STANDARD TERMS TO
EXECUTION
STANDARD
TERMS
TO
MASTER
SERVICING
AND
TRUST
AGREEMENT
_______________________
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
Depositor
Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR1
January
2007 Edition
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
STANDARD
TERMS
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1
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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1
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Section
1.01
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Defined
Terms.
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1
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ARTICLE
II MORTGAGE LOAN FILES
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23
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Section
2.01
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Mortgage
Loan Files.
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23
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Section
2.02
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Acceptance
by the Trustee.
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23
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Section
2.03
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Purchase
of Mortgage Loans by a Servicer, a Seller, GSMC or the
Depositor.
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26
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Section
2.04
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Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor.
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29
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ARTICLE
III ADMINISTRATION OF THE TRUST
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32
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Section
3.01
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The
Collection Accounts; the Master Servicer Account; the Distribution
Accounts and the Certificate Account.
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32
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Section
3.02
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Filings
with the Commission.
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34
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Section
3.03
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Securities
Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
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41
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Section
3.04
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Amendments
to Servicing Agreement.
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41
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Section
3.05
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Monthly
Advances by Master Servicer or Trustee.
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43
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Section
3.06
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Enforcement
of Servicing Agreement.
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44
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ARTICLE
IV REPORTING/REMITTING TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
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44
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Section
4.01
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Statements
to Certificateholders.
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44
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Section
4.02
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Remittance
Reports and other Reports from the Servicers.
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47
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Section
4.03
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Compliance
with Withholding Requirements.
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47
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Section
4.04
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Reports
of Certificate Balances to The Depository Trust Company.
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48
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Section
4.05
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Preparation
of Regulatory Reports.
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48
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Section
4.06
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Management
and Disposition of REO Property.
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48
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ARTICLE
V THE INTERESTS AND THE SECURITIES
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49
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Section
5.01
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REMIC
Interests.
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49
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Section
5.02
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The
Certificates.
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49
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Section
5.03
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Book-Entry
Securities.
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50
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Section
5.04
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Registration
of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
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51
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Section
5.05
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Restrictions
on Transfer.
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52
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Section
5.06
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Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
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57
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Section
5.07
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Persons
Deemed Owners.
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58
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Section
5.08
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Appointment
of Paying Agent.
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58
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ARTICLE
VI THE DEPOSITOR
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58
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Section
6.01
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Liability
of the Depositor.
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58
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Section
6.02
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Merger
or Consolidation of the Depositor.
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58
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ARTICLE
VII TERMINATION OF SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS
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59
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Section
7.01
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Termination
and Substitution of Servicer.
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59
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Section
7.02
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Notification
to Certificateholders.
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61
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ARTICLE
VIII ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS BY THE MASTER
SERVICER
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61
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Section
8.01
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Duties
of the Master Servicer; Enforcement of Servicer’s and Master Servicer’s
Obligations.
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61
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Section
8.02
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Maintenance
of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
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64
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Section
8.03
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Representations
and Warranties of the Master Servicer.
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65
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Section
8.04
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Master
Servicer Events of Default.
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67
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Section
8.05
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Waiver
of Default.
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69
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Section
8.06
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Successor
to the Master Servicer.
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69
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Section
8.07
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Fees
and Other Amounts Payable to the Master Servicer.
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70
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Section
8.08
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Merger
or Consolidation.
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71
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Section
8.09
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Resignation
and Removal of Master Servicer.
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71
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Section
8.10
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Assignment
or Delegation of Duties by the Master Servicer.
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71
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Section
8.11
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Limitation
on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others.
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72
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Section
8.12
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Indemnification;
Third-Party Claims.
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72
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ARTICLE
IX CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
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73
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Section
9.01
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Duties
of Trustee.
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73
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Section
9.02
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Certain
Matters Affecting the Trustee.
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74
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Section
9.03
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Trustee
Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
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77
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Section
9.04
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Trustee
May Own Certificates.
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77
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Section
9.05
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Trustee’s
Fees and Expenses.
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78
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Section
9.06
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Eligibility
Requirements for Trustee.
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78
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Section
9.07
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Resignation
and Removal of the Trustee.
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78
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Section
9.08
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Successor
Trustee.
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79
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Section
9.09
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Merger
or Consolidation of Trustee.
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80
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Section
9.10
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Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
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80
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Section
9.11
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Appointment
of Custodians.
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81
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Section
9.12
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Delegation
of Obligations
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81
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Section
9.13
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Representation
and Warranties of the Trustee.
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81
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ARTICLE
X TERMINATION OF TRUST
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82
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Section
10.01
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Qualified
Liquidation.
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82
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Section
10.02
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Termination.
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82
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Section
10.03
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Procedure
for Termination.
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83
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Section
10.04
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Additional
Termination Requirements.
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84
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ARTICLE
XI CONCERNING THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
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85
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Section
11.01
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Certain
Matters Affecting the Securities Administrator.
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85
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Section
11.02
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Securities
Administrator Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage
Loans.
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90
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Section
11.03
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Securities
Administrator May Own Certificates.
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90
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Section
11.04
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Custodian’s
and Securities Administrator's Fees, Expenses and
Indemnification.
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90
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Section
11.05
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Resignation
and Removal of the Securities Administrator.
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91
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Section
11.06
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Successor
Securities Administrator.
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92
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Section
11.07
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Representations
and Warranties of the Securities Administrator.
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92
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Section
11.08
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Eligibility
Requirements for the Securities Administrator.
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93
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ARTICLE
XII REMIC TAX PROVISIONS
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94
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Section
12.01
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REMIC
Administration.
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94
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Section
12.02
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Prohibited
Activities.
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96
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ARTICLE
XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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97
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Section
13.01
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Amendment
of Trust Agreement.
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97
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Section
13.02
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Recordation
of Agreement; Counterparts.
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98
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Section
13.03
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Limitation
on Rights of Certificateholders.
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99
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Section
13.04
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[Reserved].
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100
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Section
13.05
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Notices.
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100
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Section
13.06
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Severability
of Provision.
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100
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Section
13.07
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Sale
of Mortgage Loans.
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100
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Section
13.08
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Notice
to Rating Agencies
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101
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Section
13.09
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Custodian’s
Limitation of Liability.
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102
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Exhibit A
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Form
of Trust Receipt
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Exhibit B
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Form
of Final Certification
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Exhibit C-1
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Form
of Rule 144A Agreement - QIB Certification
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Exhibit
C-2
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Form
of Transfer Certificate for Transfer from Rule 144A Certificate
to
Regulation S Global Security
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Exhibit
C-3
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Form
of Transfer Certificate for Transfer from Regulation S Global Security
to
Rule 144A Certificate
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Exhibit D
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Form
of Transferee Agreement
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Exhibit E
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Form
of Benefit Plan Affidavit
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Exhibit F
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Form
of Residual Transferee Agreement
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Exhibit G-1
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Form
of Non-U.S. Person Affidavit
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Exhibit G-2
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Form
of U.S. Person Affidavit
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Exhibit H
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Form
of Securities Administrator Certification
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Exhibit I
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Form
of Master Servicer Certification
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Exhibit
J
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Form
of Certification Regarding Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in
Report on
Assessment of Compliance
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Exhibit
K
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Form
8-K Disclosure Information
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Exhibit
L
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Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure
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Exhibit
M
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Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure
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Schedule
I
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Bond
Level Report
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Schedule
II
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Loan
Level Report
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Schedule
III
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Remittance
Report
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RECITALS
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp. (the “Depositor”),
a
trustee (together with its successors and assigns, the “Trustee”),
a
securities administrator (together with its successors and assigns, the
“Securities
Administrator”),
custodians (together with their successors and assigns, the “Custodians”),
and a
master servicer (together with its successors and assigns, the “Master
Servicer”)
identified in the Trust Agreement (as defined below) have entered into
the Trust
Agreement that provides for the issuance of mortgage pass-through certificates
(the “Certificates”)
that
in the aggregate evidence the entire interest in Mortgage Loans or certificates
or securities evidencing an interest therein and other property owned
by the
Trust created by such Trust Agreement. These Standard Terms are a part
of, and
are incorporated by reference into, the Trust Agreement.
STANDARD
PROVISIONS
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants, representations,
and warranties made in the Trust Agreement and as hereinafter set forth,
the
Depositor, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Custodians
and the
Master Servicer agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01 Defined
Terms.
Except
as
otherwise specified herein or in the Trust Agreement or as the context
may
otherwise require, whenever used in these Standard Terms, the following
words
and phrases shall have the meanings specified in this Article. Capitalized
words
and phrases used herein but not defined herein or in the Trust Agreement
shall,
when applied to a Trust, have the meanings set forth in the Servicing
Agreement(s) assigned to such Trust as in effect on the date of this
Agreement.
In the event of a conflict between the Trust Agreement and these Standard
Terms,
the Trust Agreement shall govern. Unless otherwise specified, all calculations
described herein shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting
of
twelve 30-day months.
“10-K
Filing Deadline”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
“Accounting
Date”:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, the last day of the month preceding
the month
in which such Distribution Date occurs.
“Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
“Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
“Additional
Servicer”:
Each
affiliate of each Servicer that Services any of the Mortgage Loans and
each
Person that is not an affiliate of each such Servicer, that Services
10% or more
of the Mortgage Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, the Master Servicer
and
Securities Administrator are Additional Servicers.
“Administrative
Cost Rate”:
Not
applicable.
“Advance”:
The
aggregate amount of the (i) advances made by a Servicer on any Servicer
Remittance Date in respect of delinquent Monthly Payments pursuant to
the
applicable Sale and Servicing Agreement, (ii) any advances made by the
Master
Servicer (or by the Trustee, as successor Master Servicer, pursuant to
Section
3.05 in the event the Master Servicer fails to make such advances as
required)
in respect of any such delinquent Monthly Payment pursuant to Section
3.05 and
(iii) amounts necessary to preserve the Trust’s interest in the Mortgaged
Premises or the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation, property
taxes or
insurance premiums not paid as required by the Mortgagor and advanced
by the
related Servicer or successor servicer.
“Affiliate”:
Any
person or entity controlling, controlled by, or under common Control
with the
Depositor, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, a Custodian, the
Master
Servicer or any Servicer. “Control” means the power to direct the management and
policies of a person or entity, directly or indirectly, whether through
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and
“controlled” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“Aggregate
Principal Distribution Amount”:
The
amount specified in the Trust Agreement.
“ARM
Loan”:
An
“adjustable rate” Mortgage Loan, the Note Rate of which is subject to periodic
adjustment in accordance with the terms of the Note.
“Assignment
Agreement”:
Any
Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement or Agreements identified
in the
Trust Agreement to which the Depositor is a party.
“Available
Distribution Amount”:
Unless
otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement, on each Distribution Date
the
Available Distribution Amount shall equal (i) the sum of the following:
(A) all
amounts credited to the Collection Account as of the close of business
on the
related Distribution Date, (B) an amount equal to Monthly Advances made
on or
before the previous Distribution Date, to the extent such Monthly Advance
was
made from funds on deposit in any related Collection Account held for
future
distribution, (C) all Monthly Advances made with respect to such Distribution
Date (to the extent not included in clause (B) above) and (D) all amounts
deposited into the Certificate Account to effect a Terminating Purchase
in
accordance with Section 10.02 minus
(ii) the
sum of (A) any Principal Prepayments (including Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance
Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) or Payoffs received after the related
Principal Prepayment Period, (B) Monthly Payments collected but due on
a Due
Date or Dates subsequent to the related Due Period and (C) reinvestment
income
on amounts deposited in any Collection Account to the extent included
in (i)
above.
“Back-Up
Certification”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
“Bankruptcy
Loss”:
Any
reduction in the total amount owed by a Borrower on a Mortgage Loan occurring
as
a result of a final order of a court in a bankruptcy proceeding.
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“Beneficial
Owner”:
With
respect to a Book-Entry Security, the Person who is registered as owner
of that
Certificate in the books of the Clearing Agency for that Certificate
or in the
books of a Person maintaining an account with such Clearing Agency.
“Benefit
Plan Affidavit”:
An
affidavit substantially in the form of Exhibit
E
hereto.
“Benefit
Plan Opinion”:
An
opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator
(and upon which the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator
and the Depositor shall be entitled to rely) to the effect that the purchase
or
holding of such Certificate by the prospective transferee will not result
in any
non-exempt prohibited transactions under Section 406 of ERISA or Section
4975 of
the Code and will not subject the Trustee, the Securities Administrator,
the
Master Servicer or the Depositor to any obligation in addition to those
undertaken by such parties in the Trust Agreement, which opinion of counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trust or any of the above parties.
“Bond
Level Reports”:
Shall
mean the reports prepared by the Securities Administrator in substantially
the
form attached as Schedule I hereto.
“Book-Entry
Custodian”:
The
custodian appointed pursuant to Section 5.03(d).
“Book-Entry
Securities”:
The
Classes of Certificates, if any, specified as such in the Trust Agreement
for a
Series.
“Borrower”:
The
individual or individuals obligated to repay a Mortgage Loan.
“Business
Day”:
Any day
that is not (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a legal holiday in the
State of
New York and the state in which the Corporate Trust Office or the principal
offices of the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or any Servicer
are
located, or (iii) a day on which the banking or savings and loan institutions
in
the State of New York and the state in which the Corporate Trust Office
or the
principal office of the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer
or any
Servicer is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order
to be
closed.
“Certificate”:
Any
security issued under the Trust Agreement and designated as such.
“Certificate
Account”:
The
account or accounts created and maintained for a Trust pursuant to Section
3.01
hereof.
“Certificate
Balance”:
With
respect to each Class of Certificates or Interests, as of the close of
business
on any Distribution Date, the initial balance of such Class of Certificates
or
Interests set forth in the Trust Agreement reduced by (a) all principal
payments
previously distributed to such Class of Certificates or Interests in
accordance
with the Trust Agreement, and (b) all Realized Losses, if any, previously
allocated to such Class of Certificates or Interests pursuant to the
Trust
Agreement.
“Certificate
of Title Insurance”:
A
certificate of title insurance issued pursuant to a master title insurance
policy.
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“Certificate
Rate”:
With
respect to the Certificates, as to each Distribution Date, the rate specified
as
such in the Trust Agreement.
“Certificate
Register”and
“Certificate
Registrar”:
The
register maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section
5.04
hereof.
“Certificated
Subordinated Certificates”:
The
Classes of Certificates, if any, specified as such in the Trust Agreement
for a
Series.
“Certification
Parties”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
“Certifying
Person”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
“Class”:
Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the same designation.
“Class
B Interests”:
As set
forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Clearing
Agency”:
The
Depository Trust Company, or any successor organization or any other
organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations of the
Commission thereunder.
“Clearing
Agency Participant”:
A
broker, dealer, bank, other financial institution or other Person for
whom from
time to time a Clearing Agency effects book-entry transfers and pledges
of
securities deposited with the Clearing Agency.
“Closing
Date”:
The
date on which Certificates are issued by a Trust as set forth in the
related
Trust Agreement.
“Code”:
The
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collection
Account”:
The
collection account or accounts identified in or established in connection
with
the Servicing Agreement or Agreements identified in the Trust
Agreement.
“Commission”:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Compensating
Interest Payment”:
With
respect to the Mortgage Loans and any Distribution Date, an amount equal
to the
excess of (x) the aggregate of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls with
respect
to the Mortgage Loans and such Distribution Date over (y) the aggregate
of any
amounts required to be paid by any Servicer in respect of such shortfalls
but
not paid; provided that the aggregate Compensating Interest Payment to
be paid
by the Master Servicer for any Distribution Date shall not exceed the
Master
Servicing Fee that would be payable to the Master Servicer in respect
of the
Mortgage Loans and Distribution Date without giving effect to any Compensating
Interest Payment.
“Condemnation
Proceeds”:
All
awards or settlements in respect of a taking of an entire Mortgaged Premises
or
a part thereof by exercise of the power of eminent domain or
condemnation.
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“Contract
of Insurance Holder”:
Any FHA
approved mortgagee identified as such in the Trust Agreement or any Servicing
Agreement.
“Contractually
Delinquent”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, having one or more uncured delinquencies
in
respect of payment at any time during the term of such Mortgage
Loan.
“Controlling
Person”:
With
respect to any Person, any other Person who “controls” such Person within the
meaning of the Securities Act.
“Corporate
Trust Office”:
The
respective principal corporate trust office of the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator, as applicable, at which at any particular time its corporate
trust business shall be administered.
“Custodian”:
The
Custodian or Custodians identified in the Trust Agreement, which shall
hold all
or a portion of the Trustee Mortgage Loan Files with respect to a
Series.
“Custody
Agreement”:
The
Master Custodial Agreement or other Custodial Agreements identified in
the Trust
Agreement.
“Cut-off
Date”:
The
date specified as such in the Trust Agreement.
“Defect
Discovery Date”:
With
respect to a Mortgage Loan, the date on which any of the Trustee, the
Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer or any Servicer first discovers a
Qualification Defect affecting the Mortgage Loan.
“Depositor”:
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its
successors.
“Disqualified
Organization”:
Either
(a) the United States, (b) any state or political subdivision thereof,
(c) any
foreign government, (d) any international organization, (e) any agency
or
instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (f) any tax-exempt organization
(other
than a cooperative described in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt
from
federal income tax unless such organization is subject to tax under the
unrelated business taxable income provisions of the Code, (g) any organization
described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, or (h) any other entity
identified as a disqualified organization by the REMIC Provisions. A
corporation
will not be treated as an instrumentality of the United States or any
state or
political subdivision thereof if all of its activities are subject to
tax and,
with the exception of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a majority
of
its board of directors is not selected by such governmental
unit.
“Disqualified
Organization
Affidavit”:
An
affidavit substantially in the form of Exhibit
F-2.
“Distribution
Account”:
An
Eligible Account maintained by the Securities Administrator on behalf
of the
Trustee for the REMIC. Unless otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement,
the
Distribution Account shall be considered an asset of the REMIC.
“Distribution
Date”:
Shall
have the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Distribution
Statement”:
As
defined in Section 4.01.
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“Due
Date”:
The
first day of a calendar month.
“Due
Period”:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the period commencing on the second
day of the
calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution
Date
occurs and continuing through the first day of the month in which such
Distribution Date
occurs.
“XXXXX”:
The
Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System.
“Eligible
Account”:
A trust
account (i)
maintained by a depository institution, the long-term unsecured debt
obligations
are rated by the Rating Agency in one of its two highest rating categories
at
the time of any deposit therein, (ii) maintained with the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee and satisfies either clause (i) or (iii)
hereof or
(iii) an account otherwise deemed an Eligible Account by S&P. If the
definition of Eligible Account is met, any Certificate Account may be
maintained
with the Trustee, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer
or any of
their respective Affiliates.
“ERISA”:
The
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Errors
and Omissions Insurance Policy”:
An
errors and omissions insurance policy to be maintained by the Master
Servicer
pursuant to Section 8.02 or a Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing
Agreement.
“Event
of
Default”:
With
respect to each Servicer, a Servicer Event of Default and with respect
to the
Master Servicer, a Master Servicer Event of Default.
“Exchange
Act”:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“FHLMC”:
The
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a corporate instrumentality of
the
United States created and existing under Title III of the Emergency Home
Finance
Act of 1970, as amended, or any successor thereto.
“Fidelity
Bond”:
A
fidelity bond to be maintained by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
8.02
or a Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement.
“Final
Certification”:
A
certification as to the completeness of each Trustee Mortgage Loan File
substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto
provided by a Custodian on or before the first anniversary of the Closing
Date
pursuant to Section 2.02
hereof.
“Fiscal
Year”:
Unless
otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement, the fiscal year of the Trust
shall
run from January 1 (or from the Closing Date, in the case of the first
fiscal
year) through the last day of
December.
“FNMA”:
The
Federal National Mortgage Association, a federally chartered and privately
owned
corporation organized and existing under the Federal National Mortgage
Association Charter Act, or any successor thereto.
“Form
8-K Disclosure Information”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
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“Fraud
Losses”:
Losses
on Mortgage Loans resulting from fraud, dishonesty or misrepresentation
in the
origination of such Mortgage
Loans.
“GSMC”:
Xxxxxxx
Sachs Mortgage Company,
and its successors and assigns.
“Holders”or
“Certificateholders”:
The
holders of the Certificates, as shown on the Certificate Register.
“Independent”:
When
used with respect to any specified Person, another Person who (a) is
in fact
independent of the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser, the Trustee, the
Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer, each Servicer or GSMC, any obligor
upon the
Certificates or any Affiliate of the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser,
the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, each Servicer
or
GSMC or such obligor, (b) does not have any direct financial interest
or any
material indirect financial interest in the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser,
the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, each
Servicer or
GSMC or in any such obligor or in an Affiliate of the Depositor, the
Trustee,
the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, each Servicer or GSMC
or such
obligor, and (c) is not connected with the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser,
the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, each Servicer
or
GSMC or any such obligor as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter,
trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions. Whenever
it
is provided herein that any Independent Person’s opinion or certificate shall be
furnished to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, such Person
shall be
appointed by the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser, the Trustee, the Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer, any applicable Servicer or GSMC in
the
exercise of reasonable care by such Person, as the case may be, and approved
by
the Securities Administrator, and such opinion or certificate shall state
that
the Person executing the same has read this definition and that such
Person is
independent within the meaning thereof.
“Initial
Certificate Balance”:
With
respect to any Certificate or Class of Certificates, the Certificate
Balance of
such Certificate or Class of Certificates as of the Closing Date.
“Initial
Purchaser”:
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx
&
Co.
“Insurance
Proceeds”:
Proceeds
of any federal insurance, 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 related Servicer
would
follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own account.
“Insurer”:
Any
issuer of an insurance policy relating to the Mortgage Loans or Certificates
of
a
Series.
“Interest”:
The
REMIC interests that are established by the Trust for purposes of the
REMIC
Provisions. The Interests shall be Regular Interests in, and assets of,
the
REMICs specified in the Trust Agreement.
“Interest
Rate Cap Counterparty”
Shall
have the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.
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"LIBOR":
For any
Interest Accrual Period (other than the initial Interest Accrual Period),
the
offered rate for one-month United States dollar deposits which appears
on
Telerate Page 3750, as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets Commodities
News
(or such other page as may replace Telerate Page 3750 for the purpose
of
displaying comparable rates), as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the LIBOR
Determination Date applicable to such Interest Accrual Period. If such
rate does
not appear on Telerate Page 3750 (or such other page as may replace Telerate
Page 3750 for the purpose of displaying comparable rates), the rate for
that day
will be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United
States
dollars are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m.,
London
time, on that day to leading banks in the London interbank market for
a period
of one month commencing on the first day of the relevant Interest Accrual
Period. The Securities Administrator will request the principal London
office of
each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate to the
Securities
Administrator. If at least two such quotations are provided, the rate
for that
day will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two
quotations
are provided as requested, the rate for that day will be the arithmetic
mean of
the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Securities
Administrator, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that
day for
loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a one-month
period
(commencing on the first day of the relevant Interest Accrual Period).
If none
of such major banks selected by the Securities Administrator quotes such
rate to
the Securities Administrator, LIBOR for such LIBOR Determination Date
will be
the rate in effect with respect to the immediately preceding LIBOR Determination
Date.
"LIBOR
Determination Date":
With
respect to any Interest Accrual Period and any Floating Rate Certificate,
the
second London Business Day prior to the date on which such Interest Accrual
Period commences. Absent manifest error, the Securities Administrator’s
determination of LIBOR will be conclusive.
“Liquidated
Mortgage Loan”:
Any
Mortgage Loan for which the applicable Servicer has determined (and reported
to
the Master Servicer) that it has received all amounts that it expects
to recover
from or on account of such Mortgage Loan, whether from Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise.
“Liquidation
Loss”:
With
respect to any Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the excess of (a) the sum of
(i) the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, (ii) all accrued
and unpaid
interest thereon, and (iii) the amount of all Advances and other expenses
incurred with respect to such Mortgage Loan (including expenses of enforcement
and foreclosure) over (b) Liquidation Proceeds realized from such Mortgage
Loan.
“Liquidation
Proceeds”:
Amounts,
other than Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, received by
the related
Servicer in connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan
through
trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, including amounts received
following the disposition of an REO Property pursuant to the applicable
Servicing Agreement less costs and expenses of such foreclosure
sale.
“Loan
Level Report”:
Shall
mean the report prepared by the Master Servicer in substantially the
form set
forth in Schedule II hereto.
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“Loan-to-Value
Ratio”:
For
purposes of the REMIC Provisions, the ratio that results when the Unpaid
Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan is divided by the fair market value
of the
Mortgaged Premises (or, in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is secured
by a
leasehold interest, the fair market value of the leasehold interest and
any
improvements thereon). For purposes of determining that ratio, the fair
market
value of the Mortgaged Premises (or leasehold interest, as the case may
be) must
be reduced by (i) the full amount of any lien on the Mortgaged Premises
(or
leasehold interest, as the case may be) that is senior to the Mortgage
Loan and
(ii) a pro rata portion of any lien that is in parity with the
Mortgage
Loan.
"London
Business Day":
A day on
which commercial banks in London are open for business (including dealings
in
foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits).
“Lost
Document
Affidavit”:
An
affidavit, in recordable form, in which the Seller of a Mortgage Loan
represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) immediately prior to the
transfer
of such Mortgage Loan under the related Sale Agreement, such Seller was
the
lawful owner of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller has not canceled, altered,
assigned or hypothecated the mortgage note or the related Mortgage, (ii)
the
missing document was not located after a thorough and diligent search
by the
Seller, (iii) in the event that the missing document ever comes into
the
Seller’s possession, custody or power, the Seller covenants immediately and
without further consideration to surrender such document to the respective
Custodian, and (iv) that it shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust,
its
successors, and assigns, against any loss, liability, or damage, including
reasonable attorney’s fees, resulting from the unavailability of any originals
of any such documents or of a complete chain of intervening endorsements,
as the
case
may
be.
“Master
Servicer”:
Shall
have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“Master
Servicer Account”:
An
Eligible Account established by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
3.01
hereof.
“Master
Servicer Event of Default”:
Those
events of default described in Section 8.04 hereof.
“Master
Servicer Fee Rate”:
Not
applicable.
“Master
Servicer Remittance Date”:
With
respect to each Distribution Date, shall be a date which occurs two Business
Days prior to such Distribution Date, unless the Securities Administrator
and
Master Servicer are the same person, and then the Distribution
Date.
“Master
Servicing Fee”:
Shall
have the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Modification
Loss”:
A
decrease in the total payments due from a Borrower as a result of a modification
of such Mortgage Loans following a default or reasonably expected default
thereon. If a Modification Loss results in a decrease in the Note Rate
of a
Mortgage Loan, such Modification Loss shall be treated as occurring on
each Due
Date to the extent of such decrease.
“Month
End Interest
Shortfall”:
For any
Distribution Date, the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall Amount
for the
Mortgage Loans, to the extent not paid out of the Servicer’s Servicing Fee
pursuant to the applicable Servicing Agreement.
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“Monthly
Advance”:
The
aggregate amount of the (i) advances made by a Servicer on any Servicer
Remittance Date in respect of delinquent Monthly Payments pursuant to
the
applicable Servicing Agreement and (ii) any advances made by the Master
Servicer
(or the Trustee, as successor Master Servicer, pursuant to Section 3.05
in the
event the Master Servicer fails to make such advances as required) in
respect of
any such delinquent Monthly Payment pursuant to Section 3.05.
“Monthly
Payment”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled monthly payment of principal
thereof
and interest thereon due in any month under the terms thereof.
“Mortgage
Loan”:
The
mortgage loans sold by the Depositor to the Trust as listed on the Mortgage
Loan
Schedule to the Trust Agreement. Unless the context indicates otherwise
the term
“Mortgage Loan” includes any REO Property held by the
Trust.
“Mortgage
Loan
Schedule”:
The
list of Mortgage Loans sold by the Depositor to the Trust, which Schedule
is
attached to the Trust Agreement and to the applicable Custody Agreement,
and
which shall set forth for each Mortgage Loan the following
information:
(a)
the
Originator’s loan number;
(b)
the
Borrower’s name;
(c)
the
original principal balance;
(d)
the
Scheduled Principal Balance as of the close of business on the Cut off
Date;
(e)
the
maturity date of the mortgage loan; and
(f)
the
mortgage loan interest rate;
together
with such additional information as may be reasonably requested by the
Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer.
“Mortgaged
Premises”:
The
real property securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Note.
“Mortgagor”:
Borrower.
“Net
Rate”:
Unless
otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement, with respect to each Mortgage
Loan,
the Note Rate of that Mortgage Loan less the Administrative Cost Rate
applicable
thereto.
“Non-U.S.
Person”:
A
foreign person within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-3(a)(1)
(i.e.,
a
person other than (i) a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii)
a
corporation or partnership that is organized under the laws of the United
States
or any jurisdiction thereof or therein, (iii) an estate that is subject
to
United States federal income tax regardless of the source of its income
or (iv)
a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary
supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United
States
Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the
trust)
who would be subject to United States income tax withholding pursuant
to Section
1441 or 1442 of the Code on income derived from the Residual
Certificates.
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“Non-U.S.
Person
Affidavit”:
An
affidavit substantially in the form of Exhibit
G-1
hereto.
“Note”:
A
manually executed written instrument evidencing the Borrower’s promise to repay
a stated sum of money, plus
interest, to the holder of the Note by a specific date according to a
schedule
of principal and interest payments.
“Note
Rate”:
The
rate of interest borne by each Note according to its terms.
“Opinion
of
Counsel”:
A
written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Depositor or a
Servicer,
acceptable to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer
and
the Servicer, as applicable. An Opinion of Counsel relating to tax matters
must
be an opinion of Independent counsel.
“Originator”:
Any
other originator contemplated by Item 1110 (§ 229.1110) of Regulation
AB.
“Paying
Agent”:
The
paying agent appointed pursuant to Section 5.08
hereof.
“Payoff”:
Any
payment or other recovery of principal on a Mortgage Loan equal to the
Unpaid
Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, received in advance of the last
scheduled Due Date, including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon,
which
is accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest
from the
Due Date interest was last paid by the Mortgagor to the date of such
prepayment.
“PCAOB”:
The
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
“Percentage
Interest”:
With
respect to any Certificate to which principal is assigned as of the Closing
Date, the portion of the Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed
as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the initial Certificate Balance
of such
Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate Certificate
Balance of
all of the Certificates of such Class as of the Closing Date. With respect
to
any Certificate to which a principal balance is not assigned as of the
Closing
Date, the portion of the Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed
as a
percentage, as stated on the face of such Certificate.
“Permitted
Investments”:
Permitted Investments shall 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,
the
Trustee or the Securities Administrator, or any of their respective affiliates)
with respect to any security described in clause (i) above, provided
that the
long-term or short-term unsecured debt obligations of the party agreeing
to
repurchase such obligations are at the time rated by each Rating Agency
in its
highest long-term unsecured debt rating categories;
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(iii)
certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances of any bank or
trust company (including the Trustee or the Securities Administrator
or an
affiliate of either) 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 at
the date
of acquisition thereof have been rated by each Rating Agency in one of
its two
highest long-term unsecured debt rating categories;
(iv)
commercial paper (having original maturities of not more than 270 days)
of any
corporation (including an affiliate of the Trustee or the Securities
Administrator) 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 short-term unsecured debt rating available (i.e.,
“P-1”
by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc., “A-1+” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings
Services and “F1+” by Fitch, if rated by such rating agency);
(v)
money
market funds administered by the Trustee or the Securities Administrator
or any
of their respective affiliates provided that such money market funds
are rated
by each Rating Agency (i) in its highest short-term unsecured debt rating
category available (i.e., “P-1” by Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. “A-1+” by
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services and “F-1+” by Fitch, Inc.) or (ii) in one
of its two highest long-term unsecured debt rating categories; and
(vi)
any
other demand, money market or time deposit or obligation, or interest-bearing
or
other security or investment as would not affect the then current rating
of the
Certificates by any Rating Agency (which shall include money market funds
rated
in the highest long-term rating category with portfolios consisting solely
of
obligations in clauses (i) through (iv) above);
provided,
however,
that no
investment described above shall constitute a Permitted Investment (A)
if such
investment evidences either the right to receive (i) only interest with
respect
to the obligations underlying such instrument or (ii) both principal
and
interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument
if 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 or (B) if such investment is not a “permitted investment”
for purposes of the REMIC Provisions; and provided
further,
that no
investment described above shall constitute a Permitted Investment unless
such
investment matures no later than the Business Day immediately preceding
the
Distribution Date or the Master Servicer Remittance Date, as applicable,
on
which the funds invested therein are required to be distributed (or,
in the case
of an investment that is an obligation of the institution in which the
account
is maintained, no later than such Distribution
Date).
Neither the Securities Administrator nor the Master Servicer shall sell
or
permit the sale of any Permitted Investment unless they shall have determined
that such a sale would not result in a prohibited transaction in which
a gain
would be realized under the REMIC Provisions.
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“Person”:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture,
association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof),
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political
subdivision
thereof.
“Plan”:
Any
employee benefit plan or retirement arrangement, including individual
retirement
accounts, educational savings accounts and annuities, Xxxxx plans and
collective
investment funds in which such plans, accounts, annuities or arrangements
are
invested, that are described in or subject to the Plan Asset Regulations,
ERISA
or corresponding provisions of the
Code.
“Plan
Asset Regulations”:
The
Department of Labor regulations set forth in 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as amended
from time to
time.
“Plan
Investor”:
Any
Plan, any Person acting on behalf of a Plan or any Person using the assets
of
a
Plan.
“Prepayment
Period”:
Unless
otherwise specified in the Trust Agreement, with respect to each Distribution
Date, the calendar month preceding the month in which such Distribution
Date
occurs.
“Prepayment
Interest Shortfall”:
With
respect to any Distribution Date and any Principal Prepayment Amount,
the
difference between (i) one full month’s interest at the applicable Note Rate
(after giving effect to any applicable Relief Act Reduction), as reduced
by the
applicable Servicing Fee Rate, on the outstanding principal balance of
such
Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such prepayment and (ii) the amount
of
interest actually received with respect to such Mortgage Loan in connection
with
such Principal Prepayment Amount.
“Prime
Rate”:
With
respect to any Distribution Date, the rate published as the “Prime Rate” in the
“Money Rates” section or other comparable section of The
Wall Street Journal
on such
date. In the event The
Wall Street Journal
publishes a prime rate range, the average of that range, as determined
by the
Securities Administrator, shall be the Prime Rate. In the event The
Wall Street Journal
no
longer publishes a “Prime Rate” entry, the Securities Administrator shall
designate a new methodology for determining the Prime Rate based on comparable
data.
“Principal
Prepayment
Amount”:
As
defined in the Trust Agreement.
“Private
Residual
Certificate”:
Any
Class of Certificates designated as such in the Trust Agreement.
“Private
Certificate”:
Any
Class of Certificates designated as such in the Trust Agreement.
“Purchase
Price”:
With
respect to a Mortgage Loan purchased from the Trust, an amount equal
to the
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan, plus
accrued
and unpaid interest thereon at the Note Rate to the last day of the month
in
which the purchase occurs, plus
the
amount of any costs and damages incurred by the Trust as a result of
any
violation of any applicable federal, state, or local predatory or abusive
lending law arising from or in connection with the origination of such
Mortgage
Loan, and less
any
amounts received in respect of such Mortgage Loan and being held in the
Collection
Account.
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“Purchaser”:
The
Person that purchases a Mortgage Loan from the Trust pursuant to Section
2.03
hereof.
“QIB
Certificate”:
As
defined in Section 5.5(a), a Rule 144A Agreement or a certificate substantially
to the same
effect.
“Qualification
Defect”:
With
respect to a Mortgage Loan, (a) a defective document in the Trustee Mortgage
Loan File, (b) the absence of a document in the Trustee Mortgage Loan
File, or
(c) the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant with respect
to the
Mortgage Loan made by the applicable Seller or Servicer or the Depositor
but
only if the affected Mortgage Loan would cease to qualify as a “qualified
mortgage” for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. With respect to a REMIC Regular
Interest or a mortgage certificate described in Section 860G(a)(3) of
the Code,
the failure to qualify as a “qualified mortgage” for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions.
“Qualified
Institutional Buyer”:
Any
“qualified institutional buyer” as defined in clause (a)(1) of Rule
144A.
“Rating
Agency”:
Any
nationally recognized statistical rating agency, or its successor, that
on the
Closing Date rated one or more Classes of the Certificates at the request
of the
Depositor and identified in the Trust Agreement. If such agency or a
successor
is no longer in existence, the “Rating Agency” shall be such nationally
recognized statistical rating agency, or other comparable Person, designated
by
the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Securities
Administrator. References herein to any long-term rating category of
a Rating
Agency shall mean such rating category without regard to any plus or
minus or
numerical designation.
“Realized
Loss”:
A
Liquidation Loss, a Modification Loss or a Bankruptcy Loss, in each case,
to the
extent not covered by Insurance Proceeds.
“Record
Date”:
Shall
have the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Regular
Interest”:
An
interest in a REMIC that is designated in the Trust Agreement as a “regular
interest” under the REMIC Provisions.
“Regular
Certificate”:
Any
Certificate other than a Residual Certificate and that represents a Regular
Interest in a REMIC or a combination of Regular Interests in a
REMIC.
"Reference
Banks":
Four
major banks in the London interbank market selected by the Securities
Administrator.
“Regulation
AB”:
Subpart
229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R.
§§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject
to
such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission
in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release
No.
33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of
the
Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from
time to
time.
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“Regulation
S”:
Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor provision
thereto, in each case as the same may be amended from time to time; and
all
references to any rule, section or subsection of, or definition or term
contained in, Regulation S means such rule, section, subsection, definition
or
term, as the case may be, or any successor thereto, in each case as the
same may
be amended from time to time.
“Regulation
S Global Security”:
The
meaning specified in Section 5.05(b).
“Relevant
Servicing Criteria”:
The
Servicing Criteria applicable to each party, as set forth on Exhibit
J attached
hereto. Multiple parties can have responsibility for the same Relevant
Servicing
Criteria. With respect to a Servicing Function Participant engaged by
the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator or each Servicer, the term “Relevant
Servicing Criteria” may refer to a portion of the Relevant Servicing Criteria
applicable to such parties.
“REMIC”:
With
respect to each Trust, each real estate mortgage investment conduit,
within the
meaning of the REMIC Provisions, for such
Trust.
“REMIC
Provisions”:
Provisions of the Code relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits,
which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, related Code
provisions,
and regulations, announcements and rulings thereunder, as the foregoing
may be
in effect from time to
time.
“Remittance
Report”:
The
report (either a data file or hard copy) that is prepared by each Servicer
for
the Master Servicer which contains the information specified in Schedule
III
hereto.
“REO
Disposition”:
The
receipt by the applicable Servicer of Insurance Proceeds and other payments
and
recoveries (including Liquidation Proceeds) which the Servicer recovers
from the
sale or other disposition of an REO Property.
“REO
Property”:
Mortgaged Premises acquired by the Trust in foreclosure or similar
actions.
“Reportable
Event”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
“Reporting
Servicer”:
As
defined in Section 3.02.
“Request
for
Release”:
A
request signed by an Officer of any Servicer, requesting that the Trustee
(or
applicable Custodian) release the Trustee Mortgage Loan File to such
Servicer
for the purpose set forth in such release, in accordance with the terms
of the
Servicing Agreement and these Standard
Terms.
“Reserve
Fund”:
Unless
otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement, any fund in the Trust Estate
other
than (a) the Certificate Account, Distribution Account, the Master Servicer
Account and Termination Account and (b) any other fund that is expressly
excluded from a
REMIC.
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“Residual
Certificate”:
The
Class RC and Class R Certificates designated as such in the Trust
Agreement.
“Residual
Interest”:
An
interest in a REMIC that is designated as a “residual interest” under the REMIC
Provisions.
“Residual
Transferee
Agreement”:
An
agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
F
hereto.
“Responsible
Officer”:
When
used with respect to the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, any
senior
vice president, any vice president, any assistant vice president, any
assistant
treasurer, any trust officer, any assistant secretary in the Corporate
Trust
Office of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator, as the case may
be, or
any other officer of the Trustee or the Securities Administrator customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at
the time
shall be such officers and having direct responsibility for the administration
of this Agreement, and also to whom with respect to a particular corporate
trust
matter such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and
familiarity with the particular subject; provided,
however,
when
used with respect to the Master Servicer, any senior vice president,
any
assistant vice president, any trust officer, or any other officer of
the Master
Servicer customarily performing functions similar to those performed
by any such
named officer and having direct responsibility for the master servicing
of the
Mortgage Loans under this Trust Agreement. With respect to any other
Person, the
chairman of the board, the president, a vice president (however designated),
the
treasurer or controller.
“Rule
144A”:
Rule
144A promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Act, as the same
may be
amended from time to
time.
“Rule
144A
Agreement”:
An
agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
C
hereto.
“Rule
144A Certificates”:
Any
Class of Certificates designated as such in the Trust Agreement.
“Sale
Agreement”:
The
Sale
and Servicing Agreement or Sale and Servicing Agreements, as defined
in the
Trust Agreement.
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act”:
The
Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder (including any interpretations thereof by the
Commission’s staff).
“Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Certification”:
A
written certification covering the activities of all Servicing Function
Participants that complies with (i) the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, as amended
from time
to time, and (ii) Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d), as in effect
from
time to time; provided
that
if,
after the Closing Date (a) the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act is amended, (b) the
Rules
referred to in clause (ii) are modified or superseded by any subsequent
statement, rule or regulation of the Commission or any statement of a
division
thereof, or (c) any future releases, rules and regulations are published
by the
Commission from time to time pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, which
in any
such case affects the form or substance of the required certification
and
results in the required certification being, in the reasonable judgment
of the
Master Servicer, materially more onerous than the form of the required
certification as of the Closing Date, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification
shall be
as agreed to by the Master Servicer and the Depositor following a negotiation
in
good faith to determine how to comply with any such new
requirements.
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“Scheduled
Principal
Balance”:
For any
Mortgage Loan as of any Due Date subsequent to the Cut-off Date up to
and
including the date on which such Mortgage Loan is finally liquidated
or
repurchased from the Trustee, the scheduled principal balance thereof
as of the
Cut-off Date, increased by the amount of negative amortization, if any,
with
respect thereto, and reduced by (i) the principal portion of all Monthly
Payments due on or before such Due Date, whether or not paid by the Borrower
or
advanced by a Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or
an
Insurer, net of any portion thereof that represents principal due on
a Due Date
occurring on or before the date on which such proceeds were received,
(ii) the
principal portion of all Prepayments, including Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds, and Payoffs received on
or before
the last day of the Prepayment Period preceding such date of determination,
and
(iii) without duplication, the amount of any Realized Loss that has occurred
with respect to such Mortgage
Loan.
“Securities
Account”:
As set
forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Securities
Act”:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities
Administrator”:
As set
forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Securities
Intermediary”:
As set
forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Seller”:
The
Loan Seller or Loan Sellers identified in the Trust Agreement.
“Senior
Collateral Group Percentage”:
The
percentage, if any, calculated as set forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Senior
Prepayment Percentage”:
The
percentage, if any, calculated as set forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Series”:
A group
of Certificates issued by a separate
Trust.
“Servicemembers
Shortfall”:
Interest losses on a Mortgage Loan resulting from application of the
Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act, as amended.
“Servicer”:
The
Servicer or Servicers identified in the Servicing Agreement
or Agreements.
“Service(s)(ing)”
With
respect to Regulation AB, the act of servicing and administering the
Mortgage
Loans or any other assets of the Trust by an entity that meets the definition
of
“servicer” set forth in Item 1101 of Regulation AB and is subject to the
disclosure requirements set forth in 1108 of Regulation AB. Any uncapitalized
occurrence of this term shall have the meaning commonly understood by
participants in the residential mortgage-backed securitization
market.
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“Servicer
Compensation”:
The
Servicing Fee and any additional compensation as specified in the Servicing
Agreement or Agreements.
“Servicer
Event of Default”:
With
respect to each Servicer, shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable
Servicing Agreement.
“Servicer
Mortgage
Loan File”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File, as that term
is
defined in the related Servicing Agreement.
“Servicer
Remittance Date”:
Shall
mean the 18th
day of
each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding
Business Day, or such other day as set forth in the related Sale and
Servicing
Agreement.
“Servicing
Advance”:
Amounts
advanced by the applicable Servicer as necessary to preserve the Trust’s
interest in the Mortgaged Premises or the Mortgage Loans.
“Servicing
Agreement”:
The
Sale and Servicing Agreement or Sale and Servicing Agreements, as defined
in the
Trust Agreement.
“Servicing
Criteria”:
The
criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as
such may
be amended from time to time.
“Servicing
Fee”:
Unless
otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement, in any month, an amount equal
to
one-twelfth of the Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the aggregate Scheduled
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Due Date preceding
a
Distribution Date without taking into account any payment of principal
due or
made on such Due
Date.
“Servicing
Fee Rate”:
The
rate or rates specified as such in the applicable Servicing
Agreement.
“Servicing
Function Participant”:
Any
Subservicer, Subcontractor or any other Person, other than each Servicer,
the
Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator, that is participating
in the
“servicing function” within the meaning of Regulation AB, unless such Person’s
activities relate only to 5% or less of the Mortgage Loans.
“Shortfall”:
Month
End Interest Shortfall and Servicemembers’ Shortfall.
“Special
Tax
Consent”:
The
written consent of the Holder of a Residual Certificate to any tax (or
risk
thereof) arising out of a proposed transaction or activity that may be
imposed
upon such Holder or that may affect adversely the value of such Holder’s
Residual Certificate.
“Special
Tax
Opinion”:
An
Opinion of Counsel that a proposed transaction or activity will not (a)
affect
adversely the status of any REMIC as a REMIC or of the Regular Interests
as the
“regular interests” therein under the REMIC Provisions, (b) affect the payment
of interest or principal on the Regular Interests, or (c) result in the
encumbrance of the Mortgage Loans by a tax
lien.
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“Standard
Terms”:
These
Standard Terms, as amended or supplemented, incorporated by reference
in a Trust
Agreement.
“Subcontractor”:
Any
vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not responsible for the
overall
servicing (as “servicing” is commonly understood by participants in the
mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one
or more
discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect
to
Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of a Servicer or related
Subservicer.
“Subservicer”:
Any
Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of a Servicer or any Subservicer
and is responsible for the performance (whether directly or through Subservicers
or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of the material servicing
functions
require to be performed by a Servicer under the applicable Servicing
Agreement
that are identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.
“Supplemental
Trust Agreement”:
Any
Supplemental Trust Agreement by and between the Trustee, the Master Servicer
and
the Securities Administrator.
“Tax
Matters
Person”:
The
Securities Administrator which will act as tax matters person (within
the
meaning of the REMIC Provisions) of a
REMIC.
“Terminating
Purchase”:
The
purchase of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property owned by a Trust
pursuant
to Section 10.02
hereof.
“Termination
Account”:
An
escrow account maintained by the Securities Administrator into which
any Trust
funds not distributed on the Distribution Date on which the earlier of
(a) a
Terminating Purchase or (b) the final payment or other Liquidation of
the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust or the disposition of the last REO
Property
remaining in the Trust is made are deposited. The Termination Account
shall be
an Eligible Account.
“Termination
Price”:
An
amount
equal to the greater of (a) the sum of (i) 100% of the aggregate outstanding
principal balance of each Mortgage Loan (other than Liquidated Mortgage
Loans)
remaining in the Trust on the day of such purchase, plus accrued interest
thereon at the Note Rate and the amount of any outstanding Servicing
Advances on
such Mortgage Loans to the Due Date in the month in which the Termination
Price
is distributed to Certificateholders, less Bankruptcy Losses that would
otherwise have been allocated to the Certificates and (ii) the lesser
of (A) the
Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan for each REO Property
or other
property remaining in the Trust, plus accrued interest thereon at the
Note Rate
(less the related Servicing Fee Rate) to the Due Date in the month in
which the
Termination Price is distributed to Certificateholders, and (B) the sum
of the
aggregate fair market value of any such REO Property and all other property
of
the Trust, and (b) the aggregate fair market value of all of the Mortgage
Loans
remaining in the Trust on the date of such purchase, plus all REO Property
and
any other property remaining in the Trust on the date of such purchase.
The
respective amounts under clause (a)(ii)(B) and clause (b) above shall
be
determined by the Securities Administrator in consultation with the Initial
Purchaser (or, if the Initial Purchaser is unwilling or unable to serve
in that
capacity, a financial advisor selected by the Securities Administrator
in a
commercially reasonable manner, whose fees will be an expense of the
Depositor
(or other party causing the Termination Purchase)), based upon the mean
of bids
from at least three recognized broker/dealers that deal in similar assets)
as of
the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the date upon
which
notice of any such termination is furnished to Certificateholders pursuant
to
Section 9.03; provided,
however,
that in
determining such aggregate fair market value, the Securities Administrator
shall
be entitled to conclusively rely on such bids or the opinion of a nationally
recognized investment banker (the fees of which shall be an expense of
the
Trust). The fair market value of the REO Property and other property
of the
Trust shall be based upon the inclusion of (i) accrued interest to the
last day
of the month in which the Termination Price is distributed to the
Certificateholders, at the applicable Note Rate (less the related Servicing
Fee
Rate) on the Scheduled Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan related
to an REO
Property and (ii) the amount of any costs and damages incurred by the
Trust as a
result of any violation of any applicable federal, state, or local predatory
or
abusive lending law arising from or in connection with the origination
of any
Mortgage Loans remaining in the Trust.
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“Transferee
Agreement”:
An
agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit
D
hereto.
“Trust”:
The
trust formed pursuant to the Trust
Agreement.
“Trust
Agreement” or
this“Agreement”:
The
Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007, among
the
Depositor, the Custodians, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator
and
the Trustee relating to the issuance of Certificates, and into which
these
Standard Terms are incorporated by reference.
“Trust
Estate”:
The
segregated pool of assets sold and assigned to the Trustee for the benefit
of
the Certificateholders by the Depositor pursuant to the conveyance clause
of the
Trust Agreement.
“Trust
Receipt”:
A
certification as to the completeness of each Trustee Mortgage Loan File
substantially in the form of Exhibit
A
hereto
provided by a Custodian pursuant to Section 2.02
hereof.
“Trustee”:
The
bank or trust company identified as the Trustee in the Trust Agreement,
and its
successors and assigns.
“Trustee
Advance”:
Not
applicable.
“Trustee
Fee”:
Not
applicable.
“Trustee
Fee Rate”:
Not
applicable.
“Trustee
Mortgage
Loan File”:
With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, unless otherwise provided in the Trust
Agreement,
collectively, the following documents, together with any other Mortgage
Loan
documents held by the Trustee or the related Custodian with respect to
such
Mortgage Loan:
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(a)
The
original executed mortgage note endorsed, “Pay to the order of ________________
or in the name of the Trustee, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
as trustee
under a Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as of January 1,
2007,
without recourse”, and signed in the name of the Seller (or an affiliate of such
Seller, if applicable) by an officer of such Seller (or an affiliate
of such
Seller, if applicable), or a Lost Document Affidavit with a copy of the
original
mortgage note attached; provided that unless otherwise provided in the
related
Sale and Servicing Agreement or if the mortgage note has been left blank,
the
words “Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee under a Master Servicing
and Trust Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007” shall be inserted into the
blank; and provided that the mortgage note shall include all intervening
original endorsements showing a complete chain of title from the originator
to
such Seller (or an affiliate of such Seller, if applicable);
(b)
The
original executed Mortgage, or a certified copy thereof, in either case
with
evidence of recording noted thereon;
(c)
Except for Mortgage Loans registered on MERS, the original assignment
of each
Mortgage from the related Seller (or its affiliate, if applicable) delivered
in
blank in recordable form;
(d)
The
original or copy of a policy of title insurance, a certificate of title,
or
attorney’s opinion of title (accompanied by an abstract of title), as the case
may be, with respect to each Mortgage Loan;
(e)
Except for Mortgage Loans originated through MERS, originals of any intervening
assignments of the mortgage necessary to show a complete chain of title
from the
original mortgagee to the Seller, or certified copies thereof, in either
case
with evidence of recording noted thereon; provided, that such intervening
assignments may be in the form of blanket assignments, a copy of which,
with
evidence of recording noted thereon, shall be acceptable;
(f)
Originals of all modification agreements, or certified copies thereof,
in either
case with evidence of recording noted thereon if recordation is required
to
maintain the lien of the mortgage or is otherwise required, or, if recordation
is not so required, an original or copy of any such modification
agreement;
(g)
To
the extent applicable, an original power of attorney, or a certified
copy
thereof, in either case with evidence of recordation thereon if necessary
to
maintain the lien on the Mortgage or if the document to which such power
of
attorney relates is required to be recorded, or, if recordation is not
so
required, an original or copy of such power of attorney; and
(h)
An
original or copy of any surety agreement or guaranty agreement.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, with respect to any power of attorney, mortgage, assignment,
intervening assignment, assumption agreement, modification agreement
or deed of
sale for which a certified copy is delivered in accordance with the foregoing,
the copy must be certified as true and complete by the appropriate public
recording office, or, if the original has been submitted for recording
but has
not yet been returned from the applicable recording office, an officer
of the
Seller (or a predecessor owner, a title company, closing/settlement/escrow
agent
or company or closing attorney) must certify the copy as a true copy
of the
original submitted for recordation. Copies of blanket intervening assignments,
however, need not be certified.
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“UCC”:
The
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the jurisdiction that governs
the
interpretation of the substantive provisions of the Trust Agreement,
as such Uniform Commercial Code may be amended from time to time.
“Underlying
MBS”:
As set
forth in the Trust Agreement.
“Unpaid
Principal
Balance”:
With
respect to any Mortgage Loan, the outstanding principal balance payable
by the
related Borrower under the terms of the
Note.
“U.S.
Bank”:
U.S.
Bank National Association and its successors.
“U.S.
Person”:
A
Person other than a Non-U.S.
Person.
“Voting
Rights”:
The
portion of the voting rights of all of the Certificates which is allocated
to
any Certificate. Unless otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement, (a)
if any
Class of Certificates does not have a Certificate Balance or has an initial
Certificate Balance that is less than or equal to 1% of the aggregate
Certificate Balance of all of the Certificates, then 1% of Voting Rights
shall
be allocated to each Class of such Certificates having no Certificate
Balance or
a Certificate Balance equal to or less than 1% of the aggregate Certificate
Balance of all Certificates; provided,
however,
that
each class of Residual Interest Certificateholders in a multiple REMIC
Series
shall be treated as a separate Class of Certificateholders, and the balance
of
Voting Rights shall be allocated among the remaining Classes of Certificates
in
proportion to their respective Certificate Balances following the most
recent
Distribution Date, and (b) if no Class of Certificates has an initial
Certificate Balance less than 1% of the aggregate Certificate Balance,
then all
of the Voting Rights shall be allocated among all the Classes of Certificates
in
proportion to their respective Certificate Balances following the most
recent
Distribution Date. Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificates
shall
be allocated in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests of
the Holders
thereof.
“Xxxxx
Fargo Bank”:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A., and its successors.
“Withholding
Agent”:
The
Securities
Administrator or
its
designated Paying Agent or other person who is liable to withhold federal
income
tax from a distribution on a Residual Certificate under Sections 1441
and 1442
of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder.
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ARTICLE
II
MORTGAGE
LOAN FILES
Section
2.01 Mortgage
Loan Files.
Pursuant
to the Trust Agreement, the Depositor has sold to the Trustee, for the
benefit
of the Certificateholders, without recourse all the right, title and
interest of
the Depositor in and to the Mortgage Loans, any and all rights, privileges
and
benefits accruing to the Depositor under each Assignment Agreement, each
Sale
Agreement, and each Servicing Agreement with respect to the Mortgage
Loans,
including the rights and remedies with respect to the enforcement of
any and all
representations, warranties and covenants under such agreements and all
other
agreements and assets included or to be included in the Trust for the
benefit of
the Certificateholders as set forth in the conveyance clause of the Trust
Agreement. Such assignment includes all of the Depositor’s rights to Monthly
Payments on the Mortgage Loans due after the Cut-off Date, and all other
payments of principal (and interest) made on or after the Cut-off Date
that are
reflected in the initial aggregate Certificate Balance for a Trust.
In
connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor shall deliver,
or
has caused to be delivered, to the Trustee or the related Custodian on
or before
the Closing Date, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Trustee Mortgage
Loan
File that was delivered to such Custodian by the Servicer. If any Mortgage
or an
assignment of a Mortgage to the Trustee or any prior assignment is in
the
process of being recorded on the Closing Date, the Depositor shall cause
each
such original recorded document or certified copy thereof, to be delivered
to
the Trustee or the related Custodian promptly following its recordation
and
return to the Depositor.
The
Depositor hereby directs the Trustee and the Securities Administrator,
not in
their individual capacities but solely in such capacities, to enter into
the
Supplemental Trust Agreement, and (solely in the case of the Trustee)
each of
the Step 2 Assignment Agreements, to make any representations and warranties
of
such party set forth therein and to perform their respective obligations
thereunder.
Section
2.02 Acceptance
by the Trustee.
(a)
By
its execution of the Trust Agreement, the Trustee acknowledges and declares
that
it or the applicable Custodian holds and will hold or has agreed to hold
(in
each case through the applicable Custodian) all documents delivered to
it or any
such Custodian from time to time with respect to a Mortgage Loan and
all assets
included in the definition of “Trust Estate” in the Trust Agreement in trust for
the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders.
The
Trustee represents and warrants that (i) it acquired the Mortgage Loans
on
behalf of the Trust from the Depositor in good faith, for value, and
without
actual notice or actual knowledge of any adverse claim, lien, charge,
encumbrance or security interest (including, without limitation, federal
tax
liens or liens arising under ERISA) (it being understood that the Trustee
has
not undertaken searches (lien records or otherwise) of any public records),
(ii)
except as permitted in the Trust Agreement, it has not and will not,
in any
capacity, assert any claim or interest in the Mortgage Loans and will
hold (or
its agent will hold) such Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof in
trust
pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, and (iii) it has not encumbered
or
transferred its right, title or interest in the Mortgage Loans.
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(b)
The
applicable Custodian has reviewed, for the benefit of the Certificateholders
and
the parties hereto, each Trustee Mortgage Loan File and has delivered
to the
Trustee (with a copy to the Depositor) on the Closing Date a Trust Receipt,
in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Trust
Receipt”)
with
respect to each Mortgage Loan to the effect that, except as specifically
noted
on a schedule of exceptions thereto (the “Exceptions
List”):
(i)
all
documents required to be delivered to it pursuant to clause (a) through
(e) and
(g) of the definition of Trustee Mortgage Loan File are in the Trustee’s or
applicable Custodian’s possession,
provided
that,
(A)
such
Custodian shall have no obligation to verify the receipt of any such
documents
the existence of which was not made known to such Custodian by the Trustee
Mortgage Loan File, and
(B)
such
Custodian shall have no obligation to determine whether recordation of
any such
modification is necessary;
(ii)
all
documents have been examined by such Custodian and appear regular on
their face
and to relate to the Mortgage Loans;
(iii)
based only on such Custodian’s examination of the foregoing documents, the
information set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule representing each
Mortgage
Loan accurately reflects the Originator loan number, the borrower’s name, the
original principal balance, the maturity date of the mortgage loan and
the
mortgage loan interest rate; and
(iv)
that
each mortgage note has been endorsed and each assignment of mortgage
has been
assigned as described in the definition of Trustee Mortgage Loan File,
provided
that
such Custodian shall have no obligation to confirm that the assignments
are in
recordable form.
In
making
the verification required by this Section 2.02(b), the applicable Custodian
has
conclusively relied on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto, and
such
Custodian shall have no obligation to independently verify the correctness
of
such Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(c)
It is
understood that before delivering the Trust Receipt, the applicable Custodian,
on behalf of the Trustee, has examined the Mortgage Loan Documents to
confirm
the following (and shall report any exceptions to these confirmations
in the
Exceptions Report attached to the Trust Receipt):
(i)
each
mortgage note, mortgage, guaranty and deed of sale bears a signature
or
signatures that appear on their face to be original and that purport
to be that
of the Person or Persons named as the maker and mortgagor/trustor or,
if
photocopies are permitted, that such copies bear a reproduction of such
signature or signatures;
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(ii)
the
mortgage and the assignment include the endorsement required pursuant
to clause
(a) of the definition of Trustee Mortgage Loan File;
(iii)
the
original principal amount of the indebtedness secured by the mortgage
is
identical to the original principal amount of the mortgage note;
(iv)
the
interest rate shown on the Mortgage Loan Schedule is identical to the
interest
rate shown on the mortgage note;
(v)
the
assignment of the mortgage from the related Seller (or its affiliate,
if
applicable) to the Trustee is in the form required pursuant to clause
(c) of the
definition of Trustee Mortgage Loan File, and bears the signature of
the related
Seller (or its affiliate, if applicable) that appears to be an original
or, if
photocopies are permitted, such copies bear a reproduction of such signature
or
signatures; and
(vi)
if
intervening assignments are included in the Trustee Mortgage Loan File,
each
such intervening assignment bears the signature of the mortgagee and/or
the
Purchaser (and any subsequent assignors) that appears to be an original
or, if
photocopies are permitted, that such copies bear a reproduction of such
signature or signatures.
(d)
On or
before December 29, 2007, each Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee
(or any
assignee of the Trustee) a Final Certification in the form of Exhibit
B
evidencing the completeness of such Trustee Mortgage Loan File for each
related
Mortgage Loan (provided,
however,
that
such Custodian shall not be required nor does it intend to re-examine
the
contents of the Trustee Mortgage Loan File for any of the Mortgage Loans
in
connection with entering into this Agreement). An updated exceptions
report for
the Mortgage Loans is attached to such Custodian’s Final Certification to be
delivered under this Section 2.02.
(e)
Upon
the written request of a Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee, no later
than
the fifth Business Day of each month, commencing in January 2007, each
Custodian
shall deliver to each related Servicer (or such other party responsible
for
recordation of any mortgages and/or assignments as specified in the related
Sale
and Servicing Agreement), GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as depositor,
and the
Trustee in hard copy format (and if requested, in electronic format),
the
exceptions list required by this Section 2.02, updated to remove exceptions
cured since the date on which the applicable Custodial Receipt was issued.
In
addition, such monthly reports shall list any document with respect to
which the
applicable Seller delivered a copy certifying that the original had been
sent
for recording, until such time as the applicable Seller delivers to the
applicable Custodian the original of such document or a copy thereof
certified
by the appropriate public recording office. The data collection schedule
attached to the applicable Trust Receipt shall not be included unless
specifically requested in advance by such Servicer, the Depositor or
the
Trustee; provided,
that in
no event shall the WFB Custodian be required to furnish a data collection
schedule. No Custodian shall be under a duty to review, inspect or examine
such
documents to determine that any of them are genuine, recordable, enforceable
or
appropriate for their prescribed purpose. During the term of this Agreement,
in
the event a Custodian discovers any nonconformity with the review set
forth in
this Section 2.02 with respect to such Trustee Mortgage Loan Files, such
Custodian shall give written notice of such defect to such Servicer,
the
Depositor and the Trustee.
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(f)
In
lieu of the Trustee taking possession of the Trustee Mortgage Loan Files
and
reviewing such files itself, one or more Custodians shall hold the Trustee
Mortgage Loan Files on its behalf pursuant to the Custodial Agreements
and
review them as provided in this Section 2.02. The Depositor shall, upon
notice
of the appointment of a Custodian, deliver or cause to be delivered all
documents to such Custodian that would otherwise be deliverable to the
Trustee.
In such event, each such Custodian shall provide to the Trustee, within
the
specified times, the Trust Receipt and the Final Certifications with
respect to
those Mortgage Loans held and reviewed by such Custodian and may deliver
(or
cause such Custodian to deliver) such Certifications and electronically
deliver
Reports to the Depositor in satisfaction of the Trustee’s obligation to prepare
such Certifications and Reports (it being understood that absent actual
knowledge that the information in any such Certification or Report is
inaccurate
or incomplete, the Trustee may conclusively rely thereon). The Trustee
shall
notify the applicable Custodian of any notices delivered to the Trustee
with
respect to those Trustee Mortgage Loan Files.
Section
2.03 Purchase
of Mortgage Loans by a Servicer, a Seller, GSMC or the
Depositor.
(a)
Servicer
Breach.
In
addition to taking any action required pursuant to Section 7.01 hereof,
upon
discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee of any breach by any Servicer of any
representation, warranty or covenant under the related Servicing Agreement,
which breach materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage
Loan or
the interest of the Trust therein (it being understood that any such
breach
shall be deemed to have materially and adversely affected the value of
the
related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Trust therein if the Trust
incurs
or may incur a loss as a result of such breach), the party discovering
such
breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other party. Upon
discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of such breach or receipt
of
notice thereof, the Trustee shall promptly request that such Servicer
of such
Mortgage Loan cure such breach, and if such Servicer does not cure such
breach
in all material respects by the end of the cure period set forth in the
related
Servicing Agreement, shall enforce such Servicer’s obligation under such
Servicing Agreement to purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Trustee.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if such breach results in or
is a
Qualification Defect, such cure, purchase or substitution must take place
within
75 days of the Defect Discovery Date.
(b)
Sellers’
Breach.
Upon
discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee or notice to the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee of any defective or missing document (as
described
in the related Sale Agreement) in a Trustee Mortgage Loan File, or of
any breach
by any Seller of any representation, warranty or covenant under the related
Sale
Agreement, which defect or breach materially and adversely affects the
value of
any Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Trust therein (it being understood
that
any such defect or breach shall be deemed to have materially and adversely
affected the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the
Trust
therein if the Trust incurs a loss as a result of such defect or breach),the
parties discovering or receiving notice of such defect or breach shall
notify
the Trustee. Upon discovering or receipt of notice of such breach, the
Trustee
shall promptly request that such Seller cure such breach and, if such
Seller
does not cure such defect or breach in all material respects by the end
of the
cure period specified in such Sale Agreement and any extension of the
cure
period granted as permitted by such Sale Agreement, shall enforce such
Seller’s
obligation under such Sale Agreement to purchase such Mortgage Loan from
the
Trustee.
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In
the
event any Servicer has breached a representation or warranty under the
related
Servicing Agreement that is substantially identical to a representation
or
warranty breached by a Seller, the Trustee shall first proceed against
such
Servicer. If such Servicer does not within 60 days (or such other period
provided in the related Servicing Agreement) after notification of the
breach,
either take steps to cure such breach (which may be evidenced by a certificate
asking for an extension of time in which to effectuate a cure) or complete
the
purchase of the Mortgage Loan, then (i) the Trustee, shall enforce the
obligations of the Seller under the related Sale Agreement to cure such
breach
or to purchase the Mortgage Loan from the Trust, and (ii) such Seller
shall
succeed to the rights of the Trustee to enforce the obligations of the
Servicer
to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan under the Servicing
Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, if any breach of a representation or warranty
by the
Servicer or of a Seller is a Qualification Defect, a cure or purchase
must take
place within 75 days of the Defect Discovery Date.
(c)
GSMC
Breach.
Upon
its discovery or notice to it of any breach by GSMC of any representation,
warranty or covenant under any Assignment Agreement which materially
and
adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest of the
Trust
therein (it being understood that any such defect or breach shall be
deemed to
have materially and adversely affected the value of the related Mortgage
Loan or
the interest of the Trust therein if the Trust incurs a loss as a result
of such
defect or breach), the Securities Administrator, shall promptly request
that
GSMC cure such breach and, if GSMC does not cure such breach in all material
respects within 90 days from the date on which it is notified of the
breach,
shall enforce GSMC’s obligation under such Assignment Agreement to purchase such
Mortgage Loan from the Trustee.
(d)
Depositor
Breach.
Within
90 days of the earlier of its discovery or receipt of notice by the Depositor
of
the breach of any of its representations or warranties set forth in Section
2.04
hereof with respect to any Mortgage Loan, which breach materially and
adversely
affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interest of the
Trust
therein (it being understood that any such defect or breach shall be
deemed to
have materially and adversely affected the value of the related Mortgage
Loan or
the interest of the Trust therein if the Trust incurs a loss as a result
of such
defect or breach), the Depositor shall (i) cure such breach in all material
respects, or (ii) purchase the Mortgage Loan from the Trustee.
In
the
event the Depositor has breached a representation or warranty under Section
2.04
hereof that is substantially identical to a representation or warranty
breached
by a Servicer or Seller, the Trustee shall first proceed against the
applicable
Servicer or Seller, as appropriate. If such Servicer or Seller, as appropriate,
does not within the cure period set forth in the related Sale Agreement
or
Servicing Agreement, as applicable, either take steps to cure such breach
(which
may be evidenced by a certificate asking for an extension of time in
which to
effectuate a cure) or complete the purchase of or substitution for the
Mortgage
Loan, then (i) the Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Depositor
to
cure such breach or to purchase the Mortgage Loan from the Trust, and
(ii) the
Depositor shall succeed to the rights of the Trustee to enforce the obligations
of such Servicer or Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage
Loan
under the related Servicing Agreement or Sale Agreement, as applicable,
with
respect to such Mortgage Loan.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, if any breach of a representation or warranty
by the
Depositor is a Qualification Defect, a cure or purchase must take place
within
75 days of the Defect Discovery Date.
(e)
Purchase
Price.
The
purchase of any Mortgage Loan from the Trust pursuant to this Section
2.03 shall
be effected for its Purchase Price. If the Purchaser is the related Servicer,
the Purchase Price shall be deposited in the Collection Account. If the
Purchaser is other than such Servicer, an amount equal to the Purchase
Price
shall be deposited into the Certificate Account. Within five Business
Days of
its receipt of such funds or certification by the appropriate Servicer
that such
funds have been deposited in the related Collection Account, the Trustee
shall
release or cause the related Servicer to cause the applicable Custodian
to
release to the Purchaser or its designee the related Trustee Mortgage
Loan File
and, at the request of the Purchaser, the Trustee shall execute and deliver
such
instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse,
in form as
presented by the Purchaser and satisfactory to the Trustee, as shall
be
necessary to vest in the Purchaser title to any Mortgage Loan released
pursuant
hereto and the Trustee shall have no further responsibility with regard
to such
Trustee Mortgage Loan File.
(f)
Determination
of Purchase Price.
The
Securities Administrator will be responsible for determining the Purchase
Price
for any Mortgage Loan that is sold by the Trust or with respect to which
provision is made for the escrow of funds pursuant to this Section 2.03
and
shall at the time of any purchase or escrow certify such amounts to the
Depositor; provided
that the
Securities Administrator may consult with the Servicer to determine the
Purchase
Price unless such Servicer is the Purchaser of such Mortgage Loan. If,
for
whatever reason, the Securities Administrator shall determine that there
is a
miscalculation of the amount to be paid to the Trust, the Securities
Administrator shall from monies in a Distribution Account return any
overpayment
that the Trust received as a result of such miscalculation to the applicable
Purchaser upon the discovery of such overpayment, and the Securities
Administrator shall collect from the applicable Purchaser for deposit
to the
Securities Account any underpayment that resulted from such miscalculation
upon
the discovery of such underpayment. Recovery may be made either directly
or by
set-off of all or any part of such underpayment against amounts owed
by the
Trust to such Purchaser.
(g)
Qualification
Defect.
If (A)
any person required to cure or purchase under subsections 2.03(a), 2.03(b),
2.03(c) or 2.03(d) of these Standard Terms or under a separate agreement
for a
Mortgage Loan affected by a Qualification Defect fails to perform within
the
earlier of (1) 75 days of the Defect Discovery Date or (2) the time limit
set
forth in those subsections or that separate agreement or (B) no person
is
obligated to cure or purchase a Mortgage Loan affected by a Qualification
Defect, the Trustee shall dispose of such Mortgage Loan in such manner
and for
such price as the Trustee determines are appropriate, provided
that the
removal of such Mortgage Loan occurs no later than the 90th day from
the Defect
Discovery Date. If the Servicer is not the person required to cure or
repurchase
the Mortgage Loan, the Trustee may consult with such Servicer to determine
an
appropriate manner of disposition for and price for such Mortgage Loan.
It is
the express intent of the parties that a Mortgage Loan affected by a
Qualification Defect be removed from the Trust by the 90th day from the
Defect
Discovery Date so that the related REMIC(s) will continue to qualify
as a REMIC.
Accordingly, the Trustee is not required to sell an affected Mortgage
Loan for
its fair market value nor shall the Trustee be required to make up any
shortfall
resulting from the sale of such Mortgage Loan. The person failing to
perform
under subsections 2.03(a), 2.03(b), 2.03(c) or 2.03(d) of these Standard
Terms
shall be liable to the Trust for (i) any difference between (A) the Unpaid
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan plus
accrued
and unpaid interest thereon at the Note Rate to the date of disposition
and (B)
the net amount received by the Trustee from the disposition (after the
payment
of related expenses), (ii) interest on such difference at the Note Rate
(less
the Administrative Cost Rate) from the date of disposition to the date
of
payment and (iii) any legal and other expenses incurred by or on behalf
of the
Trust in seeking such payments. The Trustee shall pursue the legal remedies
of
the Trust on the Trust’s behalf and the Trust shall reimburse the Trustee for
any legal or other expenses of the Trustee related to such pursuit not
recovered
from such person.
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(h)
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Sale Agreement, and notwithstanding
Section 2.03(b) hereof, if a Seller concludes at the end of any applicable
cure
period (and any extension thereof) that a document required to be included
in
the Trustee Mortgage Loan File cannot be found or replaced, the Seller
may, in
lieu of immediately repurchasing the related Mortgage Loan, provide (a)
a Lost
Document Affidavit and (b) Opinion of Counsel that the missing document
does not
constitute a Qualification Defect. In that event, the Trustee shall not
require
such Seller immediately to repurchase the Mortgage Loan, but, if at any
time
there is any loss, liability, or damage, including reasonable attorney’s fees,
resulting from the unavailability of any originals of any such documents
or of a
complete chain of intervening endorsements, as the case may be (collectively,
“Losses”),
the
Trustee shall enforce the Seller’s obligation to indemnify the Trust for such
Losses. Expenses of the Trustee related to such enforcement not recovered
from
the Seller shall be reimbursed by the Trust.
(i)
Notices.
Any
Person required under this Section 2.03 to give notice or to make a request
of
another Person to give notice shall give such notice or make such request
promptly.
(j)
No
Other Enforcement Obligation.
Except
as specifically set forth herein, none of the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee shall have any responsibility to enforce
any
provision of a Sale Agreement, Servicing Agreement or Assignment Agreement
assigned to it hereunder, to oversee compliance thereof, or to take notice
of
any breach or default thereof. No successor servicer shall have any obligation
to repurchase a Mortgage Loan except to the extent specifically set forth
in the
Servicing Agreement signed by such substitute servicer.
Section
2.04 Representations
and Warranties of the Depositor.
The
Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee that as of the
Closing
Date or as of such other date specifically provided herein:
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(a)
The
Depositor has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full power
and
authority (corporate and other) to enter into and perform its obligations
under
the Trust Agreement;
(b)
The
Trust Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Depositor,
and,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, the
Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer, constitutes a legal,
valid and
binding agreement of the Depositor, enforceable against it in accordance
with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general
principles of equity regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding
in equity or at law;
(c)
The
execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of the Trust Agreement
and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby do not require
the
consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with,
or the
taking of any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other
governmental authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given,
effected or taken prior to the date thereof;
(d)
The
execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement have been duly authorized
by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Depositor; neither the
execution
and delivery by the Depositor of the Trust Agreement, nor the consummation
by
the Depositor of the transactions therein contemplated, nor consummation
of the
transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance by the Depositor with
the
provisions thereof, will conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute
a
default under, any of the provisions of the articles of incorporation
or by-laws
of the Depositor or any law, governmental rule or regulation or any judgment,
decree or order binding on the Depositor or any of its properties, or
any of the
provisions of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other
instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it is
bound;
(e)
There
are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of
the
Depositor, threatened against the Depositor, before or by any court,
administrative agency, arbitrator or governmental body (A) with respect
to any
of the transactions contemplated by the Trust Agreement or (B) with respect
to
any other matter which in the judgment of the Depositor will be determined
adversely to the Depositor and will if determined adversely to the Depositor
materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under
the
Trust Agreement;
(f)
Except for the sale to the Trustee, the Depositor has not assigned or
pledged
any mortgage note or the related mortgage or any interest or participation
therein;
(g)
The
Depositor has acquired its ownership in the Mortgage Loans in good faith
and
without notice of any adverse claim;
(h)
The
Depositor has not canceled, satisfied or subordinated in whole or in
part, or
rescinded any Mortgage, and the Depositor has not released any Mortgaged
Premises from the lien of the related mortgage, in whole or in part,
nor has the
Depositor executed an instrument that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission (except in connection with
an
assumption agreement or other agreement offered by the related federal
insurer,
to the extent such approval was required); and
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(i)
The
Securities Account constitutes a “securities account” (as defined in Section
8-501(a) of the UCC). The Underlying MBS has been credited to the Securities
Account. The Securities Intermediary has agreed to treat all assets credited
to
the Securities Account as “financial assets” (as defined in Section 8-102(a)(9)
of the UCC).
It
is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth
in this
Section 2.04 shall survive delivery of the respective Trustee Mortgage
Loan
Files to the Trustee (or the applicable Custodian) and shall inure to
the
benefit of the Trustee notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement
or assignment. Upon the discovery by the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator or the Trustee of a breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall
give
prompt written notice to the other parties to the Trust Agreement, and
in no
event later than two Business Days from the date of such discovery. It
is
understood and agreed that the obligations of the Depositor set forth
in Section
2.03(d) to cure or repurchase a Mortgage Loan constitute the sole remedies
available to the Certificateholders or to the Trustee on their behalf
respecting
a breach of the representations and warranties contained in this Section
2.04.
It is further understood and agreed that the Depositor shall be deemed
not to
have made the representations and warranties in this Section 2.04 with
respect
to, and to the extent of, representations and warranties made, as to
the matters
covered in this Section 2.04, by the Servicer in any Servicing Agreement
or the
Seller in any Sale Agreement assigned to the Trustee.
It
is
understood and agreed that the Depositor has made no representations
or
warranties to the Trust other than those contained in this Section 2.04
and any
Assignment Agreement. GSMC has made no representations or warranties
to the
Trust other than those in any Assignment Agreement, or in any Sale Agreement
under which GSMC is acting as Seller, and no other Affiliate of the Depositor
has made any representations or warranty of any kind to the Trustee or
the
Trust. Neither the Depositor, GSMC, nor any of the directors, officers,
employees or agents of either such entity shall be under any liability
to the
Trust or the Certificateholders and all such Persons shall be indemnified
and
held harmless by the Trust for any claims, losses, penalties, forfeitures,
legal
fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that
such Persons may sustain as a result of or arising out of or based upon
any
breach of a representation, warranty or covenant made by any Servicer
or Seller
or any failure by any Servicer or Seller to perform its obligations in
strict
compliance with the terms of the related Servicing or Sale Agreement
or the
failure of the Securities Administrator or the Trustee to perform its
duties
hereunder; provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the
Depositor against any breach of warranties or representations made in
Section
2.04 herein, or the Depositor against any breach of representations or
warranties made in any Assignment Agreement or Sale Agreement.
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ARTICLE
III
ADMINISTRATION
OF THE TRUST
Section
3.01 The
Collection Accounts; the Master Servicer Account;
the Distribution Accounts and the Certificate Account.
(a)
Servicer
and Master Servicer Remittances.
(i)
On or
prior to the Closing Date, the Servicers shall have established one or
more
separate Collection Accounts as provided in the related Servicing Agreement,
each of which shall be an Eligible Account. All Monthly Payments and
other
amounts collected
by each Servicer on the Mortgage Loans, shall, to the extent provided
in the
related Servicing Agreement, be deposited by such Servicer within one
Business
Day of receipt (or within 2 Business Days in the case of Liquidation
Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) into the related Collection
Account.
(ii)
On
each Servicer Remittance Date, each Servicer is required to remit to
the Master
Servicer all payments received during the related Due Period or Prepayment
Period in respect of the Mortgage Loans serviced by it, less certain
deductions
as described herein and in each Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer
will
establish and maintain a separate account for the benefit of the Trustee
(the
“Master
Servicer Account”)
which
account may be a sub-account of the Certificate Account, and shall be
an
Eligible Account for so long as Xxxxx Fargo Bank is both the Master Servicer
and
the Securities Administrator. The amounts remitted by the Servicers to
the
Master Servicer shall be credited to the Master Servicer Account.
(iii)
On
each Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall remit
to the
Securities Administrator the amounts received from the Servicers on the
related
Servicer Remittance Date, net of any fees, expenses and other amounts
payable to
the Master Servicer hereunder. The
amounts remitted by the Master Servicer to the Securities Administrator
will be
credited to the REMIC I Distribution Account which will be established
and
maintained by the Securities Administrator.
(iv)
On
each Distribution Date, amounts on deposit in the REMIC I Distribution
Account
(net of any expenses payable to the Securities Administrator under Section
11.04
hereof or to the Trustee under Section 9.05 hereof) will be allocated
by the
Securities Administrator to pay amounts due on the REMIC I Interests,
in
accordance with Section 3.01 of the Trust Agreement. Such amounts will
then be
passed through the REMIC II Distribution Account and to the Certificate
Account
for distribution to the Certificateholders in accordance with Section
3.01 of
the Trust Agreement.
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(b)
Accounts.
The
Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain one or more Eligible
Accounts in its own name in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
The
account held by the REMIC that directly owns the Mortgage Loans shall
be the
“REMIC
I Distribution Account”
which
account may be a sub-account of the Certificate Account and the account
held by
the REMIC that owns all interests in REMIC I shall be the “REMIC
II Distribution Account”
which
account may be a sub-account of the Certificate Account. In addition,
the
Securities Administrator shall establish and maintain an account for
the benefit
of the Certificateholders into which it shall deposit all amounts to
be
distributed on each Distribution Date (the “Certificate
Account”).
Each
account shall be an Eligible Account. On each Distribution Date, the
Securities
Administrator shall deposit into the REMIC I Distribution Account the
following
amounts, to the extent not previously deposited therein:
(i)
all
amounts remitted by the Master Servicer to the Securities Administrator
pursuant
to Section 3.01(a)(iii);
(ii)
all
Monthly Advances made pursuant to Section 3.05; and
(iii)
the
amount (if any) required to effect a redemption in accordance with the
terms of
the Trust Agreement and received from the Master Servicer or the
Depositor.
(c)
Deposits.
In the
event a Servicer or the Securities Administrator has remitted to the
Master
Servicer Account or to the REMIC I Distribution Account, respectively,
in error,
any amount not required to be remitted in accordance with the definition
of
Available Distribution Amount, either may at any time direct the Master
Servicer
or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, to withdraw such amount
from
such account for repayment to such Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable,
by delivery of an Officer’s Certificate to the Master Servicer or the Securities
Administrator which describes the amount deposited in error and the Master
Servicer or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, shall withdraw
such
amount from the Master Servicer Account or the REMIC I Distribution Account,
as
applicable, and pay such amount as directed, but only to the extent it
agrees
that the amount so described was deposited in error.
(d)
Withdrawal.
On each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall transfer the Available
Distribution Amount on deposit in the REMIC I Distribution Account to
the REMIC
II Distribution Account and then to the Certificate Account in accordance
with
the amounts set forth in the statement prepared pursuant to Section 4.01
and
shall distribute such amounts to holders of the Regular Interests and
Residual
Interest of the applicable REMICs, in accordance with Article III of
the Trust
Agreement, in the order of priority set forth therein.
(e)
Accounting.
The
Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting (to the extent
provided to it by each Servicer), on a Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan
basis, for
the purpose of justifying any payment to and from the Master Servicer
Account.
No later than 21 days after each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer
shall,
upon written request, forward to the Depositor and the Securities Administrator,
a statement setting forth the balance of the Master Servicer Account
as of the
close of business on the last day of the month of the Distribution Date
and
showing, for the one calendar month covered by the statement, any deposits
and
or withdrawals from the Master Servicer Account.
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(f)
Investments
by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator.
Any
investment by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator of
amounts
received hereunder shall be in Permitted Investments only. All income
and gain
realized from any such investment of amounts in the Master Servicer Account
shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer and shall be subject
to its
withdrawal on order from time to time, and shall not be part of the Trust
Estate. All income and gain realized from any such investment of amounts
in the
Certificate Account shall be for the benefit of the Securities Administrator
and
shall be subject to its withdrawal on order from time to time. In the
event of a
loss or reduction in the amount to be remitted by the Master Servicer
to the
Securities Administrator on the Master Servicer Remittance Date or the
amount to
be remitted by the Securities Administrator on the Distribution Date
because of
a loss on a Permitted Investment, the Master Servicer or the Securities
Administrator, as applicable, shall be required to deposit the amount
of such
loss into the Master Servicer Account or the Certificate Account, as
applicable,
within one Business Day of realization of such loss from its own funds
without
reimbursement.
(g)
Compensating
Interest.
The
amount of the Master Servicing Fee payable to the Master Servicer in
respect of
any Distribution Date shall be reduced by the amount of any Compensating
Interest Payment for such Distribution Date, but only to the extent such
Compensating Interest Payment is not actually made by a Servicer on the
applicable Servicer Remittance Date. Such amount shall not be treated
as an
Advance and shall not be reimbursable to the Master Servicer.
Section
3.02 Filings
with the Commission.
(a)
As
further set forth in Section 8.01(e), the Master Servicer and the Securities
Administrator shall deliver (and the Master Servicer and Securities
Administrator shall cause any Additional Servicer engaged by it to deliver)
to
the Depositor and the Securities Administrator on or before March 15
of each
year, commencing in March 2007, an officer’s certificate stating, as to the
signer thereof, that (i) a review of such party’s activities during the
preceding calendar year or portion thereof and of such party’s performance under
this Agreement, or such other applicable agreement in the case of an
Additional
Servicer, has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to the best of
such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such party has fulfilled all its
obligations under this Agreement, or such other applicable agreement
in the case
of an Additional Servicer, in all material respects throughout such year
or
portion thereof, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such
obligation
in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer
and
the nature and status thereof. Promptly after receipt of each such officer’s
certificate, the Depositor shall review such officer’s certificate and consult
with each such party, as applicable, as to the nature of any failures
by such
party, in the fulfillment of any of such party’s obligations hereunder or, in
the case of an Additional Servicer, under such other applicable
agreement.
The
Master Servicer shall enforce any obligation of the Servicers, to the
extent set
forth in the related Servicing Agreement, to deliver to the Master Servicer
an
annual statement of compliance within the time frame set forth in, and
in such
form and substance as may be required pursuant to, the related Servicing
Agreement The Master Servicer shall include such annual statements of
compliance
with its own annual statement of compliance to be submitted to the Securities
Administrator pursuant to this Section.
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(b)
The
Depositor shall prepare or cause to be prepared the initial current report
on
Form 8-K. Thereafter within four Business Days after the occurrence of
an event
requiring disclosure in a current report on Form 8-K (each such event,
a
“Reportable
Event”),
and
if requested by the Depositor, the Master Servicer shall sign on behalf
of the
Depositor and the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file with
the
Commission any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act. Any disclosure
or
information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required
to be
included on Form 8-K (“Form
8-K Disclosure Information”)
shall
be determined and prepared by and at the direction of the Depositor pursuant
to
this Section 3.02 and the Securities Administrator shall have no duty
or
liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form
8-K
Disclosure Information or any Form 8-K, except as set forth in this Section
3.02.
As
set
forth on Exhibit K hereto, for so long as the Trust is subject to the
Exchange
Act reporting requirements, no later than the end of business on the
second
Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) certain parties
to
the GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series
2007-AR1 transaction shall be required to provide to the Securities
Administrator and Depositor, to the extent known, in form compatible
with the
Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”), or in
such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator
and
such party, the form and substance of any Form 8-K Disclosure Information,
if
applicable and (ii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance,
or
disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure
Information. The Depositor shall be responsible for any reasonable fees
and
expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection
with
including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8- K pursuant to
this
paragraph.
After
preparing the Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator shall forward
electronically a draft copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor for review.
No
later than 12:00 noon New York City time on the fourth Business Day after
the
Reportable Event, a duly authorized representative of the Master Servicer
in
charge of the master servicing function shall sign the Form 8-K and return
such
signed Form 8-K to the Securities Administrator, and no later than 5:00
p.m. New
York City time on such Business Day the Securities Administrator shall
file such
Form 8-K with the Commission. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or
if a
previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator
will
follow the procedures set forth in Section 3.02(e). Promptly (but no
later than
one Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator
will make available on its internet website (located at xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx)
a final
executed copy of each Form 8-K prepared by the Securities Administrator.
The
signing party at the Master Servicer can be contacted at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Corporate Trust, GSR
2007-AR1.
The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the
Securities
Administrator of its duties under this Section 3.02(b) related to the
timely
preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties strictly
observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties
under this
Section 3.02. The Securities Administrator shall have no liability for
any loss,
expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure
to properly
prepare and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results
from the
Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive on a timely basis,
any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange
for
execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence,
bad
faith or willful misconduct.
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(c)
Within fifteen days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted
extensions under the Exchange Act), the Securities Administrator shall
prepare
and file, and the Master Servicer shall sign on behalf of the Depositor
and file
with the Commission any distribution report on Form 10-D required by
the
Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act.
The
Securities Administrator shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the
related
Monthly Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the
monthly
statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D
Disclosure”) shall be determined and prepared by and at the direction of the
Depositor pursuant to the following paragraph and the Securities Administrator
will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine
or prepare
any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, except as set forth in this Section
3.02.
As
set
forth on Exhibit L hereto, within five calendar days after the related
Distribution Date, (i) certain parties to the GSR Mortgage Loan Trust
2007-AR1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-AR1 transaction shall
be
required to provide to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor,
to the
extent known, in XXXXX-compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise
agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and such party, the form
and
substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable and (ii)
the
Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the
case may
be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D.
The
Depositor shall be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed
or
incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with any Additional
Form
10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this Section 3.02(c).
After
preparing the Form 10-D, the Securities Administrator shall forward
electronically a draft copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor for review.
No
later than two Business Days following the tenth calendar day after the
related
Distribution Date, a duly authorized representative of the Master Servicer
in
charge of the master servicing function shall sign the Form 10-D and
return such
signed Form 10-D to the Securities Administrator and Depositor, and no
later
than 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the fifteenth calendar day after
such
Distribution Date the Securities Administrator shall file such Form 10-D
with
the Commission. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously
filed
Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow
the
procedures set forth in Section 3.02(e). Promptly (but no later than
one
Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator
will make available on its internet website (located at xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx)
a final
executed copy of each Form 10-D prepared by the Securities Administrator.
The
signing party at the Master Servicer can be contacted at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Corporate Trust, GSR
2007-AR1.
Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that the performance by the
Securities
Administrator of its duties under this Section 3.02(c) related to the
timely
preparation and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such parties strictly
observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties
under this
Section 3.02. The Securities Administrator shall have no liability for
any loss,
expense, damage or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure
to
properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure
results
from the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive on a timely
basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare,
arrange
for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence,
bad
faith or willful misconduct.
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Form
10-D
requires the registrant to indicate (by checking "yes" or "no") that
it "(1) has
filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange
Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days." The Depositor hereby represents
to
the Securities Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required
reports during the preceding 12 months and that it has been subject to
such
filing requirement for the past 90 days. The Depositor shall notify the
Securities Administrator in writing, no later than the fifth calendar
day after
the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report
on Form
10-D if the answer to the questions should be no. The Securities Administrator
shall be entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or
filing any such report.
(d)
Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust or such
earlier
date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K
Filing Deadline”)
(it
being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December
31 of each
year), commencing in March 2007, the Securities Administrator shall prepare
and
file on behalf of the Depositor an annual report on Form 10-K, in form
and
substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall
include the
following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered
to the
Securities Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth
in this
Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement: (i) an annual compliance
statement for each Servicer, each Additional Servicer, the Master Servicer
and
the Securities Administrator (each, a “Reporting
Servicer”)
as
described under Section 3.02(a), (ii)(A) the annual reports on assessment
of
compliance with servicing criteria for each Reporting Servicer, as described
under Section 8.01(e) and Section 11.01(c), and (B) if each Reporting
Servicer’s
report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described
under
Section 8.01(e) and Section 11.01(c) identifies any material instance
of
noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance,
or if each
Reporting Servicer’s report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria
described under Section 8.01(e) and Section 11.01(c) is not included
as an
exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included
and an
explanation why such report is not included, (iii)(A) the registered
public
accounting firm attestation report for each Reporting Servicer, as described
under Section 8.01(f) and Section 11.01(d), and (B) if any registered
public
accounting firm attestation report described under Section 8.01(f) and
Section
11.01(d) identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure
identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered
public
accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such
Form
10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation
why such
report is not included, and (iv) a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification as described
in
Section 3.02(f). Any disclosure or information in addition to the disclosure
or
information specified in items (i) through (iv) above that is required
to be
included on Form 10-K (“Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure”)
shall
be determined and prepared by and at the direction of the Depositor pursuant
to
the following paragraph and the Securities Administrator shall have no
duty or
liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional
Form
10-K Disclosure, except as set forth in this Section 3.02(d).
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As
set
forth on Exhibit M hereto, no later than March 1 of each year that the
Trust is
subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2008,
(i)
certain parties to the GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-AR1 transaction shall be required to provide
to the
Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known, in
XXXXX-compatible form, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon
by the
Securities Administrator and such party, the form and substance of any
Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable and (ii) the Depositor
shall
approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be,
the
inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. The Depositor
shall be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or
incurred
by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Additional
Form
10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this Section 3.02(d).
After
preparing the Form 10-K, the Securities Administrator shall forward
electronically a draft copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor for review.
No
later than 12:00 noon New York City time on the fourth Business Day prior
to the
10-K Filing Deadline, a senior officer of the Depositor shall sign the
Form 10-K
and return such signed Form 10-K to the Securities Administrator. If
a Form 10-K
cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be
amended,
the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in
3.02(e).
Promptly (but no later than one Business Day) after filing with the Commission,
the Securities Administrator will make available on its internet website
located
at (located at xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx) a final executed copy of each Form 10-K
prepared
by the Securities Administrator. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge
that
the performance by the Securities Administrator of its duties under this
Section
3.02(d) related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 10-K is
contingent
upon such parties (and any Additional Servicer or Servicing Function
Participant) strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance
of
their duties under this Section 3.02(d), Section 3.02(f), Section 3.02(a),
Sections 8.01(e) and (f) and Sections 11.01(c) and (d). The Securities
Administrator shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage,
claim
arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or
timely
file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Securities
Administrator’s inability or failure to receive on a timely basis, any
information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for
execution
or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith
or
willful misconduct.
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Form
10-K
requires the registrant to indicate (by checking "yes" or "no") that
it "(1) has
filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange
Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days." The Depositor hereby represents
to
the Securities Administrator that the Depositor has filed all such required
reports during the preceding 12 months and that it has been subject to
such
filing requirement for the past 90 days. The Depositor shall notify the
Securities Administrator in writing, no later than March 15th
if the
answer to the questions should be no. The Securities Administrator shall
be
entitled to rely on such representations in preparing, executing and/or
filing
any such report.
(e)
Prior
to January 30 of the first year in which the Securities Administrator
is able to
do so under applicable law, the Master Servicer shall sign and the Securities
Administrator shall prepare and file a Form 15 relating to the automatic
suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act.
In
the
event that the Securities Administrator becomes aware that it will be
unable to
timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form
8-K,
10-D or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required
disclosure
information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the
delivery
deadlines set forth in this Agreement or for any other reason, the Securities
Administrator will immediately notify the Depositor. In the case of Form
10-D
and 10-K, the parties to this Agreement will cooperate and cause such
other
Servicers or Servicing Function Participants, as applicable, to cooperate,
to
prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a 10-D/A and 10-K/A as applicable,
pursuant
to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Securities
Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure
Information
and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure
information on the next Form 10-D. In the event that any previously filed
Form
10-D or 10-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator shall
notify the
Depositor and prepare any necessary 10-D/A or 10-K/A. Any Form 15, Form
12b-25
or any amendment to Form 8-K or 10-D shall be signed by a duly authorized
representative of the Master Servicer in charge of the master servicing
function. Any amendment to Form 10-K shall be signed by the Depositor.
The
parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Securities
Administrator of its duties under this Section 3.02(e) related to the
timely
preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to
Form 8-K,
10-D or 10-K is contingent upon each such party performing its duties
under this
Section. The Securities Administrator shall have no liability for any
loss,
expense, damage or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure
to
properly prepare and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or
any
amendments to Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from
the
Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive on a timely basis,
any information from or on behalf of any other party hereto needed to
prepare,
arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments
to
Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith
or
willful misconduct.
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(f)
Each
Form 10-K shall include a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification, required to be
included
therewith pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act. Each Servicer, the Securities
Administrator and the Master Servicer shall cause any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by it to provide to the Person who signs the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Certification (the “Certifying
Person”),
by
March 15 of each year in which the Trust is subject to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act and otherwise within a reasonable period
of
time upon request, a certification (each, a “Back-Up
Certification”),
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
I,
upon
which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person
acts as
an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively
with the Certifying Person, “Certification
Parties”)
can
reasonably rely. The senior officer of the Depositor shall serve as the
Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. In the event the Master Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator, the Trustee or any Servicing Function Participant
engaged by parties is terminated or resigns pursuant to the terms of
this
Agreement, or any applicable sub-servicing agreement, as the case may
be, such
party shall provide a Back-Up Certification to the Certifying Person
pursuant to
this Section 3.02(f) with respect to the period of time it was subject
to this
Agreement or any applicable sub-servicing agreement, as the case may
be.
The
Master Servicer shall enforce any obligation of the Servicers, to the
extent set
forth in the related Servicing Agreement, to deliver to the Master Servicer
a
certification similar to the Back-Up Certification within the time frame
set
forth in, and in such form and substance as may be required pursuant
to, the
related Servicing Agreement.
(g)
The
Securities Administrator shall promptly file, and exercise its reasonable
best
efforts to obtain a favorable response to, no-action requests, or other
appropriate exemptive relief with the Commission seeking the usual and
customary
exemption from such reporting requirements granted to issuers of securities
similar to the Certificates if and to the extent the Depositor shall
deem any
such relief to be necessary or appropriate. Unless otherwise advised
by the
Depositor, the Securities Administrator shall assume that the Depositor
is in
compliance with the preceding sentence. In no event shall the Securities
Administrator have any liability for the execution or content of any
document
required to be filed by the 1934 Act. The Depositor agrees to promptly
furnish
to the Securities Administrator, from time to time upon request, such
further
information, reports, and financial statements within its control related
to the
Trust Agreement and the Mortgage Loans as the Depositor reasonably deems
appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the
Commission.
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Section
3.03 Securities
Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files.
The
Trustee, shall, if requested by any Servicer, execute a power of attorney
pursuant to which such Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall authorize,
make, constitute and appoint designated officers of such Servicer with
full
power to execute in the name of the Trustee (without recourse, representation
or
warranty) any deed of reconveyance, any substitution of trustee documents
or any
other document to release, satisfy, cancel or discharge any Mortgage
or Mortgage
Loan serviced by such Servicer upon its payment in full or other liquidation;
provided, however, that such power of appointment shall be limited to
the powers
limited above; and provided, further, that such Servicer shall promptly
forward
to the Trustee for its files copies of all documents executed pursuant
to such
power of appointment.
Pursuant
to the Custodial Agreement, any Servicer may submit a Request for Release
to
have delivered to it the related Trustee Mortgage Loan File and a release
of the
Mortgaged Premises from the lien of the Mortgage. No expenses incurred
in
connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance
shall be
chargeable to a Collection Account, the Master Servicer Account or the
Certificate Account.
Upon
receipt of any other Request for Release for purposes of servicing a
Mortgage
Loan, including but not limited to, collection under any Insurance Policy,
title
insurance policy, primary mortgage insurance policy, flood insurance
policy or
hazard insurance policy or to effect a partial release of any Mortgaged
Premises
from the lien of the Mortgage, the Securities Administrator, on behalf
of the
Trustee, within five Business Days of receipt of such Request for Release,
shall
release, or shall cause the related Servicer to cause the applicable
Custodian
to release, the related Trustee Mortgage Loan File to such Servicer.
Upon
receipt of an Officer’s Certificate of the Servicer stating that such Mortgage
Loan was liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in
connection with such liquidation which are required to be deposited into
the
Collection Account or the Certificate Account have been so deposited,
or that
such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, the related Trustee Mortgage
Loan
File shall be released by the Trustee (or the applicable Custodian) to
such
Servicer.
Any
Servicer may execute a written certification to have delivered to it,
pursuant
to the Custodial Agreement, court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or
other documents necessary to the foreclosure or trustee’s sale in respect of a
Mortgaged Premises or to any legal action brought to obtain judgment
against any
Borrower on the Note or Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment,
or to
enforce any other remedies or rights provided by the Note or Mortgage
or
otherwise available at law or in equity.
Section
3.04 Amendments
to Servicing Agreement.
Each
Servicing Agreement may be amended or supplemented from time to time
by the
related Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and
the
Trustee without the consent of any of the Certificateholders to (a) cure
any
ambiguity, (b) correct or supplement any provisions therein which may
be
inconsistent with any other provisions therein, (c) modify, eliminate
or add to
any of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary or appropriate
to
maintain the qualification of the Trust (or certain assets thereof) as
one or
more REMICs, at all times that any Certificates are outstanding or (d)
make any
other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under such
Servicing Agreement or matters arising with respect to the servicing
of the
Mortgage Loans which are not covered by such Servicing Agreement which
shall not
be inconsistent with the provisions of such Servicing Agreement, provided
that
such action shall not adversely affect in any material respect the interests
of
any Certificateholder. Any such amendment or supplement shall be deemed
not to
adversely affect in any material respect any Certificateholder if there
is
delivered to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator written notification
from each Rating Agency that rated the applicable Certificates to the
effect
that such amendment or supplement will not cause that Rating Agency to
reduce or
qualify the then current rating assigned to such Certificates, as well
as an
Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the applicable Servicer) that such
amendment or supplement will not result in the loss by the Trust or the
assets
thereof of REMIC status or result in the imposition of any taxes on the
Trust or
any REMIC.
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Each
Servicing Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the related
Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee
with
the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of
the
Voting Rights for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing
in any
manner or eliminating any of the provisions of such Servicing Agreement
or of
modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates; provided,
however,
that no
such amendment shall (A) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay
the timing
of, payments received on Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed
on
any Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such Certificate,
(B)
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Holders
of any
Class of Certificates, or (C) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates
the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, unless
each
Holder of a Certificate affected by such amendment consents. For purposes
of the
giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 3.04, Certificates
registered in the name of the Depositor or an Affiliate thereof shall
be
entitled to Voting Rights with respect to matters affecting such
Certificates.
Upon
delivery of a written request to the Trustee, the Securities Administrator
and/or the Master Servicer together with a certification from the related
Servicer that any such amendment or supplement is permitted hereby, the
Securities Administrator and Trustee shall join in any such amendment
or
supplement.
Promptly
after the execution of any such amendment the Securities Administrator
shall
notify each Certificateholder and the Master Servicer of such amendment
and,
upon written request, shall furnish a copy of such amendment to each
Certificateholder.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section
3.04
to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall
be
sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner
of
obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution
thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations
as
the Securities Administrator may prescribe.
Prior to consenting to any amendment pursuant to this Section 3.04, the
Trustee,
the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer shall be entitled
to
receive an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the applicable Servicer)
that
such amendment is authorized and permitted pursuant to the terms of this
Trust
Agreement and the applicable Servicing Agreement.
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Section
3.05 Monthly
Advances by Master Servicer or Trustee.
(a)
Under
the terms of each Servicing Agreement, on the Business Day prior to each
Servicer Remittance Date, the related Servicer is obligated to make a
Monthly
Advance with respect to any delinquencies as of the related Distribution
Date,
unless such Servicer furnishes to the Master Servicer, an Officer’s Certificate
evidencing the determination by such Servicer, in its reasonable judgment,
that
such Monthly Advance would be non-recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or otherwise with respect to
such
Mortgage Loan (a “Non-Recoverability
Certificate”).
If
(i) a Servicer reports a delinquency on a Remittance Report, and (ii)
such
Servicer, by 11:00 a.m. (New York Time) on the related Distribution Date,
neither makes a Monthly Advance nor provides the Securities Administrator
and
the Master Servicer or Trustee, as applicable, with a Non-Recoverability
Certificate with respect to such delinquency, then subject to paragraph
(b)
below, the Master Servicer shall deposit, from its own funds, on the
Master
Servicer Remittance Date, the amount of such Monthly Advance not made
by the
Servicer into the Certificate Account for distribution to Certificateholders
as
provided in the Trust Agreement. If the Master Servicer fails to make
a Monthly
Advance as required by the preceding sentence, then the Securities Administrator
shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee (as successor
to the
Master Servicer pursuant to Section 8.06) shall deposit, from its own
funds, on
the Distribution Date, the amount of such Monthly Advance into the Certificate
Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the Master Servicer
or the
Trustee (as successor to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 8.06),
in their
reasonable judgment, determine that such Monthly Advance would be
non-recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance
Proceeds or otherwise with respect to such Mortgage Loan, then neither
the
Master Servicer nor the Trustee, as applicable, shall be obligated to
make such
Monthly Advance.
(b)
Each
Servicer is obligated under the applicable Servicing Agreement to remit
to the
Master Servicer the required remittance on each Servicer Remittance Date.
If (i)
a Servicer fails to remit such remittance on any Servicer Remittance
Date and
(ii) such failure is not cured by 11 a.m. (New York Time) on the related
Master
Servicer Remittance Date, then, to the extent permitted by the related
Servicing
Agreement, the Master Servicer shall withdraw the amount of such required
remittance from such Collection Account, to the extent that such amount
is on
deposit in such Collection Account, and shall deposit such amount in
the
Certificate Account.
(c)
All
Monthly Advances (together with, in the case of the Master Servicer and
the
Trustee, interest thereon at a rate equal to the prevailing Prime Rate
plus
2.0%)
shall be reimbursable to the related Servicer, the Master Servicer or
the
Trustee, as the case may be, on a first priority basis from deposits
to the
Collection Account of late collections, Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation
Proceeds
and Condemnation Proceeds from the related Mortgage Loan as to which
a Monthly
Advance has been made. The Master Servicer or the Trustee’s right to
reimbursement as provided in this paragraph (c) shall not negate its
obligation
to continue to make Monthly Advances as provided in paragraph (a) of
this
Section 3.05. To the extent Monthly Advances are not recoverable as set
forth in
the first sentence of this paragraph (c), the Master Servicer or the
Trustee, as
the case may be, shall be entitled to recover such Monthly Advances as
provided
in Section 3.01(b).
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(d)
To
the extent that any Servicer is required to pay penalty interest pursuant
to the
related Servicing Agreement, and the Master Servicer or the Trustee makes
any
Monthly Advance, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, in
its
individual capacity shall be entitled to retain such penalty
interest.
Section
3.06 Enforcement
of Servicing Agreement.
Subject
to Article VIII hereof, the Master Servicer agrees to comply with the
terms of
each Servicing Agreement and to enforce the terms and provisions thereof
against
the related Servicer for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
ARTICLE
IV
REPORTING/REMITTING
TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section
4.01 Statements
to Certificateholders.
(a)
Distribution
Date Statement.
On each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall prepare a statement
as to
such distribution (the “Distribution
Statement”),
based
solely on information provided by the Servicers in the related Remittance
Reports, and on each Distribution Date, such statement will be made available
at
a website located at xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx to the Depositor, any Interest Rate
Cap
Counterparty and each Certificateholder, setting forth:
(i)
the
class factor for each Class of Certificates;
(ii)
the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of each Pool and/or Group of Mortgage
Loans;
(iii)
the
Available Distribution Amount, the Aggregate Principal Distribution Amount
and
the Principal Prepayment Amount for such Distribution Date;
(iv)
the
amount of such distribution to the Holders of Certificates of such Class
to be
applied to reduce the Certificate Balance thereof, separately identifying
the
amounts, if any, of any Payoffs, Principal Prepayments made by the Mortgagor,
Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds;
(v)
the
amount of such distribution to the Holders of Certificates of such Class
allocable to interest, and the Certificate Rate applicable to each Class
(separately identifying (A) the amount of such interest accrued during
the
calendar month preceding the month of such Distribution Date, and (B)
the amount
of interest from previous calendar months;
(vi)
the
aggregate amount of the Servicing Fees and the Master Servicing Fee paid
as
required under the Servicing Agreements and the Trust Agreement and any
other
fees or expenses paid out of the Available Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date as permitted hereunder;
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(vii)
if
applicable, the aggregate amount of outstanding Monthly Advances included
in
such distribution, the aggregate amount of Monthly Advances reimbursed
during
the calendar month preceding the Distribution Date (including such amounts
reimbursed to the Master Servicer or Trustee) and the aggregate amount
of
unreimbursed Monthly Advances at the close of business on such Distribution
Date;
(viii)
LIBOR for such Distribution Date
(ix)
the
Certificate Rate for each Class of Certificates for such Distribution
Date;
(x)
the
amount of any Basis Risk Shortfalls on any Floating Rate Certificates
that have
the benefit of an Interest Rate Cap Agreement;
(xi)
the
amount of any Interest Rate Cap Amounts on any such Certificates referenced
in
clause (xii) above
(xii)
the
amounts, if any, deposited into any Basis Risk Reserve Fund on such Distribution
Date, and the balance of each Basis Risk Reserve Fund, after such deposits,
on
such Distribution Date;
(xiii)
the number and aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans
outstanding as of the last Business Day of the calendar month preceding
such
Distribution Date;
(xiv)
the
number and aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans as
reported
to the Securities Administrator by the Servicer, (A) that are current,
30 days
contractually delinquent, 60 days contractually delinquent, 90 days
contractually delinquent or 120 days or more contractually delinquent
(each
to
be calculated using the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) method), (B)
as to
which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced, (C) as to which the
Mortgagor
is subject to a bankruptcy proceeding and (D) secured by REO
Properties;
(xv)
with
respect to any mortgaged property acquired on behalf of Certificateholders
through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure during the preceding
calendar
month, the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as
of the
last Business Day of the calendar month preceding the Distribution
Date;
(xvi)
the
aggregate Certificate Balance of each Class of Certificates (and, in
the case of
any Certificate with no Certificate Balance, the notional amount of such
Class)
after giving effect to the distribution to be made on such Distribution
Date,
and separately identifying any reduction thereof on account of Realized
Losses;
(xvii)
the aggregate amount of (A) Payoffs and Principal Prepayments made by
Mortgagors, (B) Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance
Proceeds, and (C) Realized Losses incurred during the related Prepayment
Period;
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(xviii)
the aggregate amount of any Mortgage Loan that has been repurchased from
the
Trust;
(xix)
the
aggregate Shortfall, if any, allocated to each Class of Certificates
at the
close of business on such Distribution Date;
(xx)
the
Certificate Rate for each Class of Certificates applicable to such Distribution
Date; and
(xxi)
the
Senior Collateral Group Percentages, the Senior Prepayment Percentages,
the
Subordinate Percentages and the Subordinate Prepayment Percentages, if
any, for
such Distribution Date.
In
the
case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) above,
the
amounts shall be expressed, with respect to any Certificate, as a dollar
amount
per $1,000 denomination; provided,
however,
that if
any Class of Certificates does not have a Certificate Balance, then the
amounts
shall be expressed as a dollar amount per 10% Percentage Interest.
In
addition to the Distribution Statement that includes the information
listed
above, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file a statement including
such
other
information as is required by Form 10-D, including, but not limited to,
the
information required by Item 1121 (§229.1121) of Regulation AB.
In
addition to the Distribution Statement specified above, the Securities
Administrator shall prepare and make available to each Certificateholder
(with
respect to clauses (i) and (ii) below) and each Holder of a Residual
Certificate
(with respect to clauses (iii) and (iv) below), if any, on each Distribution
Date a statement setting forth: (i) in the case of a Trust with respect
to which
one or more REMIC elections have been or will be made, any reports required
to
be provided to Holders by the REMIC Provisions; (ii) such other customary
information as the Securities Administrator deems necessary or desirable,
or
which a Certificateholder reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders
to
prepare their tax returns; (iii) the amounts actually distributed with
respect
to the Residual Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date;
and (iv)
the aggregate Certificate Balance, if any, of the Residual Certificates
of such
Class after giving effect to any distribution made on such Distribution
Date,
separately identifying the amount of Realized Losses allocated to such
Residual
Certificates of such Class on such Distribution Date.
Within
a
reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Securities
Administrator shall prepare and furnish a statement, containing the information
set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) above (based on information provided
by
the Master Servicer), to each Person who at any time during the calendar
year
was a Holder that requests such statement, aggregated for such calendar
year or
portion thereof during which such Person was a Certificateholder. Such
obligation of the Securities Administrator shall be deemed to have been
satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall
be
provided by the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator pursuant
to any
requirements of the Code as from time to time are in force.
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Within
a
reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar year, the Securities
Administrator shall prepare and shall furnish to each Person who at any
time
during the calendar year was a Holder of a Residual Certificate a statement,
upon request, containing the information provided pursuant to the second
preceding paragraph aggregated for such calendar year thereof during
which such
Person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Securities Administrator
shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially
comparable information shall be provided by the Securities Administrator
pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are in
force.
Section
4.02 Remittance
Reports
and other Reports from the
Servicers.
To
the
extent received from any Servicer and the Master Servicer, the Securities
Administrator shall make the information in each Remittance Report available
to
the Depositor, the Trustee, or any Certificateholder upon written request
therefor. In addition, upon written request from the Depositor, the Trustee,
the
Securities Administrator or any Certificateholder (such party, the “Requesting
Party”),
the
Securities Administrator shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain
from each Servicer and subsequently provide to the Requesting Party any
other
reports or information that may be obtained by the Securities Administrator
from
any Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement; provided, however,
that if the Securities Administrator incurs costs pursuant to the Servicing
Agreement with respect to any particular request, the Securities Administrator
shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Requesting Party for such
costs,
together with any other reasonable costs incurred by it for obtaining
or
delivering the reports or information specified by such request. Upon
the
request of the Depositor, if permitted pursuant to a Sale and Servicing
Agreement, the Master Servicer shall request, on an annual basis beginning
one
year after the Closing Date, copies of the related Servicer’s internal quality
control reports (it being understood that the Master Servicer shall have
no
responsibility for, or be deemed to have, constructive notice of any
information
contained therein or determinable therefrom). Neither the Master Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator nor any agent of the Securities Administrator
shall be
under any duty to recalculate, verify or recompute the information provided
to
it under any Servicing Agreement by the applicable Servicer.
Section
4.03 Compliance
with Withholding Requirements.
Notwithstanding
any other provisions of the Trust Agreement, the Securities Administrator
shall
comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting payments
of interest
or principal to the extent of accrued original issue discount on Certificates
to
each Holder of such Certificates who (a) is not a “United States person,” within
the meaning of Code Section 7701(a)(30), (b) fails to furnish its TIN
to the
Securities Administrator, (c) furnishes the Securities Administrator
an
incorrect TIN, (d) fails to report properly interest and dividends, (e)
under
certain circumstances, fails to provide the Securities Administrator
or the
Certificateholder’s securities broker with a certified statement, signed under
penalties of perjury, that the TIN provided by such Certificateholder
to the
Securities Administrator or such broker is correct and that the
Certificateholder is not subject to backup withholding or (f) otherwise
fails to
satisfy any applicable certification requirements relating to the withholding
tax. The consent of such a Certificateholder shall not be required for
such
withholding. In the event the Securities Administrator, on behalf of
the
Trustee, does withhold the amount of any otherwise required distribution
from
interest payments on the Mortgage Loans (including principal payments
to the
extent of accrued original issue discount) or Monthly Advances thereof
to any
Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Securities
Administrator shall indicate with any payments to such Certificateholders
the
amount withheld. In addition, if any United States federal income tax
is due at
the time a Non-U.S. Person transfers a Residual Certificate, the Securities
Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee, or other Withholding Agent may
(1)
withhold an amount equal to the taxes due upon disposition of such Residual
Certificate from future distributions made with respect to such Residual
Certificate to the transferee thereof (after giving effect to the withholding
of
taxes imposed on such transferee), and (2) pay the withheld amount to
the
Internal Revenue Service unless satisfactory written evidence of payment
by the
transferor of the taxes due has been provided to the Securities Administrator
or
such Withholding Agent. Moreover, Securities Administrator, on behalf
of the
Trustee, or other Withholding Agent may (1) hold distributions on a Residual
Certificate, without interest, pending determination of amounts to be
withheld,
(2) withhold other amounts, if any, required to be withheld pursuant
to United
States federal income tax law from distributions that otherwise would
be made to
such transferee on each Residual Certificate that it holds, and (3) pay
to the
Internal Revenue Service all such amounts withheld.
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Section
4.04 Reports
of Certificate Balances to The Depository Trust Company.
If
and
for so long as any Certificate is held by The Depository Trust Company,
on each
Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall give notice to
The
Depository Trust Company (and shall promptly thereafter confirm in writing)
the
following: (a) the amount to be reported pursuant to clause (c) and (d)
of each
statement provided to Holders of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.01
in
respect of the next succeeding distribution, (b) the Record Date for
such
distribution, (c) the Distribution Date for such distribution and (d)
the
aggregate Certificate Balance of each Class of Certificates to be reported
pursuant to clause (i) of the first paragraph of Section 4.01 in such
month.
Section
4.05 Preparation
of Regulatory Reports.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, the Securities Administrator has
not
assumed, and shall not by its performance hereunder be deemed to have
assumed,
any of the duties or obligations of the Depositor or any other Person
with
respect to (a) the registration of the Certificates pursuant to the Securities
Act, (b) the issuance or sale of the Certificates, or (c) compliance
with the
provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any offering circular,
applicable federal or state securities or other laws including, without
limitation, any requirement to update the registration statement or prospectus
relating to the Certificates in order to render the same not materially
misleading to investors.
Section
4.06 Management
and Disposition of REO Property.
The
Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation of each Servicer under any
Servicing Agreement to dispose of any REO Property acquired by such Servicer
on
behalf of the Trust before the end of the third calendar year following
the
calendar year in which the related REO Property was acquired; provided
that the
Master Servicer shall waive such requirement if the Master Servicer,
the Trustee
and the Securities Administrator (a) receive an Opinion of Counsel (obtained
at
the expense of the party requesting such Opinion of Counsel) indicating
that,
under then-current law, the REMIC may hold such REO Property for a period
longer
than three years without threatening the REMIC status of any related
REMIC or
causing the imposition of a tax upon any such REMIC or (b) such Servicer
applies
for and is granted an extension of such three year period pursuant to
Code
Sections 860G(a)(8) and 856(e)(3) (the applicable period provided pursuant
to
such Opinion of Counsel or such Code Section being referred to herein
as an
“Extended
Holding Period”).
In
that event, the Master Servicer shall direct such Servicer to sell any
REO
Property remaining after such date in an auction before the end of the
Extended
Holding Period.
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ARTICLE
V
THE
INTERESTS AND THE SECURITIES
Section
5.01 REMIC
Interests.
The
Trust
Agreement will set forth the terms of the Regular Interests and Residual
Interest of each REMIC. Unless otherwise specified in the Trust Agreement,
(a)
the Regular Interests in each REMIC will be “regular interests” for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions; (b) the Trustee will be the owner of the Regular
Interests
in any REMIC held by another REMIC formed pursuant to the terms of the
Trust
Agreement, and such Regular Interests may not be transferred to any person
other
than a successor trustee appointed pursuant to Section 8.07 hereof unless
the
party desiring the transfer obtains a Special Tax Opinion; and (c) such
Regular
Interests will be represented by the respective Interests.
Section
5.02 The
Certificates.
The
Certificates shall be designated in the Trust Agreement. The Certificates
in the
aggregate will represent the entire beneficial ownership interest in
the Trust
Estate. On the Closing Date, the aggregate Certificate Balance of the
Certificates will equal the aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of
the
Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date. The Certificates will be substantially
in
the forms annexed to the Trust Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in
the Trust
Agreement, the Certificates of each Class will be issuable in registered
form,
in denominations of authorized Percentage Interests as described in the
definition thereof. Each Certificate will share ratably in all rights
of the
related Class.
Upon
original issue, the Certificates shall be executed by the Trustee and
delivered
by the Securities Administrator and the Securities Administrator shall
cause the
Certificates to be authenticated by the Certificate Registrar to or upon
the
order of the Depositor upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents specified
in
Section 2.01. The Certificates shall be executed and attested by manual
or
facsimile signature on behalf of the Trustee by an authorized Officer
under its
seal imprinted thereon. Certificates bearing the manual or facsimile
signatures
of individuals who were at any time the proper Officers of the Trustee
shall
bind the Trustee, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them
have
ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery
of such
Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificates.
No
Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement or
be valid
for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate a certificate
of
authentication substantially in the form provided in the Trust Agreement
executed by the Certificate Registrar by manual signature, and such certificate
of authentication shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence,
that such
Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All
Certificates shall be dated the date of their execution.
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Section
5.03 Book-Entry
Securities.
(a)
The
Book-Entry Securities will be represented initially by one or more certificates
registered in the name designated by the Clearing Agency. The Depositor
and the
Securities Administrator may for all intents and purposes (including
the making
of payments on the Book-Entry Securities) deal with the Clearing Agency
as the
authorized representative of the Beneficial Owners of the Book-Entry
Securities
for as long as those Certificates are registered in the name of the Clearing
Agency. The rights of Beneficial Owners of the Book-Entry Securities
shall be
limited by law to those established by law and agreements between such
Beneficial Owners and the Clearing Agency and Clearing Agency Participants.
The
Beneficial Owners of the Book-Entry Securities shall not be entitled
to
certificates for the Book-Entry Securities as to which they are the Beneficial
Owners, except as provided in subsection (c) below. Requests and directions
from, and votes of, the Clearing Agency, as Holder, shall not be deemed
to be
inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Beneficial Owners.
Without the consent of the Depositor, the Trustee and the Securities
Administrator, a Book-Entry Security may not be transferred by the Clearing
Agency except to another Clearing Agency that agrees to hold the Book-Entry
Security for the account of the respective Clearing Agency Participants
and
Beneficial Owners.
(b)
Neither the Depositor, the Trustee nor the Securities Administrator will
have
any liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payment made
on
account of Beneficial Owners of the Book-Entry Securities held by the
Clearing
Agency, for monitoring or restricting any transfer of beneficial ownership
in a
Book-Entry Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any
records
relating to such Beneficial Owners.
(c)
A
Book-Entry Security will be registered in fully registered, certificated
form to
Beneficial Owners of Book-Entry Securities or their nominees, rather
than to the
Clearing Agency or its nominee, if (a) the Depositor advises the Securities
Administrator and Trustee in writing that the Clearing Agency is no longer
willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository
with
respect to the Book-Entry Securities, and the Depositor is unable to
locate a
qualified successor within 30 days, (b) the Depositor, at its option,
elects to
terminate the book-entry system operating through the Clearing Agency
or (c)
after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Beneficial Owners representing
at
least a majority of the aggregate outstanding Certificate Balance of
the
Book-Entry Securities advise the Clearing Agency in writing that the
continuation of a book-entry system through the Clearing Agency is no
longer in
the best interests of the Beneficial Owners. Upon the occurrence of any
such
event, the Securities Administrator shall notify the Clearing Agency,
which in
turn will notify all Beneficial Owners of Book-Entry Securities through
Clearing
Agency Participants, of the availability of certificated Certificates.
Upon
surrender by the Clearing Agency or the Book-Entry Custodian of the certificates
representing the Book-Entry Securities and receipt of instructions for
re-registration, the Securities Administrator will reissue the Book-Entry
Securities as certificated Certificates to the Beneficial Owners identified
in
writing by the Clearing Agency. Neither the Depositor, the Trustee nor
the
Securities Administrator shall be liable for any delay in the delivery
of such
instructions and may rely conclusively on, and shall be protected in
relying on,
such instructions. Such certificated Certificates shall not constitute
Book-Entry Securities. All reasonable costs associated with the preparation
and
delivery of certificated Certificates shall be borne by the Trust.
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(d)
The
Securities Administrator is hereby initially appointed as Book-Entry
Custodian
with respect to the Book-Entry Securities, and hereby agrees to act as
such in
accordance herewith and in accordance with the agreement that it has
with the
Clearing Agency authorizing it to act as such (it being understood that
should
any conflict arise between the provisions hereof and the provisions of
the
agreement between the Securities Administrator and the Clearing Agency,
the
agreement with the Clearing Agency will control). The Book-Entry Custodian
may,
and, if it is no longer qualified to act as such, the Book-Entry Custodian
shall, appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the Depositor and,
if the
Securities Administrator is not the Book-Entry Custodian, the Securities
Administrator, any other transfer agent (including the Clearing Agency
or any
successor Clearing Agency) to act as Book-Entry Custodian under such
conditions
as the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian and the Clearing Agency or any
successor
Clearing Agency may prescribe; provided
that the
predecessor Book-Entry Custodian shall not be relieved of any of its
duties or
responsibilities by reason of such appointment of other than the Clearing
Agency. If the Securities Administrator resigns or is removed in accordance
with
the terms hereof, the successor securities administrator, or, if it so
elects,
the Clearing Agency shall immediately succeed to its predecessor’s duties as
Book-Entry Custodian. The Depositor shall have the right to inspect,
and to
obtain copies of, any Certificates held as Book-Entry Securities by the
Book-Entry Custodian.
Section
5.04 Registration
of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
The
Securities Administrator shall cause to be kept at its Corporate Trust
Office a
Certificate Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations
as it may
prescribe, the Securities Administrator shall provide for the registration
of
Certificates and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein
provided.
The Securities Administrator will initially serve as Certificate Registrar
for
the purpose of registering Certificates and transfers and exchanges of
Certificates as herein provided. The Securities Administrator may appoint
any
other Person to act as Certificate Registrar hereunder.
Subject
to Section 5.05, upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate
at the Corporate Trust Office of the Securities Administrator or at any
other
office or agency of the Securities Administrator maintained for such
purpose,
the Securities Administrator shall execute and the Certificate Registrar
shall
authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees, one or more new Certificates of the same Class of a like
aggregate
Percentage Interest.
At
the
option of the Certificateholders, each Certificate may be exchanged for
other
Certificates of the same Class with the same and authorized denominations
and a
like aggregate Percentage Interest, upon surrender of such Certificate
to be
exchanged at any such office or agency. Whenever any Certificates are
so
surrendered for exchange, the Securities Administrator shall execute
and cause
the Certificate Registrar to authenticate and deliver the Certificates
which the
Certificateholder making the exchange is entitled to receive. Every Certificate
presented or surrendered for transfer or exchange shall (if so required
by the
Securities Administrator) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by a
written
instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory to the Securities Administrator
duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized
in
writing.
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No
service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any transfer
or
exchange of Certificates, but the Securities Administrator may require
payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may
be imposed
in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
All
Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be destroyed
by the
Certificate Registrar.
The
Securities Administrator will cause the Certificate Registrar (unless
the
Securities Administrator is acting as Certificate Registrar) to provide
notice
to the Securities Administrator of each transfer of a Certificate, and
the
Certificate Registrar will provide the Securities Administrator with
an updated
copy of the Certificate Register on January 1 and July 1 of each
year.
Section
5.05 Restrictions
on Transfer.
(a)
No
transfer of any Private Certificate shall be made unless that transfer
is made
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act and
effective registration or qualification under applicable state securities
laws,
or is made in a transaction that does not require such registration or
qualification. Any Holder of a Private Certificate shall, and, by acceptance
of
such Private Certificate, does agree to, indemnify the Depositor, the
Certificate Registrar and the Securities Administrator against any liability
that may result if any transfer of such Certificates by such Holder is
not
exempt from registration under the Securities Act and all applicable
state
securities laws or is not made in accordance with such federal and state
laws.
Neither the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar nor the Securities
Administrator is obligated to register or qualify any Private Certificate
under
the Securities Act or any other securities law or to take any action
not
otherwise required under this Agreement to permit the transfer of such
Certificates without such registration or qualification. Neither the
Certificate
Registrar nor the Securities Administrator shall register any transfer
of a
Private Certificate (other than a Residual Certificate) unless and until
the
prospective transferee provides (a) the Securities Administrator with
an
agreement certifying to facts which, if true, would mean that the proposed
transferee is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (a “QIB
Certificate”),
or,
if the Private Certificate to be transferred is not a Rule 144A Certificate,
a
Transferee Agreement, and in any case unless and until the transfer otherwise
complies with the provisions of this Section 5.05. If so provided in
the Trust
Agreement, the prospective transferee will be deemed to have provided
a QIB
Certificate upon acceptance of the Certificate. If a proposed transfer
does not
involve a Rule 144A Certificate, the Securities Administrator or the
Certificate
Registrar shall require that the transferor and transferee certify as
to the
factual basis for the registration exemption(s) relied upon, and if the
transfer
is made within two years of the acquisition thereof by a non-Affiliate
of the
Depositor from the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, or the
Securities
Administrator or the Certificate Registrar also may require an Opinion
of
Counsel that such transfer may be made without registration or qualification
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, which
Opinion of
Counsel shall not be obtained at the expense of the Depositor, the Certificate
Registrar or the Securities Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no QIB
Certificate, Transferee Agreement or Opinion of Counsel shall be required
in
connection with the initial transfer of the Private Certificates and
no Opinion
of Counsel shall be required in connection with the transfer of the Private
Certificates by a broker or dealer, if such broker or dealer was the
initial
transferee.
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(b)
Any
Private Certificate sold in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation
S
shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global
Certificates in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons
with
the applicable legends set forth in Exhibit A to the Trust Agreement
added to
the forms of such Certificates (each, a “Regulation
S Global Security”),
which
shall be deposited on behalf of the subscribers for such Certificates
represented thereby with the Trustee, as custodian for DTC and registered
in the
name of a nominee of DTC, duly executed and authenticated by the Trustee
as
hereinafter provided. The aggregate principal amounts of the Regulation
S Global
Securities may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments
made
on the records of the Trustee or DTC or its nominee, as the case may
be, as
hereinafter provided..
(c)
By
acceptance of a Rule 144A Certificate or a Regulation S Global Security,
whether
upon original issuance or subsequent transfer, each Holder of such a
Certificate
acknowledges the restrictions on the transfer of such Certificate set
forth
thereon and agrees that it will transfer such a Certificate only as provided
herein. In addition, each Holder of a Regulation S Global Security shall
be
deemed to have represented and warranted to the Trustee, the Certificate
Registrar, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and any of
their
respective successors that: (i) such Person is not a U.S. person within
the
meaning of Regulation S and was, at the time the buy order was originated,
outside the United States and (ii) such Person understands that such
Certificates have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that
(x)
until the expiration of the 40-day distribution compliance period (within
the
meaning of Regulation S), no offer, sale, pledge or other transfer of
such
Certificates or any interest therein shall be made in the United States
or to or
for the account or benefit of a U.S. person (each as defined in Regulation
S),
(y) if in the future it decides to offer, resell, pledge or otherwise
transfer
such Certificates, such Certificates may be offered, resold, pledged
or
otherwise transferred only (A) to a person which the seller reasonably
believes
is a “qualified institutional buyer” (a “QIB”) as defined in Rule 144A, that is
purchasing such Certificates for its own account or for the account of
a
qualified institutional buyer to which notice is given that the transfer
is
being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (B) in an offshore transaction
(as
defined in Regulation S) in compliance with the provisions of Regulation
S, in
each case in compliance with the requirements of this Agreement; and
it will
notify such transferee of the transfer restrictions specified in this
Section.
The
Depositor (or, upon direction of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator,
which directions shall specify the information to be provided, and at
the
expense of the Depositor or the Securities Administrator) shall provide
to any
Holder of a Rule 144A Certificate and any prospective transferee designated
by
such Holder information regarding the related Certificates and the Mortgage
Loans and such other information as shall be necessary to satisfy the
condition
to eligibility set forth in Rule 144A(d)(4) for transfer of any such
Rule 144A
Certificate without registration thereof under the Securities Act pursuant
to
the registration exemption provided by Rule 144A.
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(d)
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary herein, so long as a Global
Security representing any Private Certificate remains outstanding and
is held by
or on behalf of DTC, transfers of a Global Security representing any
such
Certificates, in whole or in part, shall only be made in accordance with
this
Section 5.05(d).
(A)
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Subject
to clauses (B) and (C) of this Section 5.05(d), transfers of
a Global
Security representing any Private Certificate shall be limited
to
transfers of such Global Security, in whole or in part, to
nominees of DTC
or to a successor of DTC or such successor’s
nominee.
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(B)
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Rule
144A Certificate to Regulation S Global Security.
If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Certificate
deposited
with or on behalf of DTC wishes at any time to exchange its
interest in
such Rule 144A Certificate for an interest in a Regulation
S Global
Security, or to transfer its interest in such Rule 144A Certificate
to a
Person who wishes to take delivery thereof in the form of an
interest in a
Regulation S Global Security, such holder, provided
such holder is not a U.S. person, may, subject to the rules
and procedures
of DTC, exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for
an equivalent
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security. Upon
receipt by
the Securities Administrator, as Certificate Registrar, of
(I)
instructions from DTC directing the Securities Administrator,
as
Certificate Registrar, to be credited a beneficial interest
in a
Regulation S Global Security in an amount equal to the beneficial
interest
in such Rule 144A Certificate to be exchanged but not less
than the
minimum denomination applicable to such holder’s Certificates held through
a Regulation S Global Security, (II) a written order given
in accordance
with DTC’s procedures containing information regarding the participant
account of DTC and, in the case of a transfer pursuant to and
in
accordance with Regulation S, the Euroclear or Clearstream
account to be
credited with such increase and (III) a certificate in the
form of Exhibit
C-2 hereto given by the holder of such beneficial interest
stating that
the exchange or transfer of such interest has been made in
compliance with
the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Securities,
including
that the holder is not a U.S. person, and pursuant to and in
accordance
with Regulation S, the Securities Administrator, as Certificate
Registrar,
shall reduce the principal amount of the Rule 144A Certificate
and
increase the principal amount of the Regulation S Global Security
by the
aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in the
Rule 144A
Certificate to be exchanged, and shall instruct Euroclear or
Clearstream,
as applicable, concurrently with such reduction, to credit
or cause to be
credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions
a
beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Security equal
to the
reduction in the principal amount of the Rule 144A
Certificate.
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(C)
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Regulation
S Global Security to Rule 144A Certificate.
If a holder of a beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global
Security
deposited with or on behalf of DTC wishes at any time to transfer
its
interest in such Regulation S Global Security to a Person who
wishes to
take delivery thereof in the form of an interest in a Rule
144A
Certificate, such holder may, subject to the rules and procedures
of DTC,
exchange or cause the exchange of such interest for an equivalent
beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Certificate. Upon receipt
by the
Securities Administrator, as Certificate Registrar, of (I)
instructions
from DTC directing the Securities Administrator, as Certificate
Registrar,
to cause to be credited a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A
Certificate
in an amount equal to the beneficial interest in such Regulation
S Global
Security to be exchanged but not less than the minimum denomination
applicable to such holder’s Certificates held through a Rule 144A
Certificate, to be exchanged, such instructions to contain
information
regarding the participant account with DTC to be credited with
such
increase, and (II) a certificate in the form of Exhibit C-3
hereto given
by the holder of such beneficial interest and stating, among
other things,
that the Person transferring such interest in such Regulation
S Global
Security reasonably believes that the Person acquiring such
interest in a
Rule 144A Certificate is a QIB, is obtaining such beneficial
interest in a
transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance
with
any applicable securities laws of any State of the United States
or any
other jurisdiction, then the Securities Administrator, as Certificate
Registrar, will reduce the principal amount of the Regulation
S Global
Security and increase the principal amount of the Rule 144A
Certificate by
the aggregate principal amount of the beneficial interest in
the
Regulation S Global Security to be transferred and the Securities
Administrator, as Certificate Registrar, shall instruct DTC,
concurrently
with such reduction, to credit or cause to be credited to the
account of
the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest
in the
Rule 144A Certificate equal to the reduction in the principal
amount of
the Regulation S Global Security.
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(D)
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Other
Exchanges.
In the event that a Global Security is exchanged for Certificates
in
definitive registered form without interest coupons, pursuant
to Section
5.03(c) hereof, such Certificates may be exchanged for one
another only in
accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent
with the
provisions above (including certification requirements intended
to insure
that such transfers comply with Rule 144A, comply with Rule
501(a)(1),
(2), (3) or (7) or are to non-U.S. persons in compliance with
Regulation S
under the Securities Act, as the case may
be).
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(E)
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Restrictions
on U.S. Transfers.
Transfers of interests in the Regulation S Global Security
to U.S. persons
(as defined in Regulation S) shall be limited to transfers
made pursuant
to the provisions of Section
5.05(d)(C).
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(e)
ERISA
Restrictions.
No
Private Certificate (a
“Certificated
Subordinated Security”)
or
Residual Certificate shall be transferred unless the prospective transferee
provides the Securities Administrator and Certificate Registrar with
a properly
completed Benefit Plan Affidavit. The holder of any Private Certificate
or
Residual Certificate in book-entry form shall be deemed to make the
representations in the Benefit Plan Affidavit.
Prior
to
the termination of any class of certificates which have the benefit of
an
interest rate cap agreement, each beneficial owner of a Certificate
of such class or any interest therein, will be deemed to have represented,
by
virtue of its acquisition or holding of a such Certificate,
or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a Plan or (ii) the acquisition
and holding of such Certificate are eligible for the exemptive relief
available
under the statutory exemption for nonfiduciary service providers under
Section
408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the Code, Department of
Labor
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, 90-1, 91-38, 95-60 or 96-23
or
some other applicable exemption.
(f)
Residual
Certificates.
No
Residual Certificate (including any beneficial interest therein) may
be
transferred to a Disqualified Organization. In addition, no Residual
Certificate
(including any beneficial interest therein) may be transferred unless
(i) the
proposed transferee provides the Securities Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar with (A) a Residual Transferee Agreement, (B) if the proposed
transferee is a U.S. Person, a U.S. Person and Affidavit Pursuant to
Sections
860D(a)(6)(A) and 860E(e)(4) of the Code, and (C) if the proposed transferee
is
a Non-U.S. Person, a Non-U.S. Person Affidavit and Affidavit Pursuant
to
Sections 860D(a)(6)(A) and 860E(e)(4) of the Code, and (ii) the interest
transferred involves the entire interest in a Residual Certificate or
an
undivided interest therein (unless the transferor or the transferee provides
the
Securities Administrator or the Certificate Registrar with an Opinion
of Counsel
(which shall not be an expense of the Securities Administrator or the
Certificate Registrar, as applicable) that the transfer will not jeopardize
the
REMIC status of any related REMIC). Furthermore, if a proposed transfer
involves
a Rule 144A Certificate, the Securities Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar shall require the transferee to certify as to facts that, if
true,
would mean that the proposed transferee is a Qualified Institutional
Buyer; and,
if a proposed transfer involves a Private Certificate that is not a Rule
144A
Certificate, (1) the Securities Administrator or the Certificate Registrar
shall
require that the transferee certify as to the factual basis for the registration
exemption(s) relied upon, and (2) if the transfer is made within two
years from
the acquisition of the Certificate by a non-Affiliate of the Depositor
from the
Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator
or the
Certificate Registrar also may require an Opinion of Counsel that such
transfer
may be made without registration or qualification under the Securities
Act and
applicable state securities laws, which Opinion of Counsel shall not
be obtained
at the expense of the Securities Administrator or the Certificate Registrar,
as
applicable. In any event, neither the Securities Administrator nor the
Certificate Registrar shall effect any transfer of a Residual Certificate
except
upon notification of such transfer to the Securities Administrator or
the
Certificate Registrar, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Opinion
of Counsel shall be required in connection with the initial transfer
of the
Residual Certificates or their transfer by a broker or dealer, if such
broker or
dealer was the initial transferee. Notwithstanding the fulfillment of
the
prerequisites described above, the Securities Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may refuse to recognize any transfer to the extent necessary
to avoid
a risk of disqualification of any related REMIC as a REMIC or the imposition
of
a tax upon any such REMIC.
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Upon
notice to the Securities Administrator that any legal or beneficial interest
in
any portion of the Residual Certificates has been transferred, directly
or
indirectly, to a Disqualified Organization or agent thereof (including
a broker,
nominee, or middleman) in contravention of the foregoing restrictions,
such
transferee shall be deemed to hold the Residual Certificate in constructive
trust for the last transferor who was not a Disqualified Organization
or agent
thereof, and such transferor shall be restored as the owner of such Residual
Certificate as completely as if such transfer had never occurred, provided that
the
Securities Administrator may, but is not required to, recover any distributions
made to such transferee with respect to the Residual Certificate and
return such
recovery to the transferor. The Securities Administrator, on behalf of
the
Trustee, agrees to furnish to the Internal Revenue Service and to any
transferor
of the Residual Certificate or such agent (within 60 days of the request
therefor by the transferor or agent) such information necessary for the
computation of the tax imposed under Section 860E(e) of the Code and
as
otherwise may be required by the Code, including but not limited to the
present
value of the total anticipated excess inclusions with respect to the
Residual
Certificate (or portion thereof) for periods after such transfer. At
the
election of the Securities Administrator, the cost to the Securities
Administrator of computing and furnishing such information may be charged
to the
transferor or such agent referred to above; however, the Securities
Administrator shall not be excused from furnishing such
information.
If
a tax
or a reporting cost is borne by any REMIC as a result of the transfer
of a
Residual Certificate or any beneficial interest therein in violation
of the
restrictions set forth in this Section, the transferor shall pay such
tax or
cost and, if such tax or cost is not so paid, the Securities Administrator,
on
behalf of the Trustee, shall pay such tax or cost with amounts that otherwise
would have been paid to the transferee of the Residual Certificate (or
beneficial interest therein). In that event, neither the transferee nor
the
transferor shall have any right to seek repayment of such amounts from
the
Depositor, the Securities Administrator, any REMIC, or the other Holders
of any
of the Certificates, and none of such parties shall have any liability
for
payment of any such tax or reporting cost.
Section
5.06 Mutilated,
Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If
(a)
any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Securities Administrator
or the
Certificate Registrar, or the Securities Administrator and the Certificate
Registrar receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction,
loss or
theft of any Certificate, and (b) there is delivered to the Securities
Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar such security
or
indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless, then,
in the
absence of actual knowledge by the Securities Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser,
the
Securities Administrator shall execute and cause the Certificate Registrar
to
authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated,
destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of the same
Class and
of like tenor and Percentage Interest. Upon the issuance of any new Certificate
pursuant to this Section, the Securities Administrator may require the
payment
of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be
imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees
and
expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute complete
and
indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust, as if originally issued,
whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate shall be found
at any
time.
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Section
5.07 Persons
Deemed Owners.
Prior
to
due presentation of a Certificate for registration of transfer, the Securities
Administrator, the Certificate Registrar and any agent of any of them
may treat
the person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of
such
Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions and for all other
purposes whatsoever, and neither the Securities Administrator, the Certificate
Registrar nor any agent of any of them shall be affected by notice to
the
contrary.
Section
5.08 Appointment
of Paying Agent.
The
Securities Administrator may, with the consent of the Trustee (if such
Paying
Agent is other than Xxxxx Fargo), appoint a Paying Agent for the purpose
of
making distributions to Certificateholders. The Securities Administrator
shall
cause such Paying Agent (if other than the Securities Administrator)
to execute
and deliver to the Securities Administrator an instrument in which such
Paying
Agent shall agree with the Securities Administrator that such Paying
Agent will
hold all sums held by it for the payment to Certificateholders in an
Eligible
Account in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders entitled thereto
until such sums shall be paid to the Certificateholders. All funds remitted
by
the Securities Administrator to any such Paying Agent for the purpose
of making
distributions shall be paid to Certificateholders on each Distribution
Date and
any amounts not so paid shall be returned on such Distribution Date to
the
Securities Administrator. The initial Paying Agent shall be Xxxxx Fargo
Bank.
ARTICLE
VI
THE
DEPOSITOR
Section
6.01 Liability
of the Depositor.
The
Depositor shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of
the
obligations specifically imposed by the Trust Agreement and undertaken
by the
Depositor under the Trust Agreement.
Section
6.02 Merger
or Consolidation of the Depositor.
Subject
to the following paragraph, the Depositor will keep in full effect its
corporate
existence, rights and franchises under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its
organization, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do business
in
each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary
to
protect the validity and enforceability of the Trust Agreement, the Certificates
or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties under the Trust
Agreement.
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The
Depositor may be merged or consolidated with or into any Person, or transfer
all
or substantially all of their respective assets to any Person, in which
case any
Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Depositor
shall
be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Depositor,
shall be
the successor of the Depositor 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.
ARTICLE
VII
TERMINATION
OF SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS
Section
7.01 Termination
and Substitution of Servicer.
Upon
the
occurrence of any Servicer Event of Default for which any Servicer may
be
terminated pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer,
in
accordance with Section 8.01(a) hereof, may, and shall, at the direction
of the
Certificateholders holding 66% of the Voting Rights, terminate such Servicing
Agreement. The Holders of Certificates evidencing at least 66% of the
Voting
Rights of Certificates affected by a Servicer Event of Default may waive
such
Servicer Event of Default; provided,
however,
that
(a) a
Servicer Event of Default with respect to any Servicer’s obligation to make
Monthly Advances may be waived only by all of the holders of the Certificates
affected by such Servicer Event of Default and (b) no such waiver is
permitted
that would materially adversely affect any non-consenting Certificateholder.
Subject to the conditions set forth below in this Section 7.01, the Master
Servicer, at the direction of the Certificateholders holding 66% of the
Voting
Rights, shall, concurrently with such termination, either assume the
duties of
the terminated Servicer under the applicable Servicing Agreement or appoint
another servicer to enter into such Servicing Agreement.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Master Servicer may not terminate a Servicer without
cause
unless the Master Servicer or a successor servicer is appointed concurrently
with such termination. There may be a transition period of not longer
than
ninety (90) days prior to the effective date of the servicing transfer
to the
successor Servicer or Master Servicer, as applicable, provided,
however,
that
during
such transition period, the Master Servicer or successor servicer shall
use
commercially reasonable efforts to perform the duties of the terminated
Servicer
in its capacity as successor servicer.
If
the
Master Servicer terminates a Servicer, the Master Servicer may name another
mortgage loan service company and such mortgage loan service company
shall be
acceptable to each Rating Agency and such mortgage loan service company
shall
assume, satisfy, perform and carry out all liabilities, duties, responsibilities
and obligations that are to be, or otherwise were to have been, satisfied,
performed and carried out by such terminated Servicer under the related
Servicing Agreement. Such successor servicer shall be a mortgage loan
servicing
institution, with except in the case of Avelo Mortgage L.L.C., or any
successor
in interest, a net worth of at least $25,000,000. In the event that the
Master
Servicer cannot appoint a substitute servicer, it shall petition a court
of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a substitute servicer meeting
the
foregoing requirements.
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In
the
event any Servicer resigns or is terminated as provided above and the
Master
Servicer has not appointed a successor servicer (or no successor servicer
has
accepted such appointment) prior to the effective date of such resignation
or
termination, then the Master Servicer shall serve as successor servicer
and
shall succeed to, satisfy, perform and carry out all obligations which
otherwise
were to have been satisfied, performed and carried out by such Servicer
under
the terminated Servicing Agreement until another successor servicer has
been
appointed and has accepted its appointment. In no event shall the Master
Servicer be deemed to have assumed the obligations of a Servicer to purchase
any
Mortgage Loan from the Trust pursuant to any Servicing Agreement or any
obligations of a Servicer which were incurred thereunder prior to the
date the
Master Servicer assumes the obligations of the Servicer under the related
Servicing Agreement. As compensation to the Master Servicer for any servicing
obligations fulfilled or assumed by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer
shall be entitled to any servicing compensation to which such Servicer
would
have been entitled if the Servicing Agreement with such Servicer had
not been
terminated; provided,
however, that
the
Master Servicer shall not be (a) liable for any acts or omissions of
the
Servicer, (b) obligated to make Advances if it is prohibited from doing
so under
applicable law, (c) responsible for expenses of the Servicer pursuant
to the
terms of the Servicing Agreement or (d) obligated to deposit losses on
any
Permitted Investments directed by the Servicer.
In
no
event shall the Master Servicer be deemed to have assumed the obligations
of a
Servicer to purchase any Mortgage Loan from the Trust. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a Servicer Event of Default shall occur, the Master
Servicer
shall, by notice in writing to the applicable Servicer, which may be
delivered
by telecopy, immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations
of such
Servicer thereafter arising under the applicable Servicing Agreement,
but
without prejudice to any rights it may have as a Certificateholder or
to
reimbursement of Advances and other advances of its own funds, and the
Master
Servicer shall act as provided in this Section 7.01 to carry out the
duties of
such Servicer, including the obligation to make any Advance the nonpayment
of
which was a Servicer Event of Default. Any such action taken by the Master
Servicer must be prior to the distribution of the relevant Distribution
Date.
The
Servicer being terminated as a result of an Event of Default shall bear
all
costs of a servicing transfer as set forth in the applicable Servicing
Agreement.
As
set
forth in the applicable Servicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall
be
entitled to be reimbursed from such Servicer (or by the Trust Estate,
if such
Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all costs
associated with the transfer of servicing from the predecessor Servicer,
including, without limitation, any costs or expenses associated with
the
complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction
or
manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the succeeding
servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data
or
otherwise to enable the succeeding servicer to service the Mortgage Loans
properly and effectively. If the terminated Servicer does not pay such
reimbursement within thirty (30) days of its receipt of an invoice therefore,
such reimbursement shall be an expense of the Trust and the Master Servicer
shall be entitled to withdraw such reimbursement from amounts on deposit
in the
Certificate Account pursuant to the terms hereof; provided that,
in
accordance with the applicable Servicing Agreement, the terminated Servicer
shall reimburse the Trust for any such expense incurred by the Trust;
and
provided,
further,
that
the
Master Servicer shall decide whether and to what extent it is in the
best
interest of the Certificateholders to pursue any remedy against any party
obligated to make such reimbursement.
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No
Certificateholder, solely by virtue of such holder’s status as a
Certificateholder, will have any right under the Trust Agreement to institute
any proceeding with respect to the Trust Agreement or any Servicing Agreement,
Custodial Agreement or any Assignment Agreement, unless such holder previously
has given to the Trustee written notice of default and unless the
Certificateholders evidencing at least 25% of Voting Rights have made
written
request upon the Trustee to institute such proceeding in its own name
and have
offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity, and the Trustee for 60 days
has
neglected or refused to institute any such proceeding.
Section
7.02 Notification
to Certificateholders.
(a)
Upon
any termination pursuant to Section 7.01 above or appointment of a successor
to
any Servicer or the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator shall
give
prompt written notice thereof to the Certificateholders at their respective
addresses appearing in the Certificate Register, and to each Rating
Agency.
(b)
Within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any Servicer Event of
Default
involving any Servicer, the Securities Administrator shall transmit by
mail to
all Holders of Certificates and each Rating Agency, the Trustee and the
Master
Servicer notice of each such Servicer Event of Default or occurrence
known to a
Responsible Officer of the Trustee unless such default shall have been
cured or
waived.
ARTICLE
VIII
ADMINISTRATION
AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS
BY
THE MASTER SERVICER
Section
8.01 Duties
of the Master Servicer; Enforcement of Servicer’s and Master Servicer’s
Obligations.
(a)
The
Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, the Securities Administrator,
the
Depositor and the Certificateholders, shall monitor the performance of
the
Servicers under the Servicing Agreements, and (except as set forth below)
shall
use its reasonable good faith efforts to cause the Servicers to duly
and
punctually to perform their duties and obligations thereunder. Upon the
occurrence of a Servicer Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer
of the
Master Servicer has actual knowledge under a Servicing Agreement, the
Master
Servicer shall promptly notify the Securities Administrator and Trustee
and
shall specify in such notice the action, if any, the Master Servicer
plans to
take in respect of such default. So long as any such default shall be
continuing, the Master Servicer may (i) terminate all of the rights and
powers
of such Servicer pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Servicing
Agreement; (ii) exercise any rights it may have to enforce the Servicing
Agreement against such Servicer; (iii) waive any such default under the
Servicing Agreement in accordance with Section 7.01 hereof or (iv) take
any
other action with respect to such default as is permitted thereunder.
Except as
set forth in Section 4.06 hereof, the Master Servicer shall have no duty
to
supervise any Servicer’s activities related to the servicing or administration
of defaulted or delinquent Mortgage Loans or the management and disposition
of
any REO Properties.
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(b)
The
Master Servicer shall pay the costs of monitoring the Servicers as required
hereunder (including costs associated with (i) termination of any Servicer
or
(ii) the appointment of a successor servicer and shall, to the extent
permitted
by the related Servicing Agreement, seek reimbursement therefor initially
from
the terminated Servicer. In the event the full costs associated with
the
transition of servicing responsibilities to the Master Servicer are not
paid for
by the predecessor Servicer or successor servicer (provided
that
such
successor Servicer is not the Master Servicer), the
Master Servicer may be reimbursed therefor by the Trust for out of pocket
costs
incurred by the Master Servicer associated with any such transfer of
servicing
duties from a Servicer to any other successor servicer.
(c)
None
of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator nor the Trustee shall
consent to
the assignment by any Servicer of such Servicer’s rights and obligations under
the related Servicing Agreement without the prior written consent of
the Master
Servicer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(d)
The
Master Servicer shall not assume liability for any Servicer’s representations
and warranties if it becomes a successor servicer.
(e)
On or
prior to the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Depositor
a
certification in the form of Exhibit
J
attached
hereto specifying the items it will address in its assessment of compliance
with
the servicing criteria under this Section 8.01. On or before March 15
of each
year, commencing in March 2007, the Master Servicer, at its own expense,
shall
furnish, and shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by
it to
furnish, each at its own expense, to the Securities Administrator and
the
Depositor, an assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria
that
contains (i) a statement by such party of its responsibility for assessing
compliance with the Servicing Criteria, (ii) a statement that such party
used
the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance with the Relevant Servicing
Criteria, (iii) such party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant
Servicing Criteria as of and for the fiscal year covered by the Form
10-K
required to be filed pursuant to Section 3.02(e), including, if there
has been
any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria,
a
discussion of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and
(iv) a
statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation
report on such party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing
Criteria as of and for such period.
No
later
than the end of each fiscal year for the Trust for which a 10-K is required
to
be filed, the Master Servicer shall forward to the Securities Administrator
the
name of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it and what Relevant
Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the report on assessment of compliance
prepared by such Servicing Function Participant. When the Master Servicer
and
the Trustee (or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by them) submits
its
assessment to the Securities Administrator, such parties will also at
such time
include the assessment and attestation pursuant to Section 8.01(f) and
11.01(d)
of each Servicing Function Participant engaged by it.
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Promptly
after receipt of each such report on assessment of compliance, (i) the
Depositor
shall review each such report and, if applicable, consult with the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant
engaged by such parties as to the nature of any material instance of
noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria by each such party,
and (ii)
the Securities Administrator shall confirm that the assessments, taken
as a
whole, address all of the Servicing Criteria and, taken individually,
address
the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit
J and on
any similar exhibit set forth in each Servicing Agreement in respect
of the
applicable Servicer and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None
of such
parties shall be required to deliver any such assessments until April
15 in any
given year so long as such party has received written confirmation from
the
Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of
the Trust
for the preceding calendar year.
The
Master Servicer shall enforce any obligation of a Servicer (and the applicable
Servicing Agreement will provide that each Servicer shall enforce any
obligations of an Additional Servicer engaged by such Servicer), to the
extent
set forth in the related Servicing Agreement (or, in the case of an Additional
Servicer, such applicable agreement), to deliver to the Master Servicer
an
annual report on assessment of compliance within the time frame set forth
in,
and in such form and substance as may be required pursuant to, the related
Servicing Agreement (or, in the case of an Additional Servicer, such
applicable
agreement). The Master Servicer shall include such annual report on assessment
of compliance with its own assessment of compliance to be submitted to
the
Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section 8.01.
(f)
On or
before March 15 of each calendar year, commencing in March 2007, the
Master
Servicer, at its own expense, shall cause, and shall cause any Servicing
Function Participant engaged by it to cause, each at its own expense,
a
registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services
to the
Master Servicer or such other Servicing Function Participants, as the
case may
be) that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
to furnish a report to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor
(and, in
the case of any other Servicing Function Participant, the Master Servicer)
to
the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain
matters
from the management of such party, which includes an assertion that such
party
has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, and (ii) on the basis
of an
examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation
engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is expressing an opinion
as to
whether such party’s compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria was fairly
stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion
regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing
Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such
registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was
unable
to express such an opinion. Such report must be available for general
use and
not contain restricted use language.
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Promptly
after receipt of such report from the Master Servicer or any Servicing
Function
Participant engaged by the Master Servicer, (i) the Depositor shall review
the
report and, if applicable, consult with such parties as to the nature
of any
defaults by such parties, in the fulfillment of any of each such party’s
obligations hereunder or under any other applicable agreement, and (ii)
the
Securities Administrator shall confirm that each assessment submitted
pursuant
to Section 8.01(e) and Section 11.01(c) is coupled with an attestation
meeting
the requirements of this Section and shall notify the Depositor of any
exceptions. Neither the Master Servicer nor any Servicing Function Participant
engaged by the Master Servicer shall be required to deliver or cause
the
delivery of such reports until April 15 in any given year so long as
it has
received written confirmation from the Depositor that a 10-K is not required
to
be filed in respect of the Trust for the preceding fiscal year.
The
Master Servicer shall enforce any obligation of a Servicer (and the applicable
Servicing Agreement will provide that each Servicer shall enforce any
obligations of an Additional Servicer engaged by such Servicer), to the
extent
set forth in the related Servicing Agreement (or, in the case of an Additional
Servicer, such applicable agreement), to deliver to the Master Servicer
an
attestation within the time frame set forth in, and in such form and
substance
as may be required pursuant to, the related Servicing Agreement (or,
in the case
of an Additional Servicer, such applicable agreement). The Master Servicer
shall
include such annual report on assessment of compliance with its own assessment
of compliance to be submitted to the Securities Administrator pursuant
to this
Section 8.01.
(g)
The
Master Servicer shall give prior written notice to the Depositor of the
appointment of any Subcontractor by it and a written description (in
form and
substance satisfactory to the Depositor) of the role and function of
each
Subcontractor utilized by the Master Servicer, specifying (i) the identity
of
each such Subcontractor and (ii) which elements of the servicing criteria
set
forth under Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB will be addressed in assessments
of
compliance provided by each such Subcontractor.
(h)
The
Master Servicer shall notify the Depositor and the Sponsor within five
days of
its gaining knowledge thereof (i) of any legal proceedings pending against
the
Master Servicer of the type described in Item 1117 (§ 229.1117) of Regulation
AB, (ii) of any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of
the assets
of the Master Servicer and (iii) if the Master Servicer shall become
(but only
to the extent not previously disclosed) at any time an affiliate of any
of the
Depositor, any Servicer, any Originator contemplated by Item 1110 (§ 229.1110)
of Regulation AB, any significant obligor contemplated by Item 1112 (§ 229.1112)
of Regulation AB, any enhancement or support provider contemplated by
Items 1114
or 1115 (§§ 229.1114-1115) of Regulation AB or any successor thereto or any
other material party to the Trust Fund contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1)
(§
229.1100(d)(1)) of Regulation AB, as applicable.
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Section
8.02 Maintenance
of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance.
(a)
The
Master Servicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at its own
expense, a
blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy, with
broad
coverage on all directors, officers, employees or other persons acting
in any
capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or
papers
relating to the related Mortgage Loans (“Master
Servicing Employees”).
Any
such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall be
in the
form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond or the Financial Institution Bond and
shall protect and insure the Master Servicer against losses, including
forgery,
theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of
the
Master Servicer Employees. Such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance
Policy also shall protect and insure the Master Servicer against losses
in
connection with the release or satisfaction of a related Mortgage Loan
without
having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured thereby.
No
provision of this Section 8.02 requiring such Fidelity Bond and Errors
and
Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or relieve the Master 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 Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac. Upon the
request of
the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer shall cause to be delivered
to
the Securities Administrator a certificate of insurance of the insurer
and the
surety including a statement from the surety and the insurer that such
fidelity
bond and insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially
modified
without thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Securities Administrator.
The Master Servicer shall (i) require each Servicer to maintain an Errors
and
Omissions Insurance Policy and a Fidelity Bond in accordance with the
provisions
of the applicable Servicing Agreement, (ii) cause each Servicer to provide
to
the Master Servicer certificates evidencing that such policy and bond
is in
effect and to furnish to the Master Servicer any notice of cancellation,
non-renewal or modification of the policy or bond received by it, as
and to the
extent provided in the applicable Servicing Agreement, and (iii) furnish
copies
of the certificates and notices referred to in clause (ii) to the Securities
Administrator upon its request.
(b)
The
Master Servicer shall promptly report to the Securities Administrator
any
material changes that may occur in the Master Servicer Fidelity Bond
or the
Master Servicer Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy and shall furnish
to the
Securities Administrator, on request, certificates evidencing that such
bond and
insurance policy are in full force and effect. The Master Servicer shall
promptly report to the Securities Administrator, to the best of its knowledge,
all cases of forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors or omissions,
if such
events involve funds relating to the Mortgage Loans. The total losses,
regardless of whether claims are filed with the applicable insurer or
surety,
shall be disclosed in such reports together with the amount of such losses
covered by insurance. If a bond or insurance claim report is filed with
any of
such bonding companies or insurers, the Master Servicer shall promptly
furnish a
copy of such report to the Securities Administrator. Any amounts relating
to the
Mortgage Loans collected by the Master Servicer under any such bond or
policy
shall be promptly remitted by the Master Servicer to the Securities
Administrator for deposit into the Certificate Account. Any amounts relating
to
the Mortgage Loans collected by any Servicer under any such bond or policy
shall
be remitted to the Master Servicer to the extent provided in the applicable
Servicing Agreement.
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Section
8.03 Representations
and Warranties of the Master Servicer.
(a)
The
Master Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the
Securities
Administrator and the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders,
as of
the Closing Date that:
(i)
it is
a national banking association validly existing and in good standing
under the
laws of the United States, and as Master Servicer has full power and
authority
to transact any and all business contemplated by this Trust Agreement
and to
execute, deliver and comply with its obligations under the terms of this
Trust
Agreement, the execution, delivery and performance of which have been
duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Master
Servicer;
(ii)
the
execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement by the Master Servicer
and its
performance and compliance with the terms of this Trust Agreement will
not (A)
violate the Master Servicer’s charter or bylaws, (B) violate any law or
regulation or any administrative decree or order to which it is subject
or (C)
constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time,
or both,
would constitute a default) under, or result in the breach of, any material
contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Master Servicer
is a party
or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets are subject, which
violation, default or breach would materially and adversely affect the
Master
Servicer’s ability to perform its obligations under this Trust
Agreement;
(iii)
this Trust Agreement constitutes, assuming due authorization, execution
and
delivery hereof by the other respective parties hereto, a legal, valid
and
binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against it in
accordance
with the terms hereof, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors’ rights in general, and by general equity principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law);
(iv)
the
Master Servicer is not in default with respect to any order or decree
of any
court or any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency to the extent that any such default would materially
and
adversely affect its performance hereunder;
(v)
the
Master Servicer is not a party to or bound by any agreement or instrument
or
subject to any charter provision, bylaw or any other corporate restriction
or
any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, law or regulation that
may
materially and adversely affect its ability as Master Servicer to perform
its
obligations under this Trust Agreement or that requires the consent of
any third
person to the execution of this Trust Agreement or the performance by
the Master
Servicer of its obligations under this Trust Agreement;
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(vi)
no
litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master Servicer’s knowledge,
threatened against the Master Servicer that would prohibit its entering
into
this Trust Agreement or performing its obligations under this Trust
Agreement;
(vii)
the
Master Servicer, or an affiliate thereof the primary business of which
is the
servicing of conventional residential mortgage loans, is a FNMA and FHLMC
approved seller/servicer;
(viii)
no
consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental
agency or
body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Master
Servicer of or compliance by the Master Servicer with this Trust Agreement
or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement,
except for such consents, approvals, authorizations and orders (if any)
as have
been obtained; and
(ix)
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Trust Agreement
are in the
ordinary course of business of the Master Servicer.
(b)
It is
understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth
in this
Section shall survive the execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement.
The
Master Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor, the Securities Administrator
and
the Trustee and hold them harmless against any loss, damages, penalties,
fines,
forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and
other
reasonable costs and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense
or
assertion based on or grounded upon, or resulting from, a material breach
of the
Master Servicer’s representations and warranties contained in Section 8.03(a)
above. It is understood and agreed that the enforcement of the obligation
of the
Master Servicer set forth in this Section to indemnify the Depositor,
the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee constitutes the sole remedy
of the
Depositor and the Trustee, respecting a breach of the foregoing representations
and warranties. Such indemnification shall survive any termination of
the Master
Servicer as Master Servicer hereunder and any termination of this Trust
Agreement.
Any
cause
of action against the Master Servicer relating to or arising out of the
breach
of any representations and warranties made in this Section shall accrue
upon
discovery of such breach by either the Depositor, the Master Servicer,
the
Securities Administrator or the Trustee or notice thereof by any one
of such
parties to the other parties.
Section
8.04 Master
Servicer Events of Default.
Each
of
the following shall constitute a Master Servicer Event of Default:
(a)
any
failure by the Master Servicer to remit to the Securities Administrator
any
payment required to be made under the terms of this Trust Agreement which
continues unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days after the
date upon
which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied,
shall
have been given to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Trustee) by
the
Securities Administrator;
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(b)
failure by the Master Servicer to duly observe or perform, in any material
respect, any other covenants, obligations or agreements of the Master
Servicer
as set forth in this Trust Agreement which failure continues unremedied
for a
period of thirty (30) days after the date on which written notice of
such
failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to
the Master
Servicer by the Securities Administrator;
(c)
failure by the Master Servicer to maintain its license to do business
in any
jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Premises are located if such license
is
required;
(d)
a
decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority having
jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator
in
any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets
and
liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation
of its
affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer and such
decree or
order shall have remained in force, undischarged or unstayed for a period
of
sixty (60) days;
(e)
the
Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling
of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to the Master
Servicer or relating to all or substantially all of its property;
(f)
the
Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
as they
become due, file a petition to take advantage of any applicable insolvency
or
reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors,
or
voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations for three (3) Business
Days;
(g)
an
affiliate of the Master Servicer that performs any back-up servicer duties
of
the Master Servicer or any servicing duties assumed by the Master Servicer
as
successor servicer under any Servicing Agreement ceases to meet the
qualifications of a FNMA or FHLMC servicer;
(h)
the
Master Servicer attempts to assign this Trust Agreement or its responsibilities
hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder (or any portion thereof)
without
the consent of the Trustee and the Depositor; or
(i)
the
indictment of the Master Servicer for the taking of any action by the
Master
Servicer, any employee thereof, any Affiliate or any director or employee
thereof that constitutes fraud or criminal activity in the performance
of its
obligations under the Trust Agreement, in each case, where such indictment
materially and adversely affects the ability of the Master Servicer to
perform
its obligations under the Trust Agreement (subject to the condition that
such
indictment is not dismissed within ninety (90) days).
In
each
and every such case, so long as a Master Servicer Event of Default shall
not
have been remedied, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have
at law
or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance,
the
Trustee, by notice in writing to the Master Servicer, may terminate with
cause
all the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Trust
Agreement.
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Upon
receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice, all authority
and power
of the Master Servicer under this Trust Agreement, shall pass to and
be vested
in any successor master servicer appointed hereunder that accepts such
appointments. Upon written request from the Trustee, the Master Servicer
shall
prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity designated by
the Trustee
any and all documents and other instruments related to the performance
of its
duties hereunder as the Master Servicer and, place in such successor’s
possession all such documents, together with any Mortgage Files related
to any
pool of Mortgage Loans with respect to which it acts as a successor
servicer,
and do or cause to be done all other acts or things necessary or appropriate
to
effect the purposes of such notice of termination, at the Master Servicer’s sole
expense. The Master Servicer shall cooperate with the Trustee and such
successor
master servicer in effecting the termination of the Master Servicer’s
responsibilities and rights hereunder, including without limitation,
the
transfer to such successor master servicer for administration by it
of all cash
amounts that shall at the time be credited to the Master Servicer Account
or are
thereafter received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The
Master Servicer being terminated shall bear and agrees to reimburse the
Trustee
and the successor master servicer from all costs, damages, expenses and
liabilities incurred by them in connection with the transfer of master
servicing, including but not limited to, legal fees and expenses, accounting
fees and expenses. If the terminated Master Servicer does not pay any
such costs
and expenses within thirty (30) days of its receipt of an invoice therefore,
the
Trust shall reimburse the Trustee (or successor master servicer therefore)
and
the Trustee shall be entitled to withdraw such reimbursement from amounts
on
deposit in the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(iv); provided
that the terminated Master Servicer shall reimburse the Trust for any
such
expense incurred by the Trust.
Section
8.05 Waiver
of Default.
By
a
written notice, the Trustee may waive any default by the Master Servicer
in the
performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any
waiver
of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Master
Servicer
Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied
for
every purpose of this Trust Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to
any
subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon except
to the
extent expressly so waived.
Section
8.06 Successor
to the Master Servicer.
Upon
termination of the Master Servicer’s responsibilities and duties under this
Trust Agreement, the Trustee, at the direction of the Depositor, shall
appoint a
successor, which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Master Servicer under
this Trust
Agreement prior to the termination of the Master Servicer. In connection
with
such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements
for the
compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it
and such
successor shall agree; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall the Master Servicing Fee paid to such successor master
servicer
exceed that paid to the Master Servicer hereunder. In the event that
the Master
Servicer’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Trust Agreement
are terminated, the Master Servicer shall continue to discharge its duties
and
responsibilities hereunder until the effective date of such termination
with the
same degree of diligence and prudence that it is obligated to exercise
under
this Trust Agreement and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair
or
prejudice the rights of its successor. The termination of the Master
Servicer
shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant
hereto
and shall in no event (a) relieve the Master Servicer of responsibility
for the
representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 8.03(a) hereof
and the
remedies available to the Trustee under Section 8.03(b) hereof, it being
understood and agreed that the provisions of Section 8.03 hereof shall
be
applicable to the Master Servicer notwithstanding any such sale, assignment,
resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the termination
of this
Trust Agreement; or (b) affect the right of the Master Servicer to receive
payment and/or reimbursement of any amounts accruing to it hereunder
prior to
the date of termination (or during any transition period in which the
Master
Servicer continues to perform its duties hereunder prior to the date
the
successor master servicer fully assumes its duties).
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If
no
successor master servicer has accepted its appointment within ninety
(90) days
of the time the Trustee receives the resignation of the Master Servicer,
the
Trustee shall be the successor master servicer in all respects under
the Trust
Agreement and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to
all the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto, including
the
obligation to make Monthly Advances; provided,
however,
that
any
failure to perform any duties or responsibilities caused by the Master
Servicer’s failure to provide information required by these Standard Terms shall
not be considered a default by the Trustee hereunder. In the Trustee’s capacity
as such successor, the Trustee shall have the same limitations on liability
herein granted to the Master Servicer. As compensation therefor, the
Trustee
shall be entitled to receive the compensation, reimbursement and indemnities
otherwise payable to the Master Servicer under these Standard Terms,
including
the fees and other amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.07 hereof.
Any
successor master servicer appointed as provided herein, shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Master Servicer and to the Trustee (a)
an
instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, wherein the successor
shall
make the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8.03(a)
hereof and
(b) if the Depositor is subject to Exchange Act reporting with respect
to the
Certificates, the certification required pursuant to the first sentence
of
Section 8.01(e) hereof, and whereupon such successor shall become fully
vested
with all of the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations
and
liabilities of the Master Servicer, with like effect as if originally
named as a
party to this Trust Agreement. Any termination or resignation of the
Master
Servicer or termination of this Trust Agreement shall not affect any
claims that
the Trustee may have against the Master Servicer arising out of the Master
Servicer’s actions or failure to act prior to any such termination or
resignation.
Upon
a
successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, the Master Servicer shall notify
by mail the Trustee of such appointment.
Section
8.07 Fees
and Other Amounts Payable to the Master Servicer.
The
Master Servicer and the Trustee, as successor Master Servicer, shall
be entitled
to either retain or withdraw from the Master Servicer Account, (a) the
Master
Servicing Fee, (b) amounts necessary to reimburse itself for any previously
unreimbursed Advances and any Advances the Master Servicer deems to be
non-recoverable from the related Mortgage Loan proceeds, (c) an aggregate
annual
amount to indemnify the Master Servicer for amounts due in accordance
with
Section 8.01(b), 8.11 and 8.12 hereof, and (d) any other amounts that
it or the
Trustee, as successor Master Servicer is entitled to receive hereunder
for
reimbursement, indemnification or otherwise. The Master Servicer shall
be
required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities
hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except
as provided
in this Trust Agreement.
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Section
8.08 Merger
or Consolidation.
Any
Person into which the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated,
or any
Person resulting from any merger, conversion, other change in form or
consolidation to which the Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the business of the Master Servicer, shall be the successor
to the
Master Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper
or any
further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein
to the
contrary notwithstanding; provided,
however,
that the
successor or resulting Person to the Master Servicer shall (a) be a Person
(or
have an Affiliate) that is qualified and approved to service mortgage
loans for
Xxxxxx Xxx and FHLMC (provided
that
a
successor master servicer that satisfies subclause (a) through an Affiliate
agrees to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with all applicable
Xxxxxx
Mae and FHLMC guidelines) and (b) have a net worth of not less than
$25,000,000.
Section
8.09 Resignation
and Removal of Master Servicer.
Except
as
otherwise provided in Sections 8.08 and 8.10 hereof, the Master Servicer
shall
not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it unless
the
Master Servicer’s duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable
law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with any
other
activities carried on by it and cannot be cured. Any such determination
permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced
by an
Opinion of Counsel that shall be Independent to such effect delivered
to the
Trustee. No such resignation shall become effective until a successor
master
servicer shall have been appointed by the Trustee, at the direction of
the
Depositor, and until such successor shall have assumed, the Master Servicer’s
responsibilities and obligations under this Trust Agreement. Notice of
such
resignation shall be given promptly by the Master Servicer and the Depositor
to
the Trustee.
In
the
event that the Master Servicer fails to comply with the provisions of
Section
3.02, the Depositor may at any such time remove the Master Servicer by
written
instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered to the
Master
Servicer so removed and to the Trustee. In any such event the Trustee
shall
appoint a successor master servicer, at the direction of the Depositor,
by
written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered
to the
Master Servicer so removed, to the Depositor and to the successor master
servicer. If the Trustee and Depositor execute such an instrument, then
the
Trustee shall deliver copies of such instrument to the Certificateholders
and
each Servicer.
Section
8.10 Assignment
or Delegation of Duties by the Master Servicer.
Except
as
expressly provided herein, the Master Servicer shall not assign or transfer
any
of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to any other Person,
or delegate
to or subcontract with, or authorize or appoint any other Person to perform
any
of the duties, covenants or obligations to be performed by the Master
Servicer
without the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx Mac; provided,
however,
that the
Master Servicer shall have the right with the prior written consent of
the
Trustee and the Depositor (which shall not be unreasonably withheld)
and upon
delivery to the Trustee and the Depositor of a letter from each Rating
Agency to
the effect that such action shall not result in a downgrade or withdrawal
of the
ratings assigned to any of the Certificates, to delegate or assign to
or
subcontract with or authorize or appoint any qualified Person to perform
and
carry out any duties, covenants or obligations to be performed and carried
out
by the Master Servicer hereunder. Notice of such permitted assignment
shall be
given promptly by the Master Servicer to the Depositor and the Trustee.
If,
pursuant to any provision hereof, the duties of the Master Servicer are
transferred to a successor master servicer, the entire amount of the
Master
Servicing Fee and other compensation payable to the Master Servicer pursuant
hereto shall thereafter be payable to such successor master servicer,
but in no
event shall the Master Servicing Fee payable to the successor master
servicer
exceed that payable to the predecessor master servicer.
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Section
8.11 Limitation
on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others.
Neither
the Master Servicer nor any of the directors, officers, employees or
agents of
the Master Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trustee, the
Depositor,
the Securities Administrator or the Certificateholders for any action
taken or
for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to
this
Trust Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided,
however,
that
this provision shall not protect the Master Servicer or any such person
against
any liability that would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful malfeasance,
bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason
of
reckless disregard for its obligations and duties under this Trust Agreement.
The Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Master
Servicer may rely in good faith on any document prima
facie
properly
executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder.
The Master Servicer shall be under no obligation to appear in, prosecute
or
defend any legal action that is not incidental to its duties as Master
Servicer
with respect to the Mortgage Loans under this Trust Agreement and that
in its
opinion may involve it in any expenses or liability; provided,
however,
that the
Master Servicer may in its sole discretion undertake any such action
that it may
deem necessary or desirable in respect to this Trust Agreement and the
rights
and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Certificateholders
hereunder. In such event, the legal expenses and costs of such action
and any
liability resulting therefrom, shall be liabilities of the Trust, and
the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out of the Master
Servicer
Account in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.07 and Section
8.12.
The
Master Servicer shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of any
Servicer
except to the extent that damages or expenses are incurred as a result
of such
act or omissions and such damages and expenses would not have been incurred
but
for the negligence, willful malfeasance, bad faith or recklessness of
the Master
Servicer in supervising, monitoring and overseeing the obligations of
each
Servicer under this Trust Agreement.
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Section
8.12 Indemnification;
Third-Party Claims.
The
Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Depositor, the Securities Administrator
and the Trustee, and hold them harmless against, any and all claims,
losses,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments,
and any
other costs, liability, fees and expenses that the Depositor, the Securities
Administrator or the Trustee may sustain as a result of the Master
Servicer’s
willful malfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of
its duties
hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard for its obligations
and duties
under this Trust Agreement. Each of the Depositor, the Securities Administrator
and the Trustee shall, immediately upon notice to it, notify the Master
Servicer
if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Trust Agreement
or the
Mortgage Loans which would entitle the Depositor, the Securities Administrator
or the Trustee, as the case may be, to indemnification under this Section
8.12,
whereupon the Master Servicer shall assume the defense of any such
claim and pay
all expenses in connection therewith, including counsel fees and expenses,
and
promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may
be entered
against it or them in respect of such claim.
The
Trust
will indemnify the Master Servicer and hold it harmless against any and
all
claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related
costs,
judgments, and any other costs, liabilities, fees and expenses that the
Master
Servicer may incur or sustain in connection with, arising out of or related
to
this Trust Agreement, any Servicing Agreement, any Assignment Agreement,
the
Custodial Agreement or the Certificates, except to the extent that any
such
loss, liability or expense (a) is related to (i) a material breach of
the Master
Servicer’s representations and warranties in the Trust Agreement or (ii) the
Master Servicer’s willful malfeasance, bad faith or negligence or by reason of
its reckless disregard of its duties and obligations under any such agreement
or
(b) does not constitute an “unanticipated expense” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii). The Master Servicer shall
be
entitled to reimburse itself for any such indemnified amount from funds
on
deposit in the Master Servicer Account.
ARTICLE
IX
CONCERNING
THE TRUSTEE
Section
9.01 Duties
of Trustee.
The
Trustee, prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default
and after
the curing of any such Master Servicer Event of Default, undertakes
to perform
such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the
Trust
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the appointment
of
Xxxxx Fargo Bank as Securities Administrator to perform the duties
and
obligations specifically set forth in Sections 2.03, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03,
3.05,
4.01, 4.03, 4.04, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.08, 7.01, 7.02 and 10.03 hereof,
and any
other duties and obligations as may be set forth in a letter agreement
between
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, and the Trustee, shall not release the Trustee from
its duty
to perform such duties and obligations hereunder; provided,
however,
that
the Trustee shall not be liable for any action or failure to act by
the
Securities Administrator hereunder. During a Master Servicer Event
of Default
relating to the Trustee of which a Responsible Officer of the Trustee
has
notice, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested
in it by
the Trust Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their
exercise
as a prudent Person would exercise or use under the circumstances in
the conduct
of such Person’s own affairs.
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The
Trustee upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates, statements,
reports,
documents, orders or other instruments created by any Person other
than itself
and furnished to it which are specifically required to be furnished
pursuant to
any provision of the Trust Agreement, Custody Agreement, Servicing
Agreement,
Sale Agreement or Assignment Agreement shall examine them to determine
whether
they conform on their face to the requirements of such agreement; provided,
however,
that the
Trustee shall not be under any duty to recalculate, verify or recompute
the
information provided to it hereunder by any Servicer or the Depositor.
If any
such instrument is found not to conform to the requirements of such
agreement in
a material manner, the Trustee shall take action as it deems appropriate
to have
the instrument corrected, and if the instrument is not corrected to
its
satisfaction, then it will provide notice thereof to the other parties
hereto
and to the Certificateholders.
No
provision of the Trust Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Trustee
from
liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to
act or its
own willful misconduct; provided,
however,
that:
(a)
Prior
to the
occurrence of any Master
Servicer Event
of
Default and after the curing of all of such Events of Default, the
respective duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined
solely by
the express provisions of the Trust Agreement (including the obligation
of the
Trustee to enforce each Custody Agreement against the related Custodian,
each
Sale Agreement against the related Seller, each Assignment Agreement
against
GSMC and otherwise to act as owner under such agreements for the benefit
of the
Certificateholders), the Trustee shall not be liable except for the performance
of the respective duties and obligations as are specifically set forth
in the
Trust Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
the
Trust Agreement against the Trustee and, in the absence of bad faith
on the part
of the Trustee, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of
the
statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon
any
certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee that conform to the
requirements of the Trust Agreement;
(b)
The
Trustee shall not be personally liable for an error of judgment made
in good
faith by an Officer of the Trustee unless it shall be proved that the
Trustee
was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(c)
The
Trustee shall not be personally liable with respect to any action taken,
suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with
the
direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the
Voting
Rights relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding
for
any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred
upon the Trustee, under the Trust Agreement;
(d)
Any
determination of negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct or breach
of conduct
of the Trustee shall be made only upon a finding that there is clear
and
convincing evidence (and not upon the mere preponderance of evidence)
thereof in
a proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction in which the Trustee
has
had an opportunity to defend; and
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(e)
In no
event shall the Trustee be held liable for the actions or omissions
of the
Master Servicer, Securities Administrator, any Servicer or Custodian
(excepting
the Trustee’s own actions as Servicer or Custodian).
Section
9.02 Certain
Matters Affecting the Trustee.
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01 hereof:
(i)
The
Trustee may request and rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining
from
acting upon any resolution, certificate of auditors or any other certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine
and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. Further,
the
Trustee may accept a copy of the vote of the Board of Directors of any
party
certified by its clerk or assistant clerk or secretary or assistant secretary
as
conclusive evidence of the authority of any person to act in accordance
with
such vote, and such vote may be considered as in full force and effect
until
receipt by the Trustee of written notice to the contrary;
(ii)
The
Trustee may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, rely upon a certificate
of
an Officer of the appropriate Person whenever in the administration of
the Trust
Agreement the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved
or
established (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed)
prior to
taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder;
(iii)
The
Trustee may consult with counsel and the advice of such counsel or any
Opinion
of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in
respect of
any action taken or suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith
and in
accordance with such advice or Opinion of Counsel;
(iv)
The
Trustee shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the trusts
or
powers vested in it by the Trust Agreement or to institute, conduct or
defend
any litigation thereunder or in relation thereto at the request, order
or
direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to the provisions
of the
Trust Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to
the
Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the
costs,
expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby;
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(v)
The
Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted
by it in
good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion
or
rights or powers conferred upon it by the Trust Agreement;
(vi)
The
Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts
or matters
stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report,
notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document,
unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates entitled
to at
least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided,
however,
that if
the payment reasonably satisfactory to it within a reasonable time
to the
Trustee of the costs, expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred
by it in the
making of such investigation is, in the opinion of the Trustee not
assured to
the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of the Trust
Agreement,
the Trustee may require indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against
such
expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action;
(vii)
The
Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers under the Trust Agreement
or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents
or
attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct
or
negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care
by it
under the Trust Agreement, provided that any agent appointed by the Trustee
hereunder shall be entitled to all of the protections of the Trustee
under this
Agreement including, without limitation, the indemnification provided
for under
Section 9.05 hereof;
(viii)
Whenever the Trustee is authorized herein to require acts or documents
in
addition to those required to be provided it in any matter, it shall
be under no
obligation to make any determination whether or not such additional acts
or
documents should be required unless obligated to do so under Section
9.01;
(ix)
The
permissive right or authority of the Trustee to take any action enumerated
in
this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty or obligation;
(x)
The
Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any matter, including without
limitation any Event of Default, unless one of its Responsible Officers
has
actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice thereof is received
by the
Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office and such notice references the
applicable
Certificates generally, the applicable Servicer or Seller, the Trust
or this
Agreement;
(xi)
The
Trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise
incur
financial liability for the performance of any of its duties hereunder
or the
exercise of any of its rights or powers (except with respect to its obligation
to make Monthly Advances as successor Master Servicer pursuant hereto)
if there
is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or
indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not assured
to
it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall in any
event
require the Trustee to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance
of, any of the obligations of the Securities Administrator, any Servicer
or the
Master Servicer under this Agreement except with respect to the Trustee’s
obligation to make Monthly Advances pursuant hereto as successor Master
Servicer
or any successor master servicer under this Agreement and during such
time, if
any, as the Trustee shall be the successor to, and be vested with the
rights,
duties, powers and privileges of the Master Servicer in accordance with
the
terms of this Agreement;
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(xii)
Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement and without limiting
the
generality of this Section 9.02, the Trustee shall not have any duty
(A) to see
to any recording, filing or depositing of this Agreement or any agreement
referred to herein or any financing statement or continuation statement
evidencing a security interest, or to see the maintenance of any such
recording
of filing or depositing or to any rerecording, refiling or redepositing
any
thereof, (B) to see to any insurance, (C) to see to the payment or
discharge of
any tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance
of
any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part
of the
Trust Estate other than from funds available in the Certificate Account,
or (D)
to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of
any Servicer
delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement believed by the
Trustee to
be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party
or
parties;
(xiii)
The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect
of the
execution of the Trust Estate created hereby or the powers granted hereunder;
and
(xiv)
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event
shall
the Trustee be liable for special, indirect or consequential loss or
damage of
any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even
if the
Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and
regardless
of the form of action.
(b)
All
rights of action under the Trust Agreement or under any of the Certificates,
enforceable by the Trustee may be enforced by it without the possession
of any
of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the trial or other
proceeding
relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding instituted
by the
Trustee shall be brought in its name for the benefit of all the Holders
of such
Certificates, subject to the provisions of the Trust Agreement. Any recovery
of
judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation,
expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel,
be
for the ratable benefit of the Holders in respect of which such judgment
has
been recovered.
Section
9.03 Trustee
Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
The
recitals contained in the Trust Agreement and in the Certificates (other
than
the signature of the Trustee, the acknowledgments by the Trustee in Section
2.02
hereof and the representations and warranties made in Section 9.13 hereof)
shall
be taken as the statements of the Depositor, and the Trustee assumes
no
responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations
or
warranties as to the validity or sufficiency of the Trust Agreement,
any
Supplemental Trust Agreement or of the Certificates (other than the signature
of
the Trustee on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document.
The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the
Depositor
of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or
for the
use or application of any funds paid to the Depositor in respect of the
Mortgage
Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from any Collection Account, the Master
Servicer Account or the Certificate Account or Collection Account other
than any
funds, if any, held by the Trustee in accordance with Sections 3.01 and
3.02 or
as owner of the Regular Interests of any REMIC.
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Section
9.04 Trustee
May Own Certificates.
The
Trustee in its individual capacity or any other capacity may become the
owner or
pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would have if it were
not
Trustee.
Section
9.05 Trustee’s
Fees and Expenses
and Indemnification.
Pursuant
to the Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall be paid by the Securities
Administrator. The Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement for all
reasonable
expenses and disbursements incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance
with
any of the provisions of the Trust Agreement (including but not limited
to the
reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel
and of
all persons not regularly in its employ) except any such expense, disbursement
or advance as may arise from its negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct
or
breach of contract by the Trustee. The Trustee and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Trustee shall be indemnified and held harmless
by the
Trust against any loss, liability or expense thereof, including reasonable
attorney’s fees and expenses, incurred, arising out of or in connection with the
Trust Agreement, any Custody Agreement, any Supplemental Trust Agreement
or the
Certificates, including, but not limited to, any such loss, liability,
or
expense including counsel fees and expenses, incurred in connection with
any
legal action against the Trust or the Trustee or any director, officer,
employee
or agent thereof, or the performance of any of the Trustee’s duties under the
Trust Agreement other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by
reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence, willful misconduct or breach
of
contract in the performance of duties under the Trust Agreement or by
reason of
reckless disregard of obligations and duties under the Trust Agreement
or that
do not constitute “unanticipated expenses” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii). The provisions of this Section
9.05 shall
survive the resignation or removal of the Trustee and the termination
of this
Agreement.
Section
9.06 Eligibility
Requirements for Trustee.
The
Trustee shall at all times be a corporation or national banking association
that
is not an Affiliate of the Depositor organized and doing business under
the laws
of any state or the United States of America, authorized under such laws
to
exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and surplus
of at
least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal
or state
authority. If such corporation publishes reports of its conditions at
least
annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid supervising
or
examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section the combined
capital
and surplus of such corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital
and
surplus as set forth in its most recent report of conditions so published.
In
case at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the
provisions of this Section, the Trustee shall resign immediately in the
manner
and with the effect specified in Section 9.07.
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Section
9.07 Resignation
and Removal of the Trustee.
The
Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts created
pursuant to the Trust Agreement by giving sixty (60) days prior written
notice
thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer and to all Certificateholders.
Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Depositor shall promptly
appoint
a successor trustee by written instrument, in triplicate, which instrument
shall
be delivered to the resigning Trustee and to the successor trustee.
A copy of
such instrument shall be delivered to the Depositor, the Certificateholders
and
each Servicer by the Depositor. If no successor trustee shall have
been so
appointed and have accepted appointment within thirty (30) days after
the giving
of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any
court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
The
Depositor may at any time remove the Trustee and appoint a successor
trustee
upon sixty (60) days prior written notice, in duplicate, which instrument
shall
be delivered to the Trustee so removed and to the successor trustee.
If the
Depositor executes such an instrument, then the Depositor shall deliver
a copy
of such instrument to the Certificateholders, the Trustee and each
Servicer.
The
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights
may at any
time remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument
or
instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact
duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments shall be delivered
to
each of the Depositor, the Trustee so removed and the successor trustee
so
appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the
Certificateholders and each Servicer and Seller by the Depositor.
Any
resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor
trustee
pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become effective
until acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided
in Section
9.08 hereof.
Section
9.08 Successor
Trustee.
Any
successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 9.07 shall execute,
acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor and to the predecessor trustee
an
instrument accepting such appointment under the Trust Agreement and thereupon
the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective
and
such successor trustee without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall
become
fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its
predecessor thereunder, with the like effect as if originally named as
trustee
therein. The predecessor trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee,
all
Trustee Mortgage Loan Files and related documents and statements held
by it
under the Trust Agreement and the Depositor and the predecessor trustee
shall
execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may
reasonably
be required for more fully and certainly vesting and confirming in the
successor
trustee, all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
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No
successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this Section
unless at
the time of such acceptance such successor trustee shall be eligible
under the
provisions of Section 9.06 hereof.
Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in this
Section,
the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee under
the
Trust Agreement to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as
shown in
the Certificate Register. If the Depositor fails to mail such notice
within ten
(10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee,
the Trustee
shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the
Depositor.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the appointment of any successor
Trustee pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement will be subject
to the
prior written consent of the Trustee, which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld.
Section
9.09 Merger
or Consolidation of Trustee.
Any
corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with
which it
may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion
or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to the corporate trust business of the Trustee shall be the
successor
of the Trustee under the Trust Agreement, provided
such
corporation shall be eligible under the provisions of Section 9.06, 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.
Section
9.10 Appointment
of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
For
the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which
any part
of the Trust or property securing the same may at the time be located,
the
Depositor and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall
execute
and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by
the
Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with the Trustee,
or
separate trustee or trustees, of all or any part of the Trust, and to
vest in
such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust, or
any part
thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section 9.10, such
powers,
duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Depositor and the Trustee
may
consider necessary or desirable. If the Depositor shall not have joined
in such
appointment within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by it of a request
so to
do, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment.
No
co-trustee or separate trustee(s) hereunder shall be required to meet
the terms
of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 9.06 hereof and no
notice to
Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate
trustee(s) shall be required under Section 9.08 hereof.
In
the
case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee pursuant
to this
Section 9.10 all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or
imposed
upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and exercised or
performed
by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee jointly, except
to the
extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular
act or
acts are to be performed the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified
to
perform such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties
and
obligations (including the holding of title to the Trust or any portion
thereof
in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed by such separate
trustee or co-trustee at the direction of the Trustee.
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Any
notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be deemed
to have
been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees, as
effectively
as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any separate
trustee or
co-trustee shall refer to the Trust Agreement and the conditions of
this Article
IX. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance of the
trusts
conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified in
its
instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately,
as may
be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of the Trust Agreement,
specifically including every provision of the Trust Agreement relating
to the
conduct of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to,
the Trustee.
Every such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee. No trustee (including
the
Trustee) shall be responsible for the actions of any co-trustee.
Any
separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the Trustee,
its
agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the extent
not
prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of the Trust
Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its
estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised
by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a
new or
successor trustee.
Section
9.11 Appointment
of Custodians.
The
Trustee may appoint one or more Custodians to hold all or a portion of
the
Trustee Mortgage Loan Files as agent for the Trustee, by entering into
a custody
agreement. The appointment of any Custodian may at any time be terminated
and a
substitute custodian appointed therefor by the Trustee. Subject to this
Article
IX, the Trustee agrees to comply with the terms of each custody agreement
and to
enforce the terms and provisions thereof against the Custodians for the
benefit
of the Certificateholders. Each Custodian shall be a depository institution
or
trust company subject to supervision by federal or state authority, shall
have
combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000 and shall be qualified
to
do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any Trustee Mortgage
Loan
File. Any such Custodian may not be an affiliate of the Depositor or
any Seller
or Servicer. The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for the acts
or
omissions of any Custodian appointed by it hereunder (except for a Custodian
which is an affiliate of the Trustee). Any indemnification due a Custodian
under
a Custody Agreement shall be an obligation of the Purchaser, as stated
in such
Custody Agreement.
Section
9.12 Delegation
of Obligations.
The
parties hereto and the Certificateholders hereby acknowledge that the
Trustee
may delegate or assign to or subcontract with or authorize or appoint
any
qualified Person to perform and carry out certain non-fiduciary duties
or
obligations relating to the administration of the Trust; provided,
however,
in no
event shall any such delegation, assignment, authorization or appointment
relieve the Trustee of its liability with regard to any fiduciary duties
or
obligations hereunder. Any such agent shall nevertheless be entitled
to all the
rights, benefits and protections afforded to the Trustee under Article
IX, to
the extent assigned to any such agent by the Trustee.
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Section
9.13 Representation
and Warranties of the Trustee.
The
Trustee hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor that as of
the Closing
Date or as of such other date specifically provided herein:
(a)
It is
a national banking association and has been duly organized, and is validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the United States of America
with
full power and authority (corporate and other) to enter into and perform
its
obligations under the Trust Agreement;
(b)
The
Trust Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it, and, assuming
due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Depositor and the other
parties
hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of such entity,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(c)
The
execution, delivery and performance by it of the Trust Agreement and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby do not require
the consent
or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the
taking of
any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental
authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected
or taken
prior to the date thereof;
(d)
The
execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement by it have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on its part; neither the execution
and
delivery by it of the Trust Agreement, consummation of the transactions
therein
contemplated, nor compliance by it with the provisions thereof, will
conflict
with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any of
the
provisions of its articles of organization or by-laws or any law, governmental
rule or regulation or any judgment, decree or order binding on it to
its
knowledge or any of its properties, or any of the provisions of any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other instrument to which it is
a party or
by which it is bound;
(e)
There
are
no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to its knowledge, threatened
or
asserted against it, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator
or governmental body (i) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated
by
the Trust Agreement or (ii) with respect to any other matter which in
its
judgment will be determined adversely to it and will if determined adversely
to
it materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations
under the
Trust Agreement;
and
(f)
It
meets all of the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 9.06
hereof.
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ARTICLE
X
TERMINATION
OF TRUST
Section
10.01 Qualified
Liquidation.
The
Provisions of this Article X are subject to the requirement that any
termination
shall be a “qualified liquidation” of each associated REMIC unless 100% of the
affected holders of interests in each such REMIC have consented to
waive such
requirements. For this purpose “affected holders” shall mean each holder of a
regular or residual interest which would likely receive a smaller amount
in
final distributions if the termination were not a “qualified liquidation” and
REMIC owed taxes as a result hereof.
Section
10.02 Termination.
The
party
designated in Section 4.03 of the Trust Agreement may, at its option,
make or
cause a Person to make a Terminating Purchase for the Termination Price
at the
time and on the terms and conditions specified in the Trust Agreement.
Upon such
Terminating Purchase or the final payment or other liquidation (or any
advance
with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust
or the
disposition of the last REO Property remaining in the Trust, the respective
obligations and responsibilities under the Trust Agreement of the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall terminate
upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts held by or on behalf
of
the Securities Administrator and required hereunder to be so paid and
upon
deposit of unclaimed funds otherwise distributable to Certificateholders
in the
Termination Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall
the Trust
created hereby continue beyond the expiration of twenty-one (21) years
from the
death of the last survivor of the descendants of Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, the
late
ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. Xxxxx, living on
the date
hereof.
The
Trust
also may be terminated and the Certificates retired if the Securities
Administrator determines, based upon an Opinion of Counsel, that the
REMIC
status of any related REMIC has been lost or that a substantial risk
exists that
such REMIC status will be lost for the then-current taxable year.
Section
10.03 Procedure
for Termination.
The
party
designated in Section 4.03 of the Trust Agreement shall advise the Securities
Administrator in writing of its election to cause a Terminating Purchase,
no
later than the Distribution Date in the month preceding the Distribution
Date on
which the Terminating Purchase will occur.
Notice
of
the Distribution Date on which any such termination shall occur (or the
Distribution Date on which final payment or other Liquidation of the
last
Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust or the disposition of the last REO
Property
remaining in the Trust will be distributed to Certificateholders, as
reflected
in the Remittance Report for such month (the “Final
Distribution Date”)
shall
be given promptly by the Securities Administrator by letter to
Certificateholders mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection
with a Terminating Purchase, not earlier than the 15th day of the month
preceding such final distribution and not later than the 5th
day of
the month of such final distribution or (b) otherwise during the month
of such
final distribution on or before the Servicer Remittance Date in such
month, in
each case specifying (i) the Final Distribution Date and that final payment
of
the Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of Certificates
at
the office of the Securities Administrator therein designated on that
date, (ii)
the amount of any such final payment and (iii) that the Record Date otherwise
applicable to such Final Distribution Date is not applicable, payments
being
made only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the
office of
the Securities Administrator. The Securities Administrator shall give
such
notice to the Certificate Registrar at the time such notice is given
to
Certificateholders. In the event such notice is given in connection with
a
Terminating Purchase, the purchaser shall deliver to the Securities
Administrator for deposit in the Certificate Account on the Business
Day
immediately preceding the Final Distribution Date an amount in next day
funds
equal to the Termination Price, as the case may be.
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Upon
presentation and surrender of the Certificates on a Distribution Date
by
Certificateholders, the Securities Administrator shall distribute to
Certificateholders (a) the amount otherwise distributable on such Distribution
Date, if not in connection with Terminating Purchase, or (b) if in connection
with a Terminating Purchase, an amount determined as follows: with respect
to
each Certificate with an outstanding Certificate Balance, the outstanding
Certificate Balance thereof, plus
interest
thereon through the Accounting Date preceding the Distribution Date fixed
for
termination and any previously unpaid interest, net of unrealized losses,
Realized Interest Shortfall and Shortfall with respect thereto; and in
addition,
with respect to each Residual Certificate, the Percentage Interest evidenced
thereby multiplied by the difference between the Termination Price and
the
aggregate amount to be distributed as provided in the first clause of
this
sentence and the next succeeding sentence.
Upon
the
receipt of a request for release from the Master Servicer, the applicable
Custodian shall promptly release to the purchaser the Trustee Mortgage
Loan
Files for the remaining Mortgage Loans and shall execute all assignments,
endorsements and other instruments without recourse necessary to effectuate
such
transfer. The Trust shall terminate immediately following the deposit
of funds
in the Termination Account as provided below.
In
the
event that all of the Certificateholders shall not surrender their Certificates
within six months after the Final Distribution Date specified in the
above-mentioned written notice, the Securities Administrator shall give
a second
written notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their
Certificates and receive the final distribution with respect thereto,
net of the
cost of such second notice. If within one year after the second notice
all the
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Securities
Administrator may take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to
take
appropriate steps, to contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning
surrender of their Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out
of the
amounts otherwise payable on such Certificates. Any funds payable to
Certificateholders that are not distributed on the Final Distribution
Date shall
be deposited in a Termination Account, which shall be an Eligible Account,
to be
held for the benefit of Certificateholders not presenting and surrendering
their
Certificates in the aforesaid manner, and shall be disposed of in accordance
with this Section. The Securities Administrator shall establish the Termination
Accounts, which shall be Eligible Accounts, on or about the Closing
Date.
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Section
10.04 Additional
Termination Requirements.
(a)
In
the event of a Terminating Purchase as provided in Section 10.02, the
Trust
shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements,
unless the Securities Administrator and the Trustee receive (i) a Special
Tax
Opinion and (ii) a Special Tax Consent from each of the Holders of
the Residual
Certificates (unless the Special Tax Opinion specially provides that
no
REMIC-level tax will result from the Terminating Purchase):
(i) Within
ninety (90) days prior to the Final Distribution Date, the Depositor
and the
Trustee on behalf of the related REMIC shall adopt a plan of complete
liquidation meeting the requirements of a qualified liquidation under
the REMIC
Provisions (which plan may be adopted by the Securities Administrator’s
attachment of a statement specifying the first day of the 90-day liquidation
period to the REMIC’s final federal income tax return) and the REMIC will sell
all of its assets (other than cash);
(ii) Upon
making final payment on the Regular Certificates or the deposit of any
unclaimed
funds otherwise distributable to the holders of the Regular Certificates
in the
Termination Account on the Final Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator
shall distribute or credit, or cause to be distributed or credited, pro rata,
to the
Holders of the Residual Certificates representing ownership of the residual
interest in such REMIC all cash on hand relating to such REMIC after
such final
payment (other than cash retained to meet claims), and such REMIC shall
terminate at that time; and
(iii) In
no
event may the final payment on the Certificates be made after the 90th
day from
the date on which the plan of complete liquidation is adopted. A payment
into
the Termination Account with respect to any Certificate pursuant to Section
10.03 shall be deemed a final payment on, or final distribution with
respect to,
such Certificate for the purposes of this clause.
(b)
By
its acceptance of a Residual Certificate, the Holder thereof hereby (i)
authorizes such action as may be necessary to adopt a plan of complete
liquidation of any related REMIC and (ii) agrees to take such action
as may be
necessary to adopt a plan of complete liquidation of any related REMIC upon the
written request of the Trustee, which authorization shall be binding
upon all
successor Holders of Residual Certificates.
ARTICLE
XI
CONCERNING
THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
Section
11.01 Certain
Matters Affecting the Securities Administrator.
(a) Except
as
otherwise provided herein:
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(i) The
Securities Administrator may rely and shall be protected in acting
or refraining
from acting upon any resolution, certificate of auditors or any other
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent,
order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to
be genuine
and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
Further,
the Securities Administrator may accept a copy of the vote of the board
of
directors of any party certified by its clerk or assistant clerk or
secretary or
assistant secretary as conclusive evidence of the authority of any
person to act
in accordance with such vote, and such vote may be considered as in
full force
and effect until receipt by the Securities Administrator of written
notice to
the contrary;
(ii) The
Securities Administrator may, in the absence of bad faith on its part,
rely upon
a certificate of an Officer of the appropriate Person whenever in the
administration of the Trust Agreement the Securities Administrator shall
deem it
desirable that a matter be proved or established (unless other evidence
be
herein specifically prescribed) prior to taking, suffering or omitting
any
action hereunder;
(iii) The
Securities Administrator may consult with counsel and the written advice
of such
counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization
and
protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it
hereunder
in good faith and in accordance with such written advice or Opinion of
Counsel;
(iv) The
Securities Administrator shall not be under any obligation to exercise
any of
the trusts or powers vested in it by the Trust Agreement or to institute,
conduct or defend any litigation thereunder or in relation thereto at
the
request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant
to the
provisions of the Trust Agreement, unless such Certificateholders shall
have
offered to the Securities Administrator reasonable security or indemnity
against
the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred therein or
thereby;
(v) The
Securities Administrator shall not be personally liable for any action
taken,
suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized
or
within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by the Trust
Agreement;
(vi) The
Securities Administrator shall not be bound to make any investigation
into the
facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other
paper
or document, unless requested in writing to do so by Holders of Certificates
entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided, however, that
if the
payment within a reasonable time to the Securities Administrator of the
costs,
expenses or liabilities likely to be incurred by it in the making of
such
investigation is, in the opinion of the Securities Administrator not
assured to
the Securities Administrator by the security afforded to it by the terms
of the
Trust Agreement, the Securities Administrator may require indemnity against
such
expense or liability as a condition to taking any such action;
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(vii) The
Securities Administrator may execute any of the trusts or powers under
the Trust
Agreement or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through
agents or attorneys and the Securities Administrator shall not be responsible
for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney
appointed
with due care by it under the Trust Agreement, provided that any agent
appointed
by the Securities Administrator hereunder shall be entitled to all
of the
protections of the Securities Administrator under this Agreement;
(viii) Whenever
the Securities Administrator is authorized herein to require acts or
documents
in addition to those required to be provided it in any matter, it shall
be under
no obligation to make any determination whether or not such additional
acts or
documents should be required unless obligated to do so hereunder;
(ix) The
permissive right or authority of the Securities Administrator to take
any action
enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty or
obligation;
(x) The
Securities Administrator shall not be deemed to have notice of any matter,
including without limitation any Event of Default, unless one of its
Responsible
Officers has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice thereof
is
received by the Securities Administrator at its Corporate Trust Office
and such
notice references the applicable Certificates generally, the applicable
Servicer
or Seller, the Trust or this Agreement;
(xi) The
Securities Administrator shall not be required to expend or risk its
own funds
or otherwise incur financial liability for the performance of any of
its duties
hereunder or the exercise of any of its rights or powers if there is
reasonable
ground for believing that the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity
against such risk or liability is not assured to it, and none of the
provisions
contained in this Agreement shall in any event require the Securities
Administrator to perform, or be responsible for the manner of performance
of,
any of the obligations of any Servicer or the Master Servicer under this
Agreement;
(xii) Subject
to the other provisions of this Agreement and without limiting the generality
of
this Section 11.01, the Securities Administrator shall not have any duty
(A) to
see to any recording, filing or depositing of this Agreement or any agreement
referred to herein or any financing statement or continuation statement
evidencing a security interest, or to see the maintenance of any such
recording
of filing or depositing or to any rerecording, refiling or redepositing
any
thereof, (B) to see to any insurance, (C) to see to the payment or discharge
of
any tax, assessment or other governmental charge or any lien or encumbrance
of
any kind owing with respect to, assessed or levied against, any part
of the
Trust Estate other than from funds available in the Certificate Account,
or (D)
to confirm or verify the contents of any reports or certificates of any
Servicer
delivered to the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Agreement
believed by
the Securities Administrator to be genuine and to have been signed or
presented
by the proper party or parties;
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(xiii) The
Securities Administrator shall not be required to give any bond or surety
in
respect of the execution of the Trust Estate created hereby or the powers
granted hereunder; and
(xiv) Anything
in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall
the
Securities Administrator be liable for special, indirect or consequential
loss
or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits),
even if the Securities Administrator has been advised of the likelihood
of such
loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(b) All
rights of action under the Trust Agreement or under any of the Certificates,
enforceable by the Securities Administrator may be enforced by it without
the
possession of any of the Certificates, or the production thereof at the
trial or
other proceeding relating thereto, and any such suit, action or proceeding
instituted by the Securities Administrator shall be brought in name of
the
Trustee for the benefit of all the Holders of such Certificates, subject
to the
provisions of the Trust Agreement. Any recovery of judgment shall, after
provision for the payment of the reasonable compensation, expenses,
disbursements and advances of the Securities Administrator, its agents
and
counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders in respect of which
such
judgment has been recovered.
(c) On
or
prior to the Closing Date, the Securities Administrator shall deliver
to the
Depositor a certification in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto specifying
the items it will address in its assessment of compliance with the servicing
criteria under this Section 11.01. On or before March 15 of each year,
commencing in March 2007, the Securities Administrator, at its own expense,
shall furnish, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function
Participant engaged by it to furnish, each at its own expense, to the
Securities
Administrator and the Depositor, a report on an assessment of compliance
with
the Relevant Servicing Criteria that contains (i) a statement by such
party of
its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria,
(ii) a
statement that such party used the Servicing Criteria to assess compliance
with
the Relevant Servicing Criteria, (iii) such party’s assessment of compliance
with the Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for the fiscal year covered
by
the Form 10-K required to be filed pursuant to Section 3.02(e), including,
if
there has been any material instance of noncompliance with the Relevant
Servicing Criteria, a discussion of each such failure and the nature
and status
thereof, and (iv) a statement that a registered public accounting firm
has
issued an attestation report on such party’s assessment of compliance with the
Relevant Servicing Criteria as of and for such period.
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Promptly
after receipt of each such report on assessment of compliance, (i)
the Depositor
shall review each such report and, if applicable, consult with the
Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant
engaged by such parties as to the nature of any material instance of
noncompliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria by each such party,
and (ii)
the Securities Administrator shall confirm that the assessments, taken
as a
whole, address all of the Servicing Criteria and, taken individually,
address
the Relevant Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth on Exhibit
J
and on
any similar exhibit set forth in each Servicing Agreement in respect
of the
applicable Servicer and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None
of such
parties shall be required to deliver any such assessment until April
15 in any
given year if such party has received written confirmation from the
Depositor
that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust
for the
preceding calendar year.
(d) On
or
before March 15 of each year, commencing in March 2007, the Securities
Administrator, at its own expense, shall cause, and shall cause any Servicing
Function Participant engaged by it to cause, each at its own expense,
a
registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services
to the
Securities Administrator, or such other Servicing Function Participants,
as the
case may be) that is a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public
Accountants to furnish a report to the Depositor (and, in the case of
any other
Servicing Function Participant, the Master Servicer) to the effect that
(i) it
has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management
of
such party, which includes an assertion that such party has complied
with the
Relevant Servicing Criteria, and (ii) on the basis of an examination
conducted
by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements
issued or
adopted by the PCAOB, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such
party’s
compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in
all
material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding
such
party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria. In the
event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public
accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express
such an
opinion. Such report must be available for general use and not contain
restricted use language.
Promptly
after receipt of such report from the Securities Administrator or any
Servicing
Function Participant engaged by such parties, (i) the Depositor shall
review the
report and, if applicable, consult with or cause the Master Servicer
to consult
with such parties as to the nature of any defaults by such parties, in
the
fulfillment of any of each such party’s obligations hereunder or under any other
applicable agreement and (ii) the Securities Administrator shall confirm
that
each assessment submitted pursuant to Section 8.01(e) or Section 11.01(c)
is
coupled with an attestation meeting the requirements of this Section
and shall
notify the Depositor of any exceptions. Neither the Securities Administrator
nor
any Servicing Function Participant shall be required to deliver any such
assessment until April 15 in any given year if such party has received
written
confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be
filed in
respect of the Trust for the preceding calendar year.
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(e) The
Securities Administrator shall give prior written notice to the Depositor
of the
appointment of any Subcontractor by it and a written description (in
form and
substance satisfactory to the Depositor) of the role and function of
each
Subcontractor utilized by the Securities Administrator, specifying
(i) the
identity of each such Subcontractor and (ii) which elements of the
servicing
criteria set forth under Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB will be addressed
in
assessments of compliance provided by each such Subcontractor.
(f) The
Securities Administrator shall notify the Depositor and the Sponsor within
five
(5) days of its gaining knowledge thereof (i) of any legal proceedings
pending
against the Securities Administrator of the type described in Item 1117
(§
229.1117) of Regulation AB, (ii) of any merger, consolidation or sale
of
substantially all of the assets of the Securities Administrator and (iii)
if the
Securities Administrator shall become (but only to the extent not previously
disclosed) at any time an affiliate of any of the Depositor, any Servicer,
any
Originator contemplated by Item 1110 (§ 229.1110) of Regulation AB, any
significant obligor contemplated by Item 1112 (§ 229.1112) of Regulation AB, any
enhancement or support provider contemplated by Items 1114 or 1115 (§§
229.1114-1115) of Regulation AB or any successor thereto or any other
material
party to the Trust Fund contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1) (§ 229.1100(d)(1)) of
Regulation AB, as applicable.
Section
11.02 Securities
Administrator Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage
Loans.
The
recitals contained in the Trust Agreement and in the Certificates (other
than
the signature of the Securities Administrator and the representations
and
warranties made in Section 11.07 hereof) shall be taken as the statements
of the
Depositor, and the Securities Administrator assumes no responsibility
for their
correctness. The Securities Administrator makes no representations or
warranties
as to the validity or sufficiency of the Trust Agreement, any Supplemental
Trust
Agreement or of the Certificates (other than the signature of the Securities
Administrator on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan or related
document.
The Securities Administrator shall not be accountable for the use or
application
by the Depositor of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such
Certificates, or for the use or application of any funds paid to the
Depositor
in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from any
Collection Account, the Master Servicer Account or the Certificate Account
other
than any funds held by or on behalf of the Securities Administrator in
accordance with Sections 3.01 and 3.05.
Section
11.03 Securities
Administrator May Own Certificates.
The
Securities Administrator in its individual capacity or any other capacity
may
become the owner or pledgee of Certificates with the same rights it would
have
if it were not Securities Administrator.
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Section
11.04 Securities
Administrator’s Fees, Expenses and Indemnification.
The
Securities Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement for all
reasonable
expenses and disbursements incurred or made by the Securities Administrator
in
accordance with any of the provisions of the Trust Agreement (including
but not
limited to the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements
of its
counsel and of all persons not regularly in its employ) except any
such expense,
disbursement or advance as may arise from its negligence, bad faith,
willful
misconduct or breach of contract by the Securities Administrator or
any expense
that does not constitute an “unanticipated expense” with the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii). On each Distribution Date, the
Securities
Administrator may withdraw from the amount on deposit in the REMIC
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Distribution Account, its expenses (in accordance with this agreement).
The
Securities Administrator, each Custodian and any director, officer,
employee or
agent of the Securities Administrator and each Custodian shall be indemnified
and held harmless by the Trust against any loss, liability or expense
thereof,
including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, incurred, arising
out of or
in connection with the Trust Agreement, any custody agreement, any
Supplemental
Trust Agreement or the Certificates, including, but not limited to,
any such
loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with any legal action
against
the Trust, such Custodian or the Securities Administrator or any director,
officer, employee or agent thereof, or the performance of any of the
Securities
Administrator’s or Custodian’s duties under the Trust Agreement, any custody
agreement or any Supplemental Trust Agreement other than any loss,
liability or
expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence,
willful misconduct or breach of contract (except with respect to a
Custodian) in
the performance of its respective duties under the Trust Agreement,
any custody
agreement or any Supplemental Trust Agreement or by reason of reckless
disregard
of obligations and duties under the Trust Agreement, any custody agreement
or
any Supplemental Trust Agreement or any expense that does not constitute
an
“unanticipated expense” with the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii). The Securities Administrator hereby agrees to pay
the fees
and expenses of the Custodians pursuant to the terms of a separate
agreement
between each Custodian and the Securities Administrator and the payment
of such
fees and expenses (as set forth in such separate agreement) shall be
the sole
obligation of the Securities Administrator; provided, however, that
the
Depositor shall pay any indemnified amounts to the Custodians. The
provisions of
this Section 11.04 shall survive (a) the termination of the Trust Agreement,
any
custody agreement or any Supplemental Trust Agreement and (b) the resignation
or
removal of the Securities Administrator or a Custodian, as the case
may
be.
Section
11.05 Resignation
and Removal of the Securities Administrator.
The Securities
Administrator may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts
created
pursuant to the Trust Agreement and any Supplemental Trust Agreement
by giving
written notice thereof to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee
and to
all Certificateholders. Upon receiving (which may be the Trustee) such
notice of
resignation, the Trustee shall promptly appoint a successor securities
administrator by written instrument, in triplicate, which instrument
shall be
delivered to the resigning Securities Administrator and to the successor
securities administrator. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered
to the
Depositor, the Certificateholders and each Servicer by the Trustee. If
no
successor securities administrator shall have been so appointed and have
accepted appointment within sixty (60) days after the giving of such
notice of
resignation, the resigning Securities Administrator may petition any
court of
competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor securities
administrator.
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The
Trustee may at any time remove the Securities Administrator and appoint
a
successor securities administrator by written instrument, in duplicate,
which
instrument shall be delivered to the Securities Administrator so removed
and to
the successor securities administrator. If the Trustee executes such
an
instrument, then the Trustee shall deliver a copy of such instrument
to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor and each Servicer.
The
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights
may at any
time remove the Securities Administrator and appoint a successor securities
administrator by written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed
by
such Holders or their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete
set of
which instruments shall be delivered to each of the Depositor, the Trustee,
the
Securities Administrator so removed and the successor securities administrator
so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the
Certificateholders and each Servicer and Seller by the Securities
Administrator.
In
the
event that the Securities Administrator fails to comply with the provisions
of
Section 3.02, the Depositor may at any such time remove the Securities
Administrator by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall
be
delivered to the Securities Administrator so removed and to the Trustee.
In any
such event the Trustee shall appoint a successor securities administrator
by
written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be delivered
to the
Securities Administrator so removed, to the Depositor and to the successor
securities administrator. If the Trustee and Depositor execute such an
instruments, then the Trustee shall deliver copies of such instruments
to the
Certificateholders and each Servicer.
Any
resignation or removal of the Securities Administrator and appointment
of a
successor securities administrator pursuant to any of the provisions
of this
Section shall not become effective until acceptance of appointment by
the
successor securities administrator as provided in Section 11.06 hereof.
Section
11.06 Successor
Securities Administrator.
Any
successor securities administrator appointed as provided in Section 11.05
shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Trustee and to the predecessor
Securities Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment under
the
Trust Agreement and any Supplemental Trust Agreement and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the predecessor Securities Administrator shall
become
effective and such successor securities administrator without any further
act,
deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers,
duties and obligations of its predecessor thereunder, with the like effect
as if
originally named as securities administrator therein. The predecessor
Securities
Administrator shall deliver to the successor securities administrator,
all
Trustee Mortgage Loan Files and related documents and statements held
by it
under the Trust Agreement and the Trustee and the predecessor Securities
Administrator shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such
other
things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly vesting
and
confirming in the successor securities administrator, all such rights,
powers,
duties and obligations.
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Upon
acceptance of appointment by a successor securities administrator as
provided in
this Section, the Trustee shall mail notice of the succession of such
securities
administrator under the Trust Agreement to all Holders of Certificates
at their
addresses as shown in the Certificate Register.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the appointment of any successor
securities administrator pursuant to any provisions of this Agreement
will be
subject to the prior written consent of the Trustee, which consent will
not be
unreasonably withheld.
Section
11.07 Representations
and Warranties of the Securities Administrator.
The
Securities Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor,
the
Master Servicer and the Trustee that as of the Closing Date or as of
such other
date specifically provided herein:
(a) It
is a
national banking association and has been duly organized, and is validly
existing in good standing under the laws of the United States with full
power
and authority (corporate and other) to enter into and perform its obligations
under the Trust Agreement;
(b) The
Trust
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it, and, assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Depositor, constitutes a
legal,
valid and binding agreement of such entity, enforceable against it in
accordance
with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or
other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and to general
principles of equity regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding
in equity or at law;
(c) The
execution, delivery and performance by it of the Trust Agreement and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby do not require
the consent
or approval of, the giving of notice to, the registration with, or the
taking of
any other action in respect of, any state, federal or other governmental
authority or agency, except such as has been obtained, given, effected
or taken
prior to the date thereof,
(d) The
execution and delivery of this Trust Agreement by it have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on its part; none of the execution
and
delivery by it of the Trust Agreement, consummation of the transactions
therein
contemplated, or compliance by it with the provisions thereof, will conflict
with or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any of
the
provisions of its articles of organization or by-laws or any law, governmental
rule or regulation or any judgment, decree or order binding on it to
its
knowledge or any of its properties, or any of the provisions of any indenture,
mortgage, deed of trust, contract or other instrument to which it is
a party or
by which it is bound; and
(e) There
are
no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to its knowledge, threatened
or
asserted against it, before or by any court, administrative agency, arbitrator
or government body (A) with respect to any of the transactions contemplated
by
the Trust Agreement or (B) with respect to any other matter which in
its
judgment will be determined adversely to it and will if determined adversely
to
it materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations
under the
Trust Agreement.
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Section
11.08 Eligibility
Requirements for the Securities Administrator.
The
Securities Administrator shall at all times be a corporation or national
banking
association that is not an Affiliate of the Depositor organized and doing
business under the laws of any state or the United States of America,
authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined
capital
and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination
by
federal or state authority. If such corporation or national banking association
publishes reports of its conditions at least annually, pursuant to law
or to the
requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then
for the
purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such corporation
shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in
its most
recent report of conditions so published. In case at any time the Securities
Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions
of
this Section, the Securities Administrator shall resign immediately in
the
manner and with the effect specified in Section 11.05. In addition, the
Securities Administrator (a) may not be an originator of Mortgage Loans,
the
Master Servicer, a Servicer, the Depositor or an affiliate of the Depositor
unless the Securities Administrator is in an institutional trust department
of
the Securities Administrator and (b) must be rated at least “A/F1” by Fitch, if
Fitch is a Rating Agency that has rated the Securities Administrator,
or the
equivalent rating by S&P or Xxxxx’x.
ARTICLE
XII
REMIC
TAX PROVISIONS
Section
12.01 REMIC
Administration.
(a)
(i)Unless
otherwise specified in the Trust Agreement, the Securities Administrator
shall
elect (on behalf of each REMIC to be created) to have the Trust (or designated
assets thereof) treated as one or more REMICs on Form 1066 or other appropriate
federal tax or information return for the taxable year ending on the
last day of
the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued as well as on
any
corresponding state tax or information return necessary to have the Trust
(or
such assets) treated as a REMIC under state law.
(ii)
In
order to enable the Securities Administrator to perform its duties as
set forth
herein, the Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Securities
Administrator, within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, all information
or
data that the Securities Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant
for
tax purposes to the valuations and offering prices of the Certificates
(security
instruments), including, without limitation, the price, yield, prepayment
assumption and projected cash flows of the Certificates and the Mortgage
Loans.
Thereafter, the Depositor shall provide to the Securities Administrator,
promptly upon request therefor, any additional information or data that
the
Securities Administrator may from time to time reasonably request in
order to
enable the Securities Administrator to perform its duties as set forth
herein.
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(b)
The
Securities Administrator shall pay any and all tax related expenses
(not
including taxes) of each REMIC, including but not limited to any professional
fees or expenses related to audits or any administrative or judicial
proceedings
with respect to such REMIC that involve the Internal Revenue Service
or state
tax authorities, but only to the extent that (i) such expenses are
ordinary or
routine expenses, including expenses of a routine audit but not expenses
of
litigation (except as described in (ii)); or (ii) such expenses or
liabilities
(including taxes and penalties) are attributable to the negligence
or willful
misconduct of the Securities Administrator in fulfilling its duties
hereunder
(including its duties as tax return preparer). The Securities Administrator
shall be entitled to reimbursement of the expenses to the extent provided
in
clause (i) above from the Certificate Account, but only to the extent
such
expenses are “unanticipated expenses” for purposes of Treasury Regulation
Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii).
(c)
The
Securities Administrator shall prepare any necessary forms for election
as well
as all of the Trust’s and each REMIC’s federal and any appropriate state tax and
information returns. The Trustee shall sign and the Securities Administrator
shall file such returns on behalf of each REMIC. The expenses of preparing
and
filing such returns shall be borne by the Securities Administrator.
(d)
The
Securities Administrator shall perform all reporting and other tax compliance
duties that are the responsibility of the Trust and each REMIC under
the REMIC
Provisions or New York tax law. Among its other duties, if required by
the REMIC
Provisions, the Securities Administrator acting as agent of each REMIC,
shall
provide (i) to the Treasury or other governmental authority such information
as
is necessary for the application of any tax relating to the transfer
of a
Residual Certificate to any Disqualified Organization and (ii) to the
Securities
Administrator such information as is necessary for the Securities Administrator
to discharge its obligations under the REMIC Provisions to report tax
information to the Certificateholders.
(e)
The
Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Holders
of the
Residual Certificates shall take any action or cause any REMIC to take
any
action necessary to create or maintain the status of such REMIC as a
REMIC under
the REMIC Provisions and shall assist each other as necessary to create
or
maintain such status.
(f)
The
Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee and the Holders
of the
Residual Certificates shall not take any action, or fail to take any
action, or
cause any REMIC to take any action or fail to take any action that, if
taken or
not taken, as the case may be, could endanger the status of any such
REMIC as a
REMIC unless the Securities Administrator has received an Opinion of
Counsel (at
the expense of the party seeking to take or to fail to take such action)
to the
effect that the contemplated action or failure to act will not endanger
such
status.
(g)
Any
taxes that are imposed upon the Trust or any REMIC by federal or state
(including local) governmental authorities (other than taxes paid by
a party
pursuant to Section 10.02 hereof or as provided in the following sentence)
shall
be allocated in the same manner as Realized Losses are allocated.
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(h)
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank shall acquire a Residual Certificate in each REMIC and Xxxxx
Fargo
Bank will act as the Tax Matters Person of each REMIC and perform various
tax
administration functions of each REMIC as its agent, as set forth in
this
Section, provided that Xxxxx Fargo Bank shall not have to sign a Residual
Transferee Agreement as required under Section 5.05(c) of these Standard
Terms.
If Xxxxx Fargo Bank or an Affiliate is unable for any reason to fulfill
its
duties as Tax Matters Person for a REMIC, the holder of the largest Percentage
Interest of the Residual Certificates in such REMIC shall become the
successor
Tax Matters Person of such REMIC.
(i)
The
Tax Matters Person shall apply for an employer identification number
with the
Internal Revenue Service via a Form SS-4 or other comparable method for
each
REMIC, for the trust created for any Supplemental Interest Trust and
for any
other trust created pursuant to the Trust Agreement or any other document
named
therein. In connection with the foregoing, the Tax Matters Person shall
provide
the name and address of the person who can be contacted to obtain information
required to be reported to the holders of Regular Interests in each REMIC
as
required by IRS Form 8811.
(j)
For
purposes of compliance with the REMIC Provisions, the amount of any expenses
payable from the Trust Fund or the Termination Price, in each case pursuant
to
Section 4.03 of the Trust Agreement, that reduces amounts otherwise
distributable to the Certificates (other than the Residual Certificates)
and
that do not constitute “unanticipated expenses” of a REMIC within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(b)(3)(ii) shall be treated, first,
as
having been distributed on the Certificates that suffered such reduction
to the
extent of such reduction and, next, as having been paid by the beneficial
holders of such Certificates to the parties to whom such expenses were
payable.
Section
12.02 Prohibited
Activities.
Except
as
otherwise provided in the Trust Agreement, none of the Depositor, the
Trustee,
the Securities Administrator, each Servicer, the Master Servicer nor
the Holders
of the Residual Certificates, nor the Trustee shall engage in, nor shall
the
Master Servicer permit, any of the following transactions or activities
unless
it has received (a) a Special Tax Opinion and (b) a Special Tax Consent
from
each of the Holders of the Residual Certificates (unless the Special
Tax Opinion
specially provides that no REMIC-level tax will result from the transaction
or
activity in question):
(i)
the
sale or other disposition of, or substitution for, any of the Mortgage
Loans
except pursuant to (A) a foreclosure or default with respect to such
Mortgage
Loans, (B) the bankruptcy or insolvency of any REMIC, (C) the termination
of any
REMIC pursuant to Section 10.02, or (D) a purchase (but not a substitution)
in
accordance with Section 2.03;
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(ii)
the
acquisition of any Mortgage Loans for the Trust after the Closing Date
except
during the three-month period beginning on the Closing Date pursuant
to a fixed
price contract in effect on the Closing Date that has been reviewed
and approved
by tax counsel acceptable to the Securities Administrator;
(iii)
the
sale or other disposition of any investment in the Certificate Account
or the
Distribution Account at a gain;
(iv)
the
sale or other disposition of any asset held in a Reserve Fund for a period
of
less than three months (a “Short-Term
Reserve Fund Investment”)
if
such sale or disposition would cause 30% or more of a REMIC’s income from such
Reserve Fund for the taxable year to consist of a gain from the sale
or
disposition of Short-Term Reserve Fund Investments;
(v)
the
withdrawal of any amounts from any Reserve Fund except (A) for the distribution
pro rata
to the
Holders of the Residual Certificates representing ownership of the residual
interest in the related REMIC or (B) to provide for the payment of Trust
expenses or amounts payable on the Certificates in the event of defaults
or late
payments on the Mortgage Loans or lower than expected returns on funds
held in
the Certificate Account or the Distribution Account, as provided under
Section
860G(a)(7) of the Code;
(vi)
the
acceptance of any contribution to the Trust except the following cash
contributions: (A) a contribution received during the three-month period
beginning on the Closing Date, (B) a contribution to a Reserve Fund owned
by a
REMIC that is made pro rata
by the
Holders of the Residual Certificates representing ownership of the residual
interest in the related REMIC, (C) a contribution to facilitate a Terminating
Purchase that is made within the 90-day period beginning on the date
on which a
plan of complete liquidation is adopted pursuant to Section 10.04(a)(A),
or (D)
any other contribution approved by the Securities Administrator after
consultation with tax counsel;
(vii)
except in the case of a Mortgage Loan that is a default, or as to which,
in the
reasonable judgment of any Servicer, default is reasonably foreseeable,
the
Master Servicer shall not permit any modification of any material term
of a
Mortgage Loan (including, but not limited to, the interest rate, the
principal
balance, the amortization schedule, the remaining term to maturity, or
any other
term affecting the amount or timing of payments on the Mortgage Loan)
unless the
Master Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of
the party
seeking to modify the Mortgage Loan) to the effect that such modification
would
not be treated as giving rise to a new debt instrument for REMIC purposes;
or
(viii)
any other transaction or activity that is not contemplated by the Trust
Agreement.
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Any
party
causing the Trust to engage in any of the activities prohibited in
this Section
shall be liable for the payment of any tax and any associated cost
imposed on
the Trust pursuant to Code Section 860F(a)(1) or 860G(d) as a result
of the
Trust engaging in such activities and indemnify the Trust and the Master
Servicer for such amounts.
ARTICLE
XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section
13.01 Amendment
of Trust Agreement.
The
Trust
Agreement may be amended or supplemented from time to time by the Master
Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee
without
the consent of any of the Certificateholders to (a) cure any ambiguity,
(b)
correct or supplement any provisions herein which may be inconsistent
with any
other provisions herein, (c) modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions
to such extent as shall be necessary or appropriate to maintain the
qualification of the Trust (or any assets thereof) either as a REMIC,
as
applicable under the Code at all times that any Certificates are outstanding,
(d) conform to the terms of this Agreement to the terms described in
the
Prospectus dated January 5, 2007, together with the Prospectus Supplement
thereto dated January 30, 2007,
or
(e) make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising
under
the Trust Agreement or matters arising with respect to the Trust which
are not
covered by the Trust Agreement which shall not be inconsistent with the
provisions of the Trust Agreement, provided that such action shall not
adversely
affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder.
Any such
amendment or supplement shall be deemed not to adversely affect in any
material
respect any Certificateholder if there is delivered to the Securities
Administrator and the Trustee written notification from each Rating Agency
that
rated the applicable Certificates to the effect that such amendment or
supplement will not cause that Rating Agency to reduce the then current
rating
assigned to such Certificates, as well as an Opinion of Counsel that
such
amendment or supplement will not result in the loss by the Trust or the
assets
thereof of REMIC status and that all conditions precedent have been
satisfied.
The
Trust
Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the Depositor, the
Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee with the consent
of the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights
for the
purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating
any
of the provisions of the Trust Agreement or of modifying in any manner
the
rights of the Holders of Certificates; provided,
however,
that no
such amendment shall (a) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay
the timing
of, payments received on Mortgage Loans which are required to be distributed
on
any Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such Certificate,
(b)
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the Holders
of any
Class of Certificates, or (c) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates
the Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, unless
each
Holder of a Certificate affected by such amendment consents. For purposes
of the
giving or withholding of consents pursuant to this Section 13.01, Certificates
registered in the name of the Depositor or an Affiliate shall be entitled
to
Voting Rights with respect to matters affecting such Certificates.
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Prior
to
consenting to any amendment, each of the Securities Administrator,
the Trustee
and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive an Opinion of
Counsel from
the Depositor stating that the proposed amendment is authorized and
permitted
pursuant to this Trust Agreement and that all conditions precedent
have been
satisfied. No amendment affecting the rights, duties and indemnities
of the
Custodians shall be entered into without the Custodians’ consent.
Promptly
after the execution of any such amendment, the Securities Administrator
shall
notify Certificateholders of such amendment and, upon written request,
furnish a
copy of such amendment to any Certificateholder.
It
shall
not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under this Section
13.01
to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall
be
sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner
of
obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the execution
thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable regulations
as
the Securities Administrator may prescribe.
Section
13.02 Recordation
of Agreement; Counterparts.
To
the
extent required by applicable law, the Trust Agreement is subject to
recordation
in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all the
counties
or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the properties
subject
to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate public recording
office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the applicable
Custodian
(except with respect to Deutsche Bank), on behalf of the Trustee, at
the expense
of the Trust, but only if such recordation is requested by the Depositor
and
accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel (which shall not be an expense of
the
Depositor or any Custodian) to the effect that such recordation materially
and
beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.
For
the
purpose of facilitating the recordation of the Trust Agreement as herein
provided, and for any other purpose, the Trust Agreement may be executed
simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts
shall
be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but
one and
the same instrument.
Section
13.03 Limitation
on Rights of Certificateholders.
The
death
or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate
the Trust
Agreement or the Trust, nor entitle such Certificateholder’s legal
representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action
or
proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust, nor
otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties
hereto
or any of them.
No
Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly provided
for
herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management
of the
Trust, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything herein
set
forth, or contained in the terms of the Certificates, be construed so
as to
constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members
of an
association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to
any third
person by reason of any action taken by the parties to the Trust Agreement
pursuant to any provision hereof.
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No
Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision of
the Trust
Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or
at law upon
or under or with respect to the Trust Agreement or any Sale Agreement,
Servicing
Agreement, Custody Agreement or Assignment Agreement, unless such Holder
previously shall have given to the Securities Administrator a written
notice of
default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and
unless
also the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting
Rights
shall have made written request upon the Trustee to institute such
action, suit
or proceeding in its own name as Trustee under the Trust Agreement
and shall
have offered to the Trustee indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it
against the
costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby,
and the
Trustee, for fifteen (15) days after its receipt of such notice, request
and
offer of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any
such
action, suit or proceeding. It is understood and intended, and expressly
covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder
and the
Securities Administrator, that no one or more Holders of Certificates
shall have
any right in any manner whatever by virtue of any provision of the
Trust
Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders
of any other
of such Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over
or preference
to any other such Holder, or to enforce any right under the Trust Agreement,
except in the manner therein provided and for the equal, ratable and
common
benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement
of the
provisions of this Section, each and every Certificateholder, the Master
Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee shall be entitled
to such
relief as can be given either at law or in equity.
Section
13.04 [Reserved].
Section
13.05 Notices.
All
demands and notices under the Trust Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be
deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service, to
addresses,
telecopy numbers or email addresses set forth in the Trust Agreement.
Any notice
required or permitted to be mailed to a Certificateholder shall be given
by
first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service, at
the
address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice
so
mailed within the time prescribed in the Trust Agreement shall be conclusively
presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Certificateholder
receives
such notice. A copy of any notice required to be telecopied hereunder
also shall
be mailed to the appropriate party in the manner set forth above. A copy
of any
notice given hereunder to any other party shall be delivered to the Securities
Administrator.
Section
13.06 Severability
of Provision.
If
any
one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of the
Trust
Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such
covenants,
agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of the Trust Agreement and
shall in
no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions
of the
Trust Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders
thereof.
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Section
13.07 Sale
of Mortgage Loans.
It
is the
express intent of the Depositor and the Trustee that the conveyance
of the
Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee pursuant to the Trust
Agreement
be construed as a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the
Trustee. It
is, further, not the intention of the Depositor and the Trustee that
such
conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor
to the
Trustee to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor. However,
in the
event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Mortgage
Loans are
held to continue to be property of the Depositor then (a) the Trust
Agreement
also shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the meaning
of Article 9
of the UCC; (b) the conveyance by the Depositor provided for in the
Trust
Agreement shall be deemed to be a grant by the Depositor to the Trustee
of a
security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to
the Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage
Loans
in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion,
voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments,
securities or
other property, including without limitation all amounts, other than
investment
earnings, from time to time held or invested in any Collection Account
or the
Certificate Account, whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities
or
other property; (c) the possession by the Trustee or its agent of Notes
and such
other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable
documents
or chattel paper shall be deemed to be “possession by the secured party” for
purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to Section 9-313
of the
UCC; and (d) notifications to persons holding such property, and
acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons holding such
property,
shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations
from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable) of
the Trustee
for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under applicable
law. The
Depositor and the Trustee shall, to the extent consistent with the
Trust
Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if
the Trust
Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Mortgage
Loans, such
security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest
of first
priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout
the term
of the Trust Agreement.
Section
13.08 Notice
to Rating Agencies
(a)
The
Securities Administrator shall use its best efforts promptly to provide
notice
to each Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which
an Officer
of the Securities Administrator has actual knowledge:
(i)
any
material change or amendment to the Trust Agreement or any agreement
assigned to
the Trust;
(ii)
the
occurrence of any Event of Default under a Servicing Agreement;
(iii)
the
resignation, termination or merger of the Depositor, the Securities
Administrator, the Trustee or any Servicer or Custodian;
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(iv)
the
purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.03;
(v)
the
final payment to Certificateholders;
(vi)
any
change in the location of any Collection Account, Reserve Fund or Certificate
Account; and
(vii)
any
event that would result in the inability of any Servicer to make Advances
regarding delinquent Mortgage Loans.
(b)
The
Securities Administrator shall promptly make available, through a website
located at xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx, if practicable, to each Rating Agency copies
of the
following:
(i)
each
report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.01; and
(ii)
upon
written request of any such Person, a hard copy of each Annual Compliance
Statement and other reports provided by the Servicer under each Servicing
Agreement.
(c)
Any
notice pursuant to this Section 13.08 shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to
have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by first class
mail,
postage prepaid or by express delivery service to each Rating Agency
at the
address specified in the Trust Agreement.
Section
13.09 Custodians’
Limitation of Liability.
Each
Custodian shall be entitled to the same rights, protections, immunities
and
indemnities hereunder as afforded under its respective Custodial Agreement
and
the Trust Agreement.
102
Exhibit
A
FORM
OF TRUST RECEIPT
[See
each
Custodial Agreement]
Exhibit
A-1
Exhibit
B
FORM
OF FINAL CERTIFICATION
[Date]
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Mortgage Company
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn.:
Xxxxxxxxx House
Deutsche
Bank National Trust Company
0000
Xxxx
Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention:
GSR 2007-AR1
RE:
|
The
Master Servicing and Trust Agreement dated as of January 1,
2007 (the
“Trust
Agreement”),
among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Deutsche
Bank National
Trust Company, as a Custodian and as Trustee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A., as
Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and a Custodian,
and U.S. Bank
National Association, as a Custodian, and the Standard Terms
to Master
Servicing and Trust Agreement (January 2007 Edition) incorporated
by
reference thereto (the “Standard
Terms”)
|
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
accordance with the provision of Section
2.02
of the
above-referenced Standard
Terms,
the
undersigned, as the Custodian, hereby certifies (subject to any exceptions
listed on the exception report attached hereto) that as to each Mortgage
Loan
listed on the attached Mortgage Loan Schedule, it has reviewed the Trustee
Mortgage Loan File
and has
determined that (a) (i) all documents required to be delivered to it
pursuant to
clauses
(a) through (e) and (g) of the definition of Trustee Mortgage Loan
File
are in
its possession; provided
that the
Custodian has no obligation to verify the receipt of any such documents
the
existence of which was not made known to the Custodian by the Trustee
Mortgage Loan File,
and
provided,
further,
that the
Custodian has no obligation to determine whether recordation of any such
modification is necessary; (b) such documents have been reviewed by it
and
appear regular on their face and to relate to such Mortgage Loans; provided,
however,
that
the Custodian makes no representation and has no responsibilities as
to the
authenticity of such documents, their compliance with applicable law,
or the
collectability of any of the Mortgage Loans relating thereto; and (c)
each
Mortgage Note has been endorsed and each assignment has been assigned
as
required under Section
2.02
of the
Standard
Terms.
Exhibit
B-1
[DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as
Custodian]
[U.S.
BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as
Custodian]
[XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as
Custodian]
By:
_____________________________
Name:
Title:
Exhibit
B-2
Exhibit
C-1
FORM
OF RULE 144A AGREEMENT — QIB CERTIFICATION
______________,
20__
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
00000
Attention:
GSR 2007-AR1
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re:
|
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Depositor
|
Pass-Through
Certificates Series 2007-AR1
|
having
an original principal amount of $
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our proposed purchase of the Certificates referred to
above (the
“Certificates”),
we
confirm that:
(A) We
have
received a copy of the Offering Supplement dated _________ __, 20__ (the
“Offering
Circular”),
relating to the Certificates and such other information and documents
as we deem
necessary in order to make our investment decision. We acknowledge that
we have
read and agree to the restrictions on duplication and circulation of
the
Offering Circular and the matters stated in the section entitled “Notice to
Investors.”
(B) We
are a
“qualified institutional buyer” (as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act). We area aware that the sale of the Certificates to us
is being
made in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act. We are acquiring
the
Certificates for our own account or for the account of a qualified institutional
buyer.
(C) We
understand that the offer and sale of the Certificates has not been registered
under the Securities Act and that the Certificates may not be offered,
sold, or
otherwise transferred in the absence of such registration or an applicable
exemption therefrom. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any
accounts
for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that we will not offer,
sell,
pledge or otherwise transfer any Certificate, or any interest therein,
except
(1) (A) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified
institutional buyer” (as defined therein), or (B) pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act, and (2) in accordance
with all
applicable securities laws of the states of the United States or any
other
applicable jurisdiction.
C-1-1
(D) We
understand that, on any proposed resale of any Certificates, we will
be required
to furnish to the Depositor and to the Trustee such certificates, legal
opinions
and other information as the Depositor, or the Trustee may reasonably
require to
confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions.
We
further understand that the Certificates purchased by us will bear a
legend to
the foregoing effect.
(E) We
acknowledge that none of the Depositor, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. (the
“Initial
Purchaser”),
the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, or any person acting on behalf
of the
Depositor, the Initial Purchaser, the Trustee or the Securities Administrator
has made any representations concerning the Trust or the offer and sale
of the
Certificates, except as set forth in the Offering Circular.
(F) We
acknowledge that the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser, the Trustee,
the
Securities Administrator and others will rely on the truth and accuracy
of the
foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements, and agree
that if any
of the foregoing acknowledgments, representations and agreements are
no longer
accurate we shall promptly notify the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser,
and the
Trustee.
The
Transferee hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor,
the
Trustee and the Initial Purchaser from and against any and all loss,
damage or
liability (including attorney’s fees) due to or arising out of a breach of any
representation or warranty, confirmation or statement contained in this
letter.
The
Depositor, the Trustee, the Securities Administrator and the Initial
Purchaser
are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized
to produce
this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative
or
legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered
hereby.
Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to
such terms in the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as of January
1,
2007, among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Deutsche Bank
National
Trust Company, as a Custodian and as Trustee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and a Custodian, and U.S. Bank National
Association, as a Custodian, and the Standard Terms to Master Servicing
and
Trust Agreement (January 2007 Edition) incorporated by reference
thereto.
Sincerely,
[Name
of
Transferee]
By:
_____________________
Name: ________________
Title: _________________
C-1-2
EXHIBIT
C-2
FORM
OF
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
FOR
TRANSFER FROM RULE 144A CERTIFICATE
TO
REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY
(Transfers
pursuant to § 5.05(d)(B)
of
the
Agreement)
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
00000
Attention:
GSR 2007-AR1
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re:
|
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Depositor
|
Pass-Through
Certificates Series 2007-AR1
|
Reference
is hereby made to the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement dated as of
January
1, 2007 (the “Trust Agreement”), among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as
Depositor, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as a Custodian and as
Trustee,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer, Securities Administrator
and a
Custodian, and U.S. Bank National Association, as a Custodian, and the
Standard
Terms to Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (January 2007 Edition)
incorporated by reference thereto (the “Standard Terms” and together with the
Trust Agreement, the “Agreement”) Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
This
letter relates to U.S. $
aggregate principal amount of Securities which are held in the form of
a Rule
144A Certificate with DTC in the name of [name of transferor]
(the
“Transferor”) to effect the transfer of the Securities in exchange for an
equivalent beneficial interest in a Regulation S Global Security.
In
connection with such request, the Transferor does hereby certify that
such
transfer has been effected in accordance with the transfer restrictions
set
forth in the Agreement and the Securities and in accordance with Rule
904 of
Regulation S, and that:
a. the
offer
of the Securities was not made to a person in the United States;
b. at
the
time the buy order was originated, the transferee was outside the United
States
or the Transferor and any person acting on its behalf reasonably believed
that
the transferee was outside the United States;
C-2-1
c. no
directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements
of
Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S, as applicable;
d. the
transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration
requirements of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
and
e.
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the
transferee is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation
S).
|
C-2-2
You
are
entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce
this
letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative
or legal
proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
Terms used in this certificate have the meanings set forth in Regulation
S.
_____________________
[Name
of
Transferee]
By:
_____________________
Name: ________________
Title: _________________
Date:
_________________, _________
C-2-3
EXHIBIT
C-3
FORM
OF
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FOR TRANSFER
FROM
REGULATION S GLOBAL SECURITY
TO
RULE
144A CERTIFICATE
(Transfers
pursuant to § 5.05(d)(C)
of
the
Agreement)
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
00000
Attention:
GSR 2007-AR1
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: |
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp., Depositor
Pass-Through
Certificates Series 2007-AR1
|
Reference
is hereby made to the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement dated as of
January
1, 2007 (the “Trust Agreement”), among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as
Depositor, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as a Custodian and as
Trustee,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer, Securities Administrator
and a
Custodian, and U.S. Bank National Association, as a Custodian, and the
Standard
Terms to Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (January 2007 Edition)
incorporated by reference thereto (the “Standard Terms” and together with the
Trust Agreement, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein
shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.
This
letter relates to U.S. $
aggregate principal amount of Securities which are held in the form of
a
Regulations S Global Security in the name of [name of transferor]
(the
“Transferor”) to effect the transfer of the Securities in exchange for an
equivalent beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Certificate.
In
connection with such request, and in respect of such Securities, the
Transferor
does hereby certify that such Securities are being transferred in accordance
with (i) the transfer restrictions set forth in the Agreement and the
Securities
and (ii) Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,
to a transferee that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing
the
Securities for its own account or an account with respect to which the
transferee exercises sole investment discretion, the transferee and any
such
account is a qualified institutional buyer within the meaning of Rule
144A, in a
transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and in accordance with
any
applicable securities laws of any state of the United States or any other
jurisdiction.
Exhibit
C-3-1
_____________________
[Name
of
Transferee]
By:
_____________________
Name: ________________
Title: _________________
Date:
_________________, _________
Exhibit
C-3-2
Exhibit
D
FORM
OF TRANSFEREE AGREEMENT
______________,
20__
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
00000
Attention:
GSR 2007-AR1
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re:
|
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Depositor
|
Pass-Through
Certificates Series 2007-AR1
|
having
an original principal amount of $
|
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with our proposed purchase of the Certificates referred to
above (the
“Certificates”),
we
confirm that:
(A) We
have
received a copy of the Offering Supplement, dated __________ ___, 20
(the
“Offering
Circular”),
relating to the Certificates and such other information and documents
as we deem
necessary in order to make our investment decision. We acknowledge that
we have
read and agree to the matters stated in the Section entitled “Notice to
Investors,” and the restrictions on duplication and circulation of the Offering
Circular.
(B) We
understand that any subsequent transfer of the Certificates is subject
to
certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Master Servicing
and Trust
Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007, among GS Mortgage Securities
Corp., as
Depositor, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as a Custodian and as
Trustee,
Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master Servicer, Securities Administrator
and a
Custodian, and U.S. Bank National Association, as a Custodian,
and the
Standard Terms to Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (January 2007
Edition)
incorporated by reference thereto (the
“Trust
Agreement”),
and
we agree to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer
the
Certificates except in compliance with such restrictions and conditions
and the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
and
our failure to comply with the foregoing agreement shall render any purported
transfer to be null and void.
(C) We
understand that the offer and sale of the Certificates has not been registered
under the Securities Act and that the Certificates may not be offered,
sold, or
otherwise transferred in the absence of such registration or an applicable
exemption thereof. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts
for
which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that we will not offer, sell,
pledge
or otherwise transfer any Certificate or any interest therein, except
(A) in
accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional
buyer” (as defined therein), (B) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as
defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes to the Trustee
a signed
letter contained certain representations and agreements relating to the
restrictions on transfer of the Certificates (the form of which letter
can be
obtained from the Trustee), or (C) pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to
any
person purchasing any of the Certificates from us a notice advising such
person
that resale of the Certificates are restricted as stated herein.
Exhibit
D-1
(D) We
understand that, on any proposed resale of any Certificates, we will
be required
to furnish to the Depositor and to the Trustee of such certificates,
legal
opinions and other information as the Depositor or the Trustee may reasonably
require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing
restrictions. We further understand that the Certificates purchased by
us will
bear a legend to the foregoing effect.
(E) We
are an
institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or
(7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have knowledge and
experience
in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and
risks of our investment in the Certificates, and we and any accounts
for which
we are acting are each able to bear the economic risks of our or their
investment.
(F) We
are
acquiring the Certificates purchased by us for our own account or for
one or
more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to
each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.
(G) We
are
acquiring at least the required minimum principal amount of the Certificates
for
each account for which we are purchasing such Certificates and will not
offer,
sell, pledge or otherwise transfer any such Certificates or any interest
therein
at any time except in the Required Minimum denomination.
(H) We
have
been furnished all information regarding the Certificates that we have
requested
from the Depositor and the Trustee.
(I) We
acknowledge that neither the Trust, the Depositor, Xxxxxxx, Sachs & Co. (the
“Initial
Purchaser”)
nor
the Trustee nor any person acting on behalf of the Trust, the Depositor,
the
Initial Purchaser or the Trustee has made any representations concerning
the
Trust or the offer and sale of the Certificates, except as set forth
in the
Offering Circular.
(J) We
have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that
we are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of purchasing the
Certificates.
(K) If
we are
acquiring any of the Certificates as fiduciary or agent for one or more
accounts, we represent that we have sole investment discretion with respect
to
each such amount and that we have full power to make the forgoing
acknowledgments, representations and agreements with respect to each
such
account as set forth.
Exhibit
D-2
(L) We
acknowledge that the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser, the Trustee, and
others
will rely on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing acknowledgments,
representations and agreements, and agree that if any of the foregoing
acknowledgments, representations and agreements are no longer accurate
we shall
promptly notify the Depositor, the Initial Purchaser and the
Trustee.
The
Transferee hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust, the
Depositor, the Trustee, and the Initial Purchaser from and against any
and all
loss, damage or liability (including attorney’s fees) due to or arising out of a
breach of any representation or warranty, confirmation or statement contained
in
this letter.
The
Depositor, the Trustee, and the Initial Purchaser are entitled to rely
upon this
letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy
hereof to
any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official
inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.
Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to
such terms in the Trust Agreement.
Sincerely,
[Name
of
Transferee]
By:
_____________________
Name: ________________
Title: _________________
Exhibit
D-3
Exhibit
E
FORM
OF BENEFIT PLAN AFFIDAVIT
Re:
|
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
|
as
Depositor
|
GSR
Mortgage Loan Trust
|
2007-AR1
(the “Trust”)
|
STATE
OF ________
|
)
|
)
ss.:
|
|
CITY
OF __________
|
)
|
Under
penalties of perjury, I, the undersigned, declare that, to the best of
my
knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct,
and
complete.
1. I
am a
duly authorized signatory of _______________, a ____________ (the “Transferee”),
whose
taxpayer identification number is _______________, and on behalf of which
I have
the authority to make this affidavit.
2. The
Transferee is acquiring the _________ and __________ Certificates (the
“Certificates”),
each
representing an interest in the Trust, for certain assets of which one
or more
real estate mortgage investment conduit (“REMIC”)
elections are to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue Code
of
1986, as amended (the “Code”).
3. The
Transferee understands that the Certificates will bear the following
legend:
NO
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE REGISTERED UNLESS THE PROSPECTIVE
TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE TRUSTEE WITH (A) A CERTIFICATION TO THE EFFECT
THAT SUCH
TRANSFEREE (1) IS NEITHER AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER RETIREMENT
ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME
SECURITY
ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED (“ERISA”), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”), (COLLECTIVELY, A “PLAN”) NOR A PERSON ACTING
ON BEHALF OF, OR USING THE ASSETS OF, ANY SUCH PLAN OR (2) IF THE CERTIFICATE
(OTHER THAN A RESIDUAL CERTIFICATE) HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO AN ERISA-QUALIFYING
UNDERWRITING, IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY PURCHASING SUCH CERTIFICATES WITH
FUNDS
CONTAINED IN AN “INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT” (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN
SECTION V(E) OF THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 (“PTCE 95-60”))
AND THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF SUCH CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED UNDER SECTIONS
I
AND III OF PTCE 95-60; OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
TRUSTEE
AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, UPON WHICH THE TRUSTEE, THE SECURITIES
ADMINISTRATOR, THE MASTER SERVICER AND THE DEPOSITOR SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO RELY
TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OR HOLDING OF SUCH CERTIFICATE BY THE
PROSPECTIVE TRANSFEREE WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS
UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE AND WILL NOT SUBJECT
THE
TRUSTEE, THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR, THE MASTER SERVICER OR THE DEPOSITOR
TO
ANY OBLIGATION IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN BY SUCH PARTIES IN THE
TRUST
AGREEMENT, WHICH OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE TRUST
FUND OR
ANY OF THE ABOVE PARTIES. A TRANSFEREE OF A BOOK-ENTRY CERTIFICATE SHALL
BE
DEEMED TO HAVE MADE A REPRESENTATION AS REQUIRED IN THE TRUST
AGREEMENT.
Exhibit
E-1
4. The
Transferee either:
(a) is
neither an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement subject
to
section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended
(“ERISA”),
or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”),
nor a
person acting on behalf of, or using the assets of, any such plan or
arrangement; or
(b) if
the
Certificates (other than a Residual Certificate) have been subject to
an
ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, is an insurance company purchasing such
Certificates with funds contained in an “insurance company general account” (as
such term is defined in Section V(e) of the Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 95-60 (“PTCE
95-60”))
and
the purchase and holding of such Certificate are covered under Sections
I and
III of PTCE 95-60; or
(c) a
Benefit
Plan Opinion satisfactory to the Trustee, upon which the Trustee, the
Securities
Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor shall be entitled
to rely
to the effect that the purchase or holding of such Certificate by the
prospective transferee will not result in any non-exempt prohibited transactions
under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and will not subject
the
Trustee, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Depositor
to
any obligation in addition to those undertaken by such parties in the
Trust
Agreement, which Benefit Plan Opinion shall not be an expense of the
Trust or
any of the above parties.
Exhibit
E-2
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferee has caused this instrument to be duly
executed
on its behalf, by its duly authorized officer on this ____day of ________,
20 .
[Name
of
Transferee]
By:
__________________________
Name:
Title:
Personally
appeared before me ________________, known or proved to me to be the
same person
who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a _________________________
of
the Transferee, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his
or her
free act and deed and as the free act and deed of the Transferee.
Subscribed
and sworn to before me this
______
day of ________________, 20 .
______________________________________
Notary
Public
My
commission expires: __________________________
Exhibit
E-3
Exhibit
F
FORM
OF RESIDUAL TRANSFEREE AGREEMENT
_________________
(DATE)
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
00000
Attention:
GSR 2007-AR1
Re:
|
Master
Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as of January
1,
2007, among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Xxxxx
Fargo Bank,
N.A., as Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and a Custodian,
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as a Custodian and Trustee
of GSR
Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1, and U.S. Bank National Association,
as a
Custodian
|
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
In
connection with the purchase on the date hereof of the captioned securities
(the
“Residual
Certificate”),
to be
issued pursuant to the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as
of
January
1,
2007,
among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as
Master Servicer, Securities Administrator and a Custodian, Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company, as Trustee and a Custodian (the “Trustee”),
and
U.S. Bank National Association, as a Custodian, which incorporates by
reference
the Standard Terms to Trust Agreement, January 2007 Edition (the “Standard
Terms to Trust Agreement”)
(collectively, the “Trust
Agreement”),
the
undersigned hereby certifies and covenants to the transferor, the Depositor,
the
Trustee and the Trust as follows:
1. We
certify that on the date hereof we have simultaneously herewith delivered
to you
an affidavit certifying, among other things, that (A) we are not a Disqualified
Organization and (B) we are not purchasing such Residual Certificate
on behalf
of a Disqualified Organization. We understand that any breach by us of
this
certification may cause us to be liable for a tax imposed upon transfers
to
Disqualified Organizations.
2. We
acknowledge that we will be the beneficial owner of the Residual Certificate
and
that the Residual Certificate will be registered in our name and not
in the name
of a nominee.
3. We
certify that no purpose of our purchase of the Residual Certificate is
to avoid
or impede the assessment or collection of tax.
Exhibit
F-1
4. (A)
We
understand that the Residual Certificate represents for federal income
tax
purposes a “residual interest” in a real estate mortgage investment conduit and
(B) we understand that as the holder of the Residual Certificate we will
be
required to take into account, in determining our taxable income, our
pro rata
percentage interest of the taxable income of each REMIC formed pursuant
to the
Trust Agreement in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
5. We
understand that if, notwithstanding the transfer restrictions, any of
the
Residual Certificates is in fact transferred to a Disqualified Organization,
a
tax may be imposed on the transferor of such Residual Certificate. We
agree that
any breach by us of these representations shall render such transfer
of such
Residual Certificate by us absolutely null and void and shall cause no
rights in
the Residual Certificate to vest in the transferee.
6. The
sale
to us and our purchase of the Residual Certificates constitutes a sale
for tax
and all other purposes and each party thereto has received due and adequate
consideration. In our view, the transaction represents fair value, representing
the results of arms length negotiations and taking into account our analysis
of
the tax and other consequences of investment in the Residual
Certificates.
7. Unless
this provision is explicitly waived by the transferor to us of the Residual
Certificates, we expect that the purchase of the Residual Certificates,
together
with the receipt of the price, if any, therefor will be economically
neutral or
profitable to us overall, after all related expenses (including taxes)
have been
paid and based on conservative assumptions with respect to discount rates,
prepayments and other factors necessary to evaluate profitability.
8. We
are a
“U.S. Person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. We are duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
our
organization. We are neither bankrupt nor insolvent nor do we have reason
to
believe that we will become bankrupt or insolvent. We have conducted
and are
conducting our business so as to comply in all material respects with
all
applicable statutes and regulations. The person executing and delivering
this
letter on our behalf is duly authorized to do so, the execution and delivery
by
us of this letter and the consummation of the transaction on the terms
set forth
herein are within our corporate power, and upon such execution and delivery,
this letter will constitute our legal, valid and binding obligation,
enforceable
against us in accordance with its terms, subject, as to the enforcement
of
remedies, to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium
and
other laws affecting the right of creditors generally and to general
principles
of equity and the discretion of the court (regardless of whether enforcement
of
such remedies is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
9. Neither
the execution and delivery by us of this letter, nor the compliance by
us with
the provisions hereof, nor the consummation by us of the transactions
as set
forth herein, will (A) conflict with or result in a breach of, or constitute
a
default or result in the acceleration of any obligation under, our certificate
of incorporation or by-laws or, after giving effect to the consents or
the
taking of the actions contemplated by clause (B) of this subparagraph,
any of
the provisions of any law, governmental rule, regulation, judgment, decree
or
order binding on us or our properties, or any of the provisions of any
indenture
or mortgage or any other contract or instrument to which we are a party
or by
which we or any of our properties is bound, or (B) require the consent
of or
notice to or any filing with, any person, entity or governmental body,
which has
not been obtained or made by us.
Exhibit
F-2
10. We
anticipate being a profit-making entity on an ongoing basis.
11. We
have
filed all required federal and state income tax returns and have paid
all
federal and state income taxes due; we intend to file and pay all such
returns
and taxes in the future. We acknowledge that as the holder of the Residual
Certificates, to the extent the Residual Certificates would be treated
as a
noneconomic residual interest within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation
Section 1.860E-1(c)(2), we may incur tax liabilities in excess of cash
flows
generated by the Residual Certificates and that we intend to pay taxes
associated with holding the Residual Certificates as they become
due.
12. We
agree
that in the event that at some future time we wish to transfer any interest
in
the Residual Certificates, we will transfer such interest in the Residual
Certificates only to a transferee that:
(a) is
not a
Disqualified Organization and is not purchasing such interest in the
Residual
Certificates on behalf of a Disqualified Organization, and
(b) has
delivered to the Trustee a transferee agreement in the form of Exhibit
D to the
Standard Terms to Trust Agreement and an affidavit in the form of Exhibit
G-1 or
Exhibit G-2, as applicable, to the Standard Terms to Trust Agreement
and, if
requested by the Trustee, an opinion of counsel, in form acceptable to
the
Trustee, that the proposed transfer will not cause the Residual Certificates
to
be held by a Disqualified Organization.
13. We
are
knowledgeable and experienced in financial, business and tax matters
generally
and in particular, the investment risks and tax consequences of REMIC
residuals
that provide little or no cash flow, and are capable of evaluating the
merits
and risks of an investment in the Residual Certificates; we are able
to bear the
economic risks of an investment in the Residual Certificates.
14. In
addition, we acknowledge that the Trustee will not register the transfer
of a
Residual Certificate to a transferee that is not a “U.S. Person” within the
meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
15. Capitalized
terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
to
such terms in the Standard Terms to Trust Agreement.
16. We
hereby
designate the Trustee as our fiduciary to perform the duties of the tax
matters
person for each REMIC formed pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
(signature
page follows)
Exhibit
F-3
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement be validly
executed
by its duly authorized representative as of the day and year first above
written.
_______________________________
[Name
of
Transferee]
By:
________________________________
Its:
________________________________
Taxpayer
ID # ________________________
Personally
appeared before me ________________, known or proved to me to be the
same person
who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a _________________________
of
the Transferee, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as his
or her
free act and deed and as the free act and deed of the Transferee.
Subscribed
and sworn to before me this
______
day of ________________, 20__.
______________________________________
Notary
Public
My
commission expires: _________________________
Exhibit
F-4
Exhibit
G-1
FORM
OF NON-U.S. PERSON AFFIDAVIT
AND
AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS
860D(a)(6)(A)
and 860E(e)(4)
OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED
Re: GS
Mortgage Securities Corp., Depositor
GSR
Mortgage Loan Trust
2007-AR1
(the “Trust”)
STATE
OF ________
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ss.:
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CITY
OF __________
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)
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Under
penalties of perjury, I, the undersigned, declare that to the best of
my
knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct
and
complete:
1. I
am a
duly authorized officer of ___________________ (the “Transferee”),
and
on behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.
2. The
Transferee is acquiring all or a portion of the securities (the “Residual
Certificates”),
which
represent a residual interest in one or more real estate mortgage investment
conduits (each, a “REMIC”)
for
which elections are to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue
Code
of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
3. The
Transferee is a foreign person within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
Section
1.860G-3(a)(1) (i.e.,
a
person other than (i) a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii)
a
corporation or partnership that is organized under the laws of the United
States
or any jurisdiction thereof or therein, (iii) an estate that is subject
to
United States federal income tax regardless of the source of its income
or (iv)
a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary
supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more United
States
Persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the
trust)
who would be subject to United States income tax withholding pursuant
to Section
1441 or 1442 of the Code on income derived from the Residual Certificates
(a
“Non-U.S.
Person”).
4. The
Transferee agrees that it will not hold the Residual Certificates in
connection
with a trade or business in the United States, and the Transferee understands
that it will be subject to United States federal income tax under Sections
871
and 881 of the Code in accordance with Section 860G of the Code and any
Treasury
regulations issued thereunder on “excess inclusions” that accrue with respect to
the Residual Certificates during the period the Transferee holds the
Residual
Certificates.
Exhibit
G-1-1
5. The
Transferee understands that the federal income tax on excess inclusions
with
respect to the Residual Certificates may be withheld in accordance with
Section
860G(b) of the Code from distributions that otherwise would be made to
the
Transferee on the Residual Certificates and, to the extent that such
tax has not
been imposed previously, that such tax may be imposed at the time of
disposition
of any such Residual Certificate pursuant to Section 860G(b) of the
Code.
6. The
Transferee agrees (i) to file a timely United States federal income tax
return
for the year in which disposition of a Residual Certificate it holds
occurs (or
earlier if required by law) and will pay any United States federal income
tax
due at that time and (ii) if any tax is due at that time, to provide
satisfactory written evidence of payment of such tax to the Trustee or
its
designated paying agent or other person who is liable to withhold federal
income
tax from a distribution on the Residual Certificates under Sections 1441
and
1442 of the Code and the regulations thereunder (the “Withholding
Agent”).
7. The
Transferee understands that until it provides written evidence of the
payment of
tax due upon the disposition of a Residual Certificate to the Withholding
Agent
pursuant to paragraph 6 above, the Withholding Agent may (i) withhold
an amount
equal to such tax from future distributions made with respect to the
Residual
Certificate to subsequent transferees (after giving effect to the withholding
of
taxes imposed on such subsequent transferees), and (ii) pay the withheld
amount
to the Internal Revenue Service.
8. The
Transferee understands that (i) the Withholding Agent may withhold other
amounts
required to be withheld pursuant to United States federal income tax
law, if
any, from distributions that otherwise would be made to such transferee
on each
Residual Certificate it holds and (ii) the Withholding Agent may pay
to the
Internal Revenue Service amounts withheld on behalf of any and all former
holders of each Residual Certificate held by the Transferee.
9. The
Transferee understands that if it transfers a Residual Certificate (or
any
interest therein) to a United States Person (including a foreign person
who is
subject to net United States federal income taxation with respect to
such
Residual Certificate), the Withholding Agent may disregard the transfer
for
federal income tax purposes if the transfer would have the effect of
allowing
the Transferee to avoid tax on accrued excess inclusions and may continue
to
withhold tax from future distributions as though the Residual Certificate
were
still held by the Transferee.
10. The
Transferee understands that a transfer of a Residual Certificate (or
any
interest therein) to a Non-U.S. Person (i.e.,
a
foreign person who is not subject to net United States federal income
tax with
respect to such Residual Certificate) will not be recognized unless the
Withholding Agent has received from the transferee an affidavit in substantially
the same form as this affidavit containing these same agreements and
representations.
11. The
Transferee understands that distributions on a Residual Certificate may
be
delayed, without interest, pending determination of amounts to be
withheld.
Exhibit
G-1-2
12. The
Transferee is not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and the
Transferee is not acquiring a Residual Certificate for the account of,
or as
agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect
record
or beneficial ownership to, a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes
hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the following: (i) the
United
States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any foreign government,
any
international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of
the
foregoing; (ii) any organization (other than a xxxxxx’x cooperative as defined
in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from federal income taxation
(including taxation under the unrelated business taxable income provisions
of
the Code); (iii) any rural telephone or electrical service cooperative
described
in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code; or (iv) any other entity treated
as a
“disqualified organization” within the meaning of Section 860E(e)(5) of the
Code. In addition, a corporation will not be treated as an instrumentality
of
the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof if
all of its
activities are subject to tax and, with the exception of the Federal
Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected
by
such governmental unit.
13. The
Transferee agrees to consent to any amendment of the Trust Agreement
that shall
be deemed necessary by the Depositor (upon the advice of counsel to the
Depositor) to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that no interest
in
a Residual Certificate will be owned directly or indirectly by a Disqualified
Organization.
14. The
Transferee acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose
a
substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an
agent for
the Transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Residual
Certificate to a Disqualified Organization.
Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to
them in the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2007,
among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Deutsche Bank National
Trust
Company, as a Custodian and as Trustee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and a Custodian, and U.S. Bank National
Association, as a Custodian,
and the
Standard Terms to Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (January 2007
Edition)
incorporated by reference thereto.
Exhibit
G-1-3
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferee has caused this instrument to be duly
executed
on its behalf, by its duly authorized officer as of the _______ day of
_____________, 20__.
.
_______________________________
[Name
of
Transferee]
By:
________________________________
Its:
________________________________
Personally
appeared before me ___________________________, known or proved to me
to be the
same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a
______________________ of the Transferee, and acknowledged to me that
he or she
executed the same as his or her free act and deed and as the free act
and deed
of the Transferee.
Subscribed
and sworn before me this ______ day of __________, 20__.
_______________________________
Notary
Public
My
commission expires the _____ day of ________________, 20__.
Exhibit
G-1-4
Exhibit
G-2
FORM
OF U.S. PERSON AFFIDAVIT
AND
AFFIDAVIT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS
860D(a)(6)(A)
and 860E(e)(4)
OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED
Re:
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GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Depositor
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GSR
Mortgage Loan Trust
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2007-AR1
(the “Trust”)
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STATE
OF ________
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)
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)
ss.:
|
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CITY
OF __________
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)
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Under
penalties of perjury, I, the undersigned declare that, to the best of
my
knowledge and belief, the following representations are true, correct
and
complete:
1. I
am a
duly authorized officer of ______________________ (the “Transferee”),
on
behalf of which I have the authority to make this affidavit.
2. The
Transferee is acquiring all or a portion of the securities (the “Residual
Certificates”), which represent a residual interest in one or more real estate
mortgage investment conduits (each, a “REMIC”)
for
which elections are to be made under Section 860D of the Internal Revenue
Code
of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).
3. The
Transferee either is (i) a citizen or resident of the United States,
(ii) a
domestic partnership or corporation, (iii) an estate that is subject
to United
States federal income tax regardless of the source of its income, (iv)
a trust
if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision
over
the administration of such trust and one or more United States Persons
have the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (v) a
foreign
person who would be subject to United States income taxation on a net
basis on
income derived from the Residual Certificates (a “U.S.
Person”).
4. The
Transferee is a not a “Disqualified Organization” (as defined below), and the
Transferee is not acquiring a Residual Certificate for the account of,
or as
agent or nominee of, or with a view to the transfer of direct or indirect
record
or beneficial ownership to, a Disqualified Organization. For the purposes
hereof, a Disqualified Organization is any of the following: (i) the
United
States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any foreign government,
any
international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of
the
foregoing; (ii) any organization (other than a xxxxxx’x cooperative as defined
in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from federal income taxation
(including taxation under the unrelated business taxable income provisions
of
the Code); (iii) any rural telephone or electrical service cooperative
described
in § 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code; or (iv) any other entity treated as a
“disqualified organization” within the meaning of Section 860E(e)(5) of the
Code. In addition, a corporation will not be treated as an instrumentality
of
the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof if
all of its
activities are subject to tax and, with the exception of the Federal
Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, a majority of its board of directors is not selected
by
such governmental unit.
Exhibit
G-2-1
5. The
Transferee agrees to consent to any amendment of the Trust Agreement
that shall
be deemed necessary by the Depositor (upon the advice of counsel to the
Depositor) to constitute a reasonable arrangement to ensure that no interest
in
a Residual Certificate will be owned directly or indirectly by a Disqualified
Organization.
6. The
Transferee acknowledges that Section 860E(e) of the Code would impose
a
substantial tax on the transferor or, in certain circumstances, on an
agent for
the Transferee, with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Residual
Certificate to a Disqualified Organization.
Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned
to
them in the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2007,
among GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor, Deutsche Bank National
Trust
Company, as a Custodian and as Trustee, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and a Custodian, and U.S. Bank National
Association, as a Custodian,
and the
Standard Terms to Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (January 2007
Edition)
incorporated by reference thereto.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferee has caused this instrument to be duly
executed
on its behalf, by its duly authorized officer this ____ day of ______,
20__.
_______________________________
[Name
of
Transferee]
By:
________________________________
Its:
________________________________
Personally
appeared before me ___________________, known or proved to me to be the
same
person who executed the foregoing instrument and to be a _______________
of the
Transferee, and acknowledged to me that he or she executed the same as
his or
her free act and deed and as the free act and deed of the
Transferee.
Subscribed
and sworn before me this ____ day of ________, 20__.
_______________________________
Notary
Public
My
commission expires the ____ day of ____________________, 20__.
Exhibit
G-2-2
Exhibit
H
FORM
OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPOSITOR BY THE
SECURITIES
ADMINISTRATOR
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: |
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Depositor
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GSR
Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1 (the “Trust”)
Reference
is made to the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2007
(the “Trust
Agreement”),
by
and among U.S. Bank National Association, as a Custodian, Xxxxx Fargo
Bank,
N.A., as Master Servicer (the “Master
Servicer”),
as
Securities Administrator (the “Securities
Administrator”)
and as
a Custodian, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee (the “Trustee”)
and as
a Custodian, and GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”)
and the
Standard Terms to Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (January
2007
Edition) incorporated by reference thereto.
The
Securities Administrator hereby certifies to the Depositor, and its officers,
directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they
will rely
upon this certification, that:
(i)
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The
Securities Administrator has reviewed the annual report on
Form 10-K for
the fiscal year [ ], and all reports on Form 8-K containing
distribution
reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered
by that
annual report, relating to the above-referenced
trust;
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(ii)
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Subject
to paragraph (iv), the distribution information in the distribution
reports contained in all Monthly Form 8-K’s included in the year covered
by the annual report on Form 10-K for the calendar year [___],
taken as a
whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to
state a material fact required by the Trust Agreement to be
included
therein and 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 that annual
report;
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(iii)
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The
distribution information required to be provided by the Securities
Administrator under the Trust Agreement is included in these
reports.
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(iv)
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In
compiling the distribution information and making the foregoing
certifications, the Securities Administrator has relied upon
information
furnished to it by the Master Servicer under the Trust Agreement.
The
Securities Administrator shall have no responsibility or liability
for any
inaccuracy in such reports resulting from information so provided
by the
Master Servicer.
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(signature
page follows)
Exhibit
H-1
Date:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as
Securities Administrator
By: ____________________________
Name: __________________________
Title: ___________________________
Exhibit
H-2
Exhibit
I
FORM
OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED TO THE DEPOSITOR BY THE
MASTER
SERVICER
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: |
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Depositor
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GSR
Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-AR1 (the “Trust”)
Reference
is made to the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement, dated as of January
1, 2007
(the “Trust
Agreement”),
by
and among U.S. Bank National Association, as a Custodian, Xxxxx Fargo
Bank,
N.A., as Master Servicer (the “Master
Servicer”),
as
Securities Administrator (the “Securities
Administrator”)
and as
a Custodian, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee (the “Trustee”)
and as
a Custodian, and GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”)
and the
Standard Terms to Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (January
2007
Edition) incorporated by reference thereto.
The
Master Servicer hereby certifies to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator
and the Trustee, and their respective officers, directors and affiliates,
and
with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification,
that:
(i)
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Based
on our knowledge, the information prepared by the Master Servicer
and
relating to the mortgage loans master serviced by the Master
Servicer and
provided by the Master Servicer to the Securities Administrator
and the
Trustee and in its reports to the Securities Administrator
and the Trustee
is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the
last day of
the period covered by such report;
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(ii)
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Based
on our knowledge, the servicing information required to be
provided to the
Securities Administrator and the Trustee by the Master Servicer
pursuant
to the Trust Agreement has been provided to the Securities
Administrator
and the Trustee;
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(iii)
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Based
upon the review required under the Trust Agreement, and except
as
disclosed in its reports, the Master Servicer as of the last
day of the
period covered by such reports has fulfilled its obligations
under the
Trust Agreement; and
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(iv)
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In
compiling the distribution information and making the foregoing
certifications, the Master Servicer has relied upon information
furnished
to it by the servicers under the respective servicing agreements.
The
Master Servicer shall have no responsibility or liability for
any
inaccuracy in such reports resulting from information so provided
by such
servicers.
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Exhibit
I-1
Date:
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A.,
as
Master
Servicer
By: ____________________________
Name: __________________________
Title: ___________________________
Exhibit
I-2
EXHIBIT
J
FORM
OF
CERTIFICATION REGARDING SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE
ADDRESSED
IN REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
To:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx Mortgage Company
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
GS
Mortgage Securities Corp.
00
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Reference
is made to that certain Standard Terms to Master Servicing and Trust
Agreement
(January 2007 Edition) (the “Agreement”),
which
is incorporated by reference in the Master Servicing and Trust Agreement,
dated
as of January 1, 2007 (the “Trust
Agreement”),
by
and among U.S. Bank National Association, as a Custodian, Xxxxx Fargo
Bank,
N.A., as Master Servicer (the “Master
Servicer”),
as
Securities Administrator (the “Securities
Administrator”)
and as
a Custodian, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee (the “Trustee”)
as a
Custodian, and GS Mortgage Securities Corp., as Depositor (the “Depositor”),
with
respect to GSR Mortgage Loan Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series
2007-AR1. This certification is delivered pursuant to Section 8.01 and
11.01 of
the Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined
shall
have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.
_________________________,
the undersigned, a duly authorized _______________ of Xxxxx Fargo Bank,
N.A.,
does hereby certify that the assessment of compliance to be delivered
by Xxxxx
Fargo Bank, N.A. shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified
below as
“Applicable Servicing Criteria” as identified by a xxxx in the column titled
“Applicable Servicing Criteria.”
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
for
Xxxxx
Fargo
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Reference
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Criteria
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General
Servicing Considerations
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1122(d)(1)(i)
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Policies
and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or
other triggers
and events of default in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(ii)
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If
any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties,
policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third
party’s
performance and compliance with such servicing activities.
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X
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1122(d)(1)(iii)
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Any
requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up
servicer
for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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Exhibit
J-1
Servicing
Criteria
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Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
for
Xxxxx
Fargo
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Reference
|
Criteria
|
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1122(d)(1)(iv)
|
A
fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect
on the party
participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting
period in
the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance
with the
terms of the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
Cash
Collection and Administration
|
||
1122(d)(2)(i)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans are deposited into the appropriate custodial
bank
accounts and related
bank
clearing accounts no more than two business days following
receipt, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(ii)
|
Disbursements
made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor
are made
only by authorized personnel.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iii)
|
Advances
of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or
distributions,
and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are
made,
reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(iv)
|
The
related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve
accounts or
accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are
separately
maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set
forth in the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(v)
|
Each
custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository
institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For
purposes of
this criterion, “federally insured depository institution” with respect to
a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange
Act.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vi)
|
Unissued
checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
|
X
|
1122(d)(2)(vii)
|
Reconciliations
are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities
related
bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank
clearing
accounts. These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate;
(B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff
date, or
such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C)
reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who
prepared the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling
items. These
reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their
original
identification, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
Investor
Remittances and Reporting
|
||
1122(d)(3)(i)
|
Reports
to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission,
are
maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and
applicable
Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are
prepared in
accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the
transaction
agreements; (B) provide information calculated in accordance
with the
terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed
with the
Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D)
agree with
investors’ or the trustee’s records as to the total unpaid principal
balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
Servicer.
|
X
|
Exhibit
J-2
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
for
Xxxxx
Fargo
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
1122(d)(3)(ii)
|
Amounts
due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with
timeframes,
distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(3)(iii)
|
Disbursements
made to an investor are posted within two business days to
the Servicer’s
investor records, or such other number of days specified in
the
transaction agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(3)(iv)
|
Amounts
remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled
checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
statements.
|
X
|
Pool
Asset Administration
|
||
1122(d)(4)(i)
|
Collateral
or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required by
the transaction
agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(ii)
|
Mortgage
loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by the
transaction
agreements.
|
X
|
1122(d)(4)(iii)
|
Any
additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are
made, reviewed
and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements
in the
transaction agreements.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(iv)
|
Payments
on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in accordance
with the
related mortgage loan documents are posted to the Servicer’s obligor
records maintained no more than two business days after receipt,
or such
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements,
and
allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow)
in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(v)
|
The
Servicer’s records regarding the mortgage loans agree with the Servicer’s
records with respect to an obligor’s unpaid principal
balance.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(vi)
|
Changes
with respect to the terms or status of an obligor’s mortgage loans (e.g.,
loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved
by
authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements
and
related pool asset documents.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(vii)
|
Loss
mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications
and
deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions,
as
applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance
with the
timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction
agreements.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(viii)
|
Records
documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period
a mortgage
loan is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements.
Such
records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such
other period
specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entity’s
activities in monitoring delinquent mortgage loans including,
for example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases
where
delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
|
|
1122(d)(4)(ix)
|
Adjustments
to interest rates or rates of return for mortgage loans with
variable
rates are computed based on the related mortgage loan
documents.
|
Exhibit
J-3
Servicing
Criteria
|
Applicable
Servicing
Criteria
for
Xxxxx
Fargo
|
|
Reference
|
Criteria
|
|
1122(d)(4)(x)
|
Regarding
any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts):
(A) such
funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligor’s mortgage loan
documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period
specified in
the transaction agreements; (B) interest on such funds is paid,
or
credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable mortgage
loan
documents and state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to
the obligor
within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage
loans,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(xi)
|
Payments
made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments)
are made
on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated
on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that
such support
has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days
prior to these
dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(xii)
|
Any
late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be
made on behalf
of an obligor are paid from the servicer’s funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligor’s error or
omission.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(xiii)
|
Disbursements
made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business
days to the
obligor’s records maintained by the servicer, or such other number
of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
|
|
1122(d)(4)(xiv)
|
Delinquencies,
charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded
in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
|
X
|
Exhibit
J-4
EXHIBIT
K
Form
8-K
Disclosure Information
FORM
8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
|
|
Item
on Form 8-K
|
Party
Responsible
|
Item
1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Disclosure
is required regarding entry into or amendment of any definitive
agreement
that is material to the securitization, even if depositor is
not a party.
Examples:
servicing agreement, custodial agreement.
Note:
disclosure not required as to definitive agreements that are
fully
disclosed in the prospectus
|
All
parties (other than the Custodians) entering into such material
definitive
agreement
|
Item
1.02- Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
Disclosure
is required regarding termination of any definitive agreement
that is
material to the securitization (other than expiration in accordance
with
its terms), even if depositor is not a party.
Examples:
servicing agreement, custodial agreement.
|
All
parties (other than the Custodians) requesting the termination
of a
material definitive agreement
|
Item
1.03- Bankruptcy or Receivership
Disclosure
is required regarding the bankruptcy or receivership, with
respect to any
of the following:
|
Depositor
|
▪
Sponsor (Seller)
|
Depositor/Sponsor
(Seller)
|
▪
Depositor
|
Depositor
|
▪
Master Servicer
|
Master
Servicer
|
▪
Affiliated Servicer
|
Servicer
|
▪
Other Servicer servicing 20% or more of the pool assets at
the time of the
report
|
Servicer
|
▪
Other material servicers
|
Servicer
|
▪
Trustee
|
Trustee
|
▪
Securities Administrator
|
Securities
Administrator
|
▪
Significant Obligor
|
Depositor
|
▪
Credit Enhancer (10% or more)
|
Depositor
|
Exhibit
K-1
FORM
8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
|
|
Item
on Form 8-K
|
Party
Responsible
|
▪
Derivative Counterparty
|
Depositor
|
▪
Custodian
|
Custodian
|
Item
2.04- Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct
Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet
Arrangement
Includes
an early amortization, performance trigger or other event,
including event
of default, that would materially alter the payment priority/distribution
of cash flows/amortization schedule.
Disclosure
will be made of events other than waterfall triggers which
are disclosed
in the monthly statements to the certificateholders.
|
Depositor
Master
Servicer
Securities
Administrator
|
Item
3.03- Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders
Disclosure
is required of any material modification to documents defining
the rights
of Certificateholders, including the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
|
Securities
Administrator
Depositor
|
Item
5.03- Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change
of Fiscal
Year
Disclosure
is required of any amendment “to the governing documents of the issuing
entity”.
|
Depositor
|
Item
6.01- ABS Informational and Computational
Material
|
Depositor
|
Item
6.02- Change of Servicer or Securities Administrator
Requires
disclosure of any removal, replacement, substitution or addition
of any
master servicer, affiliated servicer, other servicer servicing
10% or more
of pool assets at time of report, other material servicers
or
trustee.
|
Master
Servicer/Securities Administrator/Depositor/
Servicer
|
Reg
AB disclosure about any new servicer or master servicer is
also
required.
|
Servicer/Master
Servicer/Depositor
|
Reg
AB disclosure about any new Trustee is also required.
|
Successor
Trustee
|
Item
6.03- Change in Credit Enhancement or External
Support
Covers
termination of any enhancement in manner other than by its
terms, the
addition of an enhancement, or a material change in the enhancement
provided. Applies to external credit enhancements as well as
derivatives.
|
Depositor/Securities
Administrator
|
Exhibit
K-2
FORM
8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
|
|
Item
on Form 8-K
|
Party
Responsible
|
Reg
AB disclosure about any new enhancement provider is also
required.
|
Depositor
|
Item
6.04- Failure to Make a Required Distribution
|
Securities
Administrator
|
Item
6.05- Securities Act Updating Disclosure
If
any material pool characteristic differs by 5% or more at the
time of
issuance of the securities from the description in the final
prospectus,
provide updated Reg AB disclosure about the actual asset
pool.
|
Depositor
|
If
there are any new servicers or originators required to be disclosed
under
Regulation AB as a result of the foregoing, provide the information
called
for in Items 1108 and 1110 respectively.
|
Depositor
|
Item
7.01- Reg FD Disclosure
|
All
parties (other than the Custodians and the Trustee)
|
Item
8.01- Other Events
Any
event, with respect to which information is not otherwise called
for in
Form 8-K, that the registrant deems of importance to
certificateholders.
|
Depositor
|
Item
9.01- Financial Statements and Exhibits
|
Responsible
party for reporting/disclosing the financial statement or
exhibit
|
Exhibit
K-3
EXHIBIT
L
Additional
Form 10-D Disclosure
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE
|
|
Item
on Form 10-D
|
Party
Responsible
|
Item
1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information
|
|
Information
included in the [Monthly Statement]
|
Servicer
Master
Servicer
Securities
Administrator
|
Any
information required by 1121 which is NOT included on the [Monthly
Statement]
|
Depositor
|
Item
2: Legal Proceedings
Any
legal proceeding pending against the following entities or
their
respective property, that is material to Certificateholders,
including any
proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental
authorities:
|
|
▪
Issuing Entity (Trust Fund)
|
Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Depositor
|
▪
Sponsor (Seller)
|
Seller
(if a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or
Depositor
|
▪
Depositor
|
Depositor
|
▪
Trustee
|
Trustee
|
▪
Securities Administrator
|
Securities
Administrator
|
▪
Master Servicer
|
Master
Servicer
|
▪
Custodian
|
Custodian
|
▪
1110(b) Originator
|
Depositor
|
▪
Any 1108(a)(2) Servicer (other than the Master Servicer or
Securities
Administrator)
|
Servicer
|
▪
Any other party contemplated by 1100(d)(1)
|
Depositor
|
Item
3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds
Information
from Item 2(a) of Part II of Form 10-Q:
With
respect to any sale of securities by the sponsor, depositor
or issuing
entity, that are backed by the same asset pool or are otherwise
issued by
the issuing entity, whether or not registered, provide the
sales and use
of proceeds information in Item 701 of Regulation S-K. Pricing
information
can be omitted if securities were not registered.
|
Depositor
|
Exhibit
L-1
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE
|
|
Item
on Form 10-D
|
Party
Responsible
|
Item
4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Information
from Item 3 of Part II of Form 10-Q:
Report
the occurrence of any Event of Default (after expiration of
any grace
period and provision of any required notice)
|
Securities
Administrator
|
Item
5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
Information
from Item 4 of Part II of Form 10-Q
|
Securities
Administrator
|
Item
6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets
Item
1112(b) - Significant
Obligor Financial Information*
|
Depositor
|
*This
information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the
distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to
the
Item.
|
|
Item
7: Significant Enhancement Provider Information
Item
1114(b)(2) - Credit Enhancement Provider Financial
Information*
|
|
▪
Determining applicable disclosure threshold
|
Depositor
|
▪
Requesting required financial information (including any required
accountants’ consent to the use thereof) or effecting incorporation by
reference
|
Depositor
|
Item
1115(b) - Derivative Counterparty Financial
Information*
|
|
▪
Determining current maximum probable exposure
|
Depositor
|
▪
Determining current significance percentage
|
Depositor
|
▪
Requesting required financial information (including any required
accountants’ consent to the use thereof) or effecting incorporation by
reference
|
Depositor
|
*This
information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the
distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to
the
Items.
|
Exhibit
L-2
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE
|
|
Item
on Form 10-D
|
Party
Responsible
|
Item
8: Other Information
Disclose
any information required to be reported on Form 8-K during
the period
covered by the Form 10-D but not reported
|
Any
party responsible for the applicable Form 8-K Disclosure
item
|
Item
9: Exhibits
|
|
Monthly
Statement to Certificateholders
|
Securities
Administrator
|
Exhibits
required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, such as material
agreements
|
Depositor
|
Exhibit
L-3
EXHIBIT
M
Additional
Form 10-K Disclosure
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE
|
|
Item
on Form 10-K
|
Party
Responsible
|
Item
1B: Unresolved Staff Comments
|
Depositor
|
Item
9B: Other Information
Disclose
any information required to be reported on Form 8-K during
the fourth
quarter covered by the Form 10-K but not reported
|
Any
party responsible for disclosure items on Form 8-K
|
Item
15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
|
Securities
Administrator
Depositor
|
Reg
AB Item 1112(b): Significant Obligors of Pool
Assets
|
|
Significant
Obligor Financial Information*
|
Depositor
|
*This
information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the
distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to
the
Item.
|
|
Reg
AB Item 1114(b)(2): Credit Enhancement Provider Financial
Information
|
|
▪
Determining applicable disclosure threshold
|
Depositor
|
▪
Requesting required financial information (including any required
accountants’ consent to the use thereof) or effecting incorporation by
reference
|
Depositor
|
*This
information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the
distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to
the
Items.
|
|
Reg
AB Item 1115(b): Derivative Counterparty Financial
Information
|
|
▪
Determining current maximum probable exposure
|
Depositor
|
▪
Determining current significance percentage
|
Depositor
|
▪
Requesting required financial information (including any required
accountants’ consent to the use thereof) or effecting incorporation by
reference
|
Depositor
|
*This
information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the
distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to
the
Items.
|
Exhibit
M-1
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE
|
|
Item
on Form 10-K
|
Party
Responsible
|
Reg
AB Item 1117: Legal Proceedings
Any
legal proceeding pending against the following entities or
their
respective property, that is material to Certificateholders,
including any
proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental
authorities:
|
|
▪
Issuing Entity (Trust Fund)
|
Master
Servicer, Securities Administrator and Depositor
|
▪
Sponsor (Seller)
|
Seller
(if a party to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or
Depositor
|
▪
Depositor
|
Depositor
|
▪
Trustee
|
Trustee
|
▪
Securities Administrator
|
Securities
Administrator
|
▪
Master Servicer
|
Master
Servicer
|
▪
Custodian
|
Custodian
|
▪
1110(b) Originator
|
Depositor
|
▪
Any 1108(a)(2) Servicer (other than the Master Servicer or
Securities
Administrator)
|
Servicer
|
▪
Any other party contemplated by 1100(d)(1)
|
Depositor
|
Reg
AB Item 1119: Affiliations and Relationships
|
|
Whether
(a) the Sponsor (Seller), Depositor or Issuing Entity is an
affiliate of
the following parties, and (b) to the extent known and material,
any of
the following parties are affiliated with one another:
|
Depositor
as to (a)
Sponsor/Seller
as to (a)
|
▪
Master Servicer
|
Master
Servicer
|
▪
Securities Administrator
|
Securities
Administrator
|
▪
Trustee
|
Trustee
|
▪
Any other 1108(a)(3) servicer
|
Servicer
|
▪
Any 1110 Originator
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1112(b) Significant Obligor
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1114 Credit Enhancement Provider
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1115 Derivate Counterparty Provider
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any other 1101(d)(1) material party
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
Whether
there are any “outside the ordinary course business arrangements” other
than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction between (a) the
Sponsor (Seller), Depositor or Issuing Entity on the one hand,
and (b) any
of the following parties (or their affiliates) on the other
hand, that
exist currently or within the past two years and that are material
to a
Certificateholder’s understanding of the Certificates:
|
Depositor
as to (a)
Sponsor/Seller
as to (a)
|
Exhibit
M-2
ADDITIONAL
FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE
|
|
Item
on Form 10-K
|
Party
Responsible
|
▪
Master Servicer
|
Master
Servicer
|
▪
Securities Administrator
|
Securities
Administrator
|
▪
Trustee
|
Trustee
|
▪
Any other 1108(a)(3) servicer
|
Servicer
|
▪
Any 1110 Originator
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1112(b) Significant Obligor
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1114 Credit Enhancement Provider
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1115 Derivate Counterparty Provider
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any other 1101(d)(1) material party
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
Whether
there are any specific relationships involving the transaction
or the pool
assets between (a) the Sponsor (Seller), Depositor or Issuing
Entity on
the one hand, and (b) any of the following parties (or their
affiliates)
on the other hand, that exist currently or within the past
two years and
that are material:
|
Depositor
as to (a)
Sponsor/Seller
as to (a)
|
▪
Master Servicer
|
Master
Servicer
|
▪
Securities Administrator
|
Securities
Administrator
|
▪
Trustee
|
Trustee
|
▪
Any other 1108(a)(3) servicer
|
Servicer
|
▪
Any 1110 Originator
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1112(b) Significant Obligor
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1114 Credit Enhancement Provider
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any 1115 Derivate Counterparty Provider
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
▪
Any other 1101(d)(1) material party
|
Depositor/Sponsor
|
Exhibit
M-3
SCHEDULE
I
BOND
LEVEL REPORT
I-1
SCHEDULE
II
LOAN
LEVEL REPORT
II-1
SCHEDULE
III
REMITTANCE
REPORT
Data
Field
|
Investor_ID
|
Category_ID
|
Servicer
loan number
|
Investor
Loan #
|
PIF
Principal Amount
|
PIF
Net Interest Paid
|
PIF
date
|
Beginning
scheduled note rate
|
Ending
note rate
|
Beginning
schedule service fee
|
Ending
service fee
|
Format
|
Number
(no decimals)
|
Number
(no decimals)
|
Number
(no decimals)
|
Number
(no decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Date
(mm/dd/yy) format
|
Number
(seven Decimals)
|
Number
(seven decimals)
|
Number
(seven decimals)
|
Number
(seven decimals)
|
Description
|
ID
number used by your company for the investor
|
ID
number used by your company for the specific deal.
|
Servicer
Loan Number - loan number used at your company.
|
Loan
number used by Investor
|
Paid-in-full
principal balance amount
|
Net
interest paid the loan was paid-in-full
|
Enter
the date the loan was paid-in-full. Leave blank if no PIF
transaction.
|
Beginning
scheduled note rate before the servicer's monthly activity.
Can be blank
for act/act pools.
|
Ending
scheduled loan note rate after servicer's monthly activity
(sch/sch) or
the ending actual loan note rate after servicer's activity
(act/act).
|
Beginning
scheduled servicer service fee rate before the servicer's monthly
activity. Can be blank for act/act pools.
|
Ending
scheduled servicer service fee rate after the servicer's monthly
activity.
|
Example:
|
1000
|
2
|
1234
|
56789
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
0.0887500
|
0.0887500
|
0.0025000
|
0.0025000
|
Ending
due date
|
Beginning
schedule 100% P&I
|
Ending
100% P&I
|
Beginning
security balance
|
Ending
security balance
|
Ending
part UPB
|
Ending
100% UPB
|
Principal
remitted
|
Interest
remitted
|
Principal
|
Curtailment
|
Date
(mm/dd/yy) format
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Number
(two decimals)
|
Ending
actual loan due date
|
Beginning
scheduled 100% monthly payment amount before the servicer's
monthly
activity. Can be blank for act/act pools.
|
Ending
100% scheduled monthly loan payment amount after servicer's
monthly
activity (sch/sch) or the ending 100% actual monthly loan payment
amount
after servicer's activity (act/act).
|
(Sch/Sch)
beginning scheduled balance.
(Act/Act)
beginning 100% Actual balance or the beginning participation
Actual
balance for participation loans.
|
(Sch/Sch)
Ending scheduled balance.
(Act/Act)
Ending 100% Actual balance or the ending participation Actual
balance for
participation loans.
|
Ending
actual participation loan principal balance after servicer's
monthly
activity.
|
Ending
100% actual principal balance after servicer's monthly
activity.
|
(Sch/Sch)
--- Add scheduled principal + Curtailments + payoff/liquidation
amount
(Act/Act) --- Add actual principal + curtailments + payoff/liquidation
amounts.
|
For
Sch/Sch loans, enter the scheduled net
interest
amount remitted. For Act/Act loans, enter the net interest
amount
remitted. Net Interest should equal the Gross Interest Amount
minus
Service Fee Amount.
|
(Sch/Sch)
--- scheduled principal (Act/Act) --- actual principal
paid
|
Curtailment
amount
|
07/01/02
|
4475.51
|
4475.51
|
557866.38
|
557516.76
|
557866.38
|
557866.38
|
349.62
|
4009.67
|
349.62
|
0.00
|
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