
a
default by the Indenture Trustee (as successor to the Servicer hereunder,
or any
successor servicer). The Servicer agrees to cooperate with such
successor servicer or the Indenture Trustee in effecting the termination
of the
responsibilities and rights of the Servicer hereunder, including, without
limitation, the transfer to such successor servicer or the Indenture Trustee
for
the administration by it of all cash amounts relating to the Home Equity
Loans
that shall at the time be held by the Servicer and have yet to be deposited
by
it in the Collection Account, or that have been deposited by the Servicer
in the
Collection Account or are thereafter received by the Servicer with respect
to
the Home Equity Loans. All reasonable costs and expenses (including,
but not limited to, attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with amending this
Servicing Agreement to reflect such succession as Servicer pursuant to
this
Section 7.01 shall be paid by the predecessor Servicer (or if the predecessor
Servicer is the Indenture Trustee, the initial Servicer) upon presentation
of
reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, a delay in or failure of performance under Section 7.01(i)
or
under Section 7.01(ii) after the applicable grace periods specified in
such
Sections, shall not constitute a Servicing Default if such delay or failure
could not be prevented by the exercise of reasonable diligence by the Servicer
and such delay or failure was caused by an Act of God or the public enemy,
acts
of declared or undeclared war, public disorder, rebellion or sabotage,
epidemics, landslides, lightning, fire, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods
or
similar causes. The preceding sentence shall not relieve the Servicer
from using reasonable efforts to perform its respective obligations in
a timely
manner in accordance with the terms of this Servicing Agreement and the
Servicer
shall provide the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer and the Securityholders
with notice of such failure or delay by it, together with a description
of its
efforts to so perform its obligations. The Servicer shall immediately
notify the Indenture Trustee, the Credit Enhancer and the Owner Trustee
in
writing of any Servicing Default.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Indenture Trustee is not
obligated to determine whether the Servicer Test or Servicer Performance
Test
has been satisfied or monitor whether there has been a Change of
Ownership.
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Section
7.02. Indenture Trustee to
Act; Appointment of Successor.
(a) On
and after the time the Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant
to
Section 7.01 or sends a notice pursuant to Section 6.04, the Indenture
Trustee
shall appoint a successor servicer in accordance with the instruction of
the
Credit Enhancer, or if the Credit Enhancer does not provide the Indenture
Trustee such instruction within 30 days of such notice, the Indenture Trustee,
in a period not to exceed 90 days, shall appoint a successor Servicer or
shall
itself become the successor in all respects to the Servicer in its capacity
as
servicer under this Servicing Agreement and in connection with the transactions
set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the
Servicer
by the terms and provisions hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the parties hereto agree that the Indenture Trustee, in its capacity as
successor servicer, immediately will assume all of the obligations of the
Servicer to make advances hereunder. During such 90 day period,
neither the Indenture Trustee nor any successor servicer shall be responsible
for any lack of information or documents that it cannot reasonably obtain
on a
practical basis under the circumstances. Neither the Indenture
Trustee nor any successor servicer shall be liable for any action taken
by the
terminated Servicer during such 90 day period. Nothing in this
Servicing Agreement, the Indenture or in the Trust Agreement shall be construed
to permit or require the Indenture Trustee to (i) succeed to the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the initial Servicer in its
capacity
as Seller under the Home Equity Loan Purchase Agreement, (ii) be responsible
or
accountable for any act or omission of the Servicer prior to the issuance
of a
notice of termination hereunder, (iii) require or obligate the Indenture
Trustee, in its capacity as successor servicer, to purchase, repurchase
or
substitute any Home Equity Loan, (iv) fund any Additional Balances with
respect
to any Revolving Credit Loans, (v) fund any losses on any Permitted Investment
directed by any other Servicer, or (vi) be responsible for the representations
and warranties of the Servicer. As compensation therefor, any
successor servicer other than the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to
such
compensation as it and the Credit Enhancer may agree upon and, if the Indenture
Trustee is the successor servicer, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled
to
such compensation as the Servicer would have been entitled to hereunder
if no
such notice of termination had been given. The predecessor Servicer
shall also pay the Transition Costs of the Indenture Trustee or other servicer
as successor servicer. To the extent not paid by the predecessor
Servicer, any Transition Costs incurred by the Indenture Trustee shall
be paid
pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(i) of the Indenture. Notwithstanding the
above, (i) if the Credit Enhancer does not direct the appointment of a
successor
servicer and if the Indenture Trustee is unwilling to act as successor
servicer
itself or appoint a successor to act as successor servicer, or (ii) if
the
Credit Enhancer does not direct the appointment of a successor servicer
and if
the Indenture Trustee is legally unable so to act, the Indenture Trustee
may (in
the situation described in clause (i)) or shall (in the situation described
in
clause (ii)) appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint
any established housing and home finance institution, bank or other mortgage
loan or home equity loan servicer having a net worth of not less than
$10,000,000 as the successor to the Servicer hereunder in the assumption
of all
or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Servicer
hereunder; provided that any such successor servicer shall be acceptable
to the
Credit Enhancer, as evidenced by the Credit Enhancer’s prior written consent
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and provided
further
that the appointment of any such successor servicer will not result in
the
qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to the Securities
by the Rating Agencies, if determined without regard to the Credit Enhancement
Instrument. Pending appointment of a successor to the Servicer
hereunder, unless the Indenture Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting,
the
Indenture Trustee, in a period not to exceed 90 days, shall itself succeed
or
appoint a successor to succeed to all of the rights and duties of the Servicer
hereunder hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment
and assumption, the successor shall be entitled to receive compensation
out of
payments on Home Equity Loans in an amount equal to the compensation which
the
Servicer would otherwise have received pursuant to Section 3.09 (or such
other
compensation as the Credit Enhancer and such successor shall agree, together
with the Transition Costs of the successor servicer, which shall be paid
by the
predecessor Servicer). The appointment of a successor servicer shall
not affect any liability of the predecessor Servicer which may have arisen
under
this Servicing Agreement prior to its termination as Servicer (including,
without limitation, the obligation to purchase Home Equity Loans pursuant
to
Section 3.01, to pay any deductible under an insurance policy pursuant
to
Section 3.04 or to indemnify the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Credit
Enhancer and the Owner Trustee pursuant to Section 6.06), nor shall any
successor servicer be liable for any acts or omissions of the predecessor
Servicer or for any breach by such predecessor servicer of any of its
representations or warranties contained herein or in any related document
or
agreement. The Indenture Trustee and such successor shall take such
action, consistent with this Servicing Agreement, as shall be necessary
to
effectuate any such succession.
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(b) Any
successor, including the Indenture Trustee, to the Servicer as servicer
shall
during the term of its service as servicer (i) continue to service and
administer the Home Equity Loans for the benefit of the Securityholders
and the
Credit Enhancer, (ii) maintain in force a policy or policies of insurance
covering errors and omissions in the performance of its obligations as
Servicer
hereunder and a fidelity bond in respect of its officers, employees and
agents
to the same extent as the Servicer is so required pursuant to Section 3.13
and
(iii) be bound by the terms of the Insurance Agreement.
(c) Any
successor servicer, including the Indenture Trustee, shall not be deemed
in
default or to have breached its duties hereunder if the predecessor Servicer
shall fail to deliver any required deposit to the Collection Account or
otherwise cooperate with any required servicing transfer or succession
hereunder.
Section
7.03. Notification to
Securityholders. Upon any termination of or appointment of a
successor to the Servicer pursuant to this Article VII or Section 6.04,
the
Indenture Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the
Securityholders, the Credit Enhancer, the Issuer and each Rating
Agency.
ARTICLE
VIII.
Miscellaneous
Provisions
Section
8.01. Amendment. This
Servicing Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto,
with
(subject to the immediately following sentence) the prior written consent
of the
Credit Enhancer, provided that the Rating Agencies be given notice of any
such
amendment. The preceding sentence notwithstanding, any amendment to
this Servicing Agreement that is undertaken either (a) to conform this
Servicing
Agreement to the Prospectus Supplement or (b) to allow the Depositor and/or
the
Issuer to comply with any reporting requirements shall not require the
Credit
Enhancer’s consent but the Credit Enhancer shall be provided with prior written
notice of such amendment.
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Section
8.02. GOVERNING
LAW. THIS SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES
OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS.
Section
8.03. 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
certified
mail, return receipt requested, to (a) in the case of the Servicer, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation, 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention: Vice President of Secondary Marketing with a copy to the Law
Division, (b) in the case of the Credit Enhancer, Ambac Assurance Corporation,
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000,
Attention: Consumer Asset-Backed Securities,
Confirmation: 212-668-0340, Telecopy No. 000-000-0000; (c) in the
case of Xxxxx’x, Home Mortgage Loan Monitoring Group, 4th Floor, 00 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 (d) in the case of Standard & Poor’s, 00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Residential Mortgage
Surveillance Group, (e) in the case of the Owner Trustee, Wilmington Trust
Company, Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000 0001, (f) in the case of the Issuer, to MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1,
c/o Owner
Trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 0001, (g) in the case of the Indenture
Trustee, to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, 0000 Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Series
—
XXXX 0000-0, with a copy to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, X.X.
Xxx 00,
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 00000 and to the Indenture Trustee’s Corporate Trust Office
and (h) in the case of the Underwriter, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. Incorporated,
0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: General Counsel;
or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such
party
in a written notice to each other party. Any notice required or
permitted to be mailed to a Securityholder shall be given by first class
mail,
postage prepaid, at the address of such Securityholder as shown in the
Register. Any notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this
Servicing Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given,
whether or not the Securityholder receives such notice. Any notice or
other document required to be delivered or mailed by the Indenture Trustee
to
any Rating Agency shall be given on a reasonable efforts basis and only
as a
matter of courtesy and accommodation and the Indenture Trustee shall have
no
liability for failure to deliver such notice or document to any Rating
Agency.
Section
8.04. Severability of
Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements,
provisions or terms of this Servicing Agreement shall be for any reason
whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or
terms
shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions
or terms of this Servicing Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity
or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Servicing Agreement or of
the
Securities or the rights of the Securityholders thereof.
Section
8.05. Third Party
Beneficiaries. This Servicing Agreement will inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Securityholders, the Credit
Enhancer, the Owner Trustee and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Except as otherwise provided in this Servicing Agreement, no
other Person will have any right or obligation hereunder.
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Section
8.06. Counterparts. This
instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.
Section
8.07. Effect of Headings and
Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and
the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.
Section
8.08. Termination Upon
Purchase by the Servicer or Liquidation of All Home Equity
Loans.
(a) The
respective obligations and responsibilities of the Servicer, the Issuer
and the
Indenture Trustee created hereby shall terminate upon the last action required
to be taken by the Issuer pursuant to the Trust Agreement and by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to the Indenture following the earlier of:
(i) the
date on or before which the Indenture or Trust Agreement is terminated,
or
(ii) the
purchase by the Servicer from the Issuer of all Home Equity Loans and all
property acquired in respect of any Home Equity Loan at a price equal to
100% of
the unpaid Loan Balance of each Home Equity Loan, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon at the Weighted Average Net Loan Rate up to the day preceding
the Payment Date on which such amounts are to be distributed to Securityholders,
plus any amounts due and owing to the Credit Enhancer (including any
Reimbursement Amounts remaining unpaid and any draw under the Credit Enhancement
Instrument that would be required to be made on that Payment Date) and
the
Indenture Trustee under the Basic Documents (any unpaid Servicing Fee shall
be
deemed paid at such time).
The
right
of the Servicer to purchase the assets of the Issuer pursuant to clause
(ii)
above is conditioned upon the Note Principal Amount (after application
of
principal payments on such Payment Date) being reduced to an amount less
than or
equal to 10% of the Original Investor Amount. If such right is
exercised by the Servicer, the Servicer shall deposit the amount calculated
pursuant to clause (ii) above with the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section
4.10 of the Indenture and, upon the receipt of such deposit, the Indenture
Trustee or Custodian shall release to the Servicer, the Mortgage Files
pertaining to the Home Equity Loans being purchased.
(b) The
Servicer, at its expense, shall prepare and deliver to the Indenture Trustee
for
execution, at the time the Home Equity Loans are to be released to the
Servicer,
appropriate documents assigning each such Home Equity Loan from the Indenture
Trustee or the Issuer to the Servicer or the appropriate party.
Section
8.09. Certain Matters
Affecting the Indenture Trustee. For all purposes of this
Servicing Agreement, in the performance of any of its duties or in the
exercise
of any of its powers hereunder, the Indenture Trustee shall be subject
to and
entitled to the benefits of Article VI of the Indenture.
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Section
8.10. Owner Trustee Not Liable
for Related Documents. The recitals contained herein shall be
taken as the statements of the Depositor, and the Owner Trustee assumes
no
responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Owner Trustee makes
no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Servicing
Agreement, of any Basic Document or of the Certificates (other than the
signatures of the Owner Trustee on the Certificates) or the Notes, or of
any
Related Documents. The Owner Trustee shall at no time have any
responsibility or liability with respect to the sufficiency of the Owner
Trust
Estate or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to
Certificateholders under the Trust Agreement or the Noteholders under the
Indenture, including, the compliance by the Issuer, the Depositor or the
Seller
with any warranty or representation made under any Basic Document or in
any
related document or the accuracy of any such warranty or representation,
or any
action of the Certificate Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the
Indenture Trustee taken in the name of the Owner Trustee.
No
recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, with respect to the obligations
of the Issuer, the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee on the Home Equity
Loans or under this Servicing Agreement or any certificate or other writing
delivered in connection herewith or therewith, against (i) the Indenture
Trustee
or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, (ii) any owner of a beneficial
interest in the Issuer or (iii) any partner, owner, beneficiary, agent,
officer,
director, employee or agent of the Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee
in its
individual capacity, any holder of a beneficial interest in the Issuer,
the
Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee or of any successor or assign of
the
Indenture Trustee or the Owner Trustee in its individual capacity, except
as any
such Person may have expressly agreed (it being understood that the Indenture
Trustee and the Owner Trustee have no such obligations in their individual
capacity) and except that any such partner, owner or beneficiary shall
be fully
liable, to the extent provided by applicable law, for any unpaid consideration
for stock, unpaid capital contribution or failure to pay any installment
or call
owing to such entity. For all purposes of this Servicing Agreement,
in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer hereunder,
the
Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the
terms
and provisions of Article VI, VII and VIII of the Trust Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Servicer, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer have
caused
this Servicing Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers
or
representatives all as of the day and year first above written.
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CREDIT CORPORATION,
as
Servicer
By:
/s/ Xxxxx X.
Biannucci
Name:
Xxxxx X. Biannucci
Title:
Sr. Vice President
By: Wilmington
Trust Company, not in its individual
capacity
but solely as
Owner Trustee
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Sr. Financial Services Officer
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONALASSOCIATION,
as
Indenture Trustee
By: /s/
Xxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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43
EXHIBIT
A
HOME
EQUITY LOAN SCHEDULE
TO
BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST
A-1
EXHIBIT
B
LIMITED
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association, (the “Principal”), in its capacity as
indenture trustee under that certain Servicing Agreement relating to XXXX
XXXXX
Xxxxx 0000-0, XXXXX Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-1, dated as of February
1,
2007 (the “Agreement”) by and among MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1 (Issuer), Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation (Servicer) and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association
(Indenture Trustee).
hereby
constitutes and appoints:
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation
its
true
and lawful attorney-in-fact (the “Attorney-in-Fact”), acting by and through its
officers and employees, with full authority and power to execute and deliver
on
behalf of Principal any and all of the following instruments to the extent
consistent with the terms and conditions of the Agreement:
(i) All
documents with respect to any of the mortgages or deeds of trust securing
the
Home Equity Loans (as defined in the Agreement) serviced for Principal
by said
attorney-in-fact which are customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate
to the satisfaction, cancellation, or partial or full release of mortgages,
deeds of trust or deeds to secure debt upon payment and discharge of all
sums
secured thereby;
(ii) Instruments
appointing one or more substitute trustees to act in place of the trustees
named
in Deeds of Trust;
(iii) Affidavits
of debt, notice of default, declaration of default, notices of foreclosure,
and
all such contracts, agreements, deeds, assignments and instruments as are
appropriate to effect any sale, transfer or disposition of real property
acquired through foreclosure or otherwise;
(iv) All
other comparable instruments.
B-1
This
Limited Power of Attorney is effective as of the date below and shall remain
in
full force and effect until revoked in writing by the undersigned or termination
of the Agreement, whichever is earlier.
Dated: XXXXXXXXXX
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Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
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As
Indenture Trustee under the Agreement
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By:_______________________________
By:
Its:
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Attest:
_________________________
By:__________________________
By:__________________________
Its: Asst.
Secretary
Unofficial
Witnesses:
____________________________
____________________________
B-2
STATE
OF
COUNTY
OF ss:
On
the
____ day of __________, 2007 before me, a Notary Public in and for said
State,
personally appeared ___________________, known to me to be ___________________
of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, and also known to me to be the
person
who executed this Power of Attorney on behalf of said bank, and acknowledged
to
me that such bank executed this Power of Attorney.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my office seal
the day
and year written above.
__________________________
Notary Public My
commission expires ______________
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B-3
STATE
OF
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)
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SS.
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COUNTY
OF
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)
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On
this
__th day of February, 2007, before me the undersigned, Notary Public of
said
State, personally appeared _______________________________ personally
known to me to be duly authorized officers of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National
Association that executed the within instrument and personally known to
me to be
the persons who executed the within instrument on behalf of Xxxxx Fargo
Bank,
National Association therein named, and acknowledged to me such Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, National Association executed the within instrument pursuant to its
by
laws.
WITNESS
my hand and official seal.
Notary
Public in and for the
State
of
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After
recording, please mail to:
Attn:
B-4
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
REQUEST FOR RELEASE
To: Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
0000
00xx Xxxxxx
X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Attn: Inventory
Control
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Re:
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Custodial
Agreement dated as of ____, among ____________________________
and Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Custodian
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In
connection with the administration of the Home Equity Loans held by you
as
Custodian for the Owner pursuant to the above-captioned Custodial Agreement,
we
request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Custodian’s Mortgage
File for the Home Equity Loan described below, for the reason
indicated.
Home
Equity Loan Number
Mortgagor
Name, Address & Zip Code
Reason
for Requesting Documents (check one):
_______ 1. Mortgage
Paid in Full
_______ 2. Foreclosure
_______ 3. Substitution
_______ 4.
Other Liquidation
(Repurchases, etc.)
_______ 5.
Nonliquidation Reason:______________________________
______
Address
to which Custodian should
Deliver
the Custodian’s Mortgage File:
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____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
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By:____________________________________
(authorized
signer)
Issuer:_________________________________
Address:_________________________________
__________________________________
Date:__________________________________
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C-1
Custodian
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, National Association
Please
acknowledge the execution of the above request your signature and date
below:
_____________________________ _____________________________
Signature Date
Documents
returned to Custodian:
_____________________________
Custodian Date
C-2
EXHIBIT
D
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION TO BE
PROVIDED
WITH FORM 10-K
Re:
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XXXX
XXXXX Xxxxx 0000-0, XXXXX Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-1,
dated as of
February 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”) by and among MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1
(Issuer), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation (Servicer) and
Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, National Association (Indenture
Trustee).
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I,
[identify the certifying individual], certify that:
1. I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”), and
all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports (collectively
with this
Annual Report, the “Reports”) filed in respect of periods included in the
year covered by this Annual Report, of the Issuer;
2. Based
on my knowledge, the information in the Reports, taken as a whole, does
not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which
such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period
covered by this Annual Report;
3. Based
on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to
be
provided to the Indenture Trustee by the Servicer under the Servicing
Agreement,
for inclusion in the Reports is included in the Reports;
4. Based
on my knowledge and upon the annual compliance statement included in
this Annual
Report and required to be delivered to the Indenture Trustee in accordance
with
the terms of the Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the
Reports,
the Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Servicing Agreement;
and
5. The
Reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the Servicer’s
compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report
provided
by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance
with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar
procedure, as set forth in the Servicing Agreement, that is included
in the
Reports.
In
giving
the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided
to me
by the following unaffiliated parties: the Indenture Trustee and the
Servicer.
Date: _________________________________
________________________________________
[Signature]
[Title]
D-1
EXHIBIT
E
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION
TO
BE
PROVIDED BY THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE TO THE DEPOSITOR
Re:
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XXXX
XXXXX Xxxxx 0000-0, XXXXX Asset Backed Notes, Series 2007-1,
dated as of
February 1, 2007 (the “Agreement”) by and among MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1
(Issuer), Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation (Servicer) and
Xxxxx Fargo
Bank, National Association (Indenture
Trustee)
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I,
[identify the certifying individual], certify to the Depositor, and its
officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent
that they
will rely upon this certification, that:
1. I
have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year [___]
(the
“Annual Report”), and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in
respect of the period covered by the Annual Report (collectively with
the Annual
Report, the “Reports”), of the Issuer;
2. To
the best of my knowledge, the information in the Reports, taken as a
whole, does
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under
which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of
the period
covered by the Annual Report; and
3. To
the best of my knowledge, and assuming the accuracy of information and
statements required to be made or delivered by the Servicer and the Depositor,
the distribution information required to be provided by the Indenture
Trustee
under the Servicing Agreement and the servicing information required
to be
provided by the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement for inclusion
in the
Reports is included in the Reports.
Date:___________________________
XXXXX
FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
______________________________________
[Signature]
[Title]
E-1
EXHIBIT
F
SERVICING
CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The
assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Servicer, Indenture Trustee
and
the Custodian shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below
“Applicable Servicing Criteria”:
SERVICING
CRITERIA
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APPLICABLE
SERVICING
CRITERIA
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other
triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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Indenture
Trustee/Servicer
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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Indenture
Trustee/Servicer
(as
applicable to such party)
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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N/A
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
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A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on
the party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance
with the
terms of the transaction agreements.
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Servicer
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Cash
Collection and Administration
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1122(d)(2)(i)
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Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial
bank
accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two
business days
following receipt, or such other number of days specified in
the
transaction agreements.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(2)(ii)
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Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
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Servicer/Indenture
Trustee
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1122(d)(2)(iii)
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Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are
made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(2)(iv)
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The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts
or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are
separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set
forth in the
transaction agreements.
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Servicer/Indenture
Trustee
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1122(d)(2)(v)
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Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For
purposes of this criterion, “federally insured depository institution”
with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign
financial
institution that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of
the Securities Exchange Act.
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Servicer/Indenture
Trustee
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1122(d)(2)(vi)
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Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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Servicer/Indenture
Trustee
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1122(d)(2)(vii)
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Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities
related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank
clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically
accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank
statement
cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the
person who
prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for
reconciling
items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar
days of their original identification, or such other number of
days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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Servicer/Indenture
Trustee
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Investor
Remittances and Reporting
|
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1122(d)(3)(i)
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Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission,
are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and
applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are
prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth
in the
transaction agreements; (B) provide information calculated in
accordance
with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are
filed with
the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and
(D) agree
with the investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid
principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Servicer.
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Indenture
Trustee/Servicer
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1122(d)(3)(ii)
|
Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with
timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
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Indenture
Trustee/Servicer
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1122(d)(3)(iii)
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Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to the
Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements.
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Indenture
Trustee/Servicer
|
1122(d)(3)(iv)
|
Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
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Indenture
Trustee/Servicer
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Pool
Asset Administration
|
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1122(d)(4)(i)
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Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by the
transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
|
Custodian/
Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(ii)
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Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the
transaction
agreements.
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Custodian/Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(iii)
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Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made,
reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements
in the
transaction agreements.
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Indenture
Trustee/Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(iv)
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Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance
with the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements,
and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow)
in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(v)
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The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
|
Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(vi)
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Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(vii)
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Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions,
as
applicable) are initiated conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(viii)
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Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period
a mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction
agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly
basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements,
and
describe the entity’s activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans
including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling
plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness
or
unemployment).
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(ix)
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Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with
variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
|
Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(x)
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Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period
specified in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid,
or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage
loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to
the obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(xi)
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Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that
such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar
days
prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified
in the
transaction agreements.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(xii)
|
Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made
on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(xiii)
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Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days
to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of
days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(xiv)
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Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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Servicer
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1122(d)(4)(xv)
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Any
external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1)
through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained as set
forth in
the transaction agreements.
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Indenture
Trustee
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F-1
EXHIBIT
G
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE
Item
on Form 10-D
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Party
Responsible
|
Item
1: Distribution and Pool Performance
Information
Any
information required by Item 1121 of
Regulation
AB which is NOT included
on
the Monthly Statement
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Servicer
Indenture
Trustee
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Item
2: Legal Proceedings
per
Item 1117 of Regulation AB
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(i)
All parties to the Agreement (as to themselves),
(ii) the Indenture
Trustee and Servicer as to the issuing entity,
(iii) the Depositor as to
the sponsor, and each Originator or any Regulation
AB Item 1100(d)(1)
party
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Item
3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds
|
Depositor
|
Item
4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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Indenture
Trustee
|
Item
5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
|
Depositor
or the party to this Agreement submitting
such matter to a vote of
Certificateholders
|
Item
6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets
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N/A
|
Item
7: Significant Enhancement Provider Information
|
Depositor
|
Item
8: Other Information
|
Any
party to the Agreement responsible for disclosure
items on Form
8-K
|
Item
9: Exhibits
|
Indenture
Trustee/Depositor
|
G-1
EXHIBIT
H
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE
Item
on Form 10-K
|
Party
Responsible
|
Item
9B: Other Information
|
Any
party to the Agreement responsible for disclosure
items on Form
8-K
|
Item
15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
|
Depositor,
Servicer and Indenture Trustee (as
applicable)
|
Additional
Item:
Disclosure
per Item 1117 of
Regulation
AB
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(i)
All parties to the Agreement (as to themselves),
(ii) the Indenture
Trustee, Depositor and Servicer as to the Issuer,
(iii) the Depositor as
to the sponsor and each Originator or any 1100(d)(1)
party
|
Additional
Item:
Disclosure
per Item 1119 of
Regulation
AB
|
(i)
All parties to the Agreement (as to themselves),
(ii) the Depositor as to
the sponsor
|
Additional
Item:
Disclosure
per Item 1112(b) of
Regulation
AB
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N/A
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Additional
Item:
Disclosure
per Items 1114(b) and
1115(b)
of Regulation AB
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Depositor
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H-1
EXHIBIT
I
FORM
8-K
DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
Item
on Form 8-K
|
Party
Responsible
|
Item
1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement
|
The
party to this Agreement entering
into such material definitive
agreement
|
Item
1.02- Termination of a Material Definitive
Agreement
|
The
party to this Agreement requesting
termination of a material definitive
agreement
|
Item
1.03- Bankruptcy or Receivership
|
(i)
All parties to the Agreement (as
to themselves), (ii) the Indenture
Trustee and Servicer as to the Issuer,
(iii) the Depositor as to the
sponsor and each Originator or any
1100(d)(1) party
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Item
2.04- Triggering Events that Accelerate
or Increase a Direct Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under
an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement
|
Depositor
|
Item
3.03- Material Modification to Rights
of Security Holders
|
The
party requesting such modification
|
Item
5.03- Amendments of Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws; Change of Fiscal
Year
|
Depositor
|
Item
6.01- ABS Informational and Computational
Material
|
Depositor
|
Item
6.02- Change of Servicer or Indenture
Trustee
|
Servicer,
Indenture Trustee
|
Item
6.03- Change in Credit Enhancement
or External Support
|
Depositor
|
Item
6.04- Failure to Make a Required
Distribution
|
Indenture
Trustee
|
Item
6.05- Securities Act Updating Disclosure
|
Depositor
|
Item
7.01- Regulation FD Disclosure
|
Depositor
|
Item
8.01
|
Depositor
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I-1
EXHIBIT
J
FORM
OF
TRANSFER DOCUMENT
The
Seller hereby transfers to the Depositor, and the Depositor hereby transfers
to
the Owner Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1
the
below identified Additional Home Equity Loans.
Subsequent
Closing Date: _________________
Cut-off
Date: __________________
Cut-off
Date Balance: $ ______________
Additional
Home Equity Loans:
This
Transfer Document is delivered pursuant to the Home Equity Loan Purchase
Agreement between Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
ABS
Capital I, Inc. and the Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1,
2007, among Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Credit Corporation, MSCC HELOC Trust 2007-1
and Xxxxx
Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A., and the capitalized terms used in this document
have
the meanings given to them in those agreements.
Dated:
__________ , 2007
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX CREDIT CORPORATION
By
:
___________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX
XXXXXXX ABS CAPITAL I, INC.
By
:
___________________
Name:
Title:
J-1