MORTGAGE LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT dated as of February 24, 2005 between CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP., Purchaser and PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION and BISHOP’S GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST (formerly known as CENDANT...
MORTGAGE
LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT
dated
as
of February 24, 2005
between
CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP., Purchaser
and
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION and
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST
(formerly
known as CENDANT RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST)
Sellers
ARTICLE
I: DEFINITIONS
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Section
1.01
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Defined
Terms
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ARTICLE
II: SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF
MORTGAGE
FILES; BOOKS AND RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN
DOCUMENTS
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Section
2.01
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Sale
and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans
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Section
2.02
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Possession
of Mortgage Files
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Section
2.03
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Books
and Records
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Section
2.04
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Defective
Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents
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Section
2.05
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Transfer
of Mortgage Loans
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ARTICLE
III: REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION; REVIEW OF MORTGAGE LOANS
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Section
3.01
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Representations
and Warranties of each Seller
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Section
3.02
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Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer
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Section
3.03
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Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.
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Section
3.04
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Repurchase
and Substitution.
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Section
3.05
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Certain
Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer.
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ARTICLE
IV: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO FUNDING
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Section
4.01
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Representations
and Warranties
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Section
4.02
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Conditions
Precedent to Closing
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ARTICLE
V: ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE
LOANS
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Section
5.01
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PHH
Mortgage to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional Documents;
Consent of the Purchaser
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Section
5.02
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Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments
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Section
5.03
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Notice
of Foreclosure Sale
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Section
5.04
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Establishment
of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account
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Section
5.05
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Permitted
Withdrawals from the Collection Account
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Section
5.06
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Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow
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Section
5.07
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Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts
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Section
5.08
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Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder
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Section
5.09
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Transfer
of Accounts
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Section
5.10
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Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance
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Section
5.11
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Reserved
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Section
5.12
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Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance
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Section
5.13
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Management
of REO Properties
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Section
5.14
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Sale
of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
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Section
5.15
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Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties
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Section
5.16
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Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account
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Section
5.17
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MERS
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Section
5.18
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Pledged
Asset Mortgage Loans
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ARTICLE
VI: REPORTS; REMITTANCES; ADVANCES
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Section
6.01
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Remittances
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Section
6.02
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Reporting
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Section
6.03
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Monthly
Advances by the Servicer
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Section
6.04
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Non-recoverable
Advances
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Section
6.05
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Officer’s
Certificate.
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ARTICLE
VII: GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURE
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Section
7.01
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Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements
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Section
7.02
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Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
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Section
7.03
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Servicing
Compensation
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Section
7.04
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Annual
Statement as to Compliance
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Section
7.05
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Annual
Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing
Report
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Section
7.06
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Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records
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ARTICLE
VIII: REPORTS TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
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Section
8.01
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Financial
Statements
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ARTICLE
IX: THE SELLERS
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Section
9.01
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Indemnification;
Third Party Claims
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Section
9.02
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller
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Section
9.03
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Limitation
on Liability of the Sellers and Others
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Section
9.04
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Servicer
Not to Resign
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ARTICLE
X: DEFAULT
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Section
10.01
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Events
of Default
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ARTICLE
XI: TERMINATION
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Section
11.01
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Term
and Termination
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Section
11.02
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Survival
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ARTICLE
XII: GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section
12.01
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Successor
to the Servicer
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Section
12.02
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Governing
Law
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Section
12.03
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Notices
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Section
12.04
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Severability
of Provisions
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Section
12.05
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Schedules
and Exhibits
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Section
12.06
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General
Interpretive Principles
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Section
12.07
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Waivers
and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of
Remedies
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Section
12.08
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Captions
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Section
12.09
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Counterparts;
Effectiveness
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Section
12.10
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
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Section
12.11
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Further
Assurances
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Section
12.12
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Intention
of the Seller
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Schedules
A.
Mortgage
Loan Schedule Data Fields
B.
Contents
of Mortgage File
B-1
Collateral File
B-2
Credit Documents
C.
PHH
Guide
Exhibits
Exhibit
2.05
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Form
of Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement
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Exhibit
5.01(a)
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Limited
Power of Attorney
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Exhibit
5.01(b)
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Workout
compensation
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Exhibit
5.03
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Form
of Notice of Foreclosure
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Exhibit
5.04
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Form
of Collection Account Letter Agreement
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Exhibit
5.06
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Form
of Escrow Account Letter Agreement
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Exhibit
6.02(a)
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Report
P-139 -- Monthly Statement of Mortgage Accounts
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Exhibit
6.02(b)
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Report
S-50Y -- Private Pool Detail Report
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Exhibit
6.02(c)
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Report
S-213 -- Summary of Curtailments Made Remittance Report
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Exhibit
6.02(d)
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Report
S-214 -- Summary of Paid in Full Remittance Report
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Exhibit
6.02(e)
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Report
S-215 -- Consolidation of Remittance Report
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Exhibit
6.02(f)
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Report
T-62C -- Monthly Accounting Report
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Exhibit
6.02(g)
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Report
T-62E -- Liquidation Report
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Exhibit
6.02(h)
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Report
P-4DL -- Delinquency Report
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Exhibit
6.02(i)
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Report
P-195 -- Delinquency Report
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Exhibit
9
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Form
of Officer’s Certificate
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Exhibit
10
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Form
of Warranty Xxxx of Sale
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Exhibit
11
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Form
of Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification
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MORTGAGE
LOAN FLOW PURCHASE, SALE & SERVICING AGREEMENT
This
Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of
February 24, 2005, is entered into between Citigroup Global Markets Realty
Corp., as the Purchaser (“Purchaser”), PHH Mortgage Corporation (“PHH Mortgage”)
and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant
Residential Mortgage Trust) (the “Trust,” together with PHH Mortgage, the
“Sellers” and individually, each a “Seller”), as the Sellers.
PRELIMINARY
STATEMENT
1. PHH
Mortgage is engaged in the business, inter alia,
of
making loans to individuals, the repayment of which is secured by a first lien
mortgage on such individuals’ residences (each, a “Mortgage
Loan”).
The
Trust is engaged in the business of purchasing such Mortgage Loans from PHH
Mortgage and selling same to investors.
2. Purchaser
is engaged in the business, inter alia,
of
purchasing Mortgage Loans for its own account.
3. PHH
Mortgage has established certain terms, conditions and loan programs, as
described in the PHH Investor Manual (the “PHH
Guide”)
and
Purchaser is willing to purchase Mortgage Loans that comply with the terms
of
such terms, conditions and loan programs. The applicable provisions of the
PHH
Guide are attached hereto as Schedule C.
4. Purchaser
and Sellers desire to establish a flow program whereby PHH Mortgage will make
Mortgage Loans which meet the applicable provisions of the PHH Guide, and
Purchaser will, on a regular basis, purchase such Mortgage Loans from PHH
Mortgage or the Trust, as applicable, provided the parties agree on the price,
date and other conditions or considerations as set forth in this
Agreement.
5. Purchaser
and Sellers wish to prescribe the terms and manner of purchase by the Purchaser
and sale by the Sellers of the Mortgage Loans, and the management and servicing
of the Mortgage Loans by PHH Mortgage, as the Servicer (the “ Servicer”), in
this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth,
the
Purchaser and the Sellers agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I:
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01 Defined
Terms
Whenever
used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases shall have the following
meaning specified in this Article:
“Accounting
Cut-off Date”: The first Business Day of each month during the term
hereof.
“Affiliate”:
When used with reference to a specified Person, any Person that (i) directly
or
indirectly controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the
specified Person, (ii) is an officer of, partner in or trustee of, or serves
in
a similar capacity with respect to, the specified person or of which the
specified Person is an officer, partner or trustee, or with respect to which
the
specified Person serves in a similar capacity, or (iii) directly or indirectly
is the beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities of
the
specified Person or of which the specified person is directly or indirectly
the
owner of 10% or more of any class of equity securities.
“Agreement”:
This Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement between the
Purchaser and the Sellers.
“ALTA”:
The American Land Title Association.
“Appraised
Value”: With respect to any Mortgaged Property, : (i) the value thereof as
determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan at
the
time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum
requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac; .
“ARM
Loan”: An “adjustable rate” Mortgage Loan, the Note Rate of which is subject to
periodic adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage
Note.
“Assignment”:
An individual assignment of a Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of record the
sale
or transfer of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or, in the case of a MERS
Mortgage Loan, an electronic transmission to MERS, identifying a transfer of
ownership of the related Mortgage to the Purchaser or its designee.
“Assignment
of Proprietary Lease”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the
Proprietary Lease sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the
related Cooperative Unit is located to reflect the assignment of such
Proprietary Lease.
“Assignment
of Recognition Agreement”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of
the Recognition Agreement sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein
the related Cooperative Unit is located to reflect the assignment of such
Recognition Agreement.
“Bankruptcy
Code”: The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1330), as amended,
modified, or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute, and
all
rules and regulations issued or promulgated in connection
therewith.
“Business
Day”: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a day on which the
Federal Reserve is closed.
“Code”:
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collection
Account”: The separate Eligible Account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section
5.04
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for
the Purchaser of Mortgage Loans under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale
& Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2005.”
“Condemnation
Proceeds”: All awards or settlements in respect of a taking of an entire
Mortgaged Property or a part thereof by exercise of the power of eminent domain
or condemnation.
“Consent”:
A document executed by the Cooperative Corporation (i) consenting to the sale
of
the Cooperative Unit to the Mortgagor and (ii) certifying that all maintenance
charges relating to the Cooperative Unit have been paid.
“Control
Agreement”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, the Pledged
Collateral Account Control Agreement between the guarantor or mortgagor, as
applicable, and the related Pledged Asset Servicer, pursuant to which the
guarantor or mortgagor, as applicable, has granted a security interest in a
Securities Account.
“Cooperative
Corporation”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, the cooperative apartment
corporation that holds legal title to the related Cooperative Project and grants
occupancy rights to units therein to stockholders through Proprietary Leases
or
similar arrangements.
“Cooperative
Lien Search”: A search for (a) federal tax liens, mechanics’ liens, lis pendens,
judgments of record or otherwise against (i) the Cooperative Corporation and
(ii) the seller of the Cooperative Unit, (b) filings of Financing Statements
and
(c) the deed of the Cooperative Project into the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Cooperative
Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that is secured by a first lien on and a perfected
security interest in Cooperative Shares and the related Proprietary Lease
granting exclusive rights to occupy the related Cooperative Unit in the building
owned by the related Cooperative Corporation.
“Cooperative
Pledge Agreement”: The specific agreement creating a first lien on and pledge of
the Cooperative Shares and the appurtenant Proprietary Lease securing a
Cooperative Loan.
“Cooperative
Project”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, all real property and
improvements thereto and rights therein and thereto owned by a Cooperative
Corporation including without limitation the land, separate dwelling units
and
all common elements.
“Cooperative
Shares”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, the shares of stock issued by a
Cooperative Corporation and allocated to a Cooperative Unit and represented
by a
stock certificates.
“Cooperative
Unit”: With respect to any Cooperative Loan, a specific unit in a Cooperative
Project.
“Credit
Documents”: Those documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, required of
the Mortgagor, as described in Section 2 (Specific Loan Program Guidelines)
of
the PHH Guide. The Credit Documents are specified on Schedule B-2
hereto.
“Cut-off
Date”: The first day of the month in which the respective Funding Date
occurs.
“Defective
Mortgage Loan”: As defined in Section
3.04.
“Deleted
Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan.
“Determination
Date”: The 16th day of each calendar month, commencing on the 16th
day of
the month following the Funding Date, or, if such 16th day is not a Business
Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 16th day.
“Due
Date”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the day of the month on which each
Monthly Payment is due thereon, exclusive of any days of grace.
“Due
Period”: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period commencing on the
second day of the month immediately preceding the month of such Remittance
Date
and ending on the first day of the month of such Remittance Date.
“Eligible
Account”: One or more accounts (i) that are maintained with a depository
institution that has assets of $20 billion or more and must be rated by either
Standard and Poor’s Inc. or Xxxxx’x Investors Service. If the institution is
rated by Standard and Poor’s Inc., it must have both an “A2” (or better)
short-term financial rating and a “BBB” (or better) long-term “senior unsecured”
financial rating. If the institution is rated by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, it
must have both a “P-2” (or better) short-term rating and a “Baa3” (or better)
long term “senior unsecured” financial rating. Or, a depository institution that
has assets of less than $20 billion does not have to be rated by either Standard
or Poor’s Inc. or Xxxxx’x Investor Services—but, if it is, it must satisfy the
financial rating criteria mentioned above. If the depository institution is
not
rated by either of these agencies, it must have a financial rating of “75” (or
better) from IDC Financial Publishing, Inc.
“Environmental
Assessment”: A “Phase I” environmental assessment of a Mortgaged Property
prepared by an Independent Person who regularly conducts environmental
assessments and who has any necessary license(s) required by applicable law
and
has five years experience in conducting environmental assessments.
“Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure”: As defined in Section
5.15.
“Environmental
Laws”: All federal, state, and local statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances,
rules, judgments, orders, decrees or other governmental restrictions relating
to
the environment or to emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants,
contaminants or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the
environment, including ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants or
industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes or the cleanup or other
remediation thereof.
“Escrow
Account”: The separate Eligible Account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section
5.06
which shall be entitled “PHH Mortgage Corporation, as servicer and custodian for
the Purchaser under the Mortgage Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing
Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2005 (as amended), and various
mortgagors.”
“Escrow
Payments”: The amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, , mortgage
insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums and other payments
required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to any
Mortgage Loan.
“Estoppel
Letter”: A document executed by the Cooperative Corporation certifying, with
respect to a Cooperative Unit, (i) the appurtenant Proprietary Lease will be
in
full force and effect as of the date of issuance thereof, (ii) the related
Stock
Certificate was registered in the Mortgagor’s name and the Cooperative
Corporation has not been notified of any lien upon, pledge of, levy of execution
on or disposition of such Stock Certificate, and (iii) the Mortgagor is not
in
default under the appurtenant Proprietary Lease and all charges due the
Cooperative Corporation have been paid.
“Event
of
Default”: Any one of the conditions or circumstances enumerated in Section
10.01.
“Xxxxxx
Xxx”: The Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor
organization.
“Xxxxxx
Mae Guide”: The Xxxxxx Xxx Selling Guide and Servicing Guide, collectively, in
effect on and after the Funding Date.
“FDIC”:
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor
organization.
“Fidelity
Bond”: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.12.
“Financing
Statement”: A financing statement in the form of a UCC-1 filed pursuant to the
Uniform Commercial Code to perfect a security interest in the Cooperative Shares
and Pledge Instruments.
“Financing
Statement Change”: A financing statement in the form of a UCC-3 filed to
continue, terminate, release, assign or amend an existing Financing
Statement.
“Foreclosure
Profits”: As to any Mortgage Loan, the excess, if any, of Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and proceeds from any REO Disposition (net of all amounts
reimbursable therefrom pursuant to Section 5.13, Section 5.14 and Section 5.15)
in respect of each Mortgage Loan or REO Property for which a Cash Liquidation
or
REO Disposition occurred in the related prepayment period over the sum of the
Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or REO Property (determined,
in
the case of an REO Disposition, in accordance with Section 5.13, Section 5.14
and Section 5.15) plus accrued and unpaid interest at the Mortgage Rate on
such
Unpaid Principal Balance from the Due Date to which interest was last paid
by
the Mortgagor to the first day of the month following the month in which such
Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition occurred.
“Xxxxxxx
Mac”: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor
organization.
“Xxxxxxx
Mac Servicing Guide”: The Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx’ and Servicers’ Guide in effect on
and after the Funding Date.
“Funding
Date”: Each date that Purchaser purchases Mortgage Loans from the Sellers
hereunder.
“Gross
Margin”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the fixed percentage added to the Index
on each Rate Adjustment Date, as specified in each related Mortgage Note and
listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Independent”:
With respect to any specified Person, such Person who: (i) does not have any
direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the
applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser, or their Affiliates; and
(b)
is not connected with the applicable Mortgagor, the Sellers, the Purchaser,
or
their respective Affiliates as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter,
trustee, member, partner, shareholder, director, or Person performing similar
functions.
“Index”:
With respect to each ARM Loan, on each Rate Adjustment Date, the applicable
rate
index set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which shall be an index described
on such Mortgage Loan Schedule.
“Insolvency
Proceeding”: With respect to any Person: (i) any case, action, or proceeding
with respect to such Person before any court or other governmental authority
relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership,
dissolution, winding-up, or relief of debtors; or (ii) any general assignment
for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshaling of assets for creditors,
or other, similar arrangement in respect of the creditors generally of such
Person or any substantial portion of such Person’s creditors; in any case
undertaken under federal, state or foreign law, including the Bankruptcy
Code.
“Insurance
Proceeds”: Proceeds of any Primary Insurance Policy, title policy, hazard policy
or other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, if any, to the extent such
proceeds are not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged
Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that
the
Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own or its
Affiliates’ account or managed by it for third-party institutional
investors.
“Legal
Documents”: Those documents, comprising part of the Mortgage File, set forth in
Schedule B-1 of this Agreement.
“Lender-Paid
Mortgage Insurance Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Lender-Paid
Mortgage Insurance Rate for any “lender-paid” Primary Insurance Policy shall be
a per annum rate equal to the percentage indicated on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Liquidation
Proceeds”: Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds,
received by the Servicer in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted
Mortgage Loan through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than
amounts received following the acquisition of an REO Property in accordance
with
the provisions hereof.
“Loan-to-Value
Ratio” or “LTV”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the original principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan divided by the lesser of the Appraised Value
of
the related Mortgaged Property or the purchase price, subject to any applicable
law for calculating the LTV. The Loan-to-Value Ratio of any Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loan shall be calculated by reducing the principal balance of such
Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan by the amount of the Original Pledged Asset
Requirement with respect to such Mortgage Loan. This is referred to in the
PHH
Guide as the effective loan-to- value.
“MAI
Appraiser”: With respect to any real property, a member of the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers with a minimum of 5 years of experience
appraising real property of a type similar to the real property being appraised
and located in the same geographical area as the real property being
appraised.
“MERS”:
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or
any
successor in interest thereto.
“MERS
Eligible Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan that under applicable law and
investor requirements is recordable in the name of MERS in the jurisdiction
in
which the related Mortgaged Property is located.
“MERS
Mortgage Loan”: Any Mortgage Loan as to which the related Mortgage, or an
Assignment, has been recorded in the name of MERS, as agent for the holder
from
time to time of the Mortgage Note.
“Maximum
Rate”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the
related Mortgage Note as the maximum Note Rate thereunder. The Maximum Rate
as
to each ARM Loan is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
“Minimum
Rate”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the
related Mortgage Note as the minimum Note Rate thereunder. The Minimum Rate
as
to each ARM Loan is set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The floor
in all cases will never be less than the margin.
“Monthly
Advance”: The aggregate amount of the advances made by the Servicer on any
Remittance Date pursuant to and as more fully described in Section
6.03.
“Monthly
Payment”: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Mortgage
Loan which is payable by a Mortgagor under the related Mortgage
Note.
“Monthly
Period”: Initially, the period from the Funding Date through to and including
the first Record Date during the term hereof, and, thereafter, the period
commencing on the day after each Record Date during the term hereof and ending
on the next succeeding Record Date during the term hereof (or, if earlier,
the
date on which this Agreement terminates).
“Mortgage”:
The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which
creates a first lien on either (i) with respect to a Mortgage Loan other than
a
Cooperative Loan, an unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property or
(ii) with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Proprietary Lease and related
Cooperative Shares, which in either case secures the Mortgage Note.
“Mortgaged
Property”: With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the underlying real property
securing repayment of a Mortgage Note, consisting of a fee simple
estate.
“Mortgage
File”: With respect to a particular Mortgage Loan, those origination and
servicing documents, escrow documents, and other documents as are specified
on
Schedule B-1 and B-2 to this Agreement. These documents shall be stored in
a
secure manner using paper or electronic storage.
“Mortgage
Loan”: Each individual mortgage loan or Cooperative Loan (including all
documents included in the Mortgage File evidencing the same, all Monthly
Payments, Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds, and other proceeds relating thereto, and any and all
rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in connection
therewith) which is the subject of this Agreement and the related Purchase
Price
and Terms Letter. The Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement shall be
identified on Mortgage Loan Schedules prepared in connection with each Funding
Date.
“Mortgage
Loan Schedule”: The list of Mortgage Loans identified on each Funding Date that
sets forth the information with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is specified
on Schedule A hereto (as amended from time to time to reflect the addition
of
any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans). A Mortgage Loan Schedule will be
prepared for each Funding Date.
“Mortgage
Note”: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor secured by
a Mortgage.
“Mortgagor”:
The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
“Negative
Amortization”: That portion of interest accrued at the Note Rate in any month
which exceeds the Monthly Payment on the related Mortgage Loan for such month
and which, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, is added to the principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan.
“Non-recoverable
Advance”: As of any date of determination, any Monthly Advance or Servicing
Advance previously made or any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance proposed
to
be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith judgment of
the
Servicer and in accordance with the servicing standard set forth in Section
5.01,
will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not be ultimately
recoverable pursuant to Section 5.05 (3) or (4) hereof. The determination by
the
Servicer that it has made a Non-recoverable Advance or that any proposed advance
would constitute a Non-recoverable Advance shall be evidenced by an Officer's
Certificate satisfying the requirements of Section
6.04
hereof and delivered to the Purchaser on or before the Determination Date in
any
month.
“Note
Rate”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan at any time any determination thereof
is to be made, the annual rate at which interest accrues thereon.
“Offering
Materials”: All documents, tapes, or other materials relating to the Mortgage
Loans provided by Seller to Purchaser prior to Purchaser submitting its bid
to
purchase the Mortgage loans.
“Officers’
Certificate”: A certificate signed by (i) the President or a Vice President and
(ii) the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Servicer, and delivered by the Servicer to the
Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
“Original
Pledged Asset Requirement”: With respect to any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, an
amount equal to the Pledged Assets required at the time of the origination
of
such Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan. Even though for other purposes the Original
Pledged Asset Requirement may actually exceed thirty percent (30%) of the
original principal balance of a Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, solely for purposes
of the Required Surety Payment, the Original Pledged Asset Requirement for
a
Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan will be deemed not to exceed thirty percent (30%)
of
its original principal balance.
“Payment
Adjustment Date”: The date on which Monthly Payments shall be adjusted. Payment
Adjustment Date shall occur on the date which is eleven months from the first
payment date for the Mortgage Loan, unless otherwise specified in the Mortgage
Note, and on each anniversary of such first Payment Adjustment Date.
“Payoff”:
With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any payment or recovery received in advance
of the last scheduled Due Date of such Mortgage Loan, which payment or recovery
consists of principal in an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance
of
such Mortgage Loan, all accrued and unpaid prepayment penalties, premiums,
and/or interest with respect thereto, and all other unpaid sums due with respect
to such Mortgage Loan.
“Periodic
Rate Cap”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the maximum or minimum permissible
percentage increases and decreases in the Note Rate on any Rate Adjustment
Date
determined in accordance with the related Mortgage Note.
“Permitted
Investments”: Investments that mature, unless payable on demand, not later than
the Business Day preceding the related Remittance Date; provided
that
such investments shall only consist of the following:
(i) direct
obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest
by,
the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such
obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States;
(ii) repurchase
obligations (the collateral for which is held by a third party) with respect
to
any security described in clause (i) above, provided that the long-term
unsecured obligations of the party agreeing to repurchase such obligations
are
at the time rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating
categories;
(iii) certificates
of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of any bank or trust company
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state, provided that
the
long-term unsecured debt obligations of such bank or trust company (or, in
the
case of the principal depository institution of a depository institution holding
company, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the depository institution
holding company) at the date of acquisition thereof have been rated by each
Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories;
(iv) commercial
paper (having original maturities of not more than 365 days) of any corporation
incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which
on
the date of acquisition has been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest
rating category; and
(v) any
other
demand, money market or time deposit account or obligation, or interest-bearing
or other security or investment, acceptable to the Purchaser (such acceptance
evidenced in writing);
provided further
that
“Permitted Investments” shall not include any instrument described hereunder
which evidences either the right to receive (a) only interest with respect
to
the obligations underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest
payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest
and principal payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to
maturity at par greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the
underlying obligations.
“Person”:
Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint
venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization
or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“PHH
Guide”: As defined in paragraph 3 of the Preliminary Statement to this
Agreement.
“Pledge
Agreements”: Each Control Agreement and Pledged Asset Agreement for each Pledged
Asset Mortgage Loan.
“Pledged
Assets”: With respect to any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, the related Securities
Account and the financial assets held therein subject to a security interest
pursuant to the related Pledged Asset Agreement.
“Pledged
Asset Agreement”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan,
the
Pledge Agreement for Securities Account between the related mortgagor and the
related Pledged Asset Servicer pursuant to which such mortgagor granted a
security interest in the related securities and other financial assets held
therein.
“Pledged
Asset Mortgage Loan”: Each Mortgage Loan as to which Pledged Assets, in the form
of a security interest in the Securities Account and the financial assets held
therein and having a value, as of the date of origination of such Mortgage
Loan,
of at least equal to the related Original Pledged Asset Requirement, were
required to be provided at the closing thereof, which is subject to the terms
of
this Agreement from time to time.
“Pledged
Asset Servicer”: The entity responsible for administering and servicing the
Pledged Assets with respect to a Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, as identified
in
the Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
“Pledged
Asset Servicing Agreement”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan,
the Agreement between the related Pledged Asset Servicer and PHH, including
any
exhibits thereto, pursuant to which such Pledged Asset Servicer shall service
and administer the related Pledged Assets.
“Pledge
Instruments”: With respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Stock Power, the
Assignment of the Proprietary Lease, the Assignment of the Mortgage Note and
the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement.
“Prepaid
Monthly Payment”: Any Monthly Payment received prior to its scheduled Due Date
and which is intended to be applied to a Mortgage Loan on its scheduled Due
Date.
“Prepayment
Interest Shortfall Amount”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan that was subject
to a voluntary (not including discounted payoffs and short sales) Principal
Prepayment in full or in part during any Due Period, which Principal Prepayment
was applied to such Mortgage Loan prior to such Mortgage Loan’s Due Date in such
Due Period, the amount of interest (net of the related Servicing Fee for
Principal Prepayments in full only) that would have accrued on the amount of
such Principal Prepayment during the period commencing on the date as of which
such Principal Prepayment was applied to such Mortgage Loan and ending on the
day immediately preceding such Due Date, inclusive.
“Primary
Insurance Policy”: Each primary policy of mortgage insurance in effect with
respect to a Mortgage Loan and as so indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
or
any replacement policy therefor obtained by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.08.
“Principal
Prepayment”: Any payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan
(including a Payoff), other than a Monthly Payment or a Prepaid Monthly Payment
which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment
penalty or premium thereon, which is not accompanied by an amount of interest
representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months
subsequent to the month of prepayment and which is intended to reduce the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan.
“Principal
Prepayment Period”: The Due Period preceding the related Remittance
Date.
“Proprietary
Lease”: The lease on a Cooperative Unit evidencing the possessory interest of
the owner of the Cooperative Shares in such Cooperative Unit.
Purchase
Price and Terms Letter”: With respect to each Purchase of Mortgage Loans, that
certain letter agreement setting forth the general terms and conditions of
such
transaction and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased thereunder by
and
between the Seller and the Purchaser.
“Purchaser”:
Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., or its successor in interest or any
successor under this Agreement appointed as herein provided.
“Purchaser’s
Account”: The account of the Purchaser at a bank or other entity most recently
designated in a written notice by the Purchaser to the Sellers as the
“Purchaser’s Account.”
“Purchase
Price”: As to each Mortgage Loan to be sold hereunder, the price set forth in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule and the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter.
“Qualified
Mortgage Insurer”: A mortgage guaranty insurance company duly qualified as such
under the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located
if
such qualification is necessary to issue the applicable insurance policy or
bond, duly authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable
insurance business and to write the insurance provided, and approved as an
insurer by Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac (or with a different rating as may be
required by a Rating Agency in connection with a Pass-Through Transfer in order
to achieve the desired ratings for the securities to be issued).
“Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan substituted by a Seller for a Deleted
Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of such substitution, (i) have an
outstanding principal balance, after deduction of all scheduled payments due
and
received in the month of substitution (or in the case of a substitution of
more
than one Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate principal
balance), not in excess of the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan and not less than ninety percent (90%) of the Unpaid Principal Balance
of
the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall to be distributed by
the
applicable Seller to the Purchaser in the month of substitution), (ii) have
a
remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year less
than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) have a Note Rate not less than
(and not more than one percentage point greater than) the Note Rate of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) with respect to each ARM Loan, have a Minimum Rate
not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (v) with respect to each ARM
Loan, have a Maximum Rate not less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan and
not more than two (2) percentage points above that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan,
(vi) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, have a Gross Margin
not
less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii) with respect to each ARM
Loan, have a Periodic Rate Cap equal to that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan,
(viii) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio at the time of substitution equal to or less
than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the Deleted Mortgage Loan at the time of
substitution, (ix) with respect to each ARM Loan, have the same Rate Adjustment
Date as that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (x) with respect to each ARM Loan,
have the same Index as that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (xi) comply as of
the
date of substitution with each representation and warranty set forth in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03, (xii) be in the same credit grade category as the Deleted
Mortgage Loan and (xiii) have the same prepayment penalty term.
“Rate
Adjustment Date”: With respect to each ARM Loan, the date on which the Note Rate
adjusts.
“Rating
Agency”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., and Fitch, Inc.
“Recognition
Agreement”: An agreement among a Cooperative Corporation, a lender and a
Mortgagor with respect to a Cooperative Loan whereby such parties (i)
acknowledge that such lender may make, or intends to make, such Cooperative
Loan, and (ii) make certain agreements with respect to such Cooperative
Loan.
“Record
Date”: The close of business of the first Business Day of the month of the
related Remittance Date.
“Refinanced
Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan that was made to a Mortgagor who owned the
Mortgaged Property prior to the origination of such Mortgage Loan and the
proceeds of which were used in whole or part to satisfy an existing
mortgage.
“REMIC”:
A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D
of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar tax vehicle providing for the
pooling of assets (such as a Financial Asset Security Investment
Trust).
“Remittance
Date”: The 18th
day of
each calendar month, commencing on the 18th
day of
the month following the Funding Date, or, if such 18th
day is
not a Business Day, then the next Business Day immediately preceding such
18th
day.
“Remittance
Rate”: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Note Rate minus the
Servicing Fee Rate.
“REO
Disposition”: The final sale by the Servicer of any REO Property.
“REO
Disposition Proceeds”: All amounts received with respect to any REO
Disposition.
“REO
Property”: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Servicer on behalf of the
Purchaser as described in Section
5.13.
“Repurchase
Price”: Unless otherwise set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter, as to (a) any Defective Mortgage Loan required to be repurchased
hereunder with respect to which a breach occurred or (b) any Mortgage Loan
required to be repurchased pursuant to Section
3.04
and/or Section
7.02, an
amount equal to (i) prior to the end of the first year following the related
Funding Date, the product of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan
at the time of repurchase and the Purchase Price percentage set forth in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter; and (ii) thereafter, the Unpaid
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan at the time of repurchase; plus
(2)
interest on such Mortgage Loan at the applicable Note Rate from the last date
through which interest has been paid and distributed to the Purchaser hereunder
to the date of repurchase; plus (3) any costs and expenses reasonably incurred
by the Purchaser, the servicer, master servicer or any trustee in respect of
a
breach of the representation and warranty in Section
3.03(9)
hereof minus
(4)
any
amounts received in respect of such Defective Mortgage Loan which are being
held
in the Collection Account for future remittance.
“Required
Surety Payment”: With respect to any defaulted Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan for
which a claim is payable under the related Surety Bond under the procedures
referred to herein, the lesser of (i) the principal portion of the realized
loss
with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the excess, if any, of (a) the
amount of Pledged Assets required at origination with respect to such Mortgage
Loan (but not more than 30% of the original principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan) over (b) the net proceeds realized by the related Pledged Asset Servicer
from the related Pledged Assets.
“Scheduled
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, (i) the outstanding
principal balance as of the Funding Date after application of principal payments
due on or before such date whether or not received, minus (ii) all amounts
previously remitted to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan
representing (a) payments or other recoveries of principal, or (b) advances
of
principal made pursuant to Section
6.03.
“Securities
Account”: With respect to any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans, the account,
together with the financial assets held therein, that is the subject of the
related Pledged Asset Agreement.
“Sellers”:
PHH Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation and Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust (formerly known as Cendant Residential Mortgage Trust), a
Delaware business trust, or their successors in interest or any successor under
this Agreement appointed as herein provided.
“Servicer”:
PHH Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation.
“Servicing
Advances”: All “out of pocket” costs and expenses that are customary, reasonable
and necessary which are incurred by the Servicer in the performance of its
servicing obligations hereunder, including (without duplication) (i) reasonable
attorneys’ fees and (ii) the cost of (a) the preservation, restoration and
protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any enforcement or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the servicing, management and
liquidation of any Specially Serviced Mortgaged Loans and/or any REO Property,
and (d) compliance with the Servicer’s obligations under Section
5.08.
“Servicing
Event”: Any of the following events with respect to any Mortgage Loan: (i) any
Monthly Payment being more than 60 days delinquent; (ii) any filing of an
Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of the related Mortgagor, any consent
by
or on behalf of the related Mortgagor to the filing of an Insolvency Proceeding
against such Mortgagor, or any admission by or on behalf of such Mortgagor
of
its inability to pay such Person’s debts generally as the same become due; (iii)
any filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against the related Mortgagor that
remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing
thereof; (iv) any issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any
appointment of a conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all or
substantially all of the assets of the related Mortgagor or with respect to
any
Mortgaged Property; (v) any receipt by the Servicer of notice of the foreclosure
or proposed foreclosure of any other lien on the related Mortgaged Property;
(vi) any proposal of a material modification (as reasonably determined by the
Seller) to such Mortgage Loan due to a default or imminent default under such
Mortgage Loan; or (vii) in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, the
occurrence, or likely occurrence within 60 days, of a payment default with
respect to such Mortgage Loan that is likely to remain uncured by the related
Mortgagor within 60 days thereafter.
“Servicing
Fee”: The annual fee, payable monthly to the Servicer out of the interest
portion of the Monthly Payment and or Payoff actually received on each Mortgage
Loan. The Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan for any calendar
month (or a portion thereof) shall be 1/12 of the product of (i) the Unpaid
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan and (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate
applicable to such Mortgage Loan.
“Servicing
Fee Rate”: Unless otherwise specified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, (i) with
respect to any ARM Loan, 0.375% per annum; provided
that,
prior to the first Rate Adjustment Date with respect to any such Mortgage Loan,
such rate may be, at the Servicer’s option, not less than 0.25% per annum; and
(ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than an ARM Loan, 0.25% per annum.
“Servicing
Officer”: Any officer of the Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the
administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose name appears on a
written list of servicing officers furnished by the Servicer to the Purchaser
upon request therefor by the Purchaser, as such list may from time to time
be
amended.
“Specially
Serviced Mortgage Loan”: A Mortgage Loan as to which a Servicing Event has
occurred and is continuing.
“Stock
Certificate”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the certificates evidencing
ownership of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Stock
Power”: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, an assignment of the Stock
Certificate or an assignment of the Cooperative Shares issued by the Cooperative
Corporation.
“Surety
Bond”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, the surety bond issued
by the related Surety Bond Issuer covering such Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan.
“Surety
Bond Issuer”: With respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, the surety bond
issuer for the related Surety Bond covering such Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan,
as
identified in the Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
“Uniform
Commercial Code”: The Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in
the State of New York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of
law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the
security interest in any collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “Uniform Commercial Code”
shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction
for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect
of
perfection or non-perfection.
“Unpaid
Principal Balance”: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, at any time, the actual
outstanding principal balance then payable by the Mortgagor under the terms
of
the related Mortgage Note including any cumulative Negative
Amortization.
“Warranty
Xxxx of Sale”: A warranty xxxx of sale with respect to the Mortgage Loans
purchased on a Funding Date in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
10.
ARTICLE
II:
SALE
AND CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES; BOOKS AND
RECORDS; DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS
Section
2.01 Sale
and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans
Seller
agrees to sell and Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time to time, those
certain Mortgage Loans identified in a Mortgage Loan Schedule, at the price
and
on the terms set forth herein and in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter. Purchaser, on any Funding Date, shall be obligated to purchase only
such
Mortgage Loans set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, subject
to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related Purchase Price and
Terms Letter.
Purchaser
will purchase Mortgage Loan(s) from Seller, up to four (4) times per month
on
such Funding Dates as may be agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller. The closing
shall, at Purchaser’s option be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or
wire as the parties shall agree; or conducted in person at such place as the
parties shall agree. On the Funding Date and subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, each Seller will sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey
to the Purchaser, without recourse except as set forth in this Agreement, and
the Purchaser will purchase, all of the right, title and interest of the
applicable Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans being conveyed by it hereunder,
as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Examination
of the Mortgage Files may be made by Purchaser or its designee as follows.
No
later than 5 Business Days prior to the Funding Date, Seller will deliver to
Purchaser or its custodian, Legal Documents required pursuant to Schedule B-1.
Upon Purchaser’s request, Seller shall make the Credit Documents available in
either original paper form or electronic imaged format to Purchaser for review,
at Seller’s place of business and during reasonable business hours. If Purchaser
makes such examination prior to the Funding Date and identifies any Mortgage
Loans that do not conform to the PHH Guide, such Mortgage Loans will be deleted
from the Mortgage Loan Schedule at Purchaser’s discretion. Purchaser may, at its
option and without notice to Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans
without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that Purchaser
has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination
of
the Mortgage Loan files shall not affect Purchaser’s rights to demand
repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein.
On
the
Funding Date and in accordance with the terms herein, Purchaser will pay to
Seller by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, the Purchase Price, together with interest, if any, accrued
from the Cut-off Date through the day immediately preceding the Funding Date,
according to the instructions to be provided, respectively, by PHH Mortgage
and
the Trust. Seller, simultaneously with the payment of the Purchase Price, shall
execute and deliver to Purchaser a Warranty Xxxx of Sale with respect to the
Mortgage Loans in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
10.
Purchaser
shall be entitled to all scheduled principal due after the Cut-off Date, all
other recoveries of principal collected after the Cut-off Date and all payments
of interest on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment which
is allocable to the period prior to the Cut-off Date). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, on the first Remittance Date after the Funding Date the Purchaser
shall be entitled to receive the interest accrued from the Cut-off Date through
the day immediately preceding the Funding Date. The principal balance of each
Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date is determined after application of payments
of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date whether or not collected.
Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a due date
beyond the Cut-off Date shall not be
applied to the principal balance as of the Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts
shall be the property of Purchaser. Seller shall hold any such prepaid amounts
for the benefit of Purchaser for subsequent remittance by Seller to Purchaser.
All scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date and
collected by Servicer after the Cut-off Date shall belong to
Seller.
Section
2.02 Possession
of Mortgage Files
Upon
the
sale of any Mortgage Loan, the ownership of such Mortgage Loan, including the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the contents of the related Mortgage File and
all
rights, benefits, payments, proceeds and obligations arising therefrom or in
connection therewith, shall then be vested in the Purchaser, and the ownership
of all records and documents with respect to such Mortgage Loan prepared by
or
which come into the possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in the
Purchaser and, to the extent retained by the Seller, shall be retained and
maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in a custodial
capacity only. The contents of such Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser
are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser
as
the owner thereof and the Sellers’ possession of the contents of each Mortgage
File so retained is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of
servicing the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the
Seller is in a custodial capacity only. Mortgage Files shall be maintained
by
the Seller and shall be marked to clearly reflect the sale of the related
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. Each Seller shall release from its custody
of
the contents of any Mortgage File only in accordance with written instructions
from the Purchaser, except where such release is required as incidental to
the
Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans or is in connection with a repurchase
or substitution of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section
3.04.
Any
documents released to a Seller or the Servicer in connection with the
foreclosure or servicing of any Mortgage Loan shall be held by such Person
in
trust for the benefit of the Purchaser in accordance with this Section
2.02.
Such Person shall return to the Purchaser such documents when such Person’s need
therefor in connection with such foreclosure or servicing no longer exists
(unless sooner requested by the Purchaser); provided
that, if
such Mortgage Loan is liquidated, then, upon the delivery by a Seller or the
Servicer to the Purchaser of a request for the release of such documents and
a
certificate certifying as to such liquidation, the Purchaser shall promptly
release and, to the extent necessary, deliver to such Person such
documents.
Section
2.03 Books
and Records
The
sale
of each of its Mortgage Loans shall be reflected on the applicable Seller’s
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the
applicable Seller. Each Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for the Mortgage Loans it conveyed
to the Purchaser which shall be clearly marked to reflect the sale of each
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser and the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the
Purchaser. The consideration received by the applicable Seller upon the sale
of
the Mortgage Loans shall constitute fair consideration and reasonably equivalent
value for such Mortgage Loans. Each Seller is solvent and will not be rendered
insolvent by the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Neither Seller is transferring any Mortgage Loan with any intent to hinder,
delay or defraud any of its creditors.
Section
2.04 Defective
Documents; Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents
If,
subsequent to the related Funding Date, the Purchaser or either Seller finds
any
document or documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File to be defective
or
missing in any material respect (in this Section 2.04, a “Defect”), the party
discovering such Defect shall promptly so notify the other parties. If the
Defect pertains to the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, then the applicable Seller
shall have a period of 60 days within which to correct or cure any such defect
after the earlier of such Seller’s discovery of same or such Seller being
notified of same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably
expected to be cured within such 60 day period, such Seller shall have such
additional time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct
such Defect provided that such Seller has commenced curing or correcting such
Defect and is diligently pursuing same. If the Defect pertains to any other
document constituting a part of a Mortgage File, then such Seller shall have
a
period of 60 days within which to correct or cure any such Defect after the
earlier of such Seller’s discovery of same or such Seller being notified of
same. If such Defect can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably expected
to
be cured within the 60 day period, then such Seller shall have such additional
time as is reasonably determined by the Purchaser to cure or correct such Defect
provided such Seller has commenced curing or correcting such Defect and is
diligently pursuing same. PHH Mortgage hereby covenants and agrees that, if
any
material defect cannot be corrected or cured, the related Mortgage Loan shall
automatically constitute, upon the expiration of the applicable cure period
described above and without any further action by any other party, a Defective
Mortgage Loan, whereupon PHH Mortgage shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan by
paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with
Section
3.04.
The
applicable Seller will, with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased
by
the Purchaser, deliver and release to the Purchaser the Legal Documents as
set forth in Section 2.01. If the applicable Seller cannot deliver an original
Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, original assumption, modification
and substitution agreements with evidence of recording thereon or an original
intervening assignment with evidence of recording thereon within the applicable
time periods, then such Seller shall promptly deliver to the Purchaser such
original Mortgages and original intervening assignments with evidence of
recording indicated thereon upon receipt thereof from the public recording
official, except in cases where the original Mortgage or original intervening
assignments are retained permanently by the recording office, in which case,
such Seller shall deliver a copy of such Mortgage or intervening assignment,
as
the case may be, certified to be a true and complete copy of the recorded
original thereof. If the applicable Seller cannot deliver the original security
instrument or if an original intervening assignment has been lost, then the
applicable Seller will deliver a copy of such security instrument or intervening
assignment, certified by the local public recording official. If the original
title policy has been lost, the applicable Seller will deliver a duplicate
original title policy.
If
the
original Mortgage was not delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph, then
the applicable Seller shall use its best efforts to promptly secure the delivery
of such originals and shall cause such originals to be delivered to the
Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the
original Mortgage, original assumption, modification, and substitution
agreements, the original of any intervening assignment or the original policy
of
title insurance is not so delivered to the Purchaser within 180 days
following the Funding Date, then, upon written notice by the Purchaser to PHH
Mortgage, the Purchaser may, in its sole discretion, then elect (by providing
written notice to PHH Mortgage) to treat such Mortgage Loan as a Defective
Mortgage Loan, whereupon PHH Mortgage shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan by
paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor in accordance with
Section
3.04. It
is understood that from time to time certain local recorder offices become
backlogged with document volume. It is agreed that the Seller will provide
an
Officer’s Certificate to document that the Seller has performed all necessary
tasks to insure delivery of the required documentation within 180 days and
the
delay beyond 180 is caused by the backlog. If the delay exceeds 360 days,
regardless of the backlog the Purchaser may elect to collect the documents
with
its own resources with the reasonable cost and expense to be borne by the
Seller. The fact that the Purchaser has conducted or failed to conduct any
partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect its
right
to demand repurchase or any other remedies provided in this
Agreement.
At
the
Purchaser’s request, the Assignments shall be promptly recorded in the name of
the Purchaser or in the name of a Person designated by the Purchaser in all
appropriate public offices for real property records. If any such Assignment
is
lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, then the applicable
Seller shall promptly prepare a substitute Assignment to cure such defect and
thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly recorded. All recording fees
related to such a one-time recordation of the Assignments to or by a Seller
shall be paid by the applicable Seller.
Section
2.05 Transfer
of Mortgage Loans
Subject
to the provisions of this Section
2.05,
the Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the Sellers, at
any
time and from time to time, to assign any of the Mortgage Loans and all or
any
part of its interest under this Agreement and designate any person to exercise
any rights of the Purchaser hereunder, and the assignees or designees shall
accede to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser with respect
to
such Mortgage Loans. The Sellers recognize that the Mortgage Loans may be
divided into “packages” for resale (“Mortgage Loan Packages”).
All
of
the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser
and
any such assignees or designees. All references to the Purchaser shall be deemed
to include its assignees or designees. Utilizing resources reasonably available
to the Seller without incurring any cost except the Seller’s overhead and
employees’ salaries, the applicable Seller shall cooperate in any such
assignment of the Mortgage Loans and this Agreement; provided
that the
Purchaser shall bear all costs associated with any such assignment of the
Mortgage Loans and this Agreement other than such Seller’s overhead or
employees’ salaries.
The
Servicer and Purchaser agree that in no event will the Servicer be required
to
remit funds or make available via Servicer’s website remittance reports to more
than four (4) Persons (not including the Servicer or any Affiliate or transferee
thereof) at any given time with respect to any Mortgage Loans sold on a
particular Funding Date, unless otherwise set forth in the related Purchase
Price and Terms Letter.
The
Servicer and the Purchaser acknowledge that the Servicer shall continue to
remit
payments to the Purchaser on the Remittance Date after the transfer of the
Mortgage Loans, unless the Servicer was notified in writing of the new record
owner of the Mortgage Loans 3 Business Days prior to the Record Date, in which
case, the Servicer shall remit to the new record owner (or trustee or master
servicer, as the case may be) of the Mortgage Loans.
Any
prospective assignees of the Purchaser who have entered into a commitment to
purchase any of the Mortgage Loans may review and underwrite the Servicer’s
servicing and origination operations, upon reasonable prior notice to the
Servicer, and the Servicer shall cooperate with such review and underwriting
to
the extent such prospective assignees request information or documents that
are
reasonably available and can be produced without unreasonable expense or effort.
The Servicer shall make the Mortgage Files related to the Mortgage Loans held
by
the Servicer available at the Servicer’s principal operations center for review
by any such prospective assignees during normal business hours upon reasonable
prior notice to the Servicer (in no event less than 15 Business Days prior
notice). The Servicer may, in its sole discretion, require that such prospective
assignees sign a confidentiality agreement with respect to such information
disclosed to the prospective assignee which is not available to the public
at
large and a release agreement with respect to its activities on the Servicer’s
premises.
The
Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject
to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note
transfers of Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this
Agreement, sell and transfer, in whole or in part, any or all of the Mortgage
Loans; provided
that no
such sale and transfer shall be binding upon the Servicer unless such transferee
shall agree in writing to an Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement,
in substantially the form of Exhibit
2.05
attached
hereto, and an executed copy of such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement shall have been delivered to the Servicer. The Servicer shall evidence
its acknowledgment of any transfers of the Mortgage Loans to any assignees
of
the Purchaser by executing such Assignment, Assumption and Recognition
Agreement. The Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the
ownership of the Mortgage Loans by any such assignees, and the previous
Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder accruing after the
date of transfer to the extent such obligations relate to Mortgage Loans sold
by
the Purchaser. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of
the Purchaser and the Servicer and their permitted successors, assignees and
designees.
ARTICLE
III:
REPRESENTATIONS,
WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER; REPURCHASE AND SUBSTITUTION; REVIEW
OF
MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
3.01 Representations
and Warranties of each Seller
Each
Seller, as to itself, represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of each Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided
herein:
(1) Due
Organization.
The
Seller is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses necessary
to
carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in
good
standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged Property is located
or
is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such qualification or is otherwise
not required under applicable law to effect such qualification; no demand for
such qualification has been made upon the Seller by any state having
jurisdiction and in any event the Seller is or will be in compliance with the
laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce each Mortgage Loan
and
with respect to PHH Mortgage, service each Mortgage Loan in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement.
(2) Due
Authority.
The
Seller had the full power and authority and legal right to originate the
Mortgage Loans that it originated, if any, and to acquire the Mortgage Loans
that it acquired. The Seller has the full power and authority to hold each
Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver and perform,
and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Seller has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement,
and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Seller,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
(3) No
Conflict.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination, as
applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller, the sale of the Mortgage Loans,
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the fulfillment
of
or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will not conflict
with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
the
Seller’s organizational documents and bylaws or any legal restriction or any
agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is
bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the
foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property is subject, or impair
the
ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans;
(4) Ability
to Perform.
The
Seller does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that
it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(5) No
Material Default.
Neither
the Seller nor any of its Affiliates is in material default under any agreement,
contract, instrument or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Seller
or any of its Affiliates is a party or by which it (or any of its assets) is
bound, which default would have a material adverse effect on the ability of
the
Seller to perform under this Agreement, nor, to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, has any event occurred which, with notice, lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default under any such agreement, contract, instrument or
indenture and have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Seller to
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(6) Financial
Statements.
PHH
Mortgage has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements as to its fiscal
year ended December 31, 2004. Except
as
has previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing: (a) such financial
statements fairly present the results of operations and changes in financial
position for such period and the financial position at the end of such period
of
PHH Mortgage and its subsidiaries; and (b) such financial statements are true,
correct and complete as of their respective dates and have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied
throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto.
The
Trust has delivered to the Purchaser financial statements dated as of December
31, 2004 (the “Trust Financials”) and such Trust Financials fairly present the
results of operations and changes in financial position for such period and
the
financial position at the end of such period of the Trust. Except as has
previously been disclosed to the Purchaser in writing, there has been no change
in such Trust Financials since their date and the Trust is not aware of any
errors or omissions therein;
(7) No
Change in Business.
There
has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the applicable Seller since (i) in the case of PHH Mortgage, the
date of its financial statements and (ii) in the case of the Trust, the date
of
delivery of the Trust Financials, that would have a material adverse effect
on
the ability of the applicable Seller to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(8) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Seller’s knowledge, threatened, against the Seller, which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Seller would
adversely affect the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any
material liability of the Seller, or draw into question the validity of this
Agreement, or have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of
the
Seller;
(9) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller
of or
compliance by the Seller with this Agreement, the delivery of the Mortgage
Files
to the Purchaser, the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, if required,
such approval has been obtained prior to the Funding Date;
(10) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and
conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to
this Agreement are not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory
provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(11) No
Broker.
The
Seller has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this transaction;
and
(12) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains
or
will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit
to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
(13) Non-solicitation.
The
Seller agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or otherwise)
to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided
that
mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television,
on
radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing
statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall
not
constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant; and
(14)
Privacy.
The
Seller agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such information
is and shall be held by Seller in accordance with all applicable law, including
but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Bliley Act; (b)
such information is in connection with a proposed or actual secondary market
sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes of 16
C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) Seller is hereby prohibited from disclosing or
using any such information other than to carry out the express provisions of
this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Section
3.02 Representations
and Warranties of the Servicer
The
Servicer represents warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that as of the
Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(1) Ability
to Service.
The
Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac and
is a
mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to
Section 203 of the National Housing Act, with facilities, procedures and
experienced personnel necessary for the servicing of mortgage loans of the
same
type as the Mortgage Loans. No event has occurred that would make the Servicer
unable to comply with Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac eligibility requirements or
that
would require notification to either Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(2) No
Litigation Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Servicer’s knowledge, threatened, against the Servicer which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Servicer would
adversely affect the ability of the Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans
hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof or have a material adverse effect
on the financial condition of the Servicer; and
(3) Collection
Practices.
The
collection practices used by the Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note
and
Mortgage have been in all respects legal, proper and prudent in the mortgage
servicing business.
(4) MERS.
The
Servicer is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material
respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing
of the MERS Mortgage Loans for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered
with MERS.
(5) Non-solicitation.
The
Servicer agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or
otherwise) to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided
that
mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television,
on
radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing
statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall
not
constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant;
(6) Privacy.
The
Servicer agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such information
is and shall be held by Servicer in accordance with all applicable law,
including but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Bliley
Act; (b) such information is in connection with a proposed or actual secondary
market sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes of 16
C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) Servicer is hereby prohibited from disclosing or
using any such information other than to carry out the express provisions of
this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law; and
(7) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer has fully and accurately furnished
complete information on the related borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian
and Trans Union Credit Information Company, in accordance with the Fair Credit
Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, on a monthly basis and the
Servicer will furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and
its
implementing regulations, accurate and complete information on its borrower
credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information Company,
on a monthly basis. The Servicer will transmit full-file credit reporting data
for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to Xxxxxx Xxx Guide Announcement 95-19 and
for
each Mortgage Loan, Servicer agrees it shall report one of the following
statuses each month as follows: new origination, current, delinquent (30-,
60-,
90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off.
Section
3.03 Representations
and Warranties as to Individual Mortgage Loans.
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the applicable Seller hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to the Purchaser on which the Purchaser
specifically relies in purchasing such Mortgage Loan. Such representations
and
warranties speak as of the Funding Date unless otherwise indicated, but shall
survive any subsequent transfer, assignment or conveyance of such Mortgage
Loans:
(1) Mortgage
Loan as Described.
Such
Mortgage Loan complies with the terms and conditions set forth herein, and
all
of the information set forth with respect thereto on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
is true and correct in all material respects;
(2) Complete
Mortgage Files.
The
instruments and documents specified in Section
2.02 with
respect to such Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Purchaser in compliance
with the requirements of Article
II. The
Seller is in possession of a Mortgage File respecting such Xxxx xxxx Loan,
except for such documents as have been previously delivered to the
Purchaser;
(3) Owner
of Record.
The
Mortgage relating to such Mortgage Loan has been duly recorded in (or sent
for
recording to) the appropriate recording office, and the applicable Seller or
Servicer is the owner of record of such Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness
evidenced by the related Mortgage Note;
(4) Payments
Current.
All
payments required to be made up to and including the Funding Date for such
Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note have been made, such that
such Mortgage Loan is not delinquent 30 days or more on the Funding Date;
and, if the Mortgage Loan is a Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, neither the Mortgage
Loan nor the related Pledged Assets has been dishonored. Unless otherwise
disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule, there has
been no delinquency, exclusive of any period of grace, in any payment by the
Mortgagor thereunder during the twelve months preceding the Funding Date; and,
if the Mortgage Loan is a Cooperative Loan, no foreclosure action or private
or
public sale under the Uniform Commercial Code has ever been threatened or
commenced with respect to the Cooperative Loan;
(5) No
Outstanding Charges.
There
are no delinquent taxes, insurance premiums, assessments, including assessments
payable in future installments, or other outstanding charges affecting the
Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan;
(6) Original
Terms Unmodified.
The
terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and
the Proprietary Lease and the Pledge Instruments with respect to each
Cooperative Loan, and the Pledged Assets with respect to each Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loan) have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any
material respect, except as specifically set forth in the related Mortgage
Loan
Schedule;
(7) No
Defenses.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement related to each Cooperative Loan, and the related
Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan) are not
subject to any right of rescission, set-off or defense, including the defense
of
usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of such Mortgage Note and
such
Mortgage (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loan), or the exercise of any right thereunder, render such Mortgage
(or the related Pledge Agreement with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan) unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission,
set-off or defense, including the defense of usury and no such right of
rescission, set-off or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(8) Hazard
Insurance.
(a) All
buildings upon the Mortgaged Property related to such Mortgage Loan are insured
by an insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac against loss by fire,
hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the
area
where such Mortgaged Property is located, pursuant to insurance policies
conforming to the requirements of Section
5.10.
All such insurance policies (collectively, the “hazard insurance policy”)
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the originator of such Mortgage
Loan,
its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and
binding obligations of the insurer, and all premiums thereon due to date have
been paid. The related Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain
all such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on such Mortgagor’s
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of such Mortgage to maintain such
insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement
therefor from such Mortgagor; or (b) in the case of a condominium or unit in
a
planned unit development (“PUD”) project that is not covered by an individual
policy, the condominium or PUD project is covered by a “master” or “blanket”
policy and there exists and is in the Mortgage File a certificate of insurance
showing that the individual unit that secures the first mortgage is covered
under such policy. The insurance policy contains a standard mortgagee clause
naming the originator of such Mortgage Loan (and its successors and assigns),
as
insured mortgagee. Such policies are the valid and binding obligations of the
insurer, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The insurance policy provides
for advance notice to the Seller or Servicer if the policy is canceled or not
renewed, or if any other change that adversely affects the Seller’s interests is
made; the certificate includes the types and amounts of coverage provided,
describes any endorsements that are part of the “master” policy and would be
acceptable pursuant to the Xxxxxx Mae Guide or Xxxxxxx Mac Servicing
Guide;
(9) Compliance
With Applicable Laws.
All
requirements of any federal, state or local law (including usury, truth in
lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
predatory and abusive lending, equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws)
applicable to the origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan have been
complied with in all material respects;
(10) No
Fraud.
No
error or omission, misrepresentation, negligence or fraud in respect of such
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any Person in connection with
the
origination and servicing of such Mortgage Loan.
(11) No
Satisfaction of Mortgage.
The
Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan has not been satisfied, canceled or
subordinated, in whole or in part, or rescinded, and the related Mortgaged
Property has not been released from the lien of such Mortgage, in whole or
in
part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission;
(12) Valid
First Lien.
The
Mortgage including any Negative Amortization, related to such Mortgage Loan
is a
valid, subsisting and enforceable perfected first lien on the related Mortgaged
Property, including all improvements on the related Mortgaged Property, which
Mortgaged Property is free and clear of any encumbrances and liens having
priority over the first lien of the Mortgage subject only to (a) the lien of
current real estate taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable,
(b)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of the public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage which
are acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally, are referred to
in
the lender’s title insurance policy and do not adversely affect the market value
or intended use of the related Mortgaged Property, and (c) other matters to
which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in
the
aggregate materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to
be
provided by such Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, or market value of the related
Mortgaged Property; with respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Cooperative
Pledge Agreement creates a valid, enforceable and subsisting first security
interest in the collateral securing the related Mortgage Note subject only
to
(a) the lien of the related Cooperative Corporation for unpaid assessments
representing the obligor's pro rata share of the Cooperative Corporation’s
payments for its blanket mortgage, current and future real property taxes,
insurance premiums, maintenance fees and other assessments to which like
collateral is commonly subject and (b) other matters to which like collateral
is
commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Cooperative Pledge Agreement; provided,
however, that the appurtenant Proprietary Lease may be subordinated or otherwise
subject to the lien of any mortgage on the Cooperative Project;
(13) Validity
of Documents.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan (and the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement with respect to each Cooperative Loan) are genuine
and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general equitable
principles (regardless whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding
in
equity or at law);
(14) Valid
Execution of Documents.
All
parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan
had
legal capacity to enter into such Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver
the
related Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage and the related Mortgage Note
and
the related Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
with
respect to each Cooperative Loan, all parties to the Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage Loan had legal capacity to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note,
the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement, the Proprietary Lease, the Stock Power, the
Recognition Agreement, the Financing Statement and the Assignment of Proprietary
Lease and such documents have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
each Stock Power (i) has all signatures guaranteed or (ii) if all signatures
are
not guaranteed, then such Cooperative Shares will be transferred by the stock
transfer agent of the Cooperative Corporation if the Seller undertakes to
convert the ownership of the collateral securing the related Cooperative
Loan;
(15) Full
Disbursement of Proceeds.
Such
Mortgage Loan has closed and the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan have been fully
disbursed prior to the Funding Date; provided
that,
with respect to any Mortgage Loan originated within the previous 120 days,
alterations and repairs with respect to the related Mortgaged Property or any
part thereof may have required an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to
pay
for all outstanding work within 120 days of the origination of such Mortgage
Loan, and, if so, such funds are held in escrow by the Seller, a title company
or other escrow agent;
(16) Ownership.
The
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage related to such Mortgage Loan have not been
assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred by the applicable Seller, in whole
or
in part, and the Seller has good and marketable title thereto, and the Seller
is
the sole owner thereof (and with respect to any Cooperative Loan, the sole
owner
of the related Cooperative Pledge Agreement)and has full right and authority
to
transfer and sell such Mortgage Loan, and is transferring such Mortgage Loan
to
the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge,
claim or security interest;
(17) Doing
Business.
All
parties that have had any interest in such Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee,
assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held
and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any and all applicable
licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the related Mortgaged
Property is located;
(18) Title
Insurance.
(a)
Such Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or
short form title policy acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac (or, in
jurisdictions where ALTA policies are not generally approved for use, a lender’s
title insurance policy acceptable to Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac), issued by
a
title insurer acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring (subject to the exceptions contained in clauses (12)(a) and (b) above)
the Seller or Servicer, its successors and assigns as to the first priority
lien
of the related Mortgage in the original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan
including any Negative Amortization and in the case of ARM Loans, against any
loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting
from
the provisions of such Mortgage providing for adjustment to the applicable
Note
Rate and Monthly Payment. Additionally, either such lender’s title insurance
policy affirmatively insures that there is ingress and egress to and from the
Mortgaged Property or the Seller warrants that there is ingress and egress
to
and from the Mortgaged Property and the lender’ s title insurance policy
affirmatively insures against encroachments by or upon the related Mortgaged
Property or any interest therein or any other adverse circumstance that either
is disclosed or would have been disclosed by an accurate survey. The originator
of the Mortgage Loan, its successor and/or assignee is the sole insured of
such
lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is in
full force and effect and will be in full force and effect upon the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and will inure to the benefit
of the Purchaser without any further act. No claims have been made under such
lender’s title insurance policy, neither the Seller, nor to the best of Seller’s
knowledge, any prior holder of the related Mortgage has done, by act or
omission, anything that would impair the coverage of such lender’s insurance
policy, and there is no act, omission, condition, or information that would
impair the coverage of such lender’s insurance policy; (b) The mortgage title
insurance policy covering each unit mortgage in a condominium or PUD project
related to such Mortgage Loan meets all requirements of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx
Mac;
(19) No
Defaults.
(a)
There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under
the Mortgage, the Mortgage Note (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect
to
each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan), or any other agreements, documents, or
instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; (b) to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, there is no event that, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice,
or both, would constitute such a default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration; (c) the Mortgagor(s) with respect to such Mortgage Loan is not
the
subject of an Insolvency Proceeding; (d) no event of acceleration has previously
occurred, and no notice of default has been sent, with respect to such Mortgage
Loan; (e) in no event has the Seller waived any of its rights or remedies in
respect of any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration under the
Mortgage, the Mortgage Note (or the related Pledge Agreement with respect to
each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan), or any other agreements, documents, or
instruments related to such Mortgage Loan; and (f) with respect to each
Cooperative Loan, there is no default in complying with the terms of the
Mortgage Note, the Cooperative Pledge Agreement and the Proprietary Lease and
all maintenance charges and assessments (including assessments payable in the
future installments, which previously became due and owing) have been paid,
and
the Seller has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Cooperative
Pledge Agreement and Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges or
assessments owed by the Mortgagor;
(20) No
Mechanics’ Liens.
No
Mortgage Loan is subject to any mechanics’ or similar liens, except such liens
as are expressly insured against by a title insurance policy, or claims that
have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding
that
under law could give rise to such lien) affecting the related Mortgaged Property
that are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of
the
related Mortgage;
(21) Location
of Improvements; No Encroachments.
As of
the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan, to the best of the Seller’s
knowledge, all improvements that were considered in determining the Appraised
Value of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and
building restriction lines of such Mortgaged Property, and no improvements
on
adjoining properties encroach upon such Mortgaged Property except as permitted
under the terms of the Xxxxxx Xxx Guide and the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicer Guide;
to
the best of the Seller’s knowledge, no improvement located on or part of any
Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation,
and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued
with respect to all occupied portions of such Mortgaged Property, and with
respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including certificates of
occupancy, have been made or obtained from the appropriate
authorities;
(22) Origination;
Payment Terms.
Principal payments on such Mortgage Loan commenced or will commence no more
than
60 days after funds were disbursed in connection with such Mortgage Loan.
If the interest rate on the related Mortgage Note is adjustable, the adjustment
is based on the Index set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The
related Mortgage Note is payable on the first day of each month in arrears,
in
accordance with the payment terms described on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. With respect to any Mortgage Loan subject to Negative Amortization
the
Monthly Payments are sufficient during the period following each Payment
Adjustment Date to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance as of the
first day of such period (including any Negative Amortization) over the original
term thereof in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the
Mortgage Note ;
(23) Due
On
Sale.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the related Mortgage contains
the usual and customary “due-on-sale” clause or other similar provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage
Loan if the related Mortgaged Property or any interest therein is sold or
transferred without the prior consent of the mortgagee thereunder;
(24) Prepayment
Penalty.
Except
as noted otherwise on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, such Mortgage Loan is not
subject to any Prepayment Penalty;
(25) Mortgaged
Property Undamaged; No Condemnation.
The
related Mortgaged Property (and with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related
Cooperative Project and Cooperative Unit) is free of material damage and waste
and there is no proceeding pending for the total or partial condemnation
thereof;
(26) Customary
Provisions.
The
related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions that render
the
rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against
the related Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby,
including, (a) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by
trustee’s sale, and (b) in the case of a Mortgage, otherwise by judicial
foreclosure;
(27) Conformance
With Underwriting Standards.
Such
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the PHH Guide;
(28) Appraisal.
The
Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property on forms
and with riders approved by Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac, signed prior to the
approval of such Mortgage Loan application by an appraiser, duly appointed
by
the originator of such Mortgage Loan, whose compensation is not affected by
the
approval or disapproval of such Mortgage Loan and who met the minimum
qualifications of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac for appraisers. Each appraisal
of
the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
1989;
(29) Deeds
of Trust.
If the
related Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, then a trustee, duly qualified
under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and
currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and no fees or expenses
are
or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee under such deed of trust,
except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the related
Mortgagor;
(30) LTV;
Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy.
Except
with respect to Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans and any loan program as defined
in
the PHH Guide not requiring Primary Mortgage Insurance, if such Mortgage Loan
had a Loan-to-Value Ratio of more than 80% at origination, such Mortgage Loan
is
and will be subject to a Primary Insurance Policy issued by a Qualified Mortgage
Insurer, which insures the Seller or Servicer, its successors and assigns and
insured’s in the amount set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule; provided that,
a Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy will not be required for any Cooperative
Loan if (i) the proceeds of such Cooperative Loan were used to purchase a
Cooperative Unit at the “insider's price” when the building was converted to a
Cooperative Corporation, (ii) the value of the Cooperative Unit for purposes
of
establishing the LTV at origination was such “insider's price”, (iii) the
principal amount of the Cooperative Loan at origination was not more than 100%
of such “insider's price” and (iv) the LTV at origination, as calculated using
the Appraised Value at origination, was less than or equal to 80%. All
provisions of such Primary Insurance Policy have been and are being complied
with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder
have been paid. Any related Mortgage subject to any such Primary Insurance
Policy (other than a “lender-paid” Primary Insurance Policy) obligates the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain such insurance for the time period required
by
law and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. As of the
date
of origination, the Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan is as specified
in
the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(31) Occupancy.
To the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgaged Property (or with respect
to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Unit) is lawfully occupied under
applicable law and all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be
made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property
(or with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Unit) and,
with
respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to
certificates of occupancy, have been made or obtained from the appropriate
authorities;
(32) Supervision
and Examination by a Federal or State Authority.
Each
Mortgage Loan either was (a) closed in the name of the PHH Mortgage, or (b)
closed in the name of another entity that is either a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or an institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority, or a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act (a
“HUD
Approved Mortgagee”), and was so at the time such Mortgage Loan was originated
(PHH Mortgage or such other entity, the “Originator”) or (c) closed in the name
of a loan broker under the circumstances described in the following sentence.
If
such Mortgage Loan was originated through a loan broker, such Mortgage Loan
met
the Originator’s underwriting criteria at the time of origination and was
originated in accordance with the Originator’s policies and procedures and the
Originator acquired such Mortgage Loan from the loan broker contemporaneously
with the origination thereof. The Mortgage Loans that the Trust is selling
to
Purchaser were originated by or on behalf of PHH Mortgage and subsequently
assigned to the Trust.
(33) Adjustments.
All of
the terms of the related Mortgage Note pertaining to interest rate adjustments,
payment adjustments and adjustments of the outstanding principal balance, if
any, are enforceable and such adjustments will not affect the priority of the
lien of the related Mortgage; all such adjustments on such Mortgage Loan have
been made properly and in accordance with the provisions of such Mortgage
Loan;
(34) Insolvency
Proceedings; The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
To the
best of the Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor (1) is not the subject of
any Insolvency Proceeding; and (2) has not requested any relief allowed to
such
Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act;
(35) Xxxxxx
Mae/Xxxxxxx Mac Documents.
Such
Mortgage Loan was closed on standard Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac documents or
on
such documents otherwise acceptable to them;
(36) Payments.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a)
paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established
by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid
by
any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions
which may constitute a “buydown” provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated
payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared appreciation
or other contingent interest feature;
(37) The
Assignment of Mortgage.
The
Assignment is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the
laws
of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(38) No
Advances.
Any
principal advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been
consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage,
and
the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate
and
single repayment term. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan plus any Negative
Amortization;
(39) Balloon
Loans.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan has a balloon payment feature. With respect to any Mortgage Loan
with a balloon payment feature, the Mortgage Note is payable in Monthly Payments
based on a thirty year amortization schedule and has a final Monthly Payment
substantially greater than the preceding Monthly Payment which is sufficient
to
amortize the remaining principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(40) Condominium
Units/PUDs.
If the
residential dwelling on the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit
in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit development)
such condominium or planned unit development project meets the eligibility
requirements of the PHH Guide;
(41) High
Cost Mortgage Loans.
None of
the Mortgage Loans are (a) subject to, covered by or in violation of the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (“HOEPA”), (b) classified as a “high
cost,” “covered,” “high risk home”, “high-rate, high-fee,” “threshold,” or
“predatory” loan under HOEPA or any other applicable state, federal or local
law, including any predatory or abusive lending laws (or a similarly classified
loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened scrutiny or
additional legal liability for a residential mortgage loan having high interest
rates, points and/or fees), (c) a High Cost Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable
(as such terms are defined in the Standard & Poor’s LEVELS® Glossary
Revised, Appendix E) or (d) in violation of any state law or ordinance
comparable to HOEPA;
(42) No
Rehabilitation Loan.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with (a) the construction or rehabilitation
of a Mortgaged Property or (b) facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a
Mortgaged Property;
(43) No
Adverse Conditions.
The
Seller has no knowledge of any circumstances or condition with respect to the
Mortgage, the Mortgage Property (or with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the
Cooperative Pledge Agreement, the Cooperative Unit or the Cooperative Project),
the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that can reasonably be expected
to cause the Mortgage Loan to be an unacceptable investment, cause the Mortgage
Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value of the Mortgage
Loan;
(44) Scheduled
Interest.
Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months;
(45) Environmental
Laws.
To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, the Mortgaged Property is in material compliance
with all applicable environmental laws pertaining to environmental hazards
including, without limitation, asbestos, and neither the Seller nor, to the
Seller’s knowledge, the related Mortgagor, has received any notice of any
violation or potential violation of such law;
(46) Negative
Amortization.
Unless
otherwise disclosed in the Offering Materials or the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
no
Mortgage Loan is subject to negative amortization;
(47) Cooperative
Lien Search.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, a Cooperative Lien Search has been made by
a
company competent to make the same which company is acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae
and
Xxxxxxx Mac and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Cooperative Unit is located;
(48) Cooperative
Loan- Proprietary Lease.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, (i) the terms of the related Proprietary
Lease
is longer than the terms of the Cooperative Loan, (ii) there is no provision
in
any Proprietary Lease which requires the Mortgagor to offer for sale the
Cooperative Shares owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative Corporation,
(iii) there is no prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against pledging the
Cooperative Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease and (iv) the Recognition
Agreement is on a form of agreement published by the Aztech Document Systems,
Inc. or includes provisions which are no less favorable to the lender than
those
contained in such agreement;
(49) Cooperative
Loan- UCC Financing Statement.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each original UCC financing statement,
continuation statement or other governmental filing or recordation necessary
to
create or preserve the perfection and priority of the first priority lien and
security interest in the Cooperative Shares and Proprietary Lease has been
timely and properly made. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to the Cooperative Loan and delivered to the Mortgagor or
its
designee establishes in the Mortgagor a valid and subsisting perfected first
lien on and security interest in the Mortgaged Property described therein,
and
the Mortgagor has full right to sell and assign the same;
(50) Cooperative
Loan- Cooperative Pledge Agreement.
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, each Cooperative Pledge Agreement contains
enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder
thereof adequate for the realization of the benefits of the security provided
thereby. The Cooperative Pledge Agreement contains an enforceable provision
for
the acceleration of the payment of the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Note in the event the Cooperative Unit is transferred or sold without the
consent of the holder thereof;
(51) Imaging.
Each
imaged document represents a true, complete, and correct copy of the original
document in all respects, including, but not limited to, all signatures
conforming with signatures contained in the original document, no information
having been added or deleted, and no imaged document having been manipulated
or
altered in any manner. Each imaged document is clear and legible, including,
but
not limited to, accurate reproductions of photographs. No original documents
have been or will be altered in any manner;
(52) No
predatory or deceptive lending practices, including but not limited to, the
extension of credit to a mortgagor without regard for the mortgagor’s ability to
repay the Mortgage Loan and the extension of credit to a mortgagor which has
no
apparent benefit to the mortgagor, were employed in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan. Each Mortgage Loan is in compliance with
the
anti-predatory lending eligibility for purchase requirements of the Xxxxxx
Mae
Guides;
(53) No
Mortgagor was required to purchase any credit life, disability, accident or
health insurance product as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit.
No
Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single premium credit life, disability, accident
or
health insurance policy in connection with the origination of the Mortgage
Loan.
No proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit
insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing,
such Mortgage Loan;
(54) None
of
the Mortgage Loans are subject to a prepayment penalty.
(55) The
Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and
regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001
(collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”); the Seller has established an
anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with
the origination of each Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering
Laws, including with respect to the identity of the applicable Mortgagor and,
other than with respect to any Mortgage Loan originated pursuant to a
“specialty/Alt-A” program, the origin of the assets used by the said Mortgagor
to purchase the property in question, and maintains, and will maintain,
sufficient information to identify the applicable Mortgagor for purposes of
the
Anti-Money Laundering Laws. No Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (the “Executive Order”) or the regulations
promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States
Department of the Treasury (the “OFAC Regulations”) or in violation of the
Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations, and no Mortgagor is subject to the
provisions of such Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a
“blocked person” for purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(56) No
Mortgagor was encouraged or required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered
by the Mortgage Loan’s originator which is a higher cost product designed for
less creditworthy borrowers, unless at the time of the Mortgage Loan’s
origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into account credit history
and debt to income ratios for a lower cost credit product then offered by the
Mortgage Loan’s originator or any affiliate of the Mortgage Loan’s originator.
If, at the time of loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for a
for
a lower cost credit product then offered by any mortgage lending affiliate
of
the Mortgage Loan’s originator, the Mortgage Loan’s originator referred the
Mortgagor’s application to such affiliate for underwriting
consideration;
(57) The
methodology used in underwriting the extension of credit for each Mortgage
Loan
employs objective mathematical principles which relate the Mortgagor’s income,
assets and liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology
does not rely on the extent of the Mortgagor’s equity in the collateral as the
principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such
underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination
(application/approval) the Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely
payments on the Mortgage Loan;
(58) All
points and fees related to each Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to
the
related Borrower in accordance with applicable state and federal law and
regulation. Except in the case of a Mortgage Loan in an original principal
amount of less than $60,000 which would have resulted in an unprofitable
origination, no related Borrower was charged “points and fees” (whether or not
financed) in an amount greater than 5% of the principal amount of such loan,
such 5% limitation is calculated in accordance with Xxxxxx Mae’s anti-predatory
lending requirements as set forth in the Xxxxxx Mae Selling Guide. All fees
and
charges (including finance charges) and whether or not financed, assessed,
collected or to be collected in connection with the origination and servicing
of
each such Mortgage Loan were disclosed in writing to the related Mortgagor
in
accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations;
(59) Each
Mortgage Loan constitutes a “qualified mortgage” under Section 860G(a)(3)(A) of
the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-2(a)(1);
(60) No
Mortgage Loan is a “High Cost Home Loan” as defined in the Georgia Fair Lending
Act, as amended (the “Georgia Act”). Each Mortgage Loan that is a “Home Loan”
under the Georgia Act complies with all applicable provisions of the Georgia
Act. No Mortgage Loan secured by owner occupied real property or an owner
occupied manufactured home located in the State of Georgia was originated (or
modified) on or after October 1, 2002 through and including March 6,
2003;
(61) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a mortgage loan application was submitted
by the Mortgagor after April 1, 2004, no such Mortgage Loan secured by Mortgaged
Property in the State of Illinois which has a mortgage rate in excess of 8.0%
per annum has lender-imposed fees (or other charges) in excess of 3.0% of the
original principal balance of the Mortgage Loan;
(62) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgagor has not made or caused to be made
any payment in the nature of an “average” or “yield spread premium” to a
mortgage broker or a like Person which has not been fully disclosed to the
Mortgagor;
(63) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, a MIN has been assigned by MERS and such
MIN
is accurately provided on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The related Assignment
of
Mortgage to MERS has been duly and properly recorded, or has been delivered
for
recording to the applicable recording office;
(64) With
respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, the Seller has not received any notice
of
liens or legal actions with respect to such Mortgage Loan and no such notices
have been electronically posted by MERS; and
(65) With
respect to any Mortgage Loan originated on or after August 1, 2004, no Mortgagor
agreed to submit to arbitration to resolve any dispute arising out of or
relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
Section
3.04 Repurchase
and Substitution.
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser
and
shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser, notwithstanding any restrictive
or
qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or Assignment or the examination
of
any Mortgage File.
Upon
discovery by either of the Sellers or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties contained in Sections
3.01,
3.02 or 3.03 that materially and adversely affects the interest of the Purchaser
(or that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in
the
related Mortgage Loan, in the case of a representation or warranty relating
to a
particular Mortgage Loan), the party discovering such breach shall give prompt
written notice to the other.
Unless
permitted a greater period of time to cure as set forth in Section
2.04,
the applicable Seller shall have a period of 60 days from the earlier of either
discovery by or receipt of written notice from the Purchaser to the Seller
of
any breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 or 3.03 that materially and adversely affects the interest of the Purchaser
(or that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Purchaser in
the
related Mortgage Loan, in the case of a representation or warranty relating
to a
particular Mortgage Loan) (a “Defective Mortgage Loan”; provided
that
“Defective Mortgage Loan” shall also include (a) any Mortgage Loan treated or
designated as such in accordance with Section
2.04 and
(b) in
the
event that (i) the first due date for a Mortgage Loan is subsequent to the
Cut-off Date and the initial monthly payment is not made by the last day of
the
month in which such payment was due, or (ii) the first monthly payment due
following the Cut-off Date on any Mortgage Loan is not made by the last day
of
the month in which such payment was due will be repurchased by the applicable
Seller at the Repurchase Price.
If such
breach can ultimately be cured but is not reasonably expected to be cured within
the 60-day period, then, at the option of the Purchaser, the applicable Seller
shall have such additional time, if any, as is reasonably determined by the
Purchaser to cure such breach provided that the Seller has commenced curing
or
correcting such breach and is diligently pursuing same. Each Seller hereby
covenants and agrees with respect to each Mortgage Loan conveyed by it that,
if
any breach relating thereto cannot be corrected or cured within the applicable
cure period or such additional time, if any, as is reasonably determined by
the
Purchaser, then such Seller shall, at the direction of the Purchaser, repurchase
the Defective Mortgage Loan at the applicable Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if the first regularly scheduled
payment of principal and interest due to the Purchaser under any Mortgage Loan
has been delinquent more than 30 days, the Purchaser may, by written notice
to
the applicable Seller, require that the Seller repurchase the related Mortgage
Loan at the Repurchase Price. However, if the Seller provides evidence that
the
delinquency was due to a servicing setup error, no repurchase shall be required.
Within 10 Business Days following the delivery of any such written notice from
the Purchaser, the applicable Seller shall repurchase the specified Mortgage
Loan by paying the Repurchase Price therefor by wire transfer of immediately
available funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
Notwithstanding
the previous paragraph, the applicable Seller may, at its option and assuming
that such Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, rather
than
repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan
(“Deleted Mortgage Loan”) and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans. If the applicable Seller has no Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan.
As
to any
Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the applicable Seller substitutes a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the applicable Seller shall effect such
substitution by delivering to the Purchaser or its designee for such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans the Legal Documents as are required by
Section
2. Upon
such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be
subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the applicable
Seller shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the covenants,
representations and warranties set forth in Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03.
For
any
month in which the applicable Seller substitutes one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the applicable
Seller will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal
balance of all such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of
substitution (after application of scheduled principal payments due in the
month
of substitution which have been received or as to which an advance has been
made) is less than the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all such
Deleted Mortgage Loans. The amount of such shortfall shall be paid by the
applicable Seller on the date of such substitution) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s Account.
Any
repurchase of a Defective Mortgage Loan required hereunder shall be accomplished
by payment of the applicable Repurchase Price within 3 Business Days of
expiration of the applicable time period referred to above in paragraph 3.04
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s
Account. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of a Seller (a) set
forth in this Section
3.04 to
cure any breach of such Seller’s representations and warranties contained in
Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 or to repurchase the Defective Mortgage Loan(s) and (b) set forth
in Section
9.01 to
indemnify the Purchaser in connection with any breach of a Seller’s
representations and warranties contained in Sections
3.01,
3.02 and 3.03 shall constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting
a
breach of such representations and warranties.
If
set
forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter, in the event that the
principal balance due on a Mortgage Loan is paid in full within six months
following the related Funding Date, the Seller shall reimburse Purchaser the
amount (if any) by which the Purchase Price paid by Purchaser to Seller exceeded
100% of the Unpaid Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of
such
prepayment in full, within ten days of such payoff.
In
the
event of a repurchase or substitution, the Seller shall, simultaneously with
such repurchase or substitution, give written notice (by telecopier,
electronically or otherwise) to the Purchaser that such repurchase or
substitution has taken place, amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to
reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and
in
the case of substitution, identify the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s)
and
amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of such
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan(s) this Agreement.
The
parties further agree that, in recognition of the Trust’s rights against PHH
Mortgage with respect to the Mortgage Loans acquired by it from PHH Mortgage
and
conveyed to the Purchaser hereunder, the Purchaser shall have the right to
cause
PHH Mortgage to repurchase directly any Defective Mortgage Loan (other than
as a
result of a breach by the Trust of Section
3.03 (3)
or 3.03(16) hereof, in which case the Purchaser shall have the right to cause
the Trust to repurchase directly the Defective Mortgage Loan) acquired hereunder
by the Purchaser from the Trust.
Section
3.05 Certain
Covenants of each Seller and the Servicer.
Without
incurring undue effort or any cost except the Seller’s overhead or employees ’
salaries, each Seller shall take reasonable steps to assist the Purchaser,
if
the Purchaser so requests by 10 days’ advance written notice to the related
Seller or Sellers (provided that in the event Purchaser provides less than
10
days’ advance written notice, the related Seller or Sellers will use their best
commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Purchaser), in re-selling the
Mortgage Loans in a whole loan sale or in securitizing the Mortgage Loans and
selling undivided interests in such Mortgage Loans in a public offering or
private placement or selling participating interests in such Mortgage Loans,
which steps may include, (a) providing any information relating to the Mortgage
Loans reasonably necessary to assist in the preparation of any disclosure
documents, (b) providing information relating to delinquencies and defaults
with
respect to the Servicer’s servicing portfolio (or such portion thereof as is
similar to the Mortgage Loans), (c) entering into any other servicing, custodial
or other similar agreements, that are consistent with the provisions of this
Agreement, and which contain such provisions as are customary in securitizations
rated “AAA” (including a securitization involving a REMIC) (a “Securitization”),
(d) to restate the representations and warranties contained in Article III
hereof as of the closing date of such Securitization or whole loan sale;
provided, however, Servicer may qualify and/or modify any such representations
or warranties to reflect any facts or circumstances arising subsequent to the
related Funding Date, (e) provide such opinions of counsel as are customary
in
such transactions, provided, however, that any opinion of outside counsel shall
be provided at Purchaser’s expense, (f) provide Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx certification in
the form of Exhibit 11 and (g) to indemnify the Purchaser and its affiliates
for
material misstatements or omissions contained (i) in such information provided
by the Seller and (ii) on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (provided that Purchaser
shall indemnify Seller for material misstatements or omissions contained in
any
offering document in connection with a Securitization (other than the
information provided by the Seller)). In connection with such a Securitization,
the Purchaser may be required to engage a master servicer or trustee to
determine the allocation of payments to and make remittances to the
certificateholders, at the Purchaser’s sole cost and expense. In the event that
a master servicer or trustee is requested by the Purchaser to determine the
allocation of payments and to make remittances to the certificateholders, the
Servicer agrees to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the reasonable
and customary requirements of such Securitization, which may include the
Servicer’s acting as a subservicer in a master servicing arrangement. With
respect to the then owners of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall thereafter
deal solely with such master servicer or trustee, as the case may be with
respect to such Mortgage Loans which are subject to the Securitization and
shall
not be required to deal with any other party with respect to such Mortgage
Loans. The cost of such securitization shall be borne by the Purchaser, other
than the Seller’s overhead or employees’ salaries.
With
respect to each whole loan transfer and pass-through transfer, the Seller shall
establish and maintain one or more Collection Accounts and Escrow Accounts
with
respect to the Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to such whole
loan transfer or pass-through transfer,
which
accounts shall be established and maintained in addition to, and separate and
apart from, any other Collection Account or Collection Accounts and Escrow
Account or Escrow Accounts established and maintained pursuant to this
Agreement. The sale or transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a whole loan
transfer or pass-through transfer shall be deemed to create a separate and
distinct servicing agreement by the Seller with respect to such Mortgage Loan
or
Loans. In connection therewith, the obligation of the Seller in respect of
compensating interest payments for Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amounts with
respect to the Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to a whole loan transfer or
pass-through transfer, or sold pursuant to one whole loan transfer or
pass-through transfer and separated by loan group (each, a “Loan Group”), shall
accrue with respect to the related Mortgage Loans or Loan Group, and shall
not
be made on an aggregate basis with all of the Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant
to or in connection with this Agreement or with the Mortgage Loans of a
different Loan Group. In addition, any reimbursement of the Seller in respect
of
Monthly Advances, Servicing Advances and unreimbursed Servicing Fees shall
be
reimbursed first on a loan by loan basis and, if reimbursed out of general
collections on the related Mortgage Loans, shall be reimbursed from collections
on the Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to the related whole loan transfer or
pass-through transfer or, with respect to Mortgage Loans sold pursuant to one
whole loan transfer or pass-through transfer and separated by Loan Group, out
of
collections of the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group. The sale or
transfer of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to a whole loan transfer or pass-through
transfer shall be deemed to create a separate and distinct servicing agreement
by the Seller with respect to such Mortgage Loan or Loans.
ARTICLE
IV:
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER AND CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
FUNDING
Section
4.01 Representations
and Warranties
The
Purchaser represents, warrants and covenants to the Seller that as of each
Funding Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(1) Due
Organization.
The
Purchaser is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all licenses
necessary to carry on its business now being conducted and is licensed,
qualified and in good standing under the laws of each state where a Mortgaged
Property is located or is otherwise exempt under applicable law from such
qualification or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such
qualification; no demand for such qualification has been made upon the Purchaser
by any state having jurisdiction and in any event the Purchaser is or will
be in
compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary to enforce
each Mortgage Loan.
(2) Due
Authority.
The
Purchaser had the full power and authority and legal right to acquire the
Mortgage Loans that it acquired. The Purchaser has the full power and authority
to hold each Mortgage Loan, to sell each Mortgage Loan and to execute, deliver
and perform, and to enter into and consummate, all transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement. The Purchaser has duly authorized the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, has duly executed and delivered this Agreement,
and this Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the
Seller, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, conservatorship, insolvency,
moratorium and other laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally
or the rights of creditors of banks and to the general principles of equity
(whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law);
(3) No
Conflict.
None of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition or origination,
as
applicable, of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser, the purchase of the Mortgage
Loans, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Purchaser’s organizational documents and bylaws or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Purchaser is now a
party
or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration
under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule,
regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Purchaser or its property
is
subject, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage
Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
(4) Ability
to Perform.
The
Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any reason or cause to believe,
that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in this
Agreement;
(5) No
Material Default.
The
Purchaser is not in material default under any agreement, contract, instrument
or indenture of any nature whatsoever to which the Purchaser is a party or
by
which it (or any of its assets) is bound, which default would have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Purchaser to perform under this Agreement,
nor, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, has any event occurred which,
with notice, lapse of time or both would constitute a default under any such
agreement, contract, instrument or indenture and have a material adverse effect
on the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
(6) No
Change in Business.
There
has been no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the Purchaser since the date of the Purchaser’s financial
statements that would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the
Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement
(7) Litigation
Pending.
There
is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the best of
the
Purchaser’s knowledge, threatened, against the Purchaser, which, either in any
one instance or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Purchaser
would
adversely affect the Purchasers ability to purchase of the Mortgage Loans or
the
execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or result in any
material liability of the Purchaser, or draw into question the validity of
this
Agreement, or the Mortgage Loans or have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition of the Purchaser;
(8) Broker.
The
Purchaser has not dealt with any broker or agent or anyone else who might be
entitled to a fee or commission in connection with this
transaction.
(9) No
Consent Required.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency
or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser
of
or compliance by the Purchaser with this Agreement, the purchase of the Mortgage
Loans from the Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement or, if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the
Funding Date;
(10) Ordinary
Course of Business.
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is in the
ordinary course of business of the Purchaser;
(11) Non-Petition
Agreement.
The
Purchaser covenants and agrees that it shall not, prior to the date which is
one
year and one day (or if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect)
after the payment in full of all rated obligations of Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential
Mortgage Trust, acquiesce, petition or otherwise, directly or indirectly, invoke
or cause Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust to invoke the process of any
governmental authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case
against Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust under any federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or appointing a receiver, liquidator,
assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or other similar official of
Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust. This covenant and agreement shall be
binding upon the Purchaser and any assignee or transferee of the
Purchaser;
(12) No
Untrue Information.
Neither
this Agreement nor any statement, report or other agreement, document or
instrument furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement contains
or
will contain any materially untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit
to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading;
(13) Non-solicitation.
The
Purchaser agrees that it shall not solicit any Mortgagors (in writing or
otherwise) to refinance any of the Mortgage Loans; provided
that
mass advertising or mailings (such as placing advertisements on television,
on
radio, in magazines or in newspapers or including messages in billing
statements) that are not exclusively directed towards the Mortgagors shall
not
constitute solicitation and shall not violate this covenant; and
(14) Privacy.
Purchaser agrees and acknowledges that as to all nonpublic personal information
received or obtained by it with respect to any Mortgagor: (a) such information
is and shall be held by Purchaser in accordance with all applicable law,
including but not limited to the privacy provisions of the Xxxxx-Xxxxx Bliley
Act; (b) such information is in connection with a proposed or actual secondary
market sale related to a transaction of the Mortgagor for purposes of 16
C.F.R.§313.14(a)(3); and (c) Purchaser is hereby prohibited from disclosing or
using any such information other than to carry out the express provisions of
this Agreement, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
(15)
MERS. The Purchaser is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in
all
material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with
the
Purchaser’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to
the Mortgage Loans, for as long as such Mortgage Loans are registered with
MERS.
Section
4.02 Conditions
Precedent to Closing
Each
purchase of Mortgage Loans hereunder shall be subject to each of the following
conditions:
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All
of the representations and warranties of Seller under the PHH Guide,
and
of Seller and Purchaser under this Agreement shall be true and correct
as
of the Funding Date, and no event shall have occurred which, with notice
or the passage of time, would constitute an Event of Default under
this
Agreement or under the PHH Guide;
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(b) |
Purchaser
shall have received, or Purchaser’s attorneys shall have received in
escrow, all closing documents as specified herein, in such forms as
are
agreed upon and acceptable to Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories
other than Purchaser as required pursuant to the respective terms
thereof;
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(c) |
All
other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been complied
with.
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Subject
to the foregoing conditions, Purchaser shall pay to Seller on each Funding
Date
the applicable Purchase Price as provided herein.
ARTICLE
V:
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section
5.01 PHH
Mortgage to Act as Servicer; Servicing Standards; Additional Documents; Consent
of the Purchaser
(1) The
Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans and REO Property from and after each Funding Date in accordance
with the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, applicable law and the
terms and provisions of this Agreement for and on behalf of, and in the best
interests of, the Purchaser (without taking into account any relationship the
Servicer may have with any Mortgagor or other Person, the participation, if
any,
of the Servicer in any financing provided in connection with the sale of any
Mortgaged Property, or the Servicer’s obligation to advance any expenses or
incur any costs in the performance of its duties hereunder) in accordance with
a
standard that is not less than the higher of (a) the same care, skill, prudence
and diligence with which it services similar assets held for its own or its
Affiliates’ account and (b) the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with
which it services similar assets for third party institutional investors, in
each case giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice
of prudent institutional mortgage loan servicers utilized with respect to
mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans. Subject to the foregoing
standards, in connection with such servicing and administration, the Servicer
shall seek to maximize the timely recovery of principal and interest on the
Mortgage Notes; provided
that
nothing contained herein shall be construed as an express or implied guarantee
by the Servicer of the collectibility of payments on the Mortgage Loans or
shall
be construed as impairing or adversely affecting any rights or benefits
specifically provided by this Agreement to the Seller, including with respect
to
Servicing Fees.
In
the
event that any of the Mortgage Loans included on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
for
a particular Funding Date are Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans, such Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loans will be serviced in accordance with Section
5.18
hereof.
(2)
To
the extent consistent with Section
5.01(1)
and further subject to any express limitations set forth in this Agreement,
the
Servicer (acting alone or, solely in the circumstances permitted hereunder,
acting through a subservicer) shall have full power and authority to do or
cause
to be done any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with such servicing and administration, including the power and
authority (a) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, customary
consents or waivers and other instruments and documents (including estoppel
certificates), (b) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and
assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (c) to submit claims
to
collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, (d) to consent to
the
application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the
restoration of the applicable Mortgaged Property or otherwise, (e) to bring
an
action in a court of law, including an unlawful detainer action, to enforce
rights of the Purchaser with respect to any Mortgaged Property, (f) to execute
and deliver, on behalf of the Purchaser, documents relating to the management,
operation, maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale of any Mortgaged
Property or any REO Property, and (g) to effectuate foreclosure or other
conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage
Loan; provided
that the
Servicer shall not take any action not provided for in this Agreement that
is
materially inconsistent with or materially prejudices the interest of the
Purchaser in any Mortgage Loan or under this Agreement. The Purchaser shall
furnish the Servicer with a power of attorney in the form of Exhibit
5.01(a)
and
other documents reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer
to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties, including
documents relating to the foreclosure, receivership, management, operation,
maintenance, repair, leasing, marketing and sale (in foreclosure or otherwise)
of any Mortgaged Property or any REO Property. Nothing contained in this
Agreement shall limit the ability of the Servicer to lend money to (whether
on a
secured or unsecured basis), and otherwise generally engage in any kind of
business or dealings with, any Mortgagor as though the Servicer were not a
party
to this Agreement or to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(3)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:
(a) |
the
Servicer acknowledges that the Purchaser will retain title to, and
ownership of, the Mortgage Loans and the REO Properties and that the
Servicer does not hereby acquire any title to, security interest in,
or
other rights of any kind in or to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property
or any
portion thereof;
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(b) |
the
Servicer shall not file any lien or any other encumbrance on, exercise
any
right of setoff against, or attach or assert any claim in or on any
Mortgage Loan or REO Property, unless authorized pursuant to a judicial
or
administrative proceeding or a court
order;
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(c) |
the
Servicer shall, in servicing the Mortgage Loans, follow and comply
with
the servicing guidelines established by Xxxxxx Xxx, provided
that the Servicer shall specifically notify the Purchaser in writing
and
obtain the Purchaser’s written consent prior to the Servicer taking any of
the following actions: (1) modifying, amending or waiving any of the
financial terms of, or making any other material modifications to,
a
Mortgage Loan, except the Servicer may be permitted to do so in the
event
of a Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or, upon the Mortgagor’s request,
accept a principal prepayment and re-amortize the then remaining principal
balance over the then remaining term of the loan (resulting in a lower
scheduled monthly payment but no change in the maturity date); (2)
selling
any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan; (3) making, with respect to any
Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, Servicing Advances
provided
that the Servicer shall not be required to so advise the Purchaser
to the
extent that each related Servicing Advance as to the related Mortgaged
Property or REO Property is in the best interests of the Purchaser
or
other owner of the Mortgage Loan and that are deemed to be recoverable
by
the Servicer; (4) forgiving principal or interest on, or permitting
to be
satisfied at a discount, any Mortgage Loan except in the event of a
Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan; (5) accepting substitute or additional
collateral, or releasing any collateral, for a Mortgage Loan. If the
Purchaser has not approved or rejected in writing any proposed action(s)
recommended by the Servicer to be taken hereunder within 5 Business
Days
of the date such recommendation is made, then the Purchaser shall be
deemed to have accepted such recommended action(s) and the Servicer
shall
take any such action(s);
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(d) |
the
Servicer shall notify the Purchaser of any modification, waiver or
amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan and the date thereof and
shall
deliver to the Purchaser, for deposit in the related Mortgage File,
an
original counterpart of the agreement relating to such modification,
waiver or amendment promptly following the execution
thereof;
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(e) |
in
accordance with the Xxxxxx Mae Guide, the Servicer shall be entitled
to
workout compensation as it relates to repayment plans, loan modifications,
short-sales, deed-in lieu of foreclosure, and hardship assumptions
as
evidenced in Exhibit 5.01(b);
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(f) |
the
Servicer shall remain primarily liable for the full performance of
its
obligations hereunder notwithstanding any appointment by the Servicer
of a
subservicer or subservicers hereunder; and
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(g) |
the
Purchaser may at any time and from time to time, in its sole discretion,
upon 30 Business Days written notice to the Servicer, terminate the
Servicer’s servicing obligations hereunder with respect to (1) any REO
Property or (2) any Mortgage Loan that, in accordance with the Purchaser’s
internal credit classification criteria, has been classified as “doubtful”
or a “loss” and Purchaser shall reimburse Servicer all Monthly Advances
and Servicing Advances , take all necessary steps and absorb all
associated costs to assume such servicing Upon the effectiveness of
any
such termination of the Servicer’s servicing obligations with respect to
any such REO Property or Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall deliver
all
agreements, documents, and instruments related thereto to the Purchaser,
in accordance with applicable law.
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Section
5.02 Collection
of Mortgage Loan Payments
Continuously
from the date hereof until the principal and interest on all Mortgage Loans
are
paid in full, the Servicer will proceed diligently to collect all payments
due
under each Mortgage Loan when the same shall become due and payable and shall,
to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the
terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy, follow such
collection procedures as it follows with respect to mortgage loans comparable
to
the Mortgage Loans, which procedures shall in any event comply with the
servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01.
Furthermore, the Servicer shall ascertain and estimate annual ground rents,
taxes, assessments, fire and hazard insurance premiums, mortgage insurance
premiums, and all other charges that, as provided in the Mortgages, will become
due and payable to the end that the installments payable by the Mortgagors
will
be sufficient to pay such charges as and when they become due and
payable.
Section
5.03 Notice
of Foreclosure Sale
The
Servicer shall, within two (2) Business Days following the occurrence of any
foreclosure sale with respect to any Mortgaged Property, deliver to the
Purchaser a notice of foreclosure sale substantially in the form of Exhibit
5.03.
Section
5.04 Establishment
of Collection Account; Deposits in Collection Account
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain one or more Collection Accounts which
shall be an Eligible Account. The creation of any Collection Account shall
be
evidenced by a letter agreement in the form of Exhibit
5.04
attached
hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the
Purchaser.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account, within two Business Days
after
receipt (or as otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement in the case of
clauses (8), (9) and (10) of this Section
5.04)
and retain therein the following payments and collections received or made
by it
subsequent to each Funding Date, or received by it prior to the Funding Date
but
allocable to a period subsequent thereto, other than in respect of principal
and
interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Funding Date:
(1) all
payments on account of principal, including Principal Prepayments, on the
Mortgage Loans;
(2) all
payments on account of interest less the Servicing Fee on the Mortgage
Loans;
(3) all
Liquidation Proceeds;
(4) all
REO
Proceeds;
(5) all
Insurance Proceeds, including amounts required to be deposited pursuant to
Section
5.10,
other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Properties or released to the applicable
Mortgagors in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, the
related Mortgages or applicable law;
(6) all
Condemnation Proceeds affecting any Mortgaged Property which are not released
to
a Mortgagor in accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, the
related Mortgage or applicable law;
(7) any
Monthly Advances in accordance with Section
6.03;
(8) [reserved];
(9) any
amounts required to be deposited by the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.16
in
connection with any losses on Permitted Investments; and
(10) any
amounts required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to
Sections
7.01 or
7.02 or otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof.
11)
Foreclosure Profits
The
foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Account shall be exclusive,
it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges and assumption fees,
to the extent permitted by Section
7.01,
need not be deposited by the Servicer in the Collection Account and shall be
retained by the Servicer as additional compensation.
Section
5.05 Permitted
Withdrawals from the Collection Account
The
Servicer may, from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof,
withdraw amounts from the Collection Account for the following purposes (without
duplication):
(1) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances that
the Servicer has determined to be Non-Recoverable Advances as provided in
Section
6.04;
(2) to
make
payments to the Purchaser in the amounts, at the times and in the manner
provided for in Section
6.01;
(3) to
reimburse itself for Monthly Advances;
(4) to
reimburse itself for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and for unreimbursed
Monthly Advances, the Servicer’s right to reimburse itself pursuant to this
Subsection
(4) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be
collected by the Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the
Mortgage Loan, it being understood that, in the case of such reimbursement,
the
Servicer’s right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except
that, where a Seller or the Servicer is required to repurchase (or substitute
a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan for) a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections
2.04,
3.04 and/or 7.02, the Servicer’s right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent
and subordinate to the payment to the Purchaser of the applicable Repurchase
Price (or delivery of a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) and all other
amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
(5) to
pay to
itself as additional servicing compensation any interest earned on funds in
the
Collection Account (all such interest to be withdrawn monthly not later than
each Remittance Date), any Foreclosure Profits and any prepayment penalties
or
premiums relating to any Principal Prepayments; provided
that no
such amounts shall be payable as servicing compensation to the extent they
relate to a Mortgage Loan with respect to which a default, breach, violation,
or
event of acceleration exists or would exist but for the lapse of time, the
giving of notice, or both;
(6) to
pay to
itself with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased pursuant
to
Sections
2.04,
3.04 and/or 7.02 all amounts received thereon and not distributed as of the
date
on which the related Repurchase Price is determined (except to the extent that
such amounts constitute part of the Repurchase Price to be remitted to the
Purchaser);
(7) to
remove
any amounts deposited into the Collection Account in error; and
(8) to
clear
and terminate the Collection Account in the event a new Collection Account
has
been established, or upon the termination of this Agreement, with any funds
contained therein to be distributed in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
The
Servicer shall keep and maintain a separate, detailed accounting, on a Mortgage
Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from
the Collection Account pursuant to this Section.
Section
5.06 Establishment
of Escrow Accounts; Deposits in Escrow
The
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to
each Mortgage Loan which constitute Escrow Payments separate and apart from
any
of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain one or
more
Escrow Accounts which shall be an Eligible Account. The creation of any Escrow
Account shall be evidenced by a letter agreement in the form shown on
Exhibit
5.06
attached
hereto. A copy of such letter agreement shall be furnished to the
Purchaser.
The
Servicer shall deposit in each Escrow Account within two Business Days after
receipt, and retain therein, (i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of
the
related Mortgage Loans for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such
items as required under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) all Insurance
Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged
Property. The Servicer shall make withdrawals therefrom only to effect such
payments as are required under Sections
5.07
and/or 5.08. The Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest paid on
funds
deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution other than
interest on escrowed funds required by law to be paid to the Mortgagor and,
to
the extent required by law, the Servicer shall pay interest on escrowed funds
to
the Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account is non-interest bearing
or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes, without any right
of reimbursement therefor.
Section
5.07 Permitted
Withdrawals From Escrow Accounts
Withdrawals
from any Escrow Account may be made by the Servicer only (i) to effect timely
payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums, Primary
Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, and comparable items constituting
Escrow Payments for the related Mortgage, (ii) to reimburse the Servicer for
any
Servicing Advance made by the Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan
but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan that represent
late
payments or collections of Escrow Payments thereunder, (iii) to refund to the
Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be overages, (iv) if permitted
by
applicable law, for transfer to the Collection Account in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, (v) for application to the restoration or repair of
the
Mortgaged Property in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan,
(vi) to pay to the Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent required by
law,
any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account, (vii) to
reimburse a Mortgagor in connection with the making of the Payoff of the related
Mortgage Loan or the termination of all or part of the escrow requirement in
connection with the Mortgage Loan, (viii) to remove any amounts deposited into
the Escrow Account in error; or (ix) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account
in the event a new Escrow Account has been established or upon the termination
of this Agreement.
Section
5.08 Payment
of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges; Maintenance of Primary Insurance
Policies; Collections Thereunder
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall maintain accurate records
reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments, and other charges
which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of
Primary Insurance Policy premiums and fire and hazard insurance coverage and
shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such charges,
including renewal premiums, and shall effect payment thereof prior to the
applicable penalty or termination date and at a time appropriate for securing
maximum discounts allowable, employing for such purpose deposits of the
Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and accumulated
by the Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the
terms of the Mortgage and applicable law. If a Mortgage does not provide for
Escrow Payments, then the Servicer shall require that any such payments be
made
by the Mortgagor at the time they first become due. The Servicer assumes full
responsibility for the timely payment of all such bills and shall effect timely
payments of all such bills irrespective of the Mortgagor’s faithful performance
in the payment of same or the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make
advances from its own funds to effect such payments but shall be entitled to
reimbursement thereof in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
The
Servicer shall maintain in full force and effect a Primary Insurance Policy,
conforming in all respects to the description set forth in Section
3.03(30), issued by an insurer described in that Section, with respect to each
Mortgage Loan for which such coverage is required. Such coverage will be
maintained until the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan is reduced
to 75% or less in the case of a Mortgage Loan having a Loan-to-Value Ratio
at
origination in excess of 80% or until such time, if any, as such insurance
is
required to be released in accordance with the provisions of applicable law
including, but not limited to, the Homeowners Protection Act of 1998. The
Servicer shall assure that all premiums due under any Primary Insurance Policy
are paid in a timely manner, but, shall be entitled to reimbursement pursuant
to
the terms of this Agreement for premiums paid by the Servicer on behalf of
any
Mortgagor who is obligated to pay such premiums but fails to do so. The Servicer
shall not cancel or refuse to renew any Primary Insurance Policy in effect
on
the Funding Date that is required to be kept in force under this Agreement
unless a replacement Primary Insurance Policy for such canceled or nonrenewed
policy is obtained from and maintained with an insurer that satisfies the
standards set forth in Section
3.03(30). The Servicer shall not take any action which would result in
noncoverage under any applicable Primary Insurance Policy of any loss which,
but
for the actions of the Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. In
connection with any assumption or substitution agreement entered into or to
be
entered into pursuant to Section
7.01,
the Servicer shall promptly notify the insurer under the related Primary
Insurance Policy, if any, of such assumption or substitution of liability in
accordance with the terms of such policy and shall take all actions which may
be
required by such insurer as a condition to the continuation of coverage under
the Primary Insurance Policy. If such Primary Insurance Policy is terminated
as
a result of such assumption or substitution of liability, then the Servicer
shall obtain, and, except as otherwise provided above, maintain, a replacement
Primary Insurance Policy as provided above.
In
connection with its activities as servicer, the Servicer agrees to prepare
and
present, on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, claims to the insurer under
any
Primary Insurance Policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of
such policies and, in this regard, to take such action as shall be necessary
to
permit recovery under any Primary Insurance Policy respecting a defaulted
Mortgage Loan. Pursuant to Section
5.04,
any amounts collected by the Servicer under any Primary Insurance Policy shall
be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal in accordance
with
Section
5.05.
Section
5.09 Transfer
of Accounts
The
Servicer may transfer the Collection Account or any Escrow Account to a
different depository institution from time to time; provided
that (i)
no such transfer shall be made unless all certifications or letter agreements
required under Section
5.04
have been executed and delivered by the parties thereto; and (ii) concurrently
upon any such transfer, the Servicer shall give written notice thereof to the
Purchaser. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
Collection Account and each Escrow Account shall at all times constitute
Eligible Accounts.
Section
5.10 Maintenance
of Hazard Insurance
The
Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan fire and hazard
insurance with extended coverage as is customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located in an amount that is at least equal to the lesser of (a)
the
maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan and
(b)
the greater of (1) the Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or (2)
an
amount such that the proceeds thereof shall be sufficient to prevent the
Mortgagor and/or the loss payee from becoming a co-insurer.
If
any
Mortgaged Property is in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency as having special flood hazards and such flood insurance has been made
available, then the Servicer will cause to be maintained a flood insurance
policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in
an
amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (a) the minimum amount
required, under the terms of coverage, to compensate for any damage or loss
on a
replacement cost basis (or the outstanding principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan if replacement cost coverage is not available for the type of
building insured) or (b) the maximum amount of insurance which is available
under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended (assuming that
the
area in which such Mortgaged Property is located is participating in such
program).
The
Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire, hazard and liability
insurance, and to the extent required and available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973, as amended, flood insurance with extended coverage
in an
amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (a) the maximum insurable value
of the improvements which are a part of such property and (b) the outstanding
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it became an REO
Property plus accrued interest at the Note Rate and related Servicing
Advances.
All
such
policies shall be endorsed with standard mortgagee clauses with loss payable
to
the Servicer, or upon request to the Purchaser, and shall provide for at least
30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in the amount of,
or
material change in, coverage to the Servicer. The Servicer shall not interfere
with the Mortgagor’s freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier
or agent, provided
that the
Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies from insurance companies
unless such companies (a) currently reflect (1) a general policyholder’s rating
of B+ or better and a financial size category of III or better in Best’s Key
Rating Guide, or (2) a general policyholder’s rating of “A” or “A-“ or better in
Best’s Key Rating Guide, and (b) are licensed to do business in the state
wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Servicer may accept a policy underwritten by Lloyd’s of London
or, if it is the only coverage available, coverage under a state’s Fair Access
to Insurance Requirement (FAIR) Plan. If a hazard policy becomes in danger
of
being terminated, or the insurer ceases to have the ratings noted above, the
Servicer shall notify the related Mortgagor, and shall use its best efforts,
as
permitted by applicable law, to obtain from another qualified insurer a
replacement hazard insurance policy substantially and materially similar in
all
respects to the original policy. In no event, however, shall a Mortgage Loan
be
without a hazard insurance policy at any time.
Pursuant
to Section
5.04,
any amounts collected by the Servicer under any such policies other than amounts
to be deposited in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair
of the Mortgaged Property or REO Property, or released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with the Servicer’s normal servicing procedures, shall be deposited
in the Collection Account within two Business Days after receipt, subject to
withdrawal in accordance with Section
5.05.
Any cost incurred by the Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not,
for the purpose of calculating remittances to the Purchaser, be added to the
Unpaid Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that
the
terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.
It
is
understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance need
be
required by the Servicer of the Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired
in
respect of the Mortgage 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.
Section
5.11 Reserved
Section
5.12 Fidelity
Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance
The
Servicer shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an
errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible
companies that would meet the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac on
all
officers, employees or other Persons acting in any capacity with regard to
the
Mortgage Loans to handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the
Mortgage Loans. The Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall
be in
the form of the “Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond” and shall protect and insure
the Servicer against losses, including losses arising by virtue of any Mortgage
Loan not being satisfied in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Section
7.02
and/or losses resulting from or arising in connection with forgery, theft,
embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of or by such
Persons. Such Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure the Servicer against
losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies
required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of a
Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness
secured thereby. No provision of this Section
5.12
requiring the Fidelity Bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish
or
relieve the Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in this
Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall
be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Xxxxxx Mae in the
Xxxxxx Xxx Guide or by Xxxxxxx Mac in the Xxxxxxx Mac Servicing Guide. The
Servicer shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser upon request: (i) a
certified true copy of the Fidelity Bond and insurance policy; and (ii) a
written statement from the surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond or
insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without
30 days’ prior written
notice to the Purchaser.
Section
5.13 Management
of REO Properties
If
title
to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of
foreclosure (each, an “REO Property”), the deed or certificate of sale shall be
taken in the name of the Purchaser or the Person designated by the Purchaser.
The Servicer (acting alone or through a subservicer), on behalf of the
Purchaser, shall, subject to Section
5.01(3)(c), dispose of any REO Property pursuant to Section
5.14.
Promptly following any acquisition by the Purchaser (through the Servicer)
of an
REO Property, the Servicer shall obtain a narrative appraisal thereof (at the
expense of the Purchaser) in order to determine the fair market value of such
REO Property. The Servicer shall also cause each REO Property to be inspected
promptly upon the acquisition of title thereto and shall cause each REO Property
to be inspected at least annually thereafter, and Servicer shall be entitled
to
be reimbursed for expenses in connection therewith in accordance with this
Agreement. The Servicer shall make or cause to be made a written report of
each
such inspection. Such reports shall be retained in the Mortgage File and copies
thereof shall be forwarded by the Servicer to the Purchaser. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, if a REMIC election has been or
is to
be made with respect to the arrangement under which the Mortgage Loans and
the
REO Properties are held, then the Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect
and
operate each REO Property in a manner that does not cause such REO Property
to
fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section
86OG(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by such REMIC of any “income
from non-permitted assets” within the meaning of Section 86OF(a)(2)(B) or any
“net income from foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 86OG(c)(2)
of the Code (or comparable provisions of any successor or similar
legislation).
The
Servicer shall deposit and hold all revenues and funds collected and received
in
connection with the operation of each REO Property in the Collection Account,
and the Servicer shall account separately for revenues and funds received or
expended with respect to each REO Property.
The
Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject only to the specific
requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement (and, in particular,
Section
5.01(3)(c)), to do any and all things in connection with any REO Property as
are
consistent with the servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01. In
connection therewith, the Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited within
two (2) Business Day of receipt in the Collection Account all revenues and
collections received or collected by it with respect to each REO Property,
including all proceeds of any REO Disposition. Subject to Section
5.15,
the Servicer shall withdraw (without duplication) from the Collection Account
and or Escrow Account, but solely from the revenues and collections received
or
collected by it with respect to a specific REO Property, such funds necessary
for the proper operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property,
including the following:
(1) all
insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO Property;
(2) all
real
estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO Property that may result
in
the imposition of a lien thereon;
(3) all
customary and reasonable costs and expenses necessary to maintain, repair,
appraise, evaluate, manage or operate such REO Property (including the customary
and reasonable costs incurred by any “managing agent” retained by the Servicer
in connection with the maintenance, management or operation of such REO
Property);
(4) all
reasonable costs and expenses of restoration improvements, deferred maintenance
and tenant improvements; and
(5) all
other
reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that the
Servicer may suffer or incur in connection with its performance of its
obligations under this Section (other than costs and expenses that the Servicer
is expressly obligated to bear pursuant to this Agreement).
To
the
extent that amounts on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient for
the purposes set forth in clauses (1) through (5) above, the Servicer shall,
subject to Section
6.04,
advance the amount of funds required to cover the shortfall with respect
thereto. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of any
failure by the Servicer to make a Servicing Advance of the type specified in
clauses (1) or (2) above (irrespective of whether such Servicing Advance is
claimed to be non-recoverable by the Servicer pursuant to Section
6.04).
Following
the consummation of an REO Disposition, the Servicer shall remit to the
Purchaser, in accordance with Section
6.01,
any proceeds from such REO Disposition in the Collection Account following
the
payment of all expenses and Servicing Advances relating to the subject REO
Property.
Section
5.14 Sale
of Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
The
Servicer shall offer to sell any REO Property in the manner that is in the
best
interests of the Purchaser or other owner of the REO, but no later than the
time
determined by the Servicer to be sufficient to result in the sale of such REO
Property on or prior to the time specified in Section
5.15. In
accordance with the servicing standards set forth in Section
5.01,
the Servicer or designated agent of the Servicer shall solicit bids and offers
from Persons for the purchase of any Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO
Property.
The
Servicer shall act on behalf of the Purchaser in negotiating and taking any
other action necessary or appropriate in connection with the sale of any
Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan or REO Property, including the collection
of
all amounts payable in connection therewith. The Servicer shall manage and
negotiate terms of sale on Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans or REO Properties
with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence with which Servicer manages
its own REO Properties. The proceeds of any sale after deduction of the expenses
of such sale incurred in connection therewith shall be promptly deposited in
(a)
if such sale is an REO Disposition, in the Collection Account in accordance
with
Section
5.13 and
(b) in any other circumstance, the Collection Account in accordance with
Section
5.04.
Section
5.15 Realization
Upon Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
The
Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership
of
properties securing such of the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loans as come into
and continue in default and as to which (a) in the reasonable judgment of the
Servicer, no satisfactory arrangements can, in accordance with prudent lending
practices, be made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to
Section
5.01
and (b) such foreclosure or other conversion is otherwise in accordance with
Section
5.01.
The Servicer shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with
any foreclosure or towards the restoration, repair, protection or maintenance
of
any property unless it shall determine that such expenses will be recoverable
to
it as Servicing Advances either through Liquidation Proceeds or through
Insurance Proceeds (in accordance with Section
5.05) or
from any other source relating to the Specially Serviced Mortgage Loan. The
Servicer shall be required to advance funds for all other costs and expenses
incurred by it in any such foreclosure proceedings; provided
that it
shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds of liquidation
of
the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated by Section
5.05.
Upon
any
Mortgaged Property becoming an REO Property, the Servicer shall promptly notify
the Purchaser thereof, specifying the date on which such Mortgaged Property
became an REO Property. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property,
the
Servicer shall, either itself or through an agent selected by it, protect and
conserve such REO Property in accordance with the servicing standards set forth
in Section
5.01 and
may, subject to Section
5.01(3)(c) and incident to its conservation and protection of the interests
of
the Purchaser, rent the same, or any part thereof, for the period to the sale
of
such REO Property.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Purchaser shall not, and the
Servicer shall not on the Purchaser’s behalf, acquire any real property (or
personal property incident to such real property) except in connection with
a
default or a default that is imminent on a Mortgage Loan. If the Purchaser
acquires any real property (or personal property incident to such real property)
in connection with such a default, then such property shall be disposed of
by
the Servicer in accordance with this Section and Section
5.14 as
soon as possible but in no event later than 3 years after its acquisition by
the
Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser, unless the Servicer obtains, at the expense
of the Purchaser, in a timely fashion an extension from the Internal Revenue
Service for an additional specified period.
If,
in
the exercise of its servicing obligations with respect to any Mortgaged Property
hereunder, the Servicer deems it is necessary or advisable to obtain an
Environmental Assessment, then the Servicer shall so obtain an Environmental
Assessment, it being understood that all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by the Servicer in connection with any such Environmental Assessment (including
the cost thereof) shall be deemed to be Servicing Advances recoverable by the
Servicer pursuant to Section
5.13(4).
Such Environmental Assessment shall (a) assess whether (1) such Mortgaged
Property is in material violation of applicable Environmental Laws or (2) after
consultation with an environmental expert, taking the actions necessary to
comply with applicable Environmental Laws is reasonably likely to produce a
greater recovery on a net present value basis than not taking such actions,
and
(b) identify whether (1) any circumstances are present at such Mortgaged
Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous materials
for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or re
mediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation,
or (2) if such circumstances exist, after consultation with an environmental
expert, taking such actions is reasonably likely to produce a greater recovery
on a present value basis than not taking such actions. (The conditions described
in the immediately preceding clauses (a) and (b) shall be referred to herein
as
“Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure.”)
If
any such Environmental Assessment so warrants, the Servicer is hereby authorized
to and shall perform such additional environmental testing as it deems necessary
and prudent to establish the satisfaction of the foregoing Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure or to proceed as set forth below (such
additional testing thereafter being included in the term “Environmental
Assessment”).
If
an
Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer in
accordance with this Section 5.15 establishes that any of the Environmental
Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure is not satisfied with respect to any
Mortgaged Property, but the Servicer in good faith reasonably believes that
it
is in the best economic interest of the Purchaser to proceed against such
Mortgaged Property and, if title thereto is acquired, to take such remedial,
corrective or other action with respect to the unsatisfied condition or
conditions as may be prescribed by applicable law to satisfy such condition
or
conditions, then the Servicer shall so notify the Purchaser. If, pursuant to
Section
5.01(3)(c), the Purchaser has notified the Servicer in writing to proceed
against such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall so proceed. The cost
of
any remedial, corrective or other action contemplated by the preceding sentence
in respect of any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure
that
is not satisfied shall not be an expense of the Servicer and the Servicer shall
not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial
liability in connection with any such action.
If
an
Environmental Assessment deemed necessary or advisable by the Servicer in
accordance with this Section
5.15
establishes that any of the Environmental Conditions Precedent to Foreclosure
is
not satisfied with respect to any Mortgaged Property and, in accordance with
Section
5.01(3)(c), the Purchaser elects or is deemed to have elected not to proceed
against such Mortgaged Property, then the Servicer shall, subject to
Section
5.01(3)(c), take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest
of
the Purchaser (other than proceeding against the Mortgaged Property or directly
or indirectly becoming the owner or operator thereof) as determined in
accordance with the servicing standard set forth in Section
5.01 and
is hereby authorized at such time as it deems appropriate to release such
Mortgaged Property from the lien of the related Mortgage.
Prior
to
the Servicer taking any action with respect to the use, management or disposal
of any hazardous materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring,
containment, clean-up or re mediation could be required under any federal,
state
or local law or regulation on any Mortgaged Property, the Servicer shall request
the approval of the Purchaser in accordance with Section
5.01(3)(c) and, if such action is approved by the Purchaser, (a) keep the
Purchaser apprised of the progress of such action; and (b) take such action
in
compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
Section
5.16 Investment
of Funds in the Collection Account
The
Servicer may direct any depository institution which holds the Collection
Account to invest the funds in the Collection Account in one or more Permitted
Investments bearing interest. All such Permitted Investments shall be held
to
maturity, unless payable on demand. In the event amounts on deposit in the
Collection Account are at any time invested in a Permitted Investment payable
on
demand, the Servicer shall:
(a) |
consistent
with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand that payment
thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise
mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all amounts
then
payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn on such
date; and
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(b) |
demand
payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon determination by
the
Servicer or notice from the Purchaser that such Permitted Investment
would
not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect of funds thereafter
on
deposit in the Collection Account.
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All
income and gain realized from investment of funds deposited in the Collection
Account shall be for the benefit of the Servicer and shall be subject to its
withdrawal in accordance with Section
5.05.
The
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account the amount of any loss incurred
in respect of any Permitted Investment immediately upon realization of such
loss.
Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any default occurs in the
making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or if a default occurs
in any other performance required under any Permitted Investment, the Purchaser
may elect to take such action, or instruct the Servicer to take such action,
as
may be appropriate to enforce such payment or performance, including the
institution and prosecution of appropriate proceedings, at the expense of the
Servicer.
Section
5.17 MERS
In
the
case of each MERS Mortgage
Loan, the
Servicer
shall, as
soon as
practicable after the Purchaser’s request (but in no event more than 30 days
thereafter with respect to each Mortgage Loan that was a MERS Mortgage Loan
as
of the Funding Date, or 90 days thereafter with respect to each Mortgage Loan
that was a MERS Eligible Mortgage Loan as of the Funding Date
and
subsequent to the Funding Date becomes a MERS Mortgage Loan),
take
such actions as are necessary to cause the Purchaser to be clearly identified
as
the owner of each MERS Mortgage Loan on the records of MERS for purposes of
the
system of recording transfers of beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained
by
MERS. Each
of
the Purchaser and the
Servicer
shall maintain in good standing its membership in MERS. In addition, Each
of
the Purchaser and
the
Servicer shall comply with all rules, policies and procedures of MERS, including
the Rules of Membership, as amended, and the MERS Procedures Manual, as amended.
With respect to all MERS Mortgage Loans serviced hereunder, the Servicer shall
promptly notify MERS as to any transfer of beneficial ownership or release
of
any security interest in such Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall cooperate
with
the Purchaser and any successor owner or successor servicer to the extent
necessary to ensure that any transfer of ownership or servicing is appropriately
reflected on the MERS system.
Section
5.18 Pledged
Asset Mortgage Loans
(a) |
Representations
of Servicer
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(1) |
Servicer
hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser that prior to its assignment
to Purchaser of the security interest in and to any Pledged Assets
set
forth in Section
5.18(b)
hereof, Servicer had a first priority perfected security interest in
each
Securities Account, and/or, if necessary to perfect a first priority
security interest in each asset contained in such Securities Account,
a
first priority perfected security interest in each such asset contained
in
such Securities Account and following Servicer's assignment of the
Pledged
Asset Agreements and such security interest in and to any Pledged Assets,
Purchaser has a first priority perfected security interest in each
Securities Account, and/or, if necessary to perfect a first priority
security interest in each asset contained in such Securities Account,
a
perfected first priority security interest in each such asset contained
in
such Securities Account. Servicer hereby represents and warrants to
Purchaser that prior to the related Pledged Asset Servicer’s assignment to
the Servicer of the security interest in and to any Pledged Assets,
the
related Pledged Asset Servicer had a first priority perfected security
interest in each Securities Account, and/or, if necessary to perfect
a
first priority security interest in each asset contained in such
Securities Account, a first priority perfected security interest in
each
such asset contained in such Securities Account and following such
Pledged
Asset Servicer's assignment of the Pledged Asset Agreements and such
security interest in and to any Pledged Assets, the Servicer had a
first
priority perfected security interest in each Securities Account, and/or,
if necessary to perfect a first priority security interest in each
asset
contained in such Securities Account, a perfected first priority security
interest in each such asset contained in such Securities
Account.
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(2) |
Servicer
represents and warrants to Purchaser that each Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan
is insured under the terms and provisions of a Surety Bond subject
to the
limitations set forth therein. Servicer covenants that within 2 Business
Days after the Funding Date for any purchase of Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loans, Servicer will deliver to each Surety Bond Issuer any
instrument required to be delivered under the related Surety Bond,
executed by the necessary parties, and that all other requirements
for
transferring coverage under the related Surety Bonds
in
respect of such Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser shall
be
complied with. Servicer shall indemnify Purchaser and hold it harmless
against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that are related
to or
arise from the non-payment of Required Surety Payments with respect
to the
Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans purchased by Purchaser from applicable
Seller
under this Agreement. The indemnification obligation provided in this
subparagraph 2 with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan shall
expire upon receipt by the related Surety Bond Issuer of the necessary
documentation referred to in this paragraph, signed by the appropriate
parties thereto.
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(3) |
Servicer
represents and warrants that the assignment of rights to Purchaser
under
each Surety Bond, as described herein, will not result in Purchaser
assuming any obligations or liabilities of Servicer with respect
thereto.
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(4) |
Servicer
represents and warrants that each Pledged Asset Servicing Agreement
and
the Pledge Agreements are in full force and effect as of the Funding
Date
and their provisions have not been waived, amended or modified in any
respect, nor has any notice of termination been given thereunder. Servicer
represents to Purchaser that as of the Funding Date, neither Servicer
nor
any Pledged Asset Servicer is in default under the related Pledged
Asset
Servicing Agreement.
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(b) |
Assignment
of Security Interest
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(1) |
With
respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan sold to Purchaser under
this
Agreement, the Servicer hereby assigns to the Purchaser its security
interest in and to any related Pledged Assets, all of its rights in
each
related Pledge Agreement, its right to receive amounts due or to become
due in respect of any related Pledged Assets and its rights as beneficiary
under the related Surety Bond in respect of any Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loans.
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(c) |
Servicing
of Pledged Assets
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(1) |
The
parties acknowledge that pursuant to each Pledged Asset Servicing
Agreement between Servicer and the related Pledged Asset Servicer,
the
Securities Accounts and other Pledged Assets in which Purchaser shall
(pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) have a security interest,
shall
continue to be maintained and serviced by such Pledged Asset Servicer.
Servicer represents and warrants that the terms of each Pledged Asset
Servicing Agreement are not inconsistent with any of the provisions
of
this Agreement. Subject to subsection (c)(2) below, the Servicer shall
service and administer the Securities Accounts and other Pledged Assets,
in accordance with (i) prudent business practices and procedures employed
in the industry to administer securities accounts and additional
collateral similar to that securing the Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans;
(ii)
the terms of the related Pledge Agreements; and (iii) the terms of
this
Agreement. Servicer’s obligations under this Section
5.18(c) will be subject to the provisions of Section
9.04 hereof.
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(2) |
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, except as provided
below in this subsection (c)(2), the Servicer shall have no duty or
obligation to service and administer the Pledged Assets, and the Servicer
shall not be deemed to be the Pledged Asset Servicer with respect to
any
Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, unless and until the related Pledged Asset
Servicer’s obligations to administer the Pledged Asset as provided in the
related Pledged Asset Servicing Agreement have been terminated with
respect to such Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans sold hereunder, in which
case
the Servicer shall be bound to service and administer the related Pledged
Assets and the related Surety Bond in accordance with the provisions
of
this Agreement and the related Pledge Agreements, from the date of
such
termination. The Servicer shall enforce the obligations of each Pledged
Asset Servicer to service and administer the Pledged Assets as provided
in
the related Pledged Asset Servicing Agreement, and shall take appropriate
action thereunder if any Pledged Asset Servicer fails to substantially
comply with its obligations to administer the Pledged Assets. Such
enforcement, including without limitation, the legal prosecution of
claims, termination of the related Pledged Asset Servicing Agreement
with
respect to the related Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans, and the pursuit
of
other appropriate remedies, shall be carried out as the Servicer, in
its
good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the
related Securities Accounts and other Pledged Assets. Without in any
way
limiting any other remedies set forth herein, Servicer shall indemnify
Purchaser and hold it harmless against any and all claims, losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal
fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
(collectively, “Losses”) that arise with respect to Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loans purchased by Purchaser from Servicer hereunder, provided that
(i)
such Losses are caused by the related Pledged Asset Servicer’s failure to
administer the Pledged Assets as provided in the related Pledged Asset
Servicing Agreement and in a manner consistent with the standard set
forth
in subsection (c)(1) above, (ii) the indemnification contained in this
subsection (c)(2) will in no event exceed the Original Pledged Asset
Requirement for the related Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, and (iii)
such
indemnification liability shall be offset to the extent that the Losses
are covered by a Required Surety Payment.
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(3) |
The
related Pledged Asset Servicer shall use its best reasonable efforts
to
realize upon any related Pledged Assets for such of the Pledged Asset
Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which
no
satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent
payments; provided that the related Pledged Asset Servicer shall not
obtain title to any such Pledged Assets as a result of or in lieu of
the
disposition thereof or otherwise; and provided further that (i) the
related Pledged Asset Servicer shall not proceed with respect to such
Pledged Assets in any manner that would impair the ability to recover
against the related Mortgaged Property, and (ii) the Servicer shall
proceed with any acquisition of REO Property in a manner that preserves
the ability to apply the proceeds of such Pledged Assets against amounts
owed under the defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any proceeds realized from
such
Pledged Assets (other than amounts to be released to the Mortgagor
or the
related guarantor in accordance with procedures that the Servicer would
follow in servicing loans held for its own account, subject to the
terms
and conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note and to the
terms
and conditions of any security agreement, guarantee agreement, mortgage
or
other agreement governing the disposition of the proceeds of such Pledged
Assets) shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to
withdrawal pursuant to Section
5.05 hereof; provided, that such proceeds shall not be so deposited
if the
Required Surety Payment in respect of such Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan
has
been deposited in the Collection Account or otherwise paid to the
Purchaser (except to the extent of any such proceeds taken into account
in
calculating the amount of the Required Surety
Payment).
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(4) |
Servicer’s
obligations to administer the Securities Accounts shall terminate upon
termination of the related Pledged Asset Agreement. Purchaser acknowledges
coverage under the terms and provisions of the related Surety Bond
as to
any particular Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan shall terminate upon
termination of the related Pledged Asset Agreement; provided, however,
that such termination shall not affect claims arising under this Agreement
or the related Surety Bond prior to the date of termination of the
related
Pledged Asset Agreement.
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(5) |
The
Pledged Asset Servicer with respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage
Loan
may, without the consent of the Purchaser, amend or modify a Pledged
Asset
Agreement in any non-material respect to reflect administrative or
account
changes, provided that the same are consistent with the PHH
Guide.
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(d) |
Surety
Bonds
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(1) |
If
a Required Surety Payment is payable pursuant to the related Surety
Bond
with respect to any Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, as determined by the
Servicer, the related Pledged Asset Servicer shall so notify the related
Surety Bond Issuer promptly. The Servicer shall cause the prompt
completion of any necessary documentation relating to the related Surety
Bond and shall cause the prompt submission of such documentation to
the
related Surety Bond Issuer as a claim for a required surety. The Purchaser
shall execute such documentation if requested by the related Pledged
Asset
Servicer.
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(2) |
In
the event that the Servicer receives a Required Surety Payment from
a
Surety Bond Issuer on behalf of the Purchaser, the Servicer shall deposit
such Required Surety Payment in the Collection Account and shall
distribute such Required Surety Payment, or the proceeds thereof, in
accordance with the provisions hereof applicable to Insurance Proceeds.
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(3) |
Purchaser
will cooperate with Servicer to transfer to Purchaser the coverage
of each
Surety Bond in respect of the related Pledged Asset Mortgage Loans.
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ARTICLE
VI:
REPORTS;
REMITTANCES; ADVANCES
Section
6.01 Remittances
(1) On
each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall remit to the Purchaser (a) all amounts
credited to the Collection Account as of the close of business on the last
day
of the related Due Period (including (1) the amount of any Principal Prepayment,
together with interest thereon at the related Remittance Rate to the end of
the
month in which prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan occurs except when such
Principal Prepayment is received on the last day of the related Due Period
in
which case interest calculated at the related Remittance Rate to the end of
the
month in which prepayment of the related Mortgage Loan occurs shall not be
remitted and (2) all proceeds of any REO Disposition net of amounts payable
to
the Servicer pursuant to Section
5.13),
net of charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account in accordance
with Section
5.05,
which charges against or withdrawals from the Collection Account the Servicer
shall make solely on such Remittance Date, plus (b) all Monthly Advances, if
any, which the Servicer is obligated to remit pursuant to Section
6.03;
provided
that the
Servicer shall not be required to remit, until the next following Remittance
Date, any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected but due on a Due
Date or Dates subsequent to the related Due Period.
(2) All
remittances made to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date will be made to the
Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds accordingly to the
instructions that will be provided by Purchaser to the Servicer.
(3) With
respect to any remittance received by the Purchaser after the Business Day
on
which such payment was due, the Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest
on
any such late payment at an annual rate equal to One-month LIBOR (as published
in the Wall Street Journal) plus 200 basis points, but in no event greater
than
the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be paid
by
the Servicer to the Purchaser on the date such late payment is made and shall
cover the period commencing with the Business Day on which such payment was
due
and ending with the Business Day on which such payment is made, both inclusive.
Such interest shall be remitted along with such late payment. Neither the
payment by the Servicer nor the acceptance by the Purchaser of any such interest
shall be deemed an extension of time for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser
of
any Event of Default.
Section
6.02 Reporting
On
or
before the 5th
Business
Day following the Accounting Cut-off Date of each month during the term hereof,
the Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser monthly accounting reports in the
form of Exhibits
6.02(a)
through
6.02(g)
attached
hereto with respect to the most recently ended Due Period. Such monthly
accounting reports shall include information as to the aggregate Unpaid
Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans, the scheduled amortization of all
Mortgage Loans and the amount of any Principal Prepayments as of the most recent
Accounting Cut-off Date. Monthly delinquency reports in the form of Exhibits
6.02(h)
and
6.02(i)
shall be
delivered to the Purchaser by Servicer on or before the fifth Business Day
following the Accounting Cut-off Date of each month. Such reports shall include
delinquency information as of the last Business Day of the preceding calendar
month. Such monthly reports shall be available by the Servicer for the Purchaser
on Servicer’s secured web-site. The Servicer shall provide training, secured
access and password(s) to the Purchaser on the operation of the
website.
Utilizing
resources reasonably available to the Servicer and to the extent the requested
data is contained within the Servicer’s electronic systems without incurring any
cost except the Servicer’s overhead and employees’ salaries, the Servicer shall
furnish to the Purchaser during the term of this Agreement such periodic,
special or other reports, information or documentation, whether or not provided
for herein, as shall be reasonably requested by the Purchaser with respect
to
Mortgage Loans or REO Properties (provided the Purchaser shall have given the
Servicer reasonable notice and opportunity to prepare such reports, information
or documentation), including any reports, information or documentation
reasonably required to comply with any regulations of any governmental agency
or
body having jurisdiction over the Purchaser, all such reports or information
to
be as provided by and in accordance with such applicable instructions and
directions as the Purchaser may reasonably request. If any of such reports,
periodic, special or other reports, information or documentation are not
customarily prepared by the Servicer or require that the Servicer program data
processing systems to create the reports, information or documentation, then
the
Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer a fee mutually agreed to by the Purchaser
and the Servicer taking into account the Servicer’s actual time and cost in
preparing such reports, information or documentation. The Servicer agrees to
execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as the
Purchaser, from time to time, may reasonably request in order to effectuate
the
purposes and to carry out the terms of this Agreement.
Section
6.03 Monthly
Advances by the Servicer
(1) Not
later
than the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding each
Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account an amount
equal to all Monthly Payments not previously advanced by the Servicer (with
interest adjusted to the Remittance Rate) that were due on a Mortgage Loan
and
delinquent at the close of business on the related Determination Date. The
Servicer may reduce the total amount to be deposited in the Collection Account
as required by the foregoing sentence by the amount of funds in the Collection
Account which are to be remitted to Purchaser on a Remittance Date or Dates
subsequent to the related Due Period.
(2) The
Servicer’s obligations to make Monthly Advances as to any Mortgage Loan will
continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to the payment in full
of
the Mortgage Loan, or through the Remittance Date prior to the Remittance Date
for the remittance of all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries
(including Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the
Mortgage Loan; provided
that
such obligation shall cease if the Servicer furnishes to the Purchaser an
Officers’ Certificate evidencing the determination by the Servicer in accordance
with Section
6.04
that an advance with respect to such Mortgage Loan would constitute a
Non-recoverable Advance.
(3) On
the
Business Day prior to the Remittance Date, the Servicer shall deposit into
the
Collection Account payments on account of Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount
in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount of
Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount for the related Remittance Date resulting
solely from Principal Prepayments during the related Due Period, and (ii) the
total amount of the servicing compensation that would be payable to the Servicer
if no Principal Prepayment was made during the Due Period related to such
Remittance Date. Such payments shall be deposited into the Collection
Account.
Section
6.04 Non-recoverable
Advances
The
determination by the Servicer that it has made a Non-recoverable Advance or
that
any Monthly Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would constitute a
Non-recoverable Advance shall be evidenced by an Officers’ Certificate delivered
to the Purchaser detailing the reasons for such determination.
Section
6.05 Officer’s
Certificate.
The
Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser an Officer’s Certificate in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
9
on the
Initial Funding Date and upon Purchaser’s reasonable request thereafter.
ARTICLE
VII:
GENERAL
SERVICING PROCEDURE
Section
7.01 Enforcement
of Due-on-Sale Clauses, Assumption Agreements
(1) The
Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance or prospective
conveyance by any Mortgagor of the Mortgaged Property (whether by absolute
conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains
or
is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage), exercise
its
rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under any “ due-on-sale”
clause applicable thereto; provided
that the
Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing
so
or if the exercise of such rights would impair or threaten to impair any
recovery under the related Primary Insurance Policy, if any.
(2) If
the
Servicer is prohibited from enforcing such “due-on-sale” clause, then the
Servicer will attempt to enter into an assumption agreement with the Person
to
whom the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed,
pursuant to which such Person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to
the
extent permitted by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon.
(For purposes of this Section
7.01,
the term “assumption” is deemed to also include a sale of the Mortgaged Property
subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution
of liability agreement.)
(3) If
the
Servicer receives a request for any Mortgage Loan to be assumed, then the
Servicer shall inquire into the creditworthiness of the proposed transferee
and
shall use the same underwriting criteria for approving the credit of the
proposed transferee that are used with respect to underwriting mortgage loans
of
the same type as the Mortgage Loans. Where an assumption is allowed, the
Servicer, with the prior written consent of the primary mortgage insurer, if
any, and subject to the conditions of Section
7.01(3),
shall, and is hereby authorized to, enter into a substitution of liability
agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is proposed to be
conveyed pursuant to which the original mortgagor is released from liability
and
such Person is substituted as mortgagor and becomes liable under the related
Mortgage Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu
of
an assumption agreement. In no event shall the Note Rate, the amount of the
Monthly Payment or the final maturity date be changed. The Servicer shall notify
the Purchaser that any such substitution of liability or assumption agreement
has been completed by forwarding to the Purchaser the original of any such
substitution of liability or assumption agreement, which document shall be
added
to the related Purchaser’s Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be
considered a part of such Purchaser’s Mortgage File to the same extent as all
other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected
by the Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability
agreement shall be retained by the Servicer as additional compensation for
servicing the Mortgage Loans.
If
the
credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting criteria,
then
the Servicer shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage or the Mortgage
Note
and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the Mortgage
Loan.
Section
7.02 Satisfaction
of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files
Upon
the
payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer will immediately notify
the
Purchaser by a certification of a Servicing Officer, which certification shall
include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be received
in
connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the
Collection Account pursuant to Section
5.04
have been or will be so deposited and shall request delivery to it of the
Purchaser’s Mortgage File held by the Purchaser. Upon receipt of such
certification and request, the Purchaser shall promptly release the related
mortgage documents to the Servicer and the Servicer shall promptly prepare
and
process any satisfaction or release. No expense incurred in connection with
any
instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be chargeable to the
Collection Account.
If
the
Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without having obtained payment in
full of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage, or should it otherwise take
such action which results in a reduction of the coverage under the Primary
Insurance Policy, if any, then the Servicer shall promptly give written notice
thereof to the Purchaser, and, within 10 Business Days following written demand
therefor from the Purchaser to the Servicer, the Servicer shall repurchase
the
related Mortgage Loan by paying to the Purchaser the Repurchase Price therefor
by wire transfer of immediately available funds directly to the Purchaser’s
Account.
From
time
to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of the Mortgage
Loan, including for this purpose collection under any Primary Insurance Policy,
the Purchaser shall, upon request of the Servicer and delivery to the Purchaser
of a servicing receipt signed by a Servicing Officer, release the Purchaser’s
Mortgage File held by the Purchaser to the Servicer. Such servicing receipt
shall obligate the Servicer to return the related mortgage documents to the
Purchaser when the need therefor by the Servicer no longer exists, unless the
Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to
the
Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Collection Account or the Purchaser’s
Mortgage File or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public
trustee or other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating
or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the
Mortgaged Property either judicially or nonjudicially, and the Servicer has
delivered to the Purchaser a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying
as to
the name and address of the Person to which such Purchaser’s Mortgage File or
such document was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon
receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage
Loan
was liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds were deposited in the Collection
Account, the servicing receipt shall be released by the Purchaser to the
Servicer.
Section
7.03 Servicing
Compensation
As
compensation for its services hereunder, the Servicer shall be entitled to
retain from interest payments on the Mortgage Loans the amounts provided for
as
the Servicing Fee. The Servicing Fee in respect of a Mortgage Loan for a
particular month shall become payable only upon the receipt by the Servicer
from
the Mortgagor of the full Monthly Payment in respect of such Mortgage Loan.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, as provided
in
Section
7.01,
late payment charges and other servicer compensation for modifications, short
sales as provided in Section
5.01(e),
and other shall be retained by the Servicer to the extent not required to be
deposited in the Collection Account. In the event that Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and proceeds from any REO Disposition exceeds the Unpaid
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan plus unpaid interest accrued thereon
at
a per annum rate equal to the related Remittance Rate, the Servicer shall be
entitled to retain therefrom and pay to itself any Foreclosure Profits and
any
Servicing Fee considered to be accrued but unpaid. The Servicer shall be
required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing
activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except
as specifically provided for herein.
Section
7.04 Annual
Statement as to Compliance
The
Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s designee on or before
March 15 of each year, beginning with March 15, 2005, an Officers’ Certificate
in the form of Exhibit 11 stating that (i) a review of the activities of the
Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under this
Agreement has been made under such officers’ supervision, (ii) the Servicer has
fully complied with the provisions of this Agreement and (iii) to the best
of
such officers’ knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all
of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or, if there
has
been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such
default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.
Section
7.05 Annual
Independent Certified Public Accountants’ Servicing Report
On
or
before February
28 of
each
year beginning February
28, 2005 the
Servicer at its expense shall cause a firm of independent public accountants
which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
to
furnish a statement to the Purchaser to the effect that such firm has examined
certain documents and records relating to the servicing of mortgage loans by
the
Servicer generally that include a sampling of the Mortgage Loans, the provisions
of Article
VI have
been complied with and, on the basis of such an examination conducted
substantially in accordance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for
Mortgage Bankers, such servicing has been conducted in compliance with this
Agreement, except for (i) such exceptions as such firm shall believe to be
immaterial, and (ii) such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such
statement.
Section
7.06 Purchaser’s
Right to Examine Servicer Records
The
Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit, during business hours
or at
such other times as are reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon 15
Business Days advance notice any and all of (i) the credit and other loan files
relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgagors, (ii) any and all books,
records, documentation or other information of the Servicer (whether held by
the
Servicer or by another) relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans and
(iii) any and all books, records, documentation or other information of the
Servicer (whether held by the Servicer or by another) that are relevant to
the
performance or observance by the Servicer of the terms, covenants or conditions
of this Agreement. The Servicer shall be obligated to make the foregoing
information available to the Purchaser at the site where such information is
stored; provided
that the
Purchaser shall be required to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred
by
the Servicer in making such information available.
ARTICLE
VIII:
REPORTS
TO BE PREPARED BY THE SERVICER
Section
8.01 Financial
Statements
The
Servicer understands that, in connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans,
the
Purchaser may make available to any prospective purchaser of the Mortgage Loans
the Servicer’s audited financial statements for its fiscal year 2002 and its
audited financial statements for fiscal year 2003, together with any additional
statements provided pursuant to the next sentence. During the term hereof,
the
Servicer will deliver to the Purchaser audited financial statements for each
of
its fiscal years following the Funding Date and all other financial statements
prepared following the Funding Date to the extent any such statements are
available upon request to the public at large.
The
Servicer also agrees to make available upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours to any prospective purchasers of the Mortgage Loans a
knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering
questions respecting recent developments affecting the Servicer or the financial
statements of the Servicer which may affect, in any material respect, the
Servicer’s ability to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, and to
permit any prospective purchasers upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours to inspect the Servicer’s servicing facilities for the purpose of
satisfying such prospective purchasers that the Servicer has the ability to
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX:
THE
SELLERS
Section
9.01 Indemnification;
Third Party Claims
Each
Seller and Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser, its
directors, officers, agents, employees, and assignees (each, an “Indemnified
Party”) from and against any costs, damages, expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs, irrespective of whether or not incurred in connection
with the defense of any actual or threatened action, proceeding, or claim),
fines, forfeitures, injuries, liabilities or losses (“Losses”) suffered or
sustained in any way by any such Person, no matter how or when arising
(including Losses incurred or sustained in connection with any judgment, award,
or settlement), in connection with or relating to (i) a breach by either Seller
of any of its representations and warranties contained in Article
III or
(ii) a breach by either Seller of any of its covenants and other obligations
contained herein including any failure to service the Mortgage Loans in
compliance with the terms hereof and in accordance with the standard of care
in
Section
9.03,
provided however, in the case of both of the preceding clauses (i) and (ii),
PHH
Mortgage shall have no obligation to indemnify an Indemnified Party for a breach
by the Trust of the Trust’s representations contained in Sections 3.01, 3.03(3)
or 3.03(16) hereof. In the event of a breach by the Trust of the Trust’s
representations in Section 3.01, 3.03(3) or 3.03(16), the Indemnified Party’s
sole right to indemnification shall be from the Trust. The applicable Seller
shall immediately (i) notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party
with respect to this Agreement, any Mortgage Loan and/or any REO Property (ii)
assume (with the prior written consent of the Purchaser) the defense of any
such
claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including attorneys’ fees,
and (iii) promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment, award, or decree
that may be entered against it or the Purchaser in respect of such claim.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit the Purchaser, at its expense, from
retaining its own counsel to assist in any such proceedings or to observe such
proceedings; provided
that
neither Seller shall be obligated to pay or comply with any settlement to which
it has not consented. The Servicer shall be reimbursed from amounts on deposit
in the Collection Account for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the second
preceding sentence except when the claim in any way relates to the Servicer’s
indemnification pursuant to this Section
9.01.
Section
9.02 Merger
or Consolidation of the Seller
Each
Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as a
corporation or a Delaware business trust, as applicable, under the laws of
the
state of its organization and will obtain and preserve its qualification to
do
business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such qualification
is
or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this
Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under this
Agreement.
Any
Person into which a Seller may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation
resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation (including by means
of
the sale of all or substantially all of such Seller’s assets to such Person) to
which the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business
of
the Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided
that,
unless otherwise consented to by the Purchaser, the successor or surviving
Person, in the case of a merger or consolidation, etc. of the Servicer, shall
be
an institution qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx Xxx
or
Xxxxxxx Mac in accordance with the requirements of Section 3.02(1) and shall
not
cause a rating on any security backed by a Mortgage Loan to be
downgraded.
Section
9.03 Limitation
on Liability of the Sellers and Others
Neither
the Sellers nor any of the officers, employees or agents of the Sellers shall
be
under any liability to the Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining
from
the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement or pursuant
to
the express written instructions of the Purchaser, or for errors in judgment
made in good faith; provided
that
this provision shall not protect the Sellers or any such Person against any
breach of warranties or representations made herein, or failure to perform
its
obligations in compliance with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement,
or any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful
misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or any breach in the performance of
the
obligations and duties hereunder. The Sellers and any officer, employee or
agent
of the Sellers may rely in good faith on any document of any kind reasonably
believed by the Sellers or such Person to be genuine and prima facie
properly
executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder.
The
Sellers shall not be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend
any
legal action that is not incidental to their duties hereunder and which in
their
opinion may involve them in any expense or liability; provided
that the
Sellers may in their discretion undertake any such action that it may deem
necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties
of
the parties hereto. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action
and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities
for which the Sellers shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the
Collection Account. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
Section
9.04 Servicer
Not to Resign
With
respect to the retention by PHH Mortgage of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans
and the REO Properties hereunder, PHH Mortgage acknowledges that the Purchaser
has acted in reliance upon PHH Mortgage’s independent status, the adequacy of
its servicing facilities, plan, personnel, records and procedures, its
integrity, reputation and financial standing and the continuance thereof.
Consequently, PHH Mortgage shall not assign the servicing rights retained by
it
hereunder to any third party nor resign from the obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it except (i) in the case of a partial or complete assignment of
the
servicing rights to one or more servicers that are Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx
Mac-approved, or (ii) 3 Business Days following any determination that its
duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and such
incapacity cannot be cured by PHH Mortgage. Any determination permitting the
transfer of the servicing rights or the resignation of PHH Mortgage under
Subsection
(ii)
hereof shall be evidenced by an opinion of counsel to such effect delivered
to
the Purchaser, which opinion of counsel shall be in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser.
ARTICLE
X:
DEFAULT
Section
10.01 Events
of Default
In
case
one or more of the following events shall occur and be continuing:
(1) any
failure by the Servicer to remit to the Purchaser any payment required to be
made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied for a period
of 1 Business Day unless such failure to remit is due to a cause beyond the
Servicer’s control, including an act of God, act of civil, military or
governmental authority, fire, epidemic, flood, blizzard, earthquake, riot,
war,
or sabotage, provided
that the
Servicer gives the Purchaser notice of such cause promptly and uses its
reasonable efforts to correct such failure to remit and does so remit within
2
Business Days following the end of the duration of the cause of such failure
to
remit;
(2) any
failure on the part of a Seller/Servicer duly to observe or perform in any
material respect any of the covenants or agreements on the part of such
Seller/Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for
a
period of 30 days after the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the applicable
Seller/Servicer by the Purchaser; provided
that
such 30-day period shall not begin with respect to any failure to cure,
repurchase or substitute in accordance with Sections
2.04
and/or 3.04 until the expiration of the cure periods provided for in
Sections
2.04
and/or 3.04, as applicable;
(3) any
filing of an Insolvency Proceeding by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer, any
consent by or on behalf of a Seller/Servicer to the filing of an Insolvency
Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer, or any admission by or on behalf of a
Seller/Servicer of its inability to pay its debts generally as the same become
due;
(4) any
filing of an Insolvency Proceeding against a Seller/Servicer that remains
undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days after the filing
thereof;
(5) any
issuance of any attachment or execution against, or any appointment of a
conservator, receiver or liquidator with respect to, all or substantially all
of
the assets of a Seller/Servicer;
(6) any
failure or inability of PHH Mortgage to be eligible to service Mortgage Loans
for Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac;
(7) any
sale,
transfer, assignment, or other disposition by a Seller/Servicer of all or
substantially all of its property or assets to a Person who does not meet the
qualifications enumerated or incorporated by reference into Section
9.02,
any assignment by a Seller/Servicer of this Agreement or any of a
Seller’s/Servicer’s rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with
Section
9.04, or
any action taken or omitted to be taken by a Seller/Servicer in contemplation
or
in furtherance of any of the foregoing, without the consent of the Purchaser;
or
(8) any
failure by the Seller to be in compliance with applicable “doing business” or
licensing laws of any jurisdiction where Mortgaged Property is
located;
then,
and
in each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall not have
been
remedied, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Sellers may, in addition
to
whatever rights the Purchaser may have at law or in equity to damages, including
injunctive relief and specific performance, terminate all the rights and
obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage
Loans
and the proceeds thereof subject to Section
12.01,
without the Purchaser’s incurring any penalty or fee of any kind whatsoever in
connection therewith; provided
that,
upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Subsection
(3), (4)
or (5) of this Section
10.01,
this Agreement and all authority and power of the Sellers hereunder (whether
with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the REO Properties or otherwise) shall
automatically cease. On or after the receipt by the Sellers of such written
notice, all authority and power of the Sellers under this Agreement (whether
with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise) shall cease. Notwithstanding
the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Sellers or the Servicer, as
applicable, shall be entitled to all amounts due to such party and remaining
unpaid on such date of termination.
ARTICLE
XI:
TERMINATION
Section
11.01 Term
and Termination
(1) The
servicing obligations of the Servicer under this Agreement may be terminated
as
provided in Section 10.01 hereof.
(2) In
any
case other than as provided under Subsection
(1)
hereof, the respective obligations and responsibilities of the Sellers hereunder
shall terminate upon: (a) the later of the final payment or other liquidation
(or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan or the
disposition of all REO Property and the remittance of all funds due hereunder;
or (b) the mutual written consent of the Sellers and the Purchaser.
(3) Upon
any
termination of this Agreement or the servicing obligations of the Servicer
hereunder, then the Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver all agreements,
documents and instruments, including all Servicer Mortgage Files, and do or
accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect such
termination, all at the Servicer’s sole expense. In any such event, the Servicer
agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser in effecting the termination of the
Servicer’s servicing responsibilities hereunder, including the transfer to the
Purchaser or its designee for administration by it of all cash amounts which
shall at the time be contained in, or credited by the Servicer to, the
Collection Account and/or the Escrow Account or thereafter received with respect
to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property.
Section
11.02 Survival
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the representations and warranties
of
the parties contained herein and in any certificate or other instrument
delivered pursuant hereto, as well as the other covenants hereof (including
those set forth in Section
9.01)
that, by their terms, require performance after the termination by this
Agreement, shall survive the delivery and payment for the Mortgage Loans on
each
Funding Date as well as the termination of this Agreement and shall inure to
the
benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns. Sellers further agree
that
the representations, warranties and covenants made by Sellers herein and in
any
certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to
be
relied upon by Purchaser notwithstanding any investigation heretofore made
by
Purchaser or on Purchaser’s behalf.
ARTICLE
XII:
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section
12.01 Successor
to the Servicer
Upon
the
termination of the Servicer’s servicing responsibilities and duties under this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04, 10.01, or 11.01, the Purchaser shall (i)
succeed to and assume all of the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and
obligations under this Agreement or (ii) appoint a successor servicer which
shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties
and
liabilities of the Servicer under this Agreement prior to the termination of
the
Servicer’s responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement;
provided, however, that in the case of any assignment by the Servicer of
servicing rights pursuant to clause (i) of the second sentence of Section 9.04,
any related assignee of such servicing rights shall succeed to and assume all
of
the Servicer’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations under this
Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans to be serviced by such assignee.
If
the Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement
should be terminated pursuant to the aforementioned sections, then the Servicer
shall continue to discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period
from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective
date
thereof (if applicable) all on the terms and conditions contained herein and
shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or
financial condition of its successor. The termination of the Servicer’s
servicing responsibilities pursuant to any of the aforementioned Sections shall
not, among other things, relieve the Servicer of its obligations pursuant to
Section 2.04 and/or 7.02, the representations and warranties or other
obligations set forth in Sections 2.04, 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies
available to the Purchaser under the various provisions of this Agreement.
In
addition, such termination shall not affect any claims that the Purchaser may
have against the Servicer arising prior to any such termination.
The
Servicer shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Collection
Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents
and
statements held by it hereunder and the Servicer shall account for all funds.
The Servicer shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things
all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm
in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations
and liability of the Servicer. The successor shall make such arrangements as
it
may deem appropriate to reimburse the Servicer for unrecovered Servicing
Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which could otherwise have
been recovered by the Servicer pursuant to this Agreement but for the
appointment of the successor Servicer.
Section
12.02 Governing
Law
This
Agreement is to be governed by, and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principals of conflicts
of laws. The obligations, rights, and remedies of the parties hereunder shall
be
determined in accordance with such laws.
Section
12.03 Notices
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed conclusively to have been given if personally
delivered, sent by courier with delivery against signature therefor, mailed
by
registered mail, postage prepaid, and return receipt requested or transmitted
by
telex, telegraph or telecopier and confirmed by a similar writing mailed or
sent
by courier as provided above, to (i) in the case of the Purchaser, Citigroup
Global Markets Realty Corp., 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000,
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, (ii) in the case of the PHH Mortgage, PHH Mortgage
Corporation, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Vice
President, Servicing, and (iii) in the case of the Trust, c/o PHH Mortgage
Corporation, as Administrator, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx, XX 00000,
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Vice President, Secondary Marketing ,or such other
address as may hereafter be furnished to the Purchaser in writing by the
applicable Seller.
Section
12.04 Severability
of Provisions
If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement
shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, the invalidity of any such
covenant, agreement, provision or term of this Agreement shall in no way affect
the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement.
Section
12.05 Schedules
and Exhibits
The
schedules and exhibits that are attached to this Agreement are hereby
incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference.
Section
12.06 General
Interpretive Principles
For
purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless
the
context otherwise requires:
(1) the
terms
defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned to them in this Agreement
and include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein
shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(2) any
reference in this Agreement to this Agreement or any other agreement, document,
or instrument shall be a reference to this Agreement or any other such
agreement, document, or instrument as the same has been amended, modified,
or
supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof (as
applicable);
(3) accounting
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(4) references
herein to “Articles,” “Sections,” “Subsections,” “Paragraphs, ” and other
subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated articles,
sections, subsections, paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement,
unless the context shall otherwise require;
(5) a
reference to a subsection without further reference to a section is a reference
to such subsection as contained in the same section in which the reference
appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(6) a
reference to a “day” shall be a reference to a calendar day;
(7) the
words
“herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; and
(8) the
terms
“include” and “including” shall mean without limitation by reason of enumeration
.
Section
12.07 Waivers
and Amendments, Noncontractual Remedies; Preservation of
Remedies
This
Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended and the
terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by authorized
representatives of the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by an authorized
representative of the party waiving compliance. No such written instrument
shall
be effective unless it expressly recites that it is intended to amend,
supersede, cancel, renew or extend this Agreement or to waive compliance with
one or more of the terms hereof, as the case may be. No delay on the part of
any
party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as
a
waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any such right,
power or privilege, or any single or partial exercise of any such right, power
or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other
such right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that any party may
otherwise have at law or in equity.
Section
12.08 Captions
All
section titles or captions contained in this Agreement or in any schedule or
exhibit annexed hereto or referred to herein, and the table of contents to
this
Agreement, are for convenience only, shall not be deemed a part of this
Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Section
12.09 Counterparts;
Effectiveness
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become effective as of the date first set forth herein upon
the
due execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the parties
hereto.
Section
12.10 Entire
Agreement; Amendment
This
Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits annexed hereto or referred
to
herein), together with the PHH Guide, contains the entire agreement between
the
parties hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and
supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto. No
amendment, modification or alteration of the terms or provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding unless the same shall be in writing and duly executed
by the authorized representatives of the parties hereto.
Section
12.11 Further
Assurances
Each
party hereto shall take such additional action as may be reasonably necessary
to
effectuate this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Sellers
will promptly and duly execute and deliver to the Purchaser such documents
and
assurances and take such further action as the Purchaser may from time to time
reasonably request in order to carry out more effectively the intent and purpose
of this Agreement and to establish and protect the rights and remedies created
or intended to be created in favor of the Purchaser.
Section
12.12 Intention
of the Seller
Each
Seller intends that the conveyance of such Seller’s right, title and interest in
and to the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser shall constitute a sale and not
a
pledge of security for a loan. If such conveyance is deemed to be a pledge
of
security for a loan, however, the applicable Seller intends that the rights
and
obligations of the parties to such loan shall be established pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement. Each Seller also intends and agrees that, in such
event, (i) the applicable Seller shall be deemed to have granted to the
Purchaser and its assigns a first priority security interest in such Seller's
entire right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, all principal
and
interest received or receivable with respect to the Mortgage Loans, all amounts
held from time to time in the accounts mentioned pursuant to this Agreement
and
all reinvestment earnings on such amounts, together with all of the applicable
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any title, hazard
or other insurance policies related to such Mortgage Loans and (ii) this
Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law. All rights
and remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and
cumulative with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded
by law or equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently,
independently or successively.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Sellers and the Purchaser have caused their names to be
signed hereto by their respective officers as of the date first written
above.
CITIGROUP
GLOBAL MARKETS REALTY CORP.
By:/s/
[Authorized Signatory]____________________
Name:
Title:
PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
By:/s/
[Authorized Signatory]____________________
Name:
Title:
XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL
MORTGAGE
TRUST (formerly known as
CENDANT
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST)
By: PHH
Mortgage Corporation, as Administrator
By:/s/
[Authorized Signatory]____________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
2.05
FORM
OF
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT (this “Assignment”), dated of
_________ __, 2005, is entered into among [_________________], a
___________________ (the “Assignee”), [______________________] (the “Assignor”),
[PHH Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx’x Gate Residential Mortgage Trust] (the
“Seller ”), with PHH Mortgage Corporation, as the servicer (the
“Servicer”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS
the Assignor, the Seller and the Servicer have entered into a certain Mortgage
Loan Flow Purchase, Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of _____________,
2005 (as amended or modified to the date hereof, the “Agreement”), pursuant to
which the Assignor has acquired certain Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms
of
the Agreement and Servicer has agreed to service such Mortgage Loans;
and
WHEREAS
the Assignee has agreed, on the terms and conditions contained herein, to
purchase from the Assignor [certain] [all] of the Mortgage Loans (the “Specified
Mortgage Loans”) which are subject to the provisions of the Agreement and are
listed on the mortgage loan schedule attached as Exhibit
I
hereto
(the “Specified Mortgage Loan Schedule”);
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:
1.
Assignment
and Assumption
(a) On
and of
the date hereof, the Assignor hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the
Assignee all of its right, title and interest in the Specified Mortgage Loans
and all rights related thereto as provided under the Agreement to the extent
relating to the Specified Mortgage Loans, the Assignee hereby accepts such
assignment from the Assignor, and the Seller hereby acknowledges such assignment
and assumption.
(b) On
and as
of the date hereof, the Assignor represents and warrants to the Assignee that
the Assignor has not taken any action that would serve to impair or encumber
the
Assignee’s ownership interests in the Specified Mortgage Loans since the date of
the Assignor’s acquisition of the Specified Mortgage Loans.
2. Recognition
of Purchaser
From
and
after the date hereof, both the Assignee and the Seller shall note the transfer
of the Specified Mortgage Loans to the Assignee in their respective books and
records and shall recognize the Assignee as the owner of the Specified Mortgage
Loans, and Servicer shall service the Specified Mortgage Loans for the benefit
of the Assignee pursuant to the Agreement, the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference. It is the intention of the Seller, the Servicer, the
Assignee and the Assignor that the Assignment shall be binding upon and inure
to
the benefit of the Assignee and the Assignor and their successors and
assigns.
3. Representations
and Warranties
(a) The
Assignee represents and warrants that it is a sophisticated investor able to
evaluate the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
that
it has not relied in connection therewith upon any statements or representations
of the Seller or the Assignor other than those contained in the Agreement or
this Assignment.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that it is duly and legally
authorized to enter into this Assignment.
(c) Each
of
the parties hereto represents and warrants that this Assignment has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by it and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by each of the other parties hereto) constitutes
its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement
of
creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
4. Continuing
Effect
Except
as
contemplated hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in
accordance with its terms.
5. Governing
Law
This
Assignment and the rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New
York.
6. Notices
Any
notices or other communications permitted or required under the Agreement to
be
made to the Assignee shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Agreement
and shall be sent to the Assignee as follows: [_____________________], or to
such other address as may hereafter be furnished by the Assignee to the parties
in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
7. Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall
be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
8. Definitions
Any
capitalized term used but not defined in this Agreement has the same meaning
as
in the Agreement.
[Assignment
continues with signature page]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment the day and
year first above written.
ASSIGNOR:
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[__________________]
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By:
_______________________________
Name:
_______________________________
Title:
_______________________________
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SELLER:
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[PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION]
[XXXXXX’X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST]
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By:
_______________________________
Name:
_______________________________
Title:
_______________________________
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ASSIGNEE:
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By:
_______________________________
Name:
_______________________________
Title:
_______________________________
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SERVICER:
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PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
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By:
_______________________________
Name:
_______________________________
Title:
_______________________________
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EXHIBIT
10
FORM
OF
WARRANTY XXXX OF SALE
On
this
_______ day of ________, 200__, [PHH Mortgage Corporation] [Xxxxxx'x Gate
Residential Mortgage Trust] ("Seller") as the Seller under that certain Mortgage
Loan Flow Purchase, Sale & Servicing Agreement, dated as of _____________,
2005 (the "Agreement") does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey
to [______________] as Purchaser under the Agreement, without recourse, but
subject to the terms of the Agreement, all rights, title and interest of the
Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
attached hereto, together with the related Mortgage Files and all rights and
obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Pursuant to Section
2.01 of the Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Purchaser or its
custodian the Legal Documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set
forth in the Agreement. The contents of each related Mortgage File required
to
be retained by PHH Mortgage Corporation ("PHH") to service the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to the Agreement and thus not delivered to the Purchaser are and shall
be held in trust by PHH for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof.
PHH's possession of any portion of each such Mortgage File is at the will of
the
Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing of the related Mortgage
Loan pursuant to the Agreement, and such retention and possession by PHH shall
be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage,
and the contents of the Mortgage File and Mortgage File is vested in the
Purchaser and the ownership of all records and documents with respect to the
related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come into the possession of PHH
shall
immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in
trust, by PHH at the will of the Purchaser in such custodial capacity
only.
The
Seller confirms to the Purchaser that the representations and warranties set
forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 of the Agreement are true and correct
as
of the date hereof, and that all statements made in the Sellers' Officer's
Certificate and all attachments thereto remain complete, true and correct in
all
respects as of the date hereof.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in
the Agreement.
[PHH
MORTGAGE CORPORATION]
[XXXXXX'X
GATE RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST]
(Seller)
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT
11
FORM
OF
XXXXXXXX-XXXXX CERTIFICATION
I,
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, certify to [Master Servicer Name], in connection with [Insert name
and
date of applicable contract and/or name of securitization deal] (the
“Agreement”), that I am a duly elected Senior Vice President of PHH Mortgage
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey
(the “Servicer”) and further as follows:
(i)
Based
on
my knowledge, the information in the Annual Statement of Compliance, and the
Annual Independent Public
Accountant’s Servicing Report and all servicing reports, officer’s certificates
and other information relating to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans submitted
to the Master Servicer by the Servicer, 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 Statement of
Compliance;
(ii)
Based
on
my knowledge, the servicing information required to be provided to the Master
Servicer by the Servicer under the Agreement has been provided to the Master
Servicer;
(iii)
I
am
responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Servicer under this
Agreement and based upon the review required by this Agreement, and except
as
disclosed in the Annual Statement of Compliance, the Annual Independent Public
Accountant’s Servicing Report, or otherwise disclosed in a writing submitted to
the Master Servicer, the Servicer has, as of last day of the period covered
by
the Annual Statement of Compliance, fulfilled its obligations under this
Agreement; and
(iv)
I
have
disclosed to the Master Servicer all significant deficiencies relating to the
Servicer’s compliance with the minimum servicing standards as determined in
accordance with a review conducted in compliance with the Uniform Single
Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers as set forth in this
Agreement.
Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in
the Agreement.
PHH
Mortgage Corporation
By:
______________________________
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Senior
Vice President
Date:
Schedule
A
MORTGAGE
LOAN SCHEDULE DATA FIELDS
Field
Name
|
Description
|
Data
Representation
|
loan_id
|
Loan
Number
|
Funding
Date
|
borrower1_last_name
|
Last
Name of Primary Mortgagor
|
Funding
Date
|
loan_amount_original
|
Amount
reflected on Mortgage Note
|
Funding
Date
|
Schedule
UPB
|
Same
as Defined Term Scheduled Principal Balance
|
Funding
Date (48 hrs. prior to funding).
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curr_prin_balance
|
Actual
Balance Remaining
|
Funding
Date (48 hrs. prior to funding).
|
next_due_date
|
Actual
day of the month on which next Monthly Payment is due thereon, exclusive
of any days of grace.
|
Funding
Date (48hrs. prior to funding).
|
loan_term
|
Original
Term to Maturity
|
Funding
Date
|
ltv
|
Loan
to Value Ratio
|
Funding
Date
|
mi_company_code
|
Numeric
code denoting Mortgage Insurer
|
Funding
Date
|
PMITAG
|
Indicator
displaying if loan contains a Private Mortgage Insurance
Policy.
|
Funding
Date
|
document_type
|
Documentation
Level on Loan as defined in PHH Underwriting Guidelines
|
Funding
Date
|
property_street
|
Number
and Street Name of Mortgaged Property
|
Funding
Date
|
property_city
|
City
of Mortgaged Property
|
Funding
Date
|
property_county
|
County
of Mortgaged Property
|
Funding
Date
|
property_state
|
State
of Mortgaged Property
|
Funding
Date
|
property_zip
|
Zip
Code of Mortgaged Property
|
Funding
Date
|
num_units
|
Total
Number of Units of Mortgaged Property
|
Funding
Date
|
property_purch_price
|
Purchase
price of sales price of property on a purchase transaction.
|
Funding
Date
|
property_appraised_value
|
Appraised
Value of Property
|
Origination
|
purpose
|
Purchase,
Refinance or Cash-Out
|
Funding
Date
|
occupancy_type
|
Owner
Occupied, Second Home or Investment Property
|
Funding
Date
|
property_type
|
Single
Family, PUD, Low Rise, Mid Rise High Rise Condo 2-4 unit etc.
|
Funding
Date
|
borrower1_first_name
|
First
name of primary Mortgagor
|
Funding
Date
|
borrower1_employer
|
Employer
of primary Mortgagor
|
Origination
|
close_date
|
Mortgage
Note Date
|
Funding
Date
|
first_payment_date
|
First
regularly scheduled payment of principal and interest or interest
if
Interest Only as expressed on Mortgage Note
|
Funding
Date
|
Mortgage
Note_maturity_date
|
Maturity
Date as expressed on Mortgage Note
|
Funding
Date
|
Seasoning
|
Difference
in months between trade date and first payment date
|
Funding
Date
|
Mortgage
Note_rate
|
Note
Rate
|
Funding
Date
|
pi_payment
|
Amount
of principal and interest or interest if Interest Only expressed
on
Mortgage Note
|
Funding
Date
|
cpi_pmt_1st_pandi
|
Current
amount of principal and interest or interest if Interest Only
|
Funding
Date
|
relo_flag
|
Relocation
indication
|
Funding
Date
|
fico_score1
|
Representative
Credit Score as defined in PHH Guide
|
Origination
Date
|
arm_pmt_chg_date
|
Payment
Adjustment Date
|
Funding
Date
|
relative_life_cap
|
Funding
Date
|
|
arm_periodic_cap
|
Periodic
Rate Cap
|
Funding
Date
|
arm_life_cap
|
Maximum
Rate Cap
|
Funding
Date
|
arm_margin
|
Gross
Margin
|
Funding
Date
|
cpi_delinquent_codes
|
Delinquency
sequence
|
Funding
Date
|
source_name
|
Origination
Source
|
Funding
Date
|
borrower1_ssn
|
Primary
Mortgagor Social Security Numer
|
Funding
Date
|
borrower2_ssn
|
Secondary
Mortgagor Social Security Number
|
Funding
Date
|
credit_grade
|
Alphanumeric
indicator or credit quality
|
Origination
Date
|
debt_to_income_ratio
|
Debt
to Income Ratio
|
Origination
Date
|
fico_score_blended
|
Representative
Credit Score as defined in PHH Guide
|
Origination
Date
|
mi_coverage_pct
|
Amount
of Private Mortgage Insurance Coverage (if applicable)
|
Funding
Date
|
Program
No.
|
Alphanumeric
number referenced in PHH Guide
|
Funding
Date
|
Program
Name
|
Name
of Product Type reference in PHH Guide
|
Funding
Date
|
1st
time Home Buyer
|
First
Time Homebuyer Indicator
|
Funding
Date
|
Self
Employed
|
Self
Employed Borrower indication
|
Origination
Date
|
Index
|
Index
|
Funding
Date
|
CLTV
|
Combined
Loan to Value calculated on Loan_amount_original
|
Origination
Date
|
Mers
|
MERS
identification number
|
Funding
Date
|
Schedule
B-1
CONTENTS
OF PURCHASER'S MORTGAGE FILE
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser's Mortgage File shall include
each
of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser, and which shall be retained by the applicable Seller or delivered
to
the Purchaser pursuant to the provisions of the Sellers' Warranties and
Servicing Agreement.
To
be Delivered 5 days prior to Closing Date:
1. |
The
original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements, endorsed,
at
the direction of the Purchaser either (1) "Pay to the order of
”-------“, without recourse," or (2) in blank and signed in the name
of the applicable Seller by an authorized officer. To the extent that
there is no space on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the
endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows
and the
Purchaser is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows
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2. |
If
the Mortgage Loan is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the original Assignment
of
Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for
recording. The Mortgage shall be assigned, at the direction of the
Purchaser either (1) to "---------" or (2) with assignee's name
left blank. The Assignment of Mortgage must be duly recorded only on
the
direction of the Purchaser. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the
applicable Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be made
by
"PHH Mortgage Corporation, successor by merger to [name of predecessor]."
If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Company while
doing
business under another name or under an assumed name, the Assignment
must
be by "PHH Mortgage Corporation formerly known as [previous name] or
[PHH
Mortgage Corporation dba ______________, ]
respectively.
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3. |
With
respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, a copy of the related
Control
Agreement and Pledged Asset Agreement.
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4. |
With
respect to each Pledged Asset Mortgage Loan, a copy of the UCC-1, to
the
extent the Pledged Asset Servicer was required to deliver such UCC-1
to
Servicer, and an original form UCC-3, if applicable, to the extent
the
Pledged Asset Servicer was required to deliver such UCC-3 to Servicer,
together with any instrument required to be delivered under the related
Surety Bond for transferring coverage under such Surety
Bond.
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5. |
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the original Stock Certificate and
related Stock Power, in blank, executed by the Mortgagor with such
signature guaranteed and original Stock Power, in blank executed by
the
Seller
provided, that if the Seller delivers a certified copy, the Seller
shall
deliver the original Stock Certificate and Stock Powers to the Custodian
on or prior to the date which is 180 days after the related Closing
Date.
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To
be delivered within 180 days after
the related Closing
Date:
1. |
the
original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If in connection
with any Mortgage Loan, the applicable Seller cannot deliver or cause
to
be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon
on
or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public
recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation
or
because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording
office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the applicable Seller
shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such
Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public
recording office, an Officer’s Certificate of the applicable Seller (or
certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney)
stating
that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public recording
office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage or a
copy
of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a
true
and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly
delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the applicable Seller;
or (ii) in the case of a Mortgage where a public recording office retains
the original recorded Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete
copy
of the original recorded Mortgage;
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2. |
To
the extent applicable, the original of each power of attorney, surety
agreement or guaranty agreement with respect to such Mortgage
Loan;
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3. |
Originals
of any executed intervening assignments of the Mortgage, with evidence
of
recording thereon or, if the original intervening assignment has not
yet
been returned from the recording office, a copy of such assignment
certified by the applicable Seller to be a true copy of the original
of
the assignment which has been sent for recording in the appropriate
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located.
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4. |
Originals
of all assumption, modification and substitution agreements, if any,
or,
if the originals of any such assumption, modification and substitution
agreements have not yet been returned from the recording office, a
copy of
such instruments certified by the applicable Seller to be a true copy
of
the original of such instruments which have been sent for recording
in the
appropriate jurisdictions in which the Mortgaged Properties are
located.
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5. |
The
original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the event such
original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the
related
policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and complete
by
the title insurance company, in each case, including an Environmental
Protection Agency Endorsement and an adjustable-rate
endorsement.
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6. |
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the original Recognition Agreement
and
the original Assignment of Recognition Agreement;
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7. |
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, an Estoppel Letter and/or
Consent;
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8. |
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Lien Search;
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9. |
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the guaranty of the Mortgage Note
and
Cooperative Loan, if any; and
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10. |
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the original Cooperative Pledge
Agreement.
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11. |
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the original Proprietary Lease and
the
Assignment of Proprietary Lease executed by the Mortgagor in blank
or if
the Proprietary Lease has been assigned by the Mortgagor to the Seller,
then the Seller must execute an assignment of the Assignment of
Proprietary Lease in blank;
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12. |
With
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the recorded state and county Financing
Statements and Financing Statement
Changes;
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From
time
to time, the Sellers shall forward to the Custodian additional original
documents pursuant to the Agreement or additional documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of a Mortgage Loan approved
by the Sellers, in accordance with the Agreement. All such mortgage documents
held by the Custodian as to each Mortgage Loan shall constitute the
“Custodial
File”.
PHH
Mortgage Corporation
Mortgage
File Cover Sheet: Credit Documents (Schedule B-2)
Prepared
by:_________________________ Phone:
_____________
Location:
PHH
Mortgage Corporation
Fax: ________________
Borrower
Name: ___________________
Loan
Number:___________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
General:
_______
1. Mortgage
File Cover Sheet Checklist - Inside File
_______
2. Borrower’s
Authorization to Obtain Information (Original)
_______
3. Fannie
Mae1008(original) or Underwriter’s Worksheet (CUW2)
Applications:
_______
4. Final Signed Typed Loan Application (Form 1003 or personal profile)
_______
5. Initial Signed Loan Application (personal profile, handwritten or
typed)
Credit
Documentation:
_______
6 Credit
Report(s), Merged In-file or RMCR) (original or photocopy)
_______
7. Borrower’s
explanations (credit, employment, etc., if applicable)
_______
8. VOM(s)
or
other form of verification(s) on all mortgages (not required on
Aus
scored loans)
_______
9. Separation
agreement, divorce decree (if applicable)
_______
10. Miscellaneous
Credit Documents (if applicable)
Employment/Income
Documentation:
_______
11. Copy
or
Original initial VOE(s); OR
_______
12. Paystubs
dated with 30 days of closing; OR
_______
13. IRS
Form
W-2’s Original or Copy (for wage earner); OR
_______
14. IRS
Form
1040’s, 1120’s, 1065’s, etc.,(2 years)for self-employed);
_______
15. Leases
(if applicable)
_______
16. All
documentation required to support Borrower’s cash flow for loans Originated.
Asset
Documentation:
_______
17. Copy
or
Original VOD(s) or source of funds to close (if applicable)
_______
18. Gift
Letter (if applicable) (original)
_______
19. Verification
of original purchase price, real estate sales contract, or HUD-1
on
first mortgage (if applicable)
Property
Documentation:
_______
20. Appraisal,
including original photos of subject and comps. (original)
_______
21. Review
Appraisal or second full Appraisal (if required) (original)
_______
22. 442
Final
Inspection
_______
23. Copy
or
Original Contract of Sale
_______
24. Miscellaneous