EXECUTION COPY
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.,
Company,
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION,
Master Servicer,
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
SERIES SUPPLEMENT,
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
TO
STANDARD TERMS OF
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2006-S8
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS...............................................................6
Section 1.01 Definitions.......................................................6
Section 1.02 Use of Words and Phrases.........................................19
Section 1.03 Determination of LIBOR...........................................20
ARTICLE II ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES.............................................................22
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.....................................22
Section 2.02 Acceptance by Trustee............................................22
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master
Servicer and the Company.........................................22
Section 2.04 Representations and Warranties of Residential Funding............25
Section 2.05 Execution and Authentication of Class R-I Certificates...........25
Section 2.06 Conveyance of Uncertificated REMIC I and REMIC II Regular
Interests; Acceptance by the Trustee.............................25
Section 2.07 Issuance of Certificates Evidencing Interest in REMIC II.........25
Section 2.08 Purposes and Powers of the Trust.................................26
Section 2.09 Agreement Regarding Ability to Disclose..........................26
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS...........................27
Section 3.01 Master Servicer to Act as Servicer...............................27
Section 3.02 Subservicing Agreements Between Master Servicer and
Subservicers; Enforcement of Subservicers' and Sellers'
Obligations......................................................27
Section 3.03 Successor Subservicers...........................................28
Section 3.04 Liability of the Master Servicer.................................28
Section 3.05 No Contractual Relationship Between Subservicer and Trustee
or Certificateholders............................................28
Section 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by
Trustee..........................................................28
Section 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments; Deposits to
Custodial Account................................................28
Section 3.08 Subservicing Accounts; Servicing Accounts........................28
Section 3.09 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding
the Mortgage Loans...............................................28
Section 3.10 Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account.................28
Section 3.11 Maintenance of the Primary Insurance Policies; Collections
Thereunder.......................................................28
Section 3.12 Maintenance of Fire Insurance and Omissions and Fidelity
Coverage.........................................................28
Section 3.13 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption and
Modification Agreements; Certain Assignments.....................28
Section 3.14 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans........................28
Section 3.15 Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Custodial Files.................28
Section 3.16 Servicing and Other Compensation; Compensating Interest..........28
Section 3.17 Reports to the Trustee and the Company...........................28
Section 3.18 Annual Statement as to Compliance................................29
Section 3.19 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report..........29
Section 3.20 Rights of the Company in Respect of the Master Servicer..........29
Section 3.21 Administration of Buydown Funds..................................29
Section 3.22 Advance Facility.................................................29
ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS...........................................30
Section 4.01 Certificate Account..............................................30
Section 4.02 Distributions....................................................30
Section 4.03 Statements to Certificateholders; Statements to Rating
Agencies; Exchange Act Reporting.................................39
Section 4.04 Distribution of Reports to the Trustee and the Company;
Advances by the Master Servicer..................................39
Section 4.05 Allocation of Realized Losses....................................39
Section 4.06 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonment of Mortgaged Property....40
Section 4.07 Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans....................40
Section 4.08 Surety Bond......................................................40
Section 4.09 The Yield Maintenance Agreement..................................40
Section 4.10 Reserve Fund.....................................................41
ARTICLE V THE CERTIFICATES (SEE ARTICLE V OF THE STANDARD TERMS)...................43
ARTICLE VI THE COMPANY AND THE MASTER SERVICER......................................44
Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Company and Master Servicer........44
Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company or Master Servicer;
Assignment of Rights and Delegation of Duties by Master
Servicer.........................................................44
Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company, Master Servicer and
Others...........................................................44
Section 6.04 Company and Master Servicer Not to Resign........................44
ARTICLE VII DEFAULT (SEE ARTICLE VII OF THE STANDARD TERMS)..........................45
ARTICLE VIII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE (SEE ARTICLE VIII OF THE STANDARD TERMS)..........46
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION OR OPTIONAL PURCHASE OF ALL CERTIFICATES.....................47
Section 9.01 Optional Purchase by the Master Servicer of All
Certificates; Termination Upon Purchase by the Master
Servicer or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans....................47
Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements..............................47
Section 9.03 Termination of Multiple REMICs...................................47
ARTICLE X REMIC PROVISIONS.........................................................48
Section 10.01 REMIC Administration.............................................48
Section 10.02 Master Servicer; REMIC Administrator and Trustee
Indemnification..................................................48
Section 10.03 Designation of REMIC(s)..........................................48
Section 10.04 Distributions on the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interests Z......................................................48
Section 10.05 Compliance with Withholding Requirements.........................50
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.................................................51
Section 11.01 Amendment........................................................51
Section 11.02 Recordation of Agreement, Counterparts...........................51
Section 11.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.......................51
Section 11.04 Governing Laws...................................................51
Section 11.05 Notices..........................................................51
Section 11.06 Required Notices to Rating Agency and Subservicer................52
Section 11.07 Severability of Provisions.......................................52
Section 11.08 Supplemental Provisions for Resecuritization.....................52
Section 11.09 Allocation of Voting Rights......................................52
Section 11.10 No Petition......................................................52
ARTICLE XII COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB (SEE ARTICLE XII OF THE STANDARD
TERMS)...................................................................53
EXHIBITS
Exhibit One: Mortgage Loan Schedule (Available from the Company upon request.)
Exhibit Two: Schedule of Discount Fractions (Available from the Company upon request.)
Exhibit Three: Information to be Included in Monthly Distribution Date Statement
Exhibit Four: Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1,2006
This is a Series Supplement, dated as of September 1, 2006 (the "Series
Supplement"), to the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of September 1, 2006 and attached as Exhibit Four hereto (the "Standard Terms"
and, together with this Series Supplement, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"
or "Agreement"), among RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC., as the
company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the "Company"),
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, as master servicer (together with its permitted
successors and assigns, the "Master Servicer"), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Trustee (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the
"Trustee").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Company intends to sell Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
(collectively, the "Certificates"), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes,
which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in
the Trust Fund. As provided herein, the REMIC Administrator will make an
election to treat the entire segregated pool of assets described in the
definition of Trust Fund, and subject to this Agreement (including the Mortgage
Loans but excluding the Initial Monthly Payment Fund, the Yield Maintenance
Agreement and any payments thereunder and the Reserve Fund and any payments
therefrom), as a real estate mortgage investment conduit (the "REMIC") for
federal income tax purposes and such segregated pool of assets will be
designated as "REMIC I." The Uncertificated REMIC Regular I Interests will be
"regular interests" in REMIC I and the Class R-I Certificates will be the sole
class of "residual interests" in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions
(as defined herein). A segregated pool of assets consisting of the
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests will be designated as "REMIC II," and
the REMIC Administrator will make a separate REMIC election with respect
thereto. The Class A-1 Certificates, Class A-2 Certificates, Class A-3
Certificates, Class A-4 Certificates, Class A-5 Certificates, Class A-6
Certificates, Class A-7 Certificates, Class A-8 Certificates, Class A-9
Certificates, Class A-10 Certificates, Class A-11 Certificates, Class A-12
Certificates, Class A-13 Certificates, Class A-14 Certificates, Class A-15
Certificates, Class A-16 Certificates, Class A-P Certificates, Class M-1
Certificates, Class M-2 Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates, Class B-1
Certificates, Class B-2 Certificates, Class B-3 Certificates and the
Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Z will be "regular interests" in REMIC
II. The Class R-II Certificates will be the sole class of "residual interests"
in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The Class A-V Certificates
will represent the entire beneficial ownership interest in the Uncertificated
REMIC II Regular Interests Z.
The terms and provisions of the Standard Terms are hereby incorporated
by reference herein as though set forth in full herein. If any term or provision
contained herein shall conflict with or be inconsistent with any provision
contained in the Standard Terms, the terms and provisions of this Series
Supplement shall govern. Any cross-reference to a section of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, to the extent the terms of the Standard Terms and Series
Supplement conflict with respect to that section, shall be a cross-reference to
the related section of the Series Supplement. All capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Standard
Terms. The Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall be dated as of the date of the
Series Supplement.
The following table sets forth the designation, type, Pass-Through Rate,
aggregate Initial Certificate Principal Balance, Maturity Date, initial ratings
and certain features for each Class of Certificates comprising the interests in
the Trust Fund created hereunder.
Aggregate
Initial
Certificate
Pass-Through Principal Maturity Minimum
Designation Rate Balance Features(1) Date Xxxxx'x/S&P/Fitch Denominations(2)
Class A-1 5.50% $34,400,000.00 Senior/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Class A-2 Variable $25,000,000.00 Senior/ Floater/Adjustable Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Rate(3)
Senior/Inverse
Class A-3(3) Variable Floater/Interest
Rate(3) Notional(3) Only/Adjustable Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $1,000,000.00
Class A-4 6.00% Notional(4) Senior/Interest Only/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $1,000,000.00
Class A-5 6.00% Senior Support/Lockout/Fixed September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
$2,600,000.00 Rate
Class A-6 6.00% $37,400,000.00 Super Senior/Lockout/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Class A-7 0.00% $6,250,000.00 Senior/Principal Only September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Class A-8 5.50% $60,000,000.00 Senior/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Class A-9 6.00% Notional(5) Senior/Interest Only/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $1,000,000.00
Class A-10 6.00% $58,750,000.00 Senior/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Class A-11 Variable Senior/Floater/Adjustable Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Rate(6) $53,340,000.00
Senior/Inverse
Class A-12 Variable Floater/Interest
Rate(6) Notional(6) Only/Adjustable Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $1,000,000.00
Class A-13(7) Variable Senior/Floater/Adjustable Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Rate $50,080,000.00
Class A-14(7) Variable Senior/Inverse September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Rate $12,520,000.00 Floater/Adjustable Rate
Class A-15 6.00% $8,546,000.00 Senior/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Class A-16 6.00% $51,000,000.00 Senior/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Class A-P 0.00% $773,946.90 Senior/Principal Only September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $100,000.00
Class A-V Variable Notional Senior/Interest Only/Variable September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA $2,000,000.00
Rate Rate
Class R-I 6.00% $100.00 Senior/Residual/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA (8)
Class R-II 6.00% $100.00 Senior/Residual/Fixed Rate September 2036 Aaa/AAA/AAA (8)
Class M-1 6.00% $8,949,900.00 Mezzanine/Fixed Rate September 2036 NA/NA/AA $100,000.00
Class M-2 6.00% $2,497,600.00 Mezzanine/Fixed Rate September 2036 NA/NA/A $250,000.00
Class M-3 6.00% $1,665,000.00 Mezzanine/Fixed Rate September 2036 NA/NA/BBB $250,000.00
Class B-1 6.00% $832,500.00 Subordinate/Fixed Rate September 2036 NA/NA/BB $250,000.00
Class B-2 6.00% $832,500.00 Subordinate/Fixed Rate September 2036 NA/NA/B $250,000.00
Class B-3 6.00% $832,796.62 Subordinate/Fixed Rate September 2036 NA/NA/NA $250,000.00
(1) The Certificates, other than the Class B and Class R Certificates shall be
Book-Entry Certificates. The Class B Certificates and the Class R
Certificates shall be delivered to the holders thereof in physical form.
(2) The Certificates, other than the Class R Certificates, shall be issuable in
minimum dollar denominations as indicated above (by Certificate Principal
Balance or Notional Amount, as applicable) and integral multiples of $1 (or
$1,000 in the case of the Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates)
in excess thereof, except that one Certificate of any of the Class B-1,
Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates that contain an uneven multiple of
$1,000 shall be issued in a denomination equal to the sum of the related
minimum denomination set forth above and such uneven multiple for such
Class or the sum of such denomination and an integral multiple of $1,000.
(3)
Initial
Adjustable Pass-Throug Formula
Rates: Rate h Maximum Minimum
Class A-2 5.63% LIBOR + 0.30% 7.50% 0.30%
Class A-3 1.87% 7.20% - LIBOR 7.20% 0.00%
The Class A-3 Certificates do not have a certificate principal balance. For the
purpose of calculating interest payments, interest on the Class A-3 Certificates
will accrue on a notional amount equal to the certificate principal balance of
the Class A-2 Certificates immediately prior to the related distribution date,
which is initially equal to $25,000,000.00.
(4) The Class A-4 Certificates do not have a certificate principal balance. For
the purpose of calculating interest payments, interest will accrue on a
notional amount equal to 1/12th of the certificate principal balance of the
Class A-1 Certificates. Initially, this notional amount is equal to
$2,866,666.67. For federal income tax purposes, however, interest payments
on the Class A-4 Certificates are expressed as 0.50% multiplied by the
Notional Amount (as defined herein) of the Class A-4 Certificates.
(5) The Class A-9 Certificates do not have a certificate principal balance. For
the purpose of calculating interest payments, interest will accrue on a
notional amount equal to 1/12th of the certificate principal balance of the
Class A-8 Certificates. Initially, this notional amount is equal to
$5,000,000.00. For federal income tax purposes, however, interest payments
on the Class A-9 Certificates are expressed as 0.50% multiplied by the
Notional Amount (as defined herein) of the Class A-8 Certificates.
(6)
Adjustable Rates: Initial Pass-Through Formula Maximum Minimum
Rate
Class A-11 5.93% LIBOR + 0.60% Subject to the 0.60%
Available Funds Cap
Class A-12 0.07% 5.40% - LIBOR 5.40% 0.00%
The Class A-12 Certificates do not have a certificate principal balance. For the purpose of calculating
interest payments, interest on the Class A-12 Certificates will accrue on a notional amount equal to the
certificate principal balance of the Class A-11 Certificates immediately prior to the related distribution date,
which is initially equal to $53,340,000.00.
(7)
Initial
Adjustable Pass-Through Formula Maximum Minimum
Rates: Rate
Class A-13: 5.68% LIBOR + 0.35% 7.50% 0.35%
Class A-14: 7.28% 28.6% - (4 x LIBOR) 28.6% 0.00%
(8) The Class R Certificates shall be issuable in minimum denominations of not
less than a 20% Percentage Interest; provided, however, that one Class R
Certificate will be issuable to Residential Funding as "tax matters person"
pursuant to Section 10.01(c) and (e) in a minimum denomination representing
a Percentage Interest of not less than 0.01%
The Mortgage Loans have an aggregate principal balance as of the Cut-off
Date of $416,270,443.52.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Company,
the Master Servicer and the Trustee agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01...Definitions.
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this
Article.
Adjustable Rate Certificates: Any one of the Class A-2, Class A-3, Class
A-11, Class A-12, Class A-13 and Class A-14 Certificates.
Available Funds Cap: With respect to any Distribution Date on or before
the Distribution Date in September 2016 and the Class A-11 Certificates, 6.00%
per annum plus amounts, if any, paid pursuant to the Yield Maintenance Agreement
(which shall not be part of any REMIC hereunder) and on deposit in the Reserve
Fund (which shall not be part of any REMIC hereunder) up to an amount equal to
the Yield Supplement Amount for such Distribution Date, expressed as a per annum
rate. With respect to any Distribution Dates after September 2016, 6.00% per
annum.
Bankruptcy Amount: As of any date of determination prior to the first
anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A)
$122,815 over (B) the aggregate amount of Bankruptcy Losses allocated solely to
one or more specific Classes of Certificates in accordance with Section 4.05 of
this Series Supplement. As of any date of determination on or after the first
anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
(1) the lesser of (a) the Bankruptcy Amount calculated as of the
close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the most
recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date coinciding with or preceding such
date of determination (or, if such date of determination is an
anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the Business Day immediately preceding
such date of determination) (for purposes of this definition, the
"Relevant Anniversary") and (b) the greater of
(A) the greater of (i) 0.0006 times the aggregate
principal balance of all the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool
as of the Relevant Anniversary (other than Additional Collateral
Loans, if any) having a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination which
exceeds 75% and (ii) $122,815; and
(B) the greater of (i) the product of (x) an amount equal
to the largest difference in the related Monthly Payment for any
Non-Primary Residence Loan remaining in the Mortgage Pool (other
than Additional Collateral Loans, if any) which had an original
Loan-to-Value Ratio of 80% or greater that would result if the
Net Mortgage Rate thereof was equal to the weighted average
(based on the principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
Relevant Anniversary) of the Net Mortgage Rates of all Mortgage
Loans as of the Relevant Anniversary less 1.25% per annum, (y) a
number equal to the weighted average remaining term to maturity,
in months, of all Non-Primary Residence Loans remaining in the
Mortgage Pool as of the Relevant Anniversary, and (z) one plus
the quotient of the number of all Non-Primary Residence Loans
remaining in the Mortgage Pool divided by the total number of
Outstanding Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool as of the
Relevant Anniversary, and (ii) $122,815,
over
(2) the aggregate amount of Bankruptcy Losses allocated solely to
one or more specific Classes of Certificates in accordance with Section
4.05 since the Relevant Anniversary.
The Bankruptcy Amount may be further reduced by the Master Servicer
(including accelerating the manner in which such coverage is reduced) provided
that prior to any such reduction, the Master Servicer shall (i) obtain written
confirmation from each Rating Agency that such reduction shall not reduce the
rating assigned to any Class of Certificates by such Rating Agency below the
lower of the then-current rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as
of the Closing Date by such Rating Agency and (ii) provide a copy of such
written confirmation to the Trustee.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday or (ii) a
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York, the State of
Michigan, the State of California, the State of Illinois or the City of St.
Xxxx, Minnesota (and such other state or states in which the Custodial Account
or the Certificate Account are at the time located) are required or authorized
by law or executive order to be closed.
Capitalization Reimbursement Amount: As to any Distribution Date, the
amount of Advances or Servicing Advances that were added to the Stated Principal
Balance of the related Mortgage Loans during the prior calendar month and
reimbursed to the Master Servicer or Subservicer on or prior to such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(vii), plus the Capitalization
Reimbursement Shortfall Amount remaining unreimbursed from any prior
Distribution Date and reimbursed to the Master Servicer or Subservicer on or
prior to such Distribution Date, provided, however, that the Capitalization
Reimbursement Amount shall at no time exceed five percent of the aggregate
Cut-Off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, unless such limit is
increased from time to time with the consent of the Rating Agencies.
Certificate: Any Class A, Class M, Class B or Class R Certificate.
Certificate Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Standard Terms, which shall be
entitled "U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, in trust for the
registered holders of Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-S8" and which must be an Eligible
Account.
Class A Certificate: Any one of the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3,
Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Class A-10,
Class A-11, Class A-12, Class A-13, Class A-14, Class A-15, Class A-16, Class
A-P or Class A-V Certificates, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by the
Certificate Registrar substantially in the form annexed to the Standard Terms as
Exhibit A.
Class A-P Principal Distribution Amount: As defined in Section 4.02(b)(i).
Class R Certificate: Any one of the Class R-I or Class R-II Certificates
executed by the Trustee and authenticated by the Certificate Registrar
substantially in the form annexed to the Standard Terms as Exhibit D and
evidencing an interest designated as a "residual interest" in the related REMIC
for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
Closing Date: September 28, 2006.
Corporate Trust Office: The principal office of the Trustee at which at
any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement
shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this
Agreement is located at U.S. Bank National Association, EP-MN-WS3D, 00
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Structured
Finance/RFMSI 2006-S8.
Cut-off Date: September 1, 2006.
Determination Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the second
Business Day prior to such Distribution Date.
Discount Net Mortgage Rate: 6.00% per annum.
Due Period: With respect to each Distribution Date and any Mortgage
Loan, the calendar month of such Distribution Date.
Eligible Funds: On any Distribution Date, the portion, if any, of the
Available Distribution Amount remaining after reduction by the sum of (i) the
aggregate amount of Accrued Certificate Interest on the Senior Certificates,
(ii) the Senior Principal Distribution Amount (determined without regard to
Section 4.02(a)(ii)(Y)(D) of this Series Supplement), (iii) the Class A-P
Principal Distribution Amount (determined without regard to Section
4.02(b)(i)(E) of this Series Supplement) and (iv) the aggregate amount of
Accrued Certificate Interest on the Class M, Class B-1 and Class B-2
Certificates.
Floater Certificates: The Class A-2, Class A-11 and Class A-13
Certificates.
Fraud Loss Amount: As of any date of determination after the Cut-off
Date, an amount equal to: (X) prior to the first anniversary of the Cut-off
Date, an amount equal to 3.00% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of
all of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus the aggregate amount of
Fraud Losses allocated solely to one or more specific Classes of Certificates in
accordance with Section 4.05 of this Series Supplement since the Cut-off Date up
to such date of determination, (Y) prior to the second anniversary of the
Cut-off Date, an amount equal to 2.00% of the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of all of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date minus the aggregate
amount of Fraud Losses allocated solely to one or more specific Classes of
Certificates in accordance with Section 4.05 of this Series Supplement since the
Cut-off Date up to such date of determination and (Z) from the third to the
fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date, an amount equal to (1) the lesser of (a)
the Fraud Loss Amount as of the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date and
(b) 1.00% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all of the Mortgage
Loans as of the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date minus (2) the
aggregate amount of Fraud Losses allocated solely to one or more specific
Classes of Certificates in accordance with Section 4.05 of this Series
Supplement since the most recent anniversary of the Cut-off Date up to such date
of determination. On and after the fifth anniversary of the Cut-off Date, the
Fraud Loss Amount shall be zero.
The Fraud Loss Amount may be further reduced by the Master Servicer
(including accelerating the manner in which such coverage is reduced) provided
that prior to any such reduction, the Master Servicer shall (i) obtain written
confirmation from each Rating Agency that such reduction shall not reduce the
rating assigned to any Class of Certificates by such Rating Agency below the
lower of the then-current rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as
of the Closing Date by such Rating Agency and (ii) provide a copy of such
written confirmation to the Trustee.
Initial Monthly Payment Fund: $331,764 representing scheduled principal
amortization and interest at the Net Mortgage Rate during the month of September
2006, for those Mortgage Loans for which the Trustee will not be entitled to
receive such payment in accordance with the definition of "Trust Fund". The
Initial Monthly Payment Fund will not be part of any REMIC.
Initial Notional Amount: With respect to any Class A-V Certificates or
Subclass thereof issued pursuant to Section 5.01(c), the aggregate Cut-off Date
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans relating to the Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interests Z, and correspondingly, the Uncertificated REMIC II Regular
Interests Z, corresponding to such Class or Subclass on such date.
Interest Accrual Period: With respect to any Certificates (other than
the Adjustable Rate Certificates) and any Distribution Date, the calendar month
preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. With respect to the
Adjustable Rate Certificates and any Distribution Date, the period beginning on
the 25th day of the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs and ending on the 24th day of the month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.
Interest Only Certificates: Any one of the Class A-V, Class A-3, Class
A-4, Class A-9 and Class A-12 Certificates. The Interest Only Certificates will
have no Certificate Principal Balance.
Inverse Floater Certificates: The Class A-3, Class A-12 and Class A-14
Certificates.
LIBOR: With respect to any Distribution Date, the arithmetic mean of the
London interbank offered rate quotations for one-month U.S. Dollar deposits,
expressed on a per annum basis, determined in accordance with Section 1.03.
LIBOR Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday or (ii)
a day on which banking institutions in London, England are required or
authorized by law to be closed.
LIBOR Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Distribution Date and
the Adjustable Rate Certificates, the second LIBOR Business Day immediately
preceding the commencement of the related Interest Accrual Period on which banks
are open for dealing in foreign currency and exchange in London, England.
Lockout Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal
to the sum of the following:
(a) the product of (i) the Lockout Percentage for that Distribution
Date, (ii) the Lockout Priority Percentage for such Distribution Date and (iii)
the aggregate collections described in clauses (A), (B) and (E), to the extent
clause (E) relates to clause (A) or (B), of Section 4.02(a)(ii)(Y) without
applying the Senior Percentage and the Senior Accelerated Distribution
Percentage on such Distribution Date, plus
(b) the product of (i) the Lockout Percentage for that Distribution
Date, (ii) the Lockout Priority Percentage for such Distribution Date, and (iii)
the aggregate collections described in clauses (C) and (E), to the extent clause
(E) relates to clause (C), of Section 4.02(a)(ii)(Y) without applying the Senior
Accelerated Distribution Percentage on such Distribution Date.
Lockout Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date prior to the
Distribution Date in October 2011, 0%, and with respect to such Distribution
Date and any Distribution Date thereafter, a fraction, expressed as a
percentage, (i) the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A-5 and Class A-6 Certificates and (ii) the denominator of
which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans other than
the Discount Fraction of each Discount Mortgage Loan.
Lockout Priority Percentage: For any Distribution Date occurring prior
to the Distribution Date in October 2011, 0%. For any Distribution Date
occurring after the first five years following the Closing Date, a percentage
determined as follows: (i) for any Distribution Date during the sixth year after
the Closing Date, 30%; (ii) for any Distribution Date during the seventh year
after the Closing Date, 40%; (iii) for any Distribution Date during the eighth
year after the Closing Date, 60%; (iv) for any Distribution Date during the
ninth year after the Closing Date, 80%; and (v) for any Distribution Date
thereafter, 100%.
Maturity Date: With respect to each Class of Certificates, the
Distribution Date in September 2036, which is the Distribution Date in the month
immediately following the latest scheduled maturity date of any Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The list or lists of the Mortgage Loans attached
hereto as Exhibit One (as amended from time to time to reflect the addition of
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans), which list or lists shall set forth the
following information as to each Mortgage Loan:
(a) the Mortgage Loan identifying number ("RFC LOAN #");
(b) the maturity of the Mortgage Note ("MATURITY DATE");
(c) the Mortgage Rate ("ORIG RATE");
(d) the Subservicer pass-through rate ("CURR NET");
(e) the Net Mortgage Rate ("NET MTG RT");
(f) the Pool Strip Rate ("STRIP");
(g) the initial scheduled monthly payment of principal, if any,
and interest
("ORIGINAL P & I");
(h) the Cut-off Date Principal Balance ("PRINCIPAL BAL"); (i) the
Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination ("LTV");
(j) the rate at which the Subservicing Fee accrues ("SUBSERV FEE")
and at which the Servicing Fee accrues ("MSTR SERV FEE");
(k) a code "T," "BT" or "CT" under the column "LN FEATURE,"
indicating that the Mortgage Loan is secured by a second or
vacation residence; and
(l) a code "N" under the column "OCCP CODE," indicating that the
Mortgage Loan is secured by a non-owner occupied residence.
Such schedule may consist of multiple reports that collectively set forth all of
the information required.
Non-Discount Mortgage Loan: The Mortgage Loans other than the Discount
Mortgage Loans.
Notional Amount: As of any Distribution Date, with respect to the Class
A-3 Certificates, an amount equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class A-2 Certificates immediately prior to such date, provided, however, for
federal income tax purposes, as of any Distribution Date, with respect to the
Class A-3 Certificates, the equivalent of the foregoing, expressed as the
Uncertificated Principal Balance of Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest R
immediately prior to that date. As of any Distribution Date, with respect to the
Class A-4 Certificates, an amount equal to 1/12th of the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A-1 Certificates immediately prior to such date, provided,
however, for federal income tax purposes, as of any Distribution Date, with
respect to the Class A-4 Certificates, the equivalent of the foregoing,
expressed as the Uncertificated Principal Balance of Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interest Q immediately prior to that date. As of any Distribution Date,
with respect to the Class A-9 Certificates, an amount equal to 1/12th of the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-8 Certificates immediately prior to
such date, provided, however, for federal income tax purposes, as of any
Distribution Date, with respect to the Class A-9 Certificates, the equivalent of
the foregoing, expressed as the Uncertificated Principal Balance of
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest T immediately prior to that date. As of
any Distribution Date, with respect to the Class A-12 Certificates, an amount
equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-11 Certificates
immediately prior to such date, provided, however, for federal income tax
purposes, as of any Distribution Date, with respect to the Class A-12
Certificates, the equivalent of the foregoing, expressed as the Uncertificated
Principal Balance of Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest U immediately prior
to that date. As of any Distribution Date with respect to any Class A-V
Certificates, an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the day immediately preceding such Distribution Date (or,
with respect to the initial Distribution Date, at the close of business on the
Cut-off Date). For federal income tax purposes, as of any Distribution Date,
with respect to any Class A-V Certificates or Subclass thereof issued pursuant
to Section 5.01(c), the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
corresponding to the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests Z, and
correspondingly, the Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Z, corresponding
to such Class or Subclass as of the day immediately preceding such Distribution
Date (or, with respect to the initial Distribution Date, at the close of
business on the Cut-off Date).
Pass-Through Rate: With respect to the Class A Certificates (other than
the Class A-V Certificates, the Adjustable Rate Certificates and the Principal
Only Certificates), Class M Certificates, Class B Certificates and Class R
Certificates and any Distribution Date, the per annum rates set forth in the
Preliminary Statement hereto.
o With respect to the Class A-2 Certificates and the initial
Interest Accrual Period, 5.63% per annum, and as to any Interest
Accrual Period thereafter, a per annum rate equal to LIBOR plus
0.30%, with a maximum rate of 7.50% per annum and a minimum rate
of 0.30% per annum.
o With respect to the Class A-3 Certificates and the initial
Interest Accrual Period, 1.87% per annum, and as to any Interest
Accrual Period thereafter, a per annum rate equal to 7.20% minus
LIBOR, with a maximum rate of 7.20% per annum and a minimum rate
of 0.00% per annum.
o With respect to the Class A-11 Certificates and the initial
Interest Accrual Period, 5.93% per annum, and as to any Interest
Accrual Period thereafter, a per annum rate equal to LIBOR plus
0.60%, subject to a maximum rate equal to the Available Funds Cap
and a minimum rate of 0.60% per annum.
o With respect to the Class A-12 Certificates and the initial
Interest Accrual Period, 0.07% per annum, and as to any Interest
Accrual Period thereafter, a per annum rate equal to 5.40% minus
LIBOR, with a maximum rate of 5.40% per annum and a minimum rate
of 0.00% per annum.
o With respect to the Class A-13 Certificates and the initial
Interest Accrual Period, 5.68% per annum, and as to any Interest
Accrual Period thereafter, a per annum rate equal to LIBOR plus
0.35%, with a maximum rate of 7.50% per annum and a minimum rate
of 0.35% per annum.
o With respect to the Class A-14 Certificates and the initial
Interest Accrual Period, 7.28% per annum, and as to any Interest
Accrual Period thereafter, a per annum rate equal to 28.6% minus
the product of 4 and LIBOR, with a maximum rate of 28.6% per
annum and a minimum rate of 0.00% per annum.
With respect to the Class A-V Certificates (other than any Subclass thereof) and
any Distribution Date other than the initial Distribution Date, a rate equal to
the weighted average, expressed as a percentage, of the Pool Strip Rates of all
Mortgage Loans as of the Due Date in the related Due Period, weighted on the
basis of the respective Stated Principal Balances of such Mortgage Loans as of
the day immediately preceding such Distribution Date. With respect to the Class
A-V Certificates and the initial Distribution Date, the Pass-Through Rate is
equal to 0.2812% per annum. With respect to any Subclass of Class A-V
Certificates and any Distribution Date, a rate equal to the weighted average,
expressed as a percentage, of the Pool Strip Rates of all Mortgage Loans
corresponding to the Uncertificated Class A-V REMIC Regular Interests
represented by such Subclass as of the Due Date in the related Due Period,
weighted on the basis of the respective Stated Principal Balances of such
Mortgage Loans as of the day immediately preceding such Distribution Date (or
with respect to the initial Distribution Date, at the close of business on the
Cut-Off Date). The Principal Only Certificates have no Pass-Through Rate and are
not entitled to Accrued Certificate Interest.
Pool Strip Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate
equal to the excess of (a) the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan over (b)
the Discount Net Mortgage Rate (but not less than 0.00%) per annum.
Prepayment Assumption: A prepayment assumption of 300% of the prepayment
speed assumption, used for determining the accrual of original issue discount
and market discount and premium on the Certificates for federal income tax
purposes. The prepayment speed assumption assumes a constant rate of prepayment
of Mortgage Loans of 0.2% per annum of the then outstanding principal balance of
such Mortgage Loans in the first month of the life of the Mortgage Loans,
increasing by an additional 0.2% per annum in each succeeding month until the
thirtieth month, and a constant 6% per annum rate of prepayment thereafter for
the life of the Mortgage Loans.
Prepayment Distribution Percentage: With respect to any Distribution
Date and each Class of Subordinate Certificates, under the applicable
circumstances set forth below, the respective percentages set forth below:
(i) For any Distribution Date prior to the Distribution Date in
October 2011 (unless the Certificate Principal Balances of the
Senior Certificates (other than the Class A-P Certificates) have
been reduced to zero), 0%.
(ii) For any Distribution Date for which clause (i) above does not
apply, and on which any Class of Subordinate Certificates is
outstanding with a Certificate Principal Balance greater than
zero:
(a) in the case of the Class of Subordinate Certificates
then outstanding with the Highest Priority and each other Class
of Subordinate Certificates for which the related Prepayment
Distribution Trigger has been satisfied, a fraction, expressed as
a percentage, the numerator of which is the Certificate Principal
Balance of such Class immediately prior to such date and the
denominator of which is the sum of the Certificate Principal
Balances immediately prior to such date of (1) the Class of
Subordinate Certificates then outstanding with the Highest
Priority and (2) all other Classes of Subordinate Certificates
for which the respective Prepayment Distribution Triggers have
been satisfied; and
(b) in the case of each other Class of Subordinate
Certificates for which the Prepayment Distribution Triggers have
not been satisfied, 0%; and
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the application of the
foregoing percentages on any Distribution Date as provided in
Section 4.02 of this Series Supplement (determined without regard
to the proviso to the definition of "Subordinate Principal
Distribution Amount") would result in a distribution in respect
of principal of any Class or Classes of Subordinate Certificates
in an amount greater than the remaining Certificate Principal
Balance thereof (any such class, a "Maturing Class"), then: (a)
the Prepayment Distribution Percentage of each Maturing Class
shall be reduced to a level that, when applied as described
above, would exactly reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of
such Class to zero; (b) the Prepayment Distribution Percentage of
each other Class of Subordinate Certificates (any such Class, a
"Non-Maturing Class") shall be recalculated in accordance with
the provisions in paragraph (ii) above, as if the Certificate
Principal Balance of each Maturing Class had been reduced to zero
(such percentage as recalculated, the "Recalculated Percentage");
(c) the total amount of the reductions in the Prepayment
Distribution Percentages of the Maturing Class or Classes
pursuant to clause (a) of this sentence, expressed as an
aggregate percentage, shall be allocated among the Non-Maturing
Classes in proportion to their respective Recalculated
Percentages (the portion of such aggregate reduction so allocated
to any Non-Maturing Class, the "Adjustment Percentage"); and (d)
for purposes of such Distribution Date, the Prepayment
Distribution Percentage of each Non-Maturing Class shall be equal
to the sum of (1) the Prepayment Distribution Percentage thereof,
calculated in accordance with the provisions in paragraph (ii)
above as if the Certificate Principal Balance of each Maturing
Class had not been reduced to zero, plus (2) the related
Adjustment Percentage.
Principal Only Certificates: Any one of the Class A-7 and Class A-P
Certificates.
Record Date: With respect to each Distribution Date and each Class of
Certificates (other than the Adjustable Rate Certificates for so long as the
Adjustable Rate Certificates are in book-entry form), the close of business on
the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month in which the related
Distribution Date occurs. With respect to each Distribution Date and the
Adjustable Rate Certificates (so long as they are Book-Entry Certificates), the
close of business on the Business Day prior to such Distribution Date.
Related Classes: As to any Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest,
those classes of Certificates identified as "Related Classes of Certificates" to
such Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest in the definition of Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interest.
REMIC I: The segregated pool of assets with respect to which a REMIC
election is to be made, consisting of:
(i) the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files and
collateral securing such Mortgage Loans,
(ii) all payments and collections in respect of the Mortgage
Loans due after the Cut-off Date (other than Monthly Payments due in the
month of the Cut-off Date and any payments received under the Yield
Maintenance Agreement and on deposit in the Reserve Fund) as shall be on
deposit in the Custodial Account or in the Certificate Account and
identified as belonging to the Trust Fund,
(iii) property which secured a Mortgage Loan and which has been
acquired for the benefit of the Certificateholders by foreclosure or
deed in lieu of foreclosure,
(iv) the hazard insurance policies and Primary Insurance
Policies, if any, and
(v) all proceeds of clauses (i) through (iv) above.
REMIC I Certificates: The Class R-I Certificates.
REMIC II: The segregated pool of assets consisting of the Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of
the holders of each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R-I
Certificates) pursuant to Section 2.06, with respect to which a separate REMIC
election is to be made.
Reserve Fund: The separate account created and maintained on behalf of
the Class A-11 Certificates pursuant to Section 4.10, which shall be entitled
"Reserve Fund, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of
holders of Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-S8."
Senior Certificate: Any one of the Class A Certificates or Class R
Certificates, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by the Certificate
Registrar substantially in the form annexed to the Standard Terms as Exhibit A
and Exhibit D, respectively.
Senior Percentage: As of any Distribution Date, the lesser of 100% and a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Senior Certificates (other than the Class
A-P Certificates) immediately prior to such Distribution Date and the
denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the
Mortgage Loans (or related REO Properties) (other than the related Discount
Fraction of each Discount Mortgage Loan) immediately prior to such Distribution
Date.
Senior Principal Distribution Amount: As to any Distribution Date, the
lesser of (a) the balance of the Available Distribution Amount remaining after
the distribution of all amounts required to be distributed pursuant to Section
4.02(a)(i) and Section 4.02(a)(ii)(X) (excluding any amount distributable
pursuant to Section 4.02(b)(i)(E)) (or, on or after the Credit Support Depletion
Date, the amount required to be distributed to the Class A-P Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 4.02(c)) and (b) the sum of the amounts required to be
distributed to the Senior Certificateholders on such Distribution Date pursuant
to Section 4.02(a)(ii)(Y).
Special Hazard Amount: As of any Distribution Date, an amount equal to
$4,162,704 minus the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Special Hazard Losses
allocated solely to one or more specific Classes of Certificates in accordance
with Section 4.05 of this Series Supplement and (ii) the Adjustment Amount (as
defined below) as most recently calculated. For each anniversary of the Cut-off
Date, the Adjustment Amount shall be equal to the amount, if any, by which the
amount calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence (without giving
effect to the deduction of the Adjustment Amount for such anniversary) exceeds
the greater of (A) the greatest of (i) twice the outstanding principal balance
of the Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund which has the largest outstanding
principal balance on the Distribution Date immediately preceding such
anniversary, (ii) the product of 1.00% multiplied by the outstanding principal
balance of all Mortgage Loans on the Distribution Date immediately preceding
such anniversary and (iii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance (as of
the immediately preceding Distribution Date) of the Mortgage Loans in any single
five-digit California zip code area with the largest amount of Mortgage Loans by
aggregate principal balance as of such anniversary and (B) the greater of (i)
the product of 0.50% multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of all
Mortgage Loans on the Distribution Date immediately preceding such anniversary
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate
outstanding principal balance (as of the immediately preceding Distribution
Date) of all of the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located in
the State of California divided by the aggregate outstanding principal balance
(as of the immediately preceding Distribution Date) of all of the Mortgage
Loans, expressed as a percentage, and the denominator of which is equal to 35.0%
(which percentage is equal to the percentage of Mortgage Loans initially secured
by Mortgaged Properties located in the State of California) and (ii) the
aggregate outstanding principal balance (as of the immediately preceding
Distribution Date) of the largest Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property
located in the State of California.
The Special Hazard Amount may be further reduced by the Master Servicer
(including accelerating the manner in which coverage is reduced) provided that
prior to any such reduction, the Master Servicer shall (i) obtain written
confirmation from each Rating Agency that such reduction shall not reduce the
rating assigned to any Class of Certificates by such Rating Agency below the
lower of the then-current rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as
of the Closing Date by such Rating Agency and (ii) provide a copy of such
written confirmation to the Trustee.
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date and each Class of Subordinate Certificates, (a) the sum of (i)
the product of (x) the related Subordinate Class Percentage for such Class and
(y) the aggregate of the amounts calculated for such Distribution Date under
clauses (1), (2) and (3) of Section 4.02(a)(ii)(Y)(A) of this Series Supplement
(without giving effect to the Senior Percentage) to the extent not payable to
the Senior Certificates; (ii) such Class's pro rata share, based on the
Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Subordinate Certificates then
outstanding, of the principal collections described in Section
4.02(a)(ii)(Y)(B)(b) of this Series Supplement (without giving effect to the
Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage) to the extent such collections are
not otherwise distributed to the Senior Certificates; (iii) the product of (x)
the related Prepayment Distribution Percentage and (y) the aggregate of all
Principal Prepayments in Full received in the related Prepayment Period and
Curtailments received in the preceding calendar month (other than the related
Discount Fraction of such Principal Prepayments in Full and Curtailments with
respect to a Discount Mortgage Loan) to the extent not payable to the Senior
Certificates; (iv) if such Class is the Class of Subordinate Certificates with
the Highest Priority, any Excess Subordinate Principal Amount for such
Distribution Date; and (v) any amounts described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
as determined for any previous Distribution Date, that remain undistributed to
the extent that such amounts are not attributable to Realized Losses which have
been allocated to a Class of Subordinate Certificates minus (b) the sum of (i)
with respect to the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the Lowest Priority,
any Excess Subordinate Principal Amount for such Distribution Date; and (ii) the
Capitalization Reimbursement Amount for such Distribution Date, other than the
related Discount Fraction of any portion of that amount related to each Discount
Mortgage Loan, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for such Class of Subordinate
Certificates, without giving effect to this clause (b)(ii), and the denominator
of which is the sum of the principal distribution amounts for all Classes of
Certificates other than the Class A-P Certificates, without giving effect to any
reductions for the Capitalization Reimbursement Amount.
Trust Fund: The segregated pool of assets consisting of:
(i) the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files and collateral
securing such Mortgage Loans,
(ii) all payments on and collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans
due after the Cut-off Date (other than Monthly Payments due in
the month of the Cut-off Date, any payments received under the
Yield Maintenance Agreement and amounts on deposit in the Reserve
Fund) as shall be on deposit in the Custodial Account or in the
Certificate Account and identified as belonging to the Trust Fund
but not including amounts on deposit in the Initial Monthly
Payment Fund,
(iii) property that secured a Mortgage Loan and that has been acquired
for the benefit of the Certificateholders by foreclosure or deed
in lieu of foreclosure,
(iv) the hazard insurance policies and Primary Insurance Policies, if
any,
(v) the Initial Monthly Payment Fund,
(vi) with respect to the Class A-11 Certificates, the Yield
Maintenance Agreement; and
(vii) all proceeds of clauses (i) through (vi) above.
Uncertificated Accrued Interest: With respect to each Distribution Date,
(i) as to each Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest other than each
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Z, an amount equal to the aggregate
amount of Accrued Certificate Interest that would result under the terms of the
definition thereof on the Related Classes of Certificates (excluding any
Interest Only Certificates) if the Pass-Through Rate on such Classes were equal
to the Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate on such Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interest and (ii) as to each Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Z and each
Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interest Z, an amount equal to their respective
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rates reduced by such Certificate's pro-rata share
of any prepayment interest shortfalls or other reductions of interest allocable
to the Class A-V Certificates, pursuant to Section 4.02.
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate: With respect to each of the
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest, other than the Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interests Z, the per annum rate specified in the definition of
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests. With respect to each Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interest Z, the Pool Strip Rate for the related Mortgage Loan,
and with respect to each Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interest Z, 100% of the
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate on the related identically numbered
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Z.
Uncertificated Principal Balance: With respect to each Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interest, other than the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interests Z, as defined in the definition of Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interest.
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests: The Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interests Z together with the interests identified in the table below,
each representing an undivided beneficial ownership interest in REMIC I, and
having the following characteristics:
1. The principal balance from time to time of each Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interest identified in the table below shall be the
amount identified as the Initial Principal Balance thereof in such
table, minus the sum of (x) the aggregate of all amounts previously
deemed distributed with respect to such interest and applied to reduce
the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof pursuant to Section
10.04(a)(ii) and (y) the aggregate of all reductions in Certificate
Principal Balance deemed to have occurred in connection with Realized
Losses that were previously deemed allocated to the Uncertificated
Principal Balance of such Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest
pursuant to Section 10.04(d), which equals the aggregate principal
balance of the Classes of Certificates identified as related to such
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest in such table.
2. The Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate for each Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interest identified in the table below shall be the per
annum rate set forth in the Pass-Through Rate column of such table.
3. The Uncertificated REMIC I Distribution Amount for each REMIC
I Regular Interest identified in the table below shall be, for any
Distribution Date, the amount deemed distributed with respect to such
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest on such Distribution Date
pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.04(a).
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UNCERTIFICATED REMIC I RELATED CLASSES OF INITIAL PRINCIPAL
REGULAR INTEREST CERTIFICATES PASS-THROUGH RATE BALANCE
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Q Class A-1, Class A-4 6.00% $34,400,000
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R Class A-2, Class A-3 7.50% $25,000,000
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S Class A-7 0.00% $6,250,000
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T Class A-8, Class A-9 6.00% $60,000,000
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U Class A-11, Class A-12 6.00% $53,340,000
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V Class A-13, Class A-14 6.00% $62,600,000
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W Class A-P 0.00% $773,947
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Y Class A-5, Class A-6, 6.00% $173,906,397
Class A-10, Class A-15,
Class A-16, Class R-II,
Class M-1, Class M-2,
Class M-3, Class B-1,
Class B-2, Class B-3
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Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests Z: The 788 uncertificated
partial undivided beneficial ownership interests in the Trust Fund, numbered
sequentially from 1 to 788, each relating to the particular Non-Discount
Mortgage Loan identified by sequential number on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
each having no principal balance, and each bearing interest at the respective
Pool Strip Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan.
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests Z Distribution Amount: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the amounts deemed to be
distributed on the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests Z for such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 10.04(a).
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Distribution Amounts: With
respect to each Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest, other than the
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests Z, the amount specified as the
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Distribution Amount with respect thereto
in the definition of Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests. With respect to
the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests Z, the Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interests Z Distribution Amount.
Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Z: Each of the 788
uncertificated partial undivided beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II
relating to a particular Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Z, each having
no principal balance and bearing interest at a rate equal to 100% of the
Uncertificated Pass-Through Rate on the related Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interest Z, comprising such Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interest Z's pro
rata share of the amount distributed pursuant to Section 10.04(a).
Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Distribution Amount: With
respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of the amounts deemed to be
distributed on the Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Z for such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 10.04(a).
Yield Maintenance Agreement: The confirmation, dated as of the Closing
Date, between the Trustee and the Yield Maintenance Agreement Provider, relating
to the Class A-11 Certificates, or any replacement, substitute, collateral or
other arrangement in lieu thereof or related thereto.
Yield Maintenance Agreement Provider: BNP Paribas and its successors and
assigns or any party to any replacement, substitute, collateral or other
arrangement in lieu thereof.
Yield Maintenance Agreement Termination Payment: Upon the designation of
an "Early Termination Date" as defined in the related Yield Maintenance
Agreement, the payment to be made by the Yield Maintenance Agreement Provider to
the Trustee for payment to the Trust Fund pursuant to the terms of the Yield
Maintenance Agreement.
Yield Maintenance Payment: For any Distribution Date, the payment, if
any, to be paid under the Yield Maintenance Agreement in respect of such
Distribution Date. With respect to any Distribution Date and the Class A-11
Certificates, the Yield Maintenance Payment shall be the amount equal to the
product of (I) the positive excess, if any, of (a) the lesser of (x) LIBOR and
(y) 8.90% per annum, over (b) 5.40% per annum, and (II) the amount set forth for
that Distribution Date in Schedule I of the Yield Maintenance Agreement, and
(III) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is
360.
Yield Supplement Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date and the
Class A-11 Certificates, an amount equal to the product of (I) the positive
excess, if any, of (a) the lesser of (x) LIBOR and (y) 8.90% per annum, over (b)
5.40% per annum, and (II) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-11
Certificates immediately prior to the related Distribution Date, and (III) a
fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and denominator of which is 360.
Section 1.02 Use of Words and Phrases.
"Herein," "hereby," "hereunder," "hereof," "hereinbefore," "hereinafter"
and other equivalent words refer to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as a
whole. All references herein to Articles, Sections or Subsections shall mean the
corresponding Articles, Sections and Subsections in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The definitions set forth herein include both the singular and the
plural.
References in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to "interest" on and
"principal" of the Mortgage Loans shall mean, with respect to the Sharia
Mortgage Loans, amounts in respect profit payments and acquisition payments,
respectively.
Section 1.03 Determination of LIBOR.
LIBOR applicable to the calculation of the Pass-Through Rates on the
Adjustable Rate Certificates for any Interest Accrual Period (other than the
initial Interest Accrual Period) will be determined as described below:
With respect to each Distribution Date, LIBOR shall be established by
the Trustee and, as to any Interest Accrual Period, will equal the rate for one
month United States dollar deposits that appears on the Telerate Screen Page
3750 of the Moneyline Telerate Capital Markets Report as of 11:00 a.m., London
time, on the second LIBOR Business Day prior to the first day of such Interest
Accrual Period ("LIBOR Rate Adjustment Date"). "Telerate Screen Page 3750" means
the display designated as page 3750 on the Telerate Service (or such other page
as may replace page 3750 on that service for the purpose of displaying London
interbank offered rates of major banks). If such rate does not appear on such
page (or such other page as may replace that page on that service, or if such
service is no longer offered, any other service for displaying LIBOR or
comparable rates as may be selected by the Trustee after consultation with the
Master Servicer), the rate will be the Reference Bank Rate. The "Reference Bank
Rate" will be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in U.S.
Dollars are offered by the reference banks (which shall be any three major banks
that are engaged in transactions in the London interbank market, selected by the
Trustee after consultation with the Master Servicer) as of 11:00 a.m., London
time, on the day that is one LIBOR Business Day prior to the immediately
preceding Distribution Date to prime banks in the London interbank market for a
period of one month in amounts approximately equal to the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Adjustable Rate Certificates then outstanding. The
Trustee will request the principal London office of each of the reference banks
to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two such quotations are
provided, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations rounded up to
the next multiple of 1/16%. If on such date fewer than two quotations are
provided as requested, the rate will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted
by one or more major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee after
consultation with the Master Servicer, as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on
such date for loans in U.S. Dollars to leading European banks for a period of
one month in amounts approximately equal to the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Adjustable Rate Certificates then outstanding. If no such
quotations can be obtained, the rate will be LIBOR for the prior Distribution
Date, or, in the case of the first LIBOR Rate Adjustment Date, 5.33% per annum;
provided, however, if, under the priorities described above, LIBOR for a
Distribution Date would be based on LIBOR for the previous Distribution Date for
the third consecutive Distribution Date, the Trustee shall, after consultation
with the Master Servicer, select an alternative comparable index (over which the
Trustee has no control), used for determining one-month Eurodollar lending rates
that is calculated and published (or otherwise made available) by an independent
party. "LIBOR Business Day" means any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday
or (ii) a day on which banking institutions in the city of London, England are
required or authorized by law to be closed.
The establishment of LIBOR by the Trustee on any LIBOR Rate Adjustment
Date and the Master Servicer's subsequent calculation of the Pass-Through Rates
applicable to each of the Adjustable Rate Certificates for the relevant Interest
Accrual Period, in the absence of manifest error, will be final and binding.
Promptly following each LIBOR Rate Adjustment Date the Trustee shall
supply the Master Servicer with the results of its determination of LIBOR on
such date. Furthermore, the Trustee will supply the Pass-Through Rates on each
of the Adjustable Rate Certificates for the current and the immediately
preceding Interest Accrual Period via the Trustee's internet website located at
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/xxx or which may be obtained by telephoning the Trustee at
(000) 000-0000.
ARTICLE II
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
(a) (See Section 2.01(a) of the Standard Terms)
(b) (See Section 2.01(b) of the Standard Terms)
(c) (See Section 2.01(c) of the Standard Terms)
(d) (See Section 2.01(d) of the Standard Terms)
(e) (See Section 2.01(e) of the Standard Terms)
(f) (See Section 2.01(f) of the Standard Terms)
(g) (See Section 2.01(g) of the Standard Terms)
(h) (See Section 2.01(h) of the Standard Terms)
(i) In connection with such assignment, and contemporaneously with the delivery
of this Agreement, the Company delivered or caused to be delivered hereunder to
the Trustee the Yield Maintenance Agreement (the delivery of which shall
evidence that the fixed payment for such Yield Maintenance Agreement has been
paid and the Trustee and the Trust Fund shall have no further payment obligation
thereunder).
Section 2.02 Acceptance by Trustee. (See Section 2.02 of the Standard Terms)
Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer
and the Company.
(a) For representations, warranties and covenants of the Master Servicer,
see Section 2.03(a) of the Standard Terms.
(b) The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee for the
benefit of Certificateholders that as of the Closing Date (or, if
otherwise specified below, as of the date so specified):
(i) No Mortgage Loan is 30 or more days Delinquent in payment of principal
and interest as of the Cut-off Date and no Mortgage Loan has been so
Delinquent more than once in the 12-month period prior to the Cut-off
Date;
(ii) The information set forth in Exhibit One hereto with respect to each
Mortgage Loan or the Mortgage Loans, as the case may be, is true and
correct in all material respects at the date or dates respecting which
such information is furnished;
(iii) The Mortgage Loans are fully-amortizing (subject to interest only
periods, if applicable), fixed-rate mortgage loans with level Monthly
Payments due, with respect to a majority of the Mortgage Loans, on the
first day of each month and terms to maturity at origination or
modification of not more than 30 years;
(iv) To the best of the Company's knowledge, if a Mortgage Loan is secured by
a Mortgaged Property with a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination in excess
of 80%, such Mortgage Loan is the subject of a Primary Insurance Policy
that insures that (a) at least 30% of the Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loan at origination if the Loan-to-Value Ratio is between
95.00% and 90.01%, (b) at least 25% of such balance if the Loan-to-Value
Ratio is between 90.00% and 85.01%, and (c) at least 12% of such balance
if the Loan-to-Value Ratio is between 85.00% and 80.01%. To the best of
the Company's knowledge, each such Primary Insurance Policy is in full
force and effect and the Trustee is entitled to the benefits thereunder;
(v) The issuers of the Primary Insurance Policies are insurance companies
whose claims-paying abilities are currently acceptable to each Rating
Agency;
(vi) No more than 0.9% of the Mortgage Loans by aggregate Cut-off Date
Principal Balance are secured by Mortgaged Properties located in any one
zip code area in the State of Virginia and no more than 0.7% of the
Mortgage Loans by aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance are secured
by Mortgaged Properties located in any one zip code area outside the
State of Virginia;
(vii) The improvements upon the Mortgaged Properties are insured against loss
by fire and other hazards as required by the Program Guide, including
flood insurance if required under the National Flood Insurance Act of
1968, as amended. The Mortgage requires the Mortgagor to maintain such
casualty insurance at the Mortgagor's expense, and on the Mortgagor's
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and
maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor;
(viii) Immediately prior to the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the
Trustee, the Company had good title to, and was the sole owner of, each
Mortgage Loan free and clear of any pledge, lien, encumbrance or
security interest (other than rights to servicing and related
compensation) and such assignment validly transfers ownership of the
Mortgage Loans to the Trustee free and clear of any pledge, lien,
encumbrance or security interest;
(ix) No more than 30.18% of the Mortgage Loans by aggregate Cut-off Date
Principal Balance were underwritten under a reduced loan documentation
program;
(x) Each Mortgagor represented in its loan application with respect to the
related Mortgage Loan that the Mortgaged Property would be
owner-occupied and therefore would not be an investor property as of the
date of origination of such Mortgage Loan. No Mortgagor is a corporation
or a partnership;
(xi) None of the Mortgage Loans are Buydown Mortgage Loans;
(xii) Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a qualified mortgage under Section
860G(a)(3)(A) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section
1.860G-2(a)(1);
(xiii) A policy of title insurance was effective as of the closing of each
Mortgage Loan and is valid and binding and remains in full force and
effect, unless the Mortgaged Properties are located in the State of Iowa
and an attorney's certificate has been provided as described in the
Program Guide;
(xiv) Except with respect to 0.3% of the Mortgage Loans, none of the Mortgage
Loans are Cooperative Loans;
(xv) Except with respect to 0.7% of the Mortgage Loans, none of the Mortgage
Loans were originated under a "streamlined" Mortgage Loan program
(through which no new or updated appraisals of Mortgaged Properties are
obtained in connection with the refinancing thereof), the related Seller
has represented that either (a) the value of the related Mortgaged
Property as of the date the Mortgage Loan was originated was not less
than the appraised value of such property at the time of origination of
the refinanced Mortgage Loan or (b) the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the
Mortgage Loan as of the date of origination of the Mortgage Loan
generally meets the Company's underwriting guidelines;
(xvi) Interest on each Mortgage Loan is calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months;
(xvii) None of the Mortgage Loans contains in the related Mortgage File a
Destroyed Mortgage Note; and
(xviii) None of the Mortgage Loans are Pledged Asset Loans or Additional
Collateral Loans.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in
this Section 2.03(b) shall survive delivery of the respective Custodial Files to
the Trustee or the Custodian.
Upon discovery by any of the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee,
or the Custodian of a breach of any of the representations and warranties set
forth in this Section 2.03(b) that materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering
such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties (any Custodian
being so obligated under a Custodial Agreement); provided, however, that in the
event of a breach of the representation and warranty set forth in Section
2.03(b)(xii), the party discovering such breach shall give such notice within
five days of discovery. Within 90 days of its discovery or its receipt of notice
of breach, the Company shall either (i) cure such breach in all material
respects or (ii) purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase
Price and in the manner set forth in Section 2.02; provided that the Company
shall have the option to substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans for such Mortgage Loan if such substitution occurs within two years
following the Closing Date; provided that if the omission or defect would cause
the Mortgage Loan to be other than a "qualified mortgage" as defined in Section
860G(a)(3) of the Code, any such cure or repurchase must occur within 90 days
from the date such breach was discovered. Any such substitution shall be
effected by the Company under the same terms and conditions as provided in
Section 2.04 for substitutions by Residential Funding. It is understood and
agreed that the obligation of the Company to cure such breach or to so purchase
or substitute for any Mortgage Loan as to which such a breach has occurred and
is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available
to the Certificateholders or the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to cure
breaches or purchase or substitute for Mortgage Loans as provided in this
Section 2.03(b) if the substance of the breach of a representation set forth
above also constitutes fraud in the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
Section 2.04 Representations and Warranties of Residential Funding. (See Section
2.04 of the Standard Terms)
Section 2.05 Execution and Authentication of Class R-I Certificates.
The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans and
the delivery of the Custodial Files to it, or any Custodian on its behalf,
subject to any exceptions noted, together with the assignment to it of all other
assets included in the Trust Fund, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
Concurrently with such delivery and in exchange therefor, the Trustee, pursuant
to the written request of the Company executed by an officer of the Company has
executed and caused to be authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of
the Company the Class R-I Certificates in authorized denominations which
together with the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests, evidence the
beneficial interest in REMIC I.
Section 2.06 Conveyance of Uncertificated REMIC I and REMIC II
Regular Interests; Acceptance by the Trustee.
The Company, as of the Closing Date, and concurrently with the execution
and delivery hereof, does hereby assign without recourse all the right, title
and interest of the Company in and to the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interests to the Trustee for the benefit of the Holders of each Class of
Certificates (other than the Class R-I Certificates). The Trustee acknowledges
receipt of the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests and declares that it
holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all
present and future Holders of each Class of Certificates (other than the Class
R-I Certificates). The rights of the Holders of each Class of Certificates
(other than the Class R-I Certificates) to receive distributions from the
proceeds of REMIC II in respect of such Classes, and all ownership interests of
the Holders of such Classes in such distributions shall be as set forth in this
Agreement.
Section 2.07 Issuance of Certificates Evidencing Interest in REMIC II.
The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interests and, concurrently therewith and in exchange therefor,
pursuant to the written request of the Company executed by an officer of the
Company, the Trustee has executed and caused to be authenticated and delivered
to or upon the order of the Company, all Classes of Certificates (other than the
Class R-I Certificates) in authorized denominations, which evidence the
beneficial interest in the entire REMIC II.
Section 2.08 Purposes and Powers of the Trust. (See Section 2.08 of the Standard
Terms).
Section 2.09 Agreement Regarding Ability to Disclose.
The Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee hereby agree,
notwithstanding any other express or implied agreement to the contrary, that any
and all Persons, and any of their respective employees, representatives, and
other agents may disclose, immediately upon commencement of discussions, to any
and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax
structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions
or other tax analyses) that are provided to any of them relating to such tax
treatment and tax structure. For purposes of this paragraph, the terms "tax
treatment" and "tax structure" are defined under Treasury Regulation ss.
1.6011-4(c).
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01 Master Servicer to Act as Servicer. (See Section 3.01 of the
Standard Terms)
Section 3.02 Subservicing Agreements Between Master Servicer and
Subservicers; Enforcement of Subservicers' and Sellers'
Obligations.
(a) The Master Servicer may continue in effect Subservicing Agreements entered
into by Residential Funding and Subservicers prior to the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and may enter into new Subservicing Agreements with
Subservicers for the servicing and administration of all or some of the Mortgage
Loans. Each Subservicer shall be either (i) an institution the accounts of which
are insured by the FDIC or (ii) another entity that engages in the business of
originating or servicing mortgage loans, and in either case shall be authorized
to transact business in the state or states in which the related Mortgaged
Properties it is to service are situated, if and to the extent required by
applicable law to enable the Subservicer to perform its obligations hereunder
and under the Subservicing Agreement, and in either case shall be a Freddie Mac,
Xxxxxx Xxx or HUD approved mortgage servicer. In addition, any Subservicer of a
Mortgage Loan insured by the FHA must be an FHA-approved servicer, and any
Subservicer of a Mortgage Loan guaranteed by the VA must be a VA-approved
servicer. Each Subservicer of a Mortgage Loan shall be entitled to receive and
retain, as provided in the related Subservicing Agreement and in Section 3.07,
the related Subservicing Fee from payments of interest received on such Mortgage
Loan after payment of all amounts required to be remitted to the Master Servicer
in respect of such Mortgage Loan. For any Mortgage Loan that is a Nonsubserviced
Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive and retain an
amount equal to the Subservicing Fee from payments of interest. Unless the
context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to actions taken or to
be taken by the Master Servicer in servicing the Mortgage Loans include actions
taken or to be taken by a Subservicer on behalf of the Master Servicer. Each
Subservicing Agreement will be upon such terms and conditions as are generally
required by, permitted by or consistent with the Program Guide and are not
inconsistent with this Agreement and as the Master Servicer and the Subservicer
have agreed; provided that, the Subservicing Agreement between the Master
Servicer and Xxxxx Fargo, if any, will be upon such terms and conditions as are
consistent with this Agreement and as the Master Servicer and the Subservicer
have agreed, which may not be consistent with the Program Guide. With the
approval of the Master Servicer, a Subservicer may delegate its servicing
obligations to third-party servicers, but such Subservicer will remain obligated
under the related Subservicing Agreement. The Master Servicer and a Subservicer
may enter into amendments thereto or a different form of Subservicing Agreement,
and the form referred to or included in the Program Guide is merely provided for
information and shall not be deemed to limit in any respect the discretion of
the Master Servicer to modify or enter into different Subservicing Agreements;
provided, however, that any such amendments or different forms shall be
consistent with and not violate the provisions of either this Agreement or the
Program Guide in a manner which would materially and adversely affect the
interests of the Certificateholders. The Program Guide and any other
Subservicing Agreement entered into between the Master Servicer and any
Subservicer shall require the Subservicer to accurately and fully report its
borrower credit files to each of the Credit Repositories in a timely manner.
(b) (See Section 3.02(b) of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.03 Successor Subservicers. (See Section 3.03 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.04 Liability of the Master Servicer. (See Section 3.04 of the Standard
Terms)
Section 3.05 No Contractual Relationship Between Subservicer and Trustee or
Certificateholders. (See Section 3.05 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by Trustee.
(See Section 3.06 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments; Deposits to Custodial
Account. (See Section 3.07 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.08 Subservicing Accounts; Servicing Accounts. (See Section 3.08 of the
Standard Terms)
Section 3.09 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the
Mortgage Loans. (See Section 3.09 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.10 Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account. (See Section 3.10
of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.11 Maintenance of the Primary Insurance Policies; Collections
Thereunder. (See Section 3.11 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.12 Maintenance of Fire Insurance and Omissions and Fidelity Coverage.
(See Section 3.12 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.13 Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption and Modification
Agreements; Certain Assignments. (See Section 3.13 of the Standard
Terms)
Section 3.14 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. (See Section 3.14 of the
Standard Terms)
Section 3.15 Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Custodial Files. (See Section 3.15
of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.16 Servicing and Other Compensation; Compensating Interest. (See
Section 3.16 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.17 Reports to the Trustee and the Company. (See Section 3.17 of the
Standard Terms)
Section 3.18 Annual Statement as to Compliance. (See Section 3.18 of the
Standard Terms)
Section 3.19 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report. (See
Section 3.19 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.20 Rights of the Company in Respect of the Master Servicer. (See
Section 3.20 of the Standard Terms)
Section 3.21 Administration of Buydown Funds. (See Section 3.21 of the Standard
Terms)
Section 3.22 Advance Facility. (See Section 3.22 of the Standard Terms)
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section 4.01 Certificate Account. (See Section 4.01 of the Standard Terms)
Section 4.02 Distributions.
(a) On each Distribution Date, (x) the Master Servicer on behalf of the
Trustee or (y) the Paying Agent appointed by the Trustee, shall
distribute (I) to the Master Servicer or a sub-servicer, in the case of
a distribution pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(iii) below, the amount
required to be distributed to the Master Servicer or a sub-servicer
pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(iii) below, and (II) to each
Certificateholder of record on the next preceding Record Date (other
than as provided in Section 9.01 respecting the final distribution),
either (1) in immediately available funds (by wire transfer or
otherwise) to the account of such Certificateholder at a bank or other
entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
has so notified the Master Servicer or the Paying Agent, as the case may
be, or (2) if such Certificateholder has not so notified the Master
Servicer or the Paying Agent by the Record Date, by check mailed to such
Certificateholder at the address of such Holder appearing in the
Certificate Register, such Certificateholder's share (which share (A)
with respect to each Class of Certificates (other than any Subclass of
the Class A-V Certificates), shall be based on the aggregate of the
Percentage Interests represented by Certificates of the applicable Class
held by such Holder or (B) with respect to any Subclass of the Class A-V
Certificates, shall be equal to the amount (if any) distributed pursuant
to Section 4.02(a)(i) below to each Holder of a Subclass thereof) of the
following amounts, in the following order of priority (subject to the
provisions of Section 4.02(b) below), in each case to the extent of the
Available Distribution Amount:
(i) to the Senior Certificates (other than the Principal Only Certificates)
on a pro rata basis based on the Accrued Certificate Interest payable on
such Certificates with respect to such Distribution Date, Accrued
Certificate Interest on such Classes of Certificates (or Subclasses, if
any, with respect to the Class A-V Certificates) for such Distribution
Date (provided that for the purpose of this Section 4.02(a)(i) the
Available Funds Cap for the Class A-11 Certificates shall be 6.00%),
plus any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any
previous Distribution Date, except as provided in the last paragraph of
this Section 4.02(a);
(ii) (X) to the Class A-P Certificates, the Class A-P Principal Distribution
Amount (as defined in Section 4.02(b)(i) herein), until the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A-P Certificates has been reduced to
zero; and
(Y) to the Senior Certificates (other than the Class A-P
Certificates), in the priorities and amounts set forth in
Sections 4.02(b)(ii) through 4.02(d), the sum of the following
(applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balances of such
Senior Certificates, as applicable):
(A) the Senior Percentage for such Distribution Date times the sum of the
following:
(1) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due during the related Due
Period on each Outstanding Mortgage Loan (other than the related
Discount Fraction of the principal portion of such payment with respect
to a Discount Mortgage Loan), whether or not received on or prior to the
related Determination Date, minus the principal portion of any Debt
Service Reduction (other than the related Discount Fraction of the
principal portion of such Debt Service Reductions with respect to each
Discount Mortgage Loan) which together with other Bankruptcy Losses
exceeds the Bankruptcy Amount;
(2) the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan repurchased during the
preceding calendar month (or deemed to have been so repurchased in
accordance with Section 3.07(b) of the Standard Terms) pursuant to
Sections 2.02, 2.03, 2.04 or 4.07 and the amount of any shortfall
deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with the substitution
of a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.04 during the
preceding calendar month (other than the related Discount Fraction of
such Stated Principal Balance or shortfall with respect to each Discount
Mortgage Loan); and
(3) the principal portion of all other unscheduled collections (other than
Principal Prepayments in Full and Curtailments and amounts received in
connection with a Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition of a Mortgage Loan
described in Section 4.02(a)(ii)(Y)(2)(B) of this Series Supplement,
including without limitation Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds
and REO Proceeds) including Subsequent Recoveries received during the
preceding calendar month (or deemed to have been so received in
accordance with Section 3.07(b) of the Standard Terms) to the extent
applied by the Master Servicer as recoveries of principal of the related
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.14 of the Standard Terms (other than
the related Discount Fraction of the principal portion of such
unscheduled collections, with respect to each Discount Mortgage Loan);
(B) with respect to each Mortgage Loan for which a Cash Liquidation or a REO
Disposition occurred during the preceding calendar month (or was deemed
to have occurred during such period in accordance with Section 3.07(b)
of the Standard Terms) and did not result in any Excess Special Hazard
Losses, Excess Fraud Losses, Excess Bankruptcy Losses or Extraordinary
Losses, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Senior Percentage for
such Distribution Date times the Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan (other than the related Discount Fraction of such Stated
Principal Balance, with respect to each Discount Mortgage Loan) and (b)
the Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such Distribution
Date times the related unscheduled collections (including without
limitation Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and REO Proceeds) to
the extent applied by the Master Servicer as recoveries of principal of
the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.14 of the Standard Terms
(in each case other than the portion of such unscheduled collections,
with respect to a Discount Mortgage Loan, included in Section
4.02(b)(i)(C) of this Series Supplement);
(C) the Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such Distribution
Date times the aggregate of all Principal Prepayments in Full received
in the related Prepayment Period and Curtailments received in the
preceding calendar month (other than the related Discount Fraction of
such Principal Prepayments in Full and Curtailments, with respect to
each Discount Mortgage Loan);
(D) any Excess Subordinate Principal Amount for such Distribution Date;
(E) any amounts described in subsection (ii)(Y), clauses (A), (B) and (C) of
this Section 4.02(a), as determined for any previous Distribution Date,
which remain unpaid after application of amounts previously distributed
pursuant to this clause (E) to the extent that such amounts are not
attributable to Realized Losses which have been allocated to the
Subordinate Certificates; minus
(F) the Capitalization Reimbursement Amount for such Distribution Date,
other than the related Discount Fraction of any portion of that amount
related to each Discount Mortgage Loan, multiplied by a fraction, the
numerator of which is the Senior Principal Distribution Amount, without
giving effect to this clause (F), and the denominator of which is the
sum of the principal distribution amounts for all Classes of
Certificates other than the Class A-P Certificates, without giving
effect to any reductions for the Capitalization Reimbursement Amount;
(iii) if the Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates
have not been reduced to zero, to the Master Servicer or a Sub-Servicer,
by remitting for deposit to the Custodial Account, to the extent of and
in reimbursement for any Advances or Sub-Servicer Advances previously
made with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property which remain
unreimbursed in whole or in part following the Cash Liquidation or REO
Disposition of such Mortgage Loan or REO Property, minus any such
Advances that were made with respect to delinquencies that ultimately
constituted Excess Special Hazard Losses, Excess Fraud Losses, Excess
Bankruptcy Losses or Extraordinary Losses;
(iv) to the Holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate
Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, plus any Accrued
Certificate Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any previous
Distribution Date, except as provided below;
(v) to the Holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, an amount equal to (x) the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates
for such Distribution Date, minus (y) the amount of any Class A-P
Collection Shortfalls for such Distribution Date or remaining unpaid for
all previous Distribution Dates, to the extent the amounts available
pursuant to clause (x) of Sections 4.02(a)(vii), (ix), (xi), (xiii),
(xiv) and (xv) of this Series Supplement are insufficient therefor,
applied in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
M-1 Certificates;
(vi) to the Holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate
Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, plus any Accrued
Certificate Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any previous
Distribution Date, except as provided below;
(vii) to the Holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, an amount equal to (x) the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates
for such Distribution Date, minus (y) the amount of any Class A-P
Collection Shortfalls for such Distribution Date or remaining unpaid for
all previous Distribution Dates, to the extent the amounts available
pursuant to clause (x) of Sections 4.02(a)(ix), (xi), (xiii), (xiv) and
(xv) of this Series Supplement are insufficient therefor, applied in
reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2
Certificates;
(viii) to the Holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate
Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, plus any Accrued
Certificate Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any previous
Distribution Date, except as provided below;
(ix) to the Holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, an amount equal to (x) the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates
for such Distribution Date minus (y) the amount of any Class A-P
Collection Shortfalls for such Distribution Date or remaining unpaid for
all previous Distribution Dates, to the extent the amounts available
pursuant to clause (x) of Sections 4.02(a)(xi), (xiii), (xiv) and (xv)
of this Series Supplement are insufficient therefor, applied in
reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3
Certificates;
(x) to the Holders of the Class B-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate
Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, plus any Accrued
Certificate Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any previous
Distribution Date, except as provided below;
(xi) to the Holders of the Class B-1 Certificates, an amount equal to (x) the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates
for such Distribution Date minus (y) the amount of any Class A-P
Collection Shortfalls for such Distribution Date or remaining unpaid for
all previous Distribution Dates, to the extent the amounts available
pursuant to clause (x) of Sections 4.02(a)(xiii), (xiv) and (xv) of this
Series Supplement are insufficient therefor, applied in reduction of the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates;
(xii) to the Holders of the Class B-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate
Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, plus any Accrued
Certificate Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any previous
Distribution Date, except as provided below;
(xiii) to the Holders of the Class B-2 Certificates, an amount equal to (x) the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates
for such Distribution Date minus (y) the amount of any Class A-P
Collection Shortfalls for such Distribution Date or remaining unpaid for
all previous Distribution Dates, to the extent the amounts available
pursuant to clause (x) of Sections 4.02(a)(xiv) and (xv) of this Series
Supplement are insufficient therefor, applied in reduction of the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class B-2 Certificates;
(xiv) to the Holders of the Class B-3 Certificates, an amount equal to (x) the
Accrued Certificate Interest thereon for such Distribution Date, plus
any Accrued Certificate Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any
previous Distribution Date, except as provided below, minus (y) the
amount of any Class A-P Collection Shortfalls for such Distribution Date
or remaining unpaid for all previous Distribution Dates, to the extent
the amounts available pursuant to clause (x) of Section 4.02(a)(xv) of
this Series Supplement are insufficient therefor;
(xv) to the Holders of the Class B-3 Certificates, an amount equal to (x) the
Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates
for such Distribution Date minus (y) the amount of any Class A-P
Collection Shortfalls for such Distribution Date or remaining unpaid for
all previous Distribution Dates, applied in reduction of the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates;
(xvi) to the Senior Certificates, in the priority set forth in Section 4.02(b)
of this Series Supplement, the portion, if any, of the Available
Distribution Amount remaining after the foregoing distributions, applied
to reduce the Certificate Principal Balances of such Senior
Certificates, but in no event more than the aggregate of the outstanding
Certificate Principal Balances of each such Class of Senior
Certificates, and thereafter, to each Class of Subordinate Certificates
then outstanding beginning with such Class with the Highest Priority,
any portion of the Available Distribution Amount remaining after the
Senior Certificates have been retired, applied to reduce the Certificate
Principal Balance of each such Class of Subordinate Certificates, but in
no event more than the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of each
such Class of Subordinate Certificates; and
(xvii) to the Class R-II Certificates, the balance, if any, of the Available
Distribution Amount.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, on any Distribution Date, with respect to
the Class of Subordinate Certificates outstanding on such Distribution Date with
the Lowest Priority, or in the event the Subordinate Certificates are no longer
outstanding, the Senior Certificates, Accrued Certificate Interest thereon
remaining unpaid from any previous Distribution Date will be distributable only
to the extent that (1) a shortfall in the amounts available to pay Accrued
Certificate Interest on any Class of Certificates results from an interest rate
reduction in connection with a Servicing Modification, or (2) such unpaid
Accrued Certificate Interest was attributable to interest shortfalls relating to
the failure of the Master Servicer to make any required Advance, or the
determination by the Master Servicer that any proposed Advance would be a
Nonrecoverable Advance with respect to the related Mortgage Loan where such
Mortgage Loan has not yet been the subject of a Cash Liquidation or REO
Disposition or the related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and REO
Proceeds have not yet been distributed to the Certificateholders.
(b) Distributions of principal on the Senior Certificates on each
Distribution Date occurring prior to the Credit Support Depletion Date
will be made as follows:
(i) to the Class A-P Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof is reduced to zero, an amount (the "Class A-P Principal
Distribution Amount") equal to the aggregate of:
(A) the related Discount Fraction of the principal portion of each Monthly
Payment on each Discount Mortgage Loan due during the related Due
Period, whether or not received on or prior to the related Determination
Date, minus the Discount Fraction of the principal portion of any
related Debt Service Reduction which together with other Bankruptcy
Losses exceeds the Bankruptcy Amount;
(B) the related Discount Fraction of the principal portion of all
unscheduled collections on each Discount Mortgage Loan received during
the preceding calendar month or, in the case of Principal Prepayments in
Full, during the related Prepayment Period (other than amounts received
in connection with a Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition of a Discount
Mortgage Loan described in clause (C) below), including Principal
Prepayments in Full, Curtailments, Subsequent Recoveries and repurchases
(including deemed repurchases under Section 3.07(b) of the Standard
Terms) of Discount Mortgage Loans (or, in the case of a substitution of
a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Discount Fraction of the amount of any
shortfall deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with such
substitution);
(C) in connection with the Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition of a Discount
Mortgage Loan that did not result in any Excess Special Hazard Losses,
Excess Fraud Losses, Excess Bankruptcy Losses or Extraordinary Losses,
an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the applicable Discount Fraction of
the Stated Principal Balance of such Discount Mortgage Loan immediately
prior to such Distribution Date and (2) the aggregate amount of the
collections on such Discount Mortgage Loan to the extent applied as
recoveries of principal;
(D) any amounts allocable to principal for any previous Distribution Date
(calculated pursuant to clauses (A) through (C) above) that remain
undistributed; and
(E) the amount of any Class A-P Collection Shortfalls for such Distribution
Date and the amount of any Class A-P Collection Shortfalls remaining
unpaid for all previous Distribution Dates, but only to the extent of
the Eligible Funds for such Distribution Date; minus
(F) the related Discount Fraction of the portion of the Capitalization
Reimbursement Amount for such Distribution Date, if any, related to each
Discount Mortgage Loan; and
(ii) the Senior Principal Distribution Amount shall be distributed
concurrently as follows:
(A) first, to the Class A-5 and Class A-6 Certificates, pro rata,
in accordance with their respective Certificate Principal Balances, an
amount up to the Lockout Amount for that Distribution Date, until the
Certificate Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to zero;
(B) second, to the Class R-I and Class R-II Certificates,
sequentially, in that order, until the Certificate Principal Balances
thereof have been reduced to zero;
(C) third, the balance of the Senior Principal Distribution
Amount remaining after the distributions, if any, described in Section
4.02(b)(ii)(B) above, will be distributed concurrently as follows:
(0) 00.0000000000000% of the amount described in
Section 4.02(b)(ii)(C) will be distributed to the Class
A-11 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero; and
(0) 00.0000000000000% of the amount described in
Section 4.02(b)(ii)(C) will be distributed in the
following order of priority:
(x) first, concurrently as follows:
(i) 9.78297449382890% of the amount
described in Section 4.02(b)(ii)(C)
will be distributed to the Class A-2
Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(ii) 2.44574362345722% of the amount
described in Section 4.02(b)(ii)(C)
will be distributed to the Class A-7
Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(iii) 3.34421200097047% of the
amount described in Section
4.02(b)(ii)(C) will be distributed
to the Class A-15 Certificates,
until the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof has been reduced to
zero;
(iv) 46.46912884568727% of the
amount described in Section
4.02(b)(ii)(C) will be distributed
to the Class A-8 and Class A-10
Certificates, sequentially, in that
order, until the Certificate
Principal Balances thereof have been
reduced to zero; and
(v) 37.95794103605613% of the amount
described in Section 4.02(b)(ii)(C)
will be distributed in the following
order of priority:
(a) first, an amount up to
$120, to the Class A-13 and
Class A-14 Certificates, pro
rata, in accordance with
their respective Certificate
Principal Balances thereof,
until the Certificate
Principal Balances thereof
have been reduced to zero;
(b) second, with respect to
any Distribution Date
occurring on or after the
Distribution Date in October
2008, an amount up to
$690,000, to the Class A-1
Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to
zero;
(c) third, to the Class A-13
and Class A-14 Certificates,
pro rata, in accordance with
their respective Certificate
Principal Balances thereof,
until the Certificate
Principal Balances thereof
have been reduced to zero;
and
(d) fourth, o the Class A-1
Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to
zero; and
(y) second, to the Class A-16 Certificates,
until the Certificate Principal Balances thereof
have been reduced to zero; and
(D) fourth, to the Class A-5 and Class A-6 Certificates, pro
rata, in accordance with their respective Certificate Principal Balances
and without regard to the Lockout Amount for that Distribution Date,
until the Certificate Principal Balances thereof have been reduced to
zero.
(c) On or after the occurrence of the Credit Support Depletion Date, all
priorities relating to distributions as described in Section 4.02(b) of this
Series Supplement in respect of principal among the Senior Certificates (other
than the Class A-P Certificates) will be disregarded, and (i) an amount equal to
the Discount Fraction of the principal portion of scheduled payments and
unscheduled collections received or advanced in respect of the Discount Mortgage
Loans minus the Discount Fraction of the portion of the Capitalization
Reimbursement Amount for such Distribution Date will be distributed to the Class
A-P Certificates, (ii) the Senior Principal Distribution Amount will be
distributed to the remaining Senior Certificates (other than the Class A-P
Certificates) pro rata in accordance with their respective outstanding
Certificate Principal Balances and (iii) the amount set forth in Section
4.02(a)(i) herein will be distributed as set forth therein.
(d) After the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balances of the Senior
Certificates (other than the Class A-P Certificates) to zero but prior to the
Credit Support Depletion Date, the Senior Certificates (other than the Class A-P
Certificates) will be entitled to no further distributions of principal thereon
and the Available Distribution Amount will be paid solely to the holders of the
Class A-P Certificates, Class A-V Certificates, Class M Certificates and Class B
Certificates, in each case as described herein.
(e) In addition to the foregoing distributions, with respect to any Subsequent
Recoveries, the Master Servicer shall deposit such funds into the Custodial
Account pursuant to Section 3.07(b)(iii). If, after taking into account such
Subsequent Recoveries, the amount of a Realized Loss is reduced, the amount of
such Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to increase the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class of Subordinate Certificates with the Highest Priority to
which Realized Losses, other than Excess Bankruptcy Losses, Excess Fraud Losses,
Excess Special Hazard Losses and Extraordinary Losses, have been allocated, but
not by more than the amount of Realized Losses previously allocated to that
Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05. The amount of any remaining
Subsequent Recoveries will be applied to increase the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class of Certificates with the next Lower Priority, up to the
amount of such Realized Losses previously allocated to that Class of
Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05. Any remaining Subsequent Recoveries will
in turn be applied to increase the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of
Certificates with the next Lower Priority up to the amount of such Realized
Losses previously allocated to that Class of Certificates pursuant to Section
4.05, and so on. Holders of such Certificates will not be entitled to any
payment in respect of Accrued Certificate Interest on the amount of such
increases for any Interest Accrual Period preceding the Distribution Date on
which such increase occurs. Any such increases shall be applied to the
Certificate Principal Balance of each Certificate of such Class in accordance
with its respective Percentage Interest.
(f) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee will first transfer to the
Certificate Account and then distribute to the Class A-11 Certificates any
amounts on deposit in the Reserve Fund in an amount up to the Yield Supplement
Amount for such Distribution Date.
(g) Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be paid to
the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be solely
responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its
Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each
Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to
the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating
brokerage firm (a "brokerage firm" or "indirect participating firm") for which
it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds
to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the
Certificate Registrar, the Company or the Master Servicer shall have any
responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this Series Supplement
or applicable law.
(h) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, if the Master Servicer
anticipates that a final distribution with respect to any Class of Certificates
will be made on a future Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall, no later
than 40 days prior to such final distribution, notify the Trustee and the
Trustee shall, not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 25th day of
the month next preceding the month of such final distribution, distribute, or
cause to be distributed to each Holder of such Class of Certificates a notice to
the effect that: (i) the Trustee anticipates that the final distribution with
respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution Date but
only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the office of the
Trustee or as otherwise specified therein, and (ii) no interest shall accrue on
such Certificates from and after the end of the related Interest Accrual Period.
In the event that Certificateholders required to surrender their Certificates
pursuant to Section 9.01(c) do not surrender their Certificates for final
cancellation, the Trustee shall cause funds distributable with respect to such
Certificates to be withdrawn from the Certificate Account and credited to a
separate escrow account for the benefit of such Certificateholders as provided
in Section 9.01(d).
Section 4.03 Statements to Certificateholders; Statements to Rating Agencies;
Exchange Act Reporting. (See Section 4.03 of the Standard Terms and
Exhibit Three hereto)
Section 4.04 Distribution of Reports to the Trustee and the Company; Advances by
the Master Servicer. (See Section 4.04 of the Standard Terms)
Section 4.05 Allocation of Realized Losses.
Prior to each Distribution Date, the Master Servicer shall determine the
total amount of Realized Losses, if any, that resulted from any Cash
Liquidation, Servicing Modification, Debt Service Reduction, Deficient Valuation
or REO Disposition that occurred during the related Prepayment Period or, in the
case of a Servicing Modification that constitutes a reduction of the interest
rate on a Mortgage Loan, the amount of the reduction in the interest portion of
the Monthly Payment due during the related Due Period. The amount of each
Realized Loss shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate. All Realized
Losses, other than Excess Special Hazard Losses, Extraordinary Losses, Excess
Bankruptcy Losses or Excess Fraud Losses, shall be allocated as follows: first,
to the Class B-3 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof
has been reduced to zero; second, to the Class B-2 Certificates until the
Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; third, to the
Class B-1 Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero; fourth, to the Class M-3 Certificates until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the Class M-2
Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to
zero; sixth, to the Class M-1 Certificates until the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and, thereafter, if any such Realized
Losses are on a Discount Mortgage Loan, to the Class A-P Certificates in an
amount equal to the Discount Fraction of the principal portion thereof, and the
remainder of such Realized Losses on the Discount Mortgage Loans and the entire
amount of such Realized Losses on Non-Discount Mortgage Loans will be allocated
among all the Senior Certificates (other than the Class A-V Certificates and
Class A-P Certificates) in the case of the principal portion of such loss on a
pro rata basis and among all of the Senior Certificates (other than the Class
A-P Certificates) in the case of the interest portion of such loss on a pro rata
basis, as described below; provided, however, that such losses otherwise
allocable to the Class A-6 Certificates will be allocated to the Class A-5
Certificates until the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-5
Certificates has been reduced to zero.
On any Distribution Date, Realized Losses will be allocated as set forth
herein after distributions of principal on the Certificates as set forth herein.
As used herein, an allocation of a Realized Loss on a "pro rata basis"
among two or more specified Classes of Certificates means an allocation on a pro
rata basis, among the various Classes so specified, to each such Class of
Certificates on the basis of their then outstanding Certificate Principal
Balances prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution
Date in the case of the principal portion of a Realized Loss or based on the
Accrued Certificate Interest thereon payable on such Distribution Date (without
regard to any Compensating Interest for such Distribution Date) in the case of
an interest portion of a Realized Loss. Except as provided in the following
sentence, any allocation of the principal portion of Realized Losses (other than
Debt Service Reductions) to a Class of Certificates shall be made by reducing
the Certificate Principal Balance thereof by the amount so allocated, which
allocation shall be deemed to have occurred on such Distribution Date; provided
that no such reduction shall reduce the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance
of the Certificates below the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans. Any allocation of the principal portion of Realized Losses (other than
Debt Service Reductions) to the Subordinate Certificates then outstanding with
the Lowest Priority shall be made by operation of the definition of "Certificate
Principal Balance" and by operation of the provisions of Section 4.02(a).
Allocations of the interest portions of Realized Losses (other than any interest
rate reduction resulting from a Servicing Modification) shall be made in
proportion to the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest and by operation of the
definition of "Accrued Certificate Interest" and by operation of the provisions
of Section 4.02(a). Allocations of the interest portion of a Realized Loss
resulting from an interest rate reduction in connection with a Servicing
Modification shall be made by operation of the provisions of Section 4.02(a).
Allocations of the principal portion of Debt Service Reductions shall be made by
operation of the provisions of Section 4.02(a). All Realized Losses and all
other losses allocated to a Class of Certificates hereunder will be allocated
among the Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage Interests
evidenced thereby; provided that if any Subclasses of the Class A-V Certificates
have been issued pursuant to Section 5.01(c), such Realized Losses and other
losses allocated to the Class A-V Certificates shall be allocated among such
Subclasses in proportion to the respective amounts of Accrued Certificate
Interest payable on such Distribution Date that would have resulted absent such
reductions.
Section 4.06 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonment of Mortgaged Property. (See
Section 4.06 of the Standard Terms)
Section 4.07 Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans. (See Section 4.07 of
the Standard Terms)
Section 4.08 Surety Bond. (See Section 4.08 of the Standard Terms)
Section 4.09 The Yield Maintenance Agreement.
(a) On the Closing Date, the Trustee is hereby directed to enter into, on behalf
of the Trust Fund, the Yield Maintenance Agreement for the benefit of the Class
A-11 Certificates with the Yield Maintenance Agreement Provider.
(b) The Trustee shall deposit or cause to be deposited any amount received under
the Yield Maintenance Agreement into the Reserve Fund on the date such amount is
received from the Yield Maintenance Agreement Provider under the Yield
Maintenance Agreement (including Yield Maintenance Agreement Termination
Payments, if any). All Yield Maintenance Payments received under any Yield
Maintenance Agreement and amounts on deposit in the Reserve Fund shall be
distributed to the Certificate Account and then to the Class A-11 Certificates
in an amount up to the Yield Supplement Amount for such Distribution Date
pursuant to Section 4.02(f) hereof, whereas, all Yield Maintenance Agreement
Termination Payments received under any of the Yield Maintenance Agreements
shall be used as set forth in Section 4.09(c) hereof. Any amounts remaining in
the Reserve Fund on any Distribution Date following the distribution described
in Section 4.02(f) shall remain on deposit in the Reserve Fund and will be
available on any future Distribution Date to cover any shortfall between the
Yield Supplement Amount and Yield Maintenance Payment, if any, for such
Distribution Date. None of the Yield Maintenance Agreement, Yield Maintenance
Payments (including any Yield Maintenance Termination Payments) nor the Reserve
Fund constitute a part of any REMIC created hereunder.
(c) Any amounts on deposit in the Reserve Fund on the Distribution Date
immediately following the earlier of (i) the Distribution Date in September 2016
and (ii) the date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A-11
Certificates is reduced to zero, will be distributed to BNP Paribas Securities
Corp. and will not be available for payment to any holder of the Class A-11
Certificates.
(d) In the event that the Yield Maintenance Agreement, or any replacement
thereof, terminates prior to the Distribution Date in September 2016, the Master
Servicer, but at no expense to the Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, to
the extent that the termination value under such Yield Maintenance Agreement is
sufficient therefor and only to the extent of the Yield Maintenance Agreement
Termination Payment received from the Yield Maintenance Agreement Provider,
shall (i) cause a new yield maintenance provider to assume the obligations of
such terminated yield maintenance agreement provider or (ii) cause a new yield
maintenance agreement provider to enter into a new interest rate yield
maintenance agreement with the Trust Fund having substantially similar terms as
those set forth in such terminated Yield Maintenance Agreement. Any Yield
Maintenance Agreement Termination Payment having a termination value which is
not sufficient to comply with clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 4.09(c) shall
be deposited into the Reserve Fund and may be distributed pursuant to Section
4.02(f) and Section 4.09(c) herein.
Section 4.10 Reserve Fund.
(a) On or before the Closing Date, the Trustee shall establish a Reserve Fund on
behalf of the Holders of the Class A-11 Certificates. The Reserve Fund must be
an Eligible Account. The Reserve Fund shall be entitled "Reserve Fund, U.S. Bank
National Association, as Trustee for the benefit of holders of Residential
Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2006-S8". The Trustee shall demand payment of all money payable by the Yield
Maintenance Agreement Provider under any of the Yield Maintenance Agreements.
The Trustee shall deposit in the Reserve Fund all payments received by it from
the Yield Maintenance Agreement Provider pursuant to any Yield Maintenance
Agreement. On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall remit amounts received
by it from the Yield Maintenance Agreement Provider to the Holders of the Class
A-11 Certificates, as applicable, in the manner provided in Section 4.02(f) as
it is directed by the Master Servicer.
(b) The Reserve Fund is an "outside reserve fund" within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation ss.1.860G-2(h) and shall be an asset of the Trust Fund but not an
asset of any REMIC. The Trustee on behalf of the Trust shall be the nominal
owner of the Reserve Fund. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. shall be the beneficial
owner of the Reserve Fund, including for federal income tax purposes, subject to
the power of the Trustee to distribute amounts under Sections 4.02(f) and 4.09.
Amounts in the Reserve Fund shall be held uninvested in a trust account of the
Trustee with no liability for interest or other compensation thereon.
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
(SEE ARTICLE V OF THE STANDARD TERMS)
ARTICLE VI
THE COMPANY AND THE MASTER SERVICER
Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Company and Master Servicer. (See
Section 6.01 of the Standard Terms.)
Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Company or Master Servicer;
Assignment of Rights and Delegation of Duties by Master Servicer.
(a) (See Section 6.02(a) of the Standard Terms).
(b) (See Section 6.02(b) of the Standard Terms).
(c) (See Section 6.02(c) of the Standard Terms).
(d) The conversion of Residential Funding Corporation's or Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I, Inc.'s organizational structure from a Delaware
corporation to a limited liability company shall not require the consent of any
party or notice to any party and shall not in any way affect the rights or
obligations of Residential Funding Corporation or Residential Funding Mortgage
Securities I, Inc. hereunder.
(e) The Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee and the Rating Agencies in
writing of any merger, conversion or consolidation of the Master Servicer with
or into any Person.
Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Company, Master Servicer and Others.
(See Section 6.03 of the Standard Terms.)
Section 6.04 Company and Master Servicer Not to Resign. (See Section 6.04 of the
Standard Terms.)
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
(SEE ARTICLE VII OF THE STANDARD TERMS)
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
(SEE ARTICLE VIII OF THE STANDARD TERMS)
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION OR OPTIONAL PURCHASE OF ALL CERTIFICATES
Section 9.01 Optional Purchase by the Master Servicer of All Certificates;
Termination Upon Purchase by the Master Servicer or Liquidation of All
Mortgage Loans.
(a) (See Section 9.01(a) of the Standard Terms)
(b) (See Section 9.01(b) of the Standard Terms)
(c) (See Section 9.01(c) of the Standard Terms)
(d) (See Section 9.01(d) of the Standard Terms)
(e) (See Section 9.01(e) of the Standard Terms)
(f) (See Section 9.01(f) of the Standard Terms)
(g) Upon termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to this Section 9.01, the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund shall, under documents prepared by the
Master Servicer or Holders of the Class A-11 Certificates, assign without
recourse, representation or warranty all the right, title and interest of the
Trustee and the Trust Fund in and to the Yield Maintenance Agreement to BNP
Paribas Securities Corp.
Section 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements. (See Section 9.02 of the
Standard Terms)
Section 9.03 Termination of Multiple REMICs. (See Section 9.03 of the Standard
Terms).
ARTICLE X
REMIC PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 REMIC Administration. (See Section 10.01 of the Standard Terms)
Section 10.02 Master Servicer; REMIC Administrator and Trustee Indemnification.
(See Section 10.02 of the Standard Terms)
Section 10.03 Designation of REMIC(s).
The REMIC Administrator will make an election to treat the entire
segregated pool of assets (including the Mortgage Loans but excluding the
Initial Monthly Payment Fund, the Yield Maintenance Agreement and the Reserve
Fund) described in the definition of Trust Fund, and subject to this Agreement,
as a REMIC ("REMIC I"), and shall make an election to treat the pool of assets
comprised of the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC ("REMIC
II"), in each case, for federal income tax purposes.
The Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests will be "regular interests"
in REMIC I and the Class R-I Certificates will be the sole class of "residual
interests" in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under the federal
income tax law.
The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4, Class A-5, Class A-6,
Class A-7, Class A-8, Class A-9, Class A-10, Class A-11, Class A-12, Class A-13,
Class A-14, Class A-15, Class A-16, Class A-P, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3,
Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates and the Uncertificated REMIC II
Regular Interests Z, the rights in and to which will be represented by the Class
A-V Certificates, will be "regular interests" in the REMIC II, and the Class
R-II Certificates will be the sole class of "residual interests" therein for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined in the Standard Terms) under
federal income tax law. On and after the date of issuance of any Subclass of
Class A-V Certificates pursuant to Section 5.01(c) of the Standard Terms, any
such Subclass will represent the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest or
Interests Z, and correspondingly, the Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests
Z, specified by the initial Holder of the Class A-V Certificates pursuant to
said Section.
Section 10.04 Distributions on the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests Z.
(a) On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall be deemed to distribute to
itself, as the holder of the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interests,
the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Distribution Amounts in the
following order of priority to the extent of the Available Distribution
Amount reduced by distributions made to the Class R-I Certificates
pursuant to Section 4.02(a):
(i) Uncertificated Accrued Interest on the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interests for such Distribution Date, plus any Uncertificated Accrued
Interest thereon remaining unpaid from any previous Distribution Date;
and
(ii) In accordance with the priority set forth in Section 10.04(b), an amount
equal to the sum of the amounts in respect of principal distributable on
each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R-I Certificates) under
Section 4.02(a), as allocated thereto pursuant to Section 4.02(b), (c)
and (d).
(b) The amount described in Section 10.04(a)(ii) shall be deemed distributed
to (i) Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Q, (ii) Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interest R, (iii) Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interest S, (iv) Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest T, (v)
Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest U, (vi) Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interest V, (vii) Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest W and
(viii) Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Y with the amount to be
distributed allocated among such interests in accordance with the
priority assigned to each Related Class of Certificates (other than the
Class R-I Certificates), respectively, under Section 4.02(b), (c) and
(d) until the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each such interest is
reduced to zero.
(c) The portion of the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Distribution
Amounts described in Section 10.04(a)(ii) shall be deemed distributed by
REMIC I to REMIC II in accordance with the priority assigned to the
REMIC II Certificates relative to that assigned to the REMIC I
Certificates under Section 4.02(b), (c) and (d).
(d) In determining from time to time the Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interest Distribution Amounts and Uncertificated REMIC II Regular
Interest Distribution Amounts:
(i) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-V Certificates under Section
4.05 shall be deemed allocated to the Uncertificated REMIC II Regular
Interests Z pro-rata according to the respective amounts of
Uncertificated Accrued Interest that would have accrued on such
Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Z for the Distribution Date
for which such allocation is being made in the absence of such
allocation;
(ii) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-1 and Class A-4 Certificates
under Section 4.05 shall be deemed allocated to Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interest Q;
(iii) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-2 and, Class A-3 Certificates
under Section 4.05 shall be deemed allocated to Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interest R;
(iv) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-7 Certificates under Section
4.05 shall be deemed allocated to Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interest S;
(v) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-8 and, Class A-9 Certificates
under Section 4.05 shall be deemed allocated to Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interest T;
(vi) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-11 and, Class A-12 Certificates
under Section 4.05 shall be deemed allocated to Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interest U;
(vii) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-13 and, Class A-14 Certificates
under Section 4.05 shall be deemed allocated to Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interest V;
(viii) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-P Certificates under Section
4.05 shall be deemed allocated to Uncertificated REMIC I Regular
Interest W;
(ix) Realized Losses allocated to the Class A-5, Class A-6, Class A-10, Class
A-15, Class A-16, Class R-II, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates under Section 4.05 shall be
deemed allocated to Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Y; and
(x) Realized Losses allocated to the Uncertificated REMIC II Regular
Interests Z under clause (i) above, shall be deemed allocated, in each
case, to the related Uncertificated REMIC I Regular Interest Z.
(e) On each Distribution Date the Trustee shall be deemed to distribute from
REMIC II, in the priority set forth in Sections 4.02(a) and (b), to the
Holders of each Class of Certificates (other than the Class R-I
Certificates) the amounts distributable thereon from the Uncertificated
REMIC I Regular Interest Distribution Amounts deemed to have been
received by REMIC II from REMIC I under this Section 10.04. The amounts
deemed distributed hereunder with respect to the Class A-V Certificates
shall be deemed to have been distributed in respect of the
Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Z in accordance with their
respective Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interest Distribution
Amounts, as such Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Z comprise
the Class A-V Certificates.
(f) Notwithstanding the deemed distributions on the Uncertificated REMIC I
Regular Interests and Uncertificated REMIC II Regular Interests Z
described in this Section 10.04, distributions of funds from the
Certificate Account shall be made only in accordance with Section 4.02.
Section 10.05 Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Trustee or
any Paying Agent, as applicable, shall comply with all federal withholding
requirements respecting payments to Certificateholders, including interest or
original issue discount payments or advances thereof that the Trustee or any
Paying Agent, as applicable, reasonably believes are applicable under the Code.
The consent of Certificateholders shall not be required for such withholding. In
the event the Trustee or any Paying Agent, as applicable, does withhold any
amount from interest or original issue discount payments or advances thereof to
any Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding requirements, the Trustee
or any Paying Agent, as applicable, shall indicate the amount withheld to such
Certificateholder pursuant to the terms of such requirements.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 11.01 Amendment. (See Section 11.01 of the Standard Terms)
Section 11.02 Recordation of Agreement, Counterparts. (See Section 11.02 of the
Standard Terms)
Section 11.03 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. (See Section 11.03 of
the Standard Terms)
Section 11.04 Governing Laws. (See Section 11.04 of the Standard Terms)
Section 11.05 Notices. All demands and notices hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or
mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid (except for notices to the
Trustee which shall be deemed to have been duly given only when
received), to the appropriate address for each recipient listed in the
table below or, in each case, such other address as may hereafter be
furnished in writing to the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Company, as applicable:
Recipient Address
Company 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000,
Attention: President
Master Servicer 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000,
Attention: Managing Director/Master Servicing
Trustee U.S. Bank National Association
Mail Code: EP-MN-WS3D
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xx. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000-0000 Attention:
Structured Finance/RFMSI 2006-S8
Yield Maintenance Agreement The address set forth in the Yield Maintenance
Provider Agreement
Fitch Ratings Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc. 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Standard & Poor's 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Any notice required or permitted to be mailed to a Certificateholder shall be
given by first class mail, postage prepaid, at the address of such Holder as
shown in the Certificate Register. Any notice so mailed within the time
prescribed in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly
given, whether or not the Certificateholder receives such notice.
Section 11.06 Required Notices to Rating Agency and Subservicer. (See Section
11.06 of the Standard Terms)
Section 11.07 Severability of Provisions. (See Section 11.07 of the Standard
Terms)
Section 11.08 Supplemental Provisions for Resecuritization. (See Section 11.08
of the Standard Terms)
Section 11.09 Allocation of Voting Rights.
94.0% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated among Holders of
Certificates, other than the Interest Only Certificates and the Class R
Certificates, in proportion to the outstanding Certificate Principal Balances of
their respective Certificates, 1.0% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated
among the Holders of the Class A-V Certificates in accordance with their
respective Percentage Interests, 1.0% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated
among the Holders of the Class A-3 Certificates, 1.0% of all voting rights will
be allocated among the holders of the Class A-4 Certificates, 1.0% of all voting
rights will be allocated among the holders of the Class A-9 Certificates, 1.0%
of all voting rights will be allocated among the holders of the Class A-12
Certificates and 0.50% and 0.50% of all voting rights will be allocated among
the holders of the Class R-I and Class R-II Certificates, respectively, in
accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
Section 11.10 No Petition. (See Section 11.10 of the Standard Terms).
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB
(SEE ARTICLE XII OF THE STANDARD TERMS)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee
have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized and their respective seals, duly attested, to be
hereunto affixed, all as of the day and year first above written.
[Seal] RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE
SECURITIES I, INC.
Attest: /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx By: /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
[Seal] RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION
By: /s/Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Attest: /s/Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Title: Associate
Title: Associate
[Seal] U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE
Attest: /s/Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx By: /s/Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxx
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxx
Title: Vice President Title: Vice President
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
On the _____ day of September, 2006 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, known to me to be a
Vice President of Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., one of the
corporations that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary Public
____________________________________
[Notarial Seal]
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
On the _____ day of September, 2006 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, known to me to be
an Associate of Residential Funding Corporation, one of the corporations that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary Public
______________________________
[Notarial Seal]
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF XXXXXX )
On the _____ day of September, 2006 before me, a notary public in
and for said State, personally appeared ____________________________, known to
me to be an ______________________________ of U.S. Bank National Association, a
national banking association that executed the within instrument, and also known
to me to be the person who executed it on behalf of said national banking
association and acknowledged to me that such national banking association
executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
Notary Public
_____________________________
[Notarial Seal]
EXHIBIT ONE
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
[ON FILE WITH RFC]
EXHIBIT TWO
SCHEDULE OF DISCOUNT FRACTIONS
(AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPANY UPON REQUEST)
Schedule of Discount Fractions
Loan Number Current Balance Net Mortgage Rate Discount Fraction PO Balance
10107443 $574,855.50 5.470% 8.8333% $50,778.90
10289459 $432,710.33 5.345% 10.9167% $47,237.54
10590316 $251,111.50 5.970% .5000% $1,255.56
10590376 $628,681.33 5.470% 8.8333% $55,533.52
10590396 $604,864.27 5.970% .5000% $3,024.32
10590408 $534,466.33 5.970% .5000% $2,672.33
10590538 $462,119.07 5.970% .5000% $2,310.60
10590550 $548,953.55 5.970% .5000% $2,744.77
10629996 $550,000.00 5.845% 2.5833% $14,208.33
10712441 $588,102.88 5.720% 4.6667% $27,444.80
10778923 $586,710.78 5.970% .5000% $2,933.55
10779975 $463,095.74 5.845% 2.5833% $11,963.31
10780067 $508,929.85 5.970% .5000% $2,544.65
10780099 $435,128.09 5.710% 4.8333% $21,031.19
10795001 $458,683.76 5.970% .5000% $2,293.42
10795015 $459,103.53 5.845% 2.5833% $11,860.17
10809707 $455,052.55 5.970% .5000% $2,275.26
10842481 $524,000.00 5.845% 2.5833% $13,536.67
10843889 $204,805.49 5.970% .5000% $1,024.03
10847421 $706,682.29 5.970% .5000% $3,533.41
10847427 $499,525.58 5.970% .5000% $2,497.63
10847463 $522,503.76 5.970% .5000% $2,612.52
10848425 $493,583.62 5.970% .5000% $2,467.92
10861635 $538,200.00 5.970% .5000% $2,691.00
10872285 $595,000.00 5.970% .5000% $2,975.00
10875329 $551,387.26 5.595% 6.7500% $37,218.64
10875333 $571,366.87 5.595% 6.7500% $38,567.26
10875349 $449,541.20 5.595% 6.7500% $30,344.03
10877881 $474,000.00 5.970% .5000% $2,370.00
10879173 $543,483.82 5.970% .5000% $2,717.42
10879185 $499,525.58 5.970% .5000% $2,497.63
10879203 $650,000.00 5.970% .5000% $3,250.00
10881681 $583,886.96 5.970% .5000% $2,919.43
10881691 $479,544.56 5.970% .5000% $2,397.72
10881715 $375,437.81 5.220% 13.0000% $48,806.92
10881775 $521,504.70 5.970% .5000% $2,607.52
10881785 $463,549.01 5.845% 2.5833% $11,975.02
10881793 $481,542.66 5.970% .5000% $2,407.71
10881865 $960,000.00 5.970% .5000% $4,800.00
10881953 $686,300.00 5.970% .5000% $3,431.50
10885825 $463,950.00 5.845% 2.5833% $11,985.38
10888517 $306,800.00 5.970% .5000% $1,534.00
10891389 $629,402.23 5.970% .5000% $3,147.01
10891391 $620,716.40 5.970% .5000% $3,103.58
10891629 $534,441.42 5.470% 8.8333% $47,208.99
10894535 $373,750.00 5.970% .5000% $1,868.75
10898059 $168,000.00 5.970% .5000% $840.00
10910359 $200,000.00 5.970% .5000% $1,000.00
10910473 $80,000.00 5.970% .5000% $400.00
10917929 $638,800.00 5.845% 2.5833% $16,502.33
10917975 $480,000.00 5.970% .5000% $2,400.00
10917991 $676,000.00 5.970% .5000% $3,380.00
10919897 $200,000.00 5.970% .5000% $1,000.00
10925535 $539,487.63 5.970% .5000% $2,697.44
10925607 $488,000.00 5.970% .5000% $2,440.00
10925655 $499,048.69 5.970% .5000% $2,495.24
10925711 $1,055,900.00 5.345% 10.9167% $115,269.08
10925779 $469,000.00 5.970% .5000% $2,345.00
10925831 $1,000,000.00 5.970% .5000% $5,000.00
10925861 $500,000.00 5.970% .5000% $2,500.00
10933267 $836,000.00 5.845% 2.5833% $21,596.67
10933271 $540,000.00 5.970% .5000% $2,700.00
10933311 $579,422.61 5.720% 4.6667% $27,039.72
10953739 $584,000.00 5.970% .5000% $2,920.00
10953761 $562,500.00 5.970% .5000% $2,812.50
EXHIBIT THREE
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION DATE STATEMENT
(i) the applicable Record Date, Determination Date and Distribution
Date;
(ii) the aggregate amount of payments received with respect to the
Mortgage Loans, including prepayment amounts;
(iii) the Servicing Fee and Subservicing Fee payable to the Master
Servicer and the Subservicer;
(iv) the amount of any other fees or expenses paid;
(v) (a) the amount of such distribution to the Certificateholders of
such Class applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance thereof, and (b)
the aggregate amount included therein representing Principal Prepayments;
(vi) the amount of such distribution to Holders of such Class of
Certificates allocable to interest;
(vii) if the distribution to the Holders of such Class of Certificates
is less than the full amount that would be distributable to such Holders if
there were sufficient funds available therefor, the amount of the shortfall;
(viii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of
Certificates and the Senior Percentage, before and after giving effect to the
amounts distributed on such Distribution Date, separately identifying any
reduction thereof due to Realized Losses other than pursuant to an actual
distribution of principal;
(ix) the weighted average remaining term to maturity of the Mortgage
Loans after giving effect to the amounts distributed on such Distribution Date;
(x) the weighted average Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans after
giving effect to the amounts distributed on such Distribution Date;
(xi) if applicable, the Special Hazard Amount, Fraud Loss Amount and
Bankruptcy Amount as of the close of business on the applicable Distribution
Date;
(xii) the number and Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
after giving effect to the distribution of principal on such Distribution Date
and the number of Mortgage Loans at the beginning and end of the preceding Due
Period;
(xiii) on the basis of the most recent reports furnished to it by
Sub-Servicers, the number and Stated Principal Balances of Mortgage Loans that
are Delinquent (A) 30-59 days, (B) 60-89 days and (C) 90 or more days and the
number and Stated Principal Balance of Mortgage Loans that are in foreclosure;
(xiv) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses for such Distribution
Date;
(xv) the amount, terms and general purpose of any Advance by the Master
Servicer pursuant to Section 4.04;
(xvi) any material modifications, extensions or waivers to the terms of
the Mortgage Loans during the Due Period or that have cumulatively become
material over time;
(xvii) any material breaches of Mortgage Loan representations or
warranties or covenants in the Agreement.
(xviii)the related Subordinate Principal Distribution Amount;
(xix) the number, Stated Principal Balance and actual principal balance
of REO Properties;
(xx) the aggregate Accrued Certificate Interest remaining unpaid, if
any, for each Class of Certificates, after giving effect to the distribution
made on such Distribution Date;
(xxi) the Pass-Through Rate with respect to the Class A-V Certificates;
(xxii) the Notional Amount with respect to each class of Interest Only
Certificates;
(xxiii) the Pass-Through Rates on the Floater Certificates and Inverse
Floater Certificates for such Distribution Date, separately identifying LIBOR
for such Distribution Date;
(xxiv) the occurrence of the Credit Support Depletion Date;
(xxv) the Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage for applicable to
such distribution;
(xxvi) the Senior Percentage for such Distribution Date;
(xxvii)the aggregate amount of any recoveries on previously foreclosed
loans from Sellers; and
(xxviii) with respect to the Class A-11 Certificate (a) the amount, if
any, of Yield Maintenance Payment for such Distribution Date and (b) the Yield
Supplement Amount for such Distribution Date.
In the case of information furnished pursuant to clauses (v) and (vi) above, the
amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per Certificate with a $1,000
denomination.
The Trustee's internet website will initially be located at
xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/xxx. To receive this statement via first class mail,
telephone the Trustee at 0 (000) 000-0000.
EXHIBIT FOUR
STANDARD TERMS OF POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2006
EXECUTION COPY
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STANDARD TERMS OF
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of September 1, 2006
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS..................................................................1
Section 1.01. Definitions.......................................................1
Section 1.02. Use of Words and Phrases.........................................32
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES............32
Section 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.....................................32
Section 2.02. Acceptance by Trustee............................................40
Section 2.03. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master
Servicer and the Company.........................................41
Section 2.04. Representations and Warranties of Residential Funding............42
Section 2.05. Execution and Authentication of Certificates/Issuance of
Certificates Evidencing Interests in REMIC I.....................44
Section 2.06. Conveyance of Uncertificated REMIC I and REMIC II Regular
Interests; Acceptance by the Trustee.............................45
Section 2.07. Issuance of Certificates Evidencing Interests in REMIC II........45
Section 2.08. Purposes and Powers of the Trust.................................45
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS..............................45
Section 3.01. Master Servicer to Act as Servicer...............................45
Section 3.02. Subservicing Agreements Between Master Servicer and
Subservicers; Enforcement of Subservicers' and Sellers'
Obligations......................................................47
Section 3.03. Successor Subservicers...........................................48
Section 3.04. Liability of the Master Servicer.................................48
Section 3.05. No Contractual Relationship Between Subservicer and Trustee
or Certificateholders............................................49
Section 3.06. Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by Trustee..49
Section 3.07. Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments; Deposits to
Custodial Account................................................49
Section 3.08. Subservicing Accounts; Servicing Accounts........................52
Section 3.09. Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding
the Mortgage Loans...............................................54
Section 3.10. Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account.................54
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Section 3.11. Maintenance of the Primary Insurance Policies; Collections
Thereunder.......................................................56
Section 3.12. Maintenance of Fire Insurance and Omissions and Fidelity
Coverage.........................................................57
Section 3.13. Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption and
Modification Agreements; Certain Assignments.....................58
Section 3.14. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans........................60
Section 3.15. Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Custodial Files.................64
Section 3.16. Servicing and Other Compensation; Compensating Interest..........65
Section 3.17. Reports to the Trustee and the Company...........................66
Section 3.18. Annual Statement as to Compliance................................66
Section 3.19. Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report..........67
Section 3.20. Rights of the Company in Respect of the Master Servicer..........67
Section 3.21. Administration of Buydown Funds..................................67
Section 3.22. Advance Facility.................................................68
ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS..............................................72
Section 4.01. Certificate Account..............................................72
Section 4.02. Distributions....................................................72
Section 4.03. Statements to Certificateholders; Statements to Rating
Agencies; Exchange Act Reporting.................................73
Section 4.04. Distribution of Reports to the Trustee and the Company;
Advances by the Master Servicer..................................75
Section 4.05. Allocation of Realized Losses....................................76
Section 4.06. Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonment of Mortgaged Property....76
Section 4.07. Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans....................77
Section 4.08. Surety Bond......................................................77
ARTICLE V THE CERTIFICATES............................................................78
Section 5.01. The Certificates.................................................78
Section 5.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates............80
Section 5.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates................86
Section 5.04. Persons Deemed Owners............................................86
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Section 5.05. Appointment of Paying Agent......................................86
ARTICLE VI THE COMPANY AND THE MASTER SERVICER.........................................87
Section 6.01. Respective Liabilities of the Company and the Master Servicer....87
Section 6.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Company or the Master
Servicer; Assignment of Rights and Delegation of Duties
by Master Servicer...............................................87
Section 6.03. Limitation on Liability of the Company, the Master Servicer
and Others.......................................................88
Section 6.04. Company and Master Servicer Not to Resign........................89
ARTICLE VII DEFAULT.....................................................................89
Section 7.01. Events of Default................................................89
Section 7.02. Trustee or Company to Act; Appointment of Successor..............91
Section 7.03. Notification to Certificateholders...............................92
Section 7.04. Waiver of Events of Default......................................93
ARTICLE VIII CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE......................................................93
Section 8.01. Duties of Trustee................................................93
Section 8.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee............................95
Section 8.03. Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans............96
Section 8.04. Trustee May Own Certificates.....................................96
Section 8.05. Master Servicer to Pay Trustee's Fees and Expenses;
Indemnification..................................................97
Section 8.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.............................98
Section 8.07. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee...........................98
Section 8.08. Successor Trustee................................................99
Section 8.09. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee...............................99
Section 8.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee...................100
Section 8.11. Appointment of Custodians.......................................101
Section 8.12. Appointment of Office or Agency.................................101
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION OR OPTIONAL PURCHASE OF ALL CERTIFICATES.......................101
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Section 9.01. Optional Purchase by the Master Servicer of All Certificates;
Termination Upon Purchase by the Master Servicer or
Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans...............................101
Section 9.02. Additional Termination Requirements.............................105
Section 9.03. Termination of Multiple REMICs..................................106
ARTICLE X REMIC PROVISIONS...........................................................106
Section 10.01. REMIC Administration............................................106
Section 10.02. Master Servicer, REMIC Administrator and Trustee
Indemnification.................................................109
Section 10.03. Designation of REMIC(s).........................................110
ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS...................................................110
Section 11.01. Amendment.......................................................110
Section 11.02. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts..........................113
Section 11.03. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders......................113
Section 11.04. Governing Law...................................................114
Section 11.05. Notices.........................................................114
Section 11.06. Required Notices to Rating Agency and Subservicer...............114
Section 11.07. Severability of Provisions......................................115
Section 11.08. Supplemental Provisions for Resecuritization....................115
Section 11.09. Allocation of Voting Rights.....................................116
ARTICLE XII COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB..............................................116
Section 12.01. Intent of Parties; Reasonableness...............................116
Section 12.02. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Trustee........116
Section 12.03. Information to be Provided by the Trustee.......................117
Section 12.04. Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation..............117
Section 12.05. Indemnification; Remedies.......................................118
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A: Form of Class A Certificate
Exhibit B: Form of Class M Certificate
Exhibit C: Form of Class B Certificate
Exhibit D: Form of Class R Certificate
Exhibit E: Form of Seller/Servicer Contract
Exhibit F: Forms of Request for Release
Exhibit G-1: Form of Transfer Affidavit and Agreement
Exhibit G-2: Form of Transferor Certificate
Exhibit H: Form of Investor Representation Letter
Exhibit I: Form of Transferor Representation Letter
Exhibit J: Form of Rule 144A Investment Representation Letter
Exhibit K: Text of Amendment to Pooling and Servicing Agreement Pursuant to
Section 11.01(e) for a Limited Guaranty
Exhibit L: Form of Limited Guaranty
Exhibit M: Form of Lender Certification for Assignment of Mortgage Loan
Exhibit N: Request for Exchange Form
Exhibit O: Form of Form 10-K Certification
Exhibit P: Form of Back-Up Certification to Form 10-K Certificate
Exhibit Q: Information to be Provided by the Master Servicer to the Rating
Agencies Relating to Reportable Modified Mortgage Loans
Exhibit R: Servicing Criteria
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This is the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as
of June 1, 2006 (the "Standard Terms", and as incorporated by reference into a
Series Supplement dated as of the Cut-off Date, the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement" or "Agreement"), among RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I,
INC., as the company (together with its permitted successors and assigns, the
"Company"), RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION, as master servicer (together with
its permitted successors and assigns, the "Master Servicer"), and the trustee
named in the applicable Series Supplement (together with its permitted
successors and assigns, the "Trustee").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:
The Company intends to sell certain mortgage pass-through certificates
(collectively, the "Certificates"), to be issued under each Agreement in
multiple classes, which in the aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial
ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Company,
the Master Servicer and the Trustee agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions.
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless
the context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this
Article.
Accretion Termination Date: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Accrual Certificates: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Accrued Certificate Interest: With respect to each Distribution Date, as
to any Class or Subclass of Certificates (other than any Principal Only
Certificates), interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at
the related Pass-Through Rate on the Certificate Principal Balance or Notional
Amount thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date. Accrued Certificate
Interest will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, consisting of twelve
30-day months. In each case Accrued Certificate Interest on any Class or
Subclass of Certificates will be reduced by the amount of:
(i) Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on all Mortgage Loans or, if the
Mortgage Pool is comprised of two or more Loan Groups, on the
Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group (to the extent not
offset by the Master Servicer with a payment of Compensating
Interest as provided in Section 4.01),
(ii) the interest portion (adjusted to the Net Mortgage Rate (or the
Modified Net Mortgage Rate in the case of a Modified Mortgage
Loan)) of Realized Losses on all Mortgage Loans or, if the
Mortgage Pool is comprised of two or more Loan Groups, on the
Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group (including Excess
Special Hazard Losses, Excess Fraud Losses, Excess Bankruptcy
Losses and Extraordinary Losses) not allocated solely to one or
more specific Classes of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05,
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(iii) the interest portion of Advances that were (A) previously made
with respect to a Mortgage Loan or REO Property on all Mortgage
Loans or, if the Mortgage Pool is comprised of two or more Loan
Groups, on the Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group, which
remained unreimbursed following the Cash Liquidation or REO
Disposition of such Mortgage Loan or REO Property or (B) made
with respect to delinquencies that were ultimately determined to
be Excess Special Hazard Losses, Excess Fraud Losses, Excess
Bankruptcy Losses or Extraordinary Losses, and
(iv) any other interest shortfalls not covered by the subordination
provided by the Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates,
including interest that is not collectible from the Mortgagor
pursuant to the Relief Act,
with all such reductions allocated (A) among all of the Certificates in
proportion to their respective amounts of Accrued Certificate Interest payable
on such Distribution Date absent such reductions or (B) if the Mortgage Pool is
comprised of two or more Loan Groups, the related Senior Percentage of such
reductions among the related Senior Certificates in proportion to the amounts of
Accrued Certificate Interest payable from the related Loan Group on such
Distribution Date absent such reductions, with the remainder of such reductions
allocated among the holders of the Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates
in proportion to their respective amounts of Accrued Certificate Interest
payable on such Distribution Date absent such reductions. In addition to that
portion of the reductions described in the preceding sentence that are allocated
to any Class of Class B Certificates or any Class of Class M Certificates,
Accrued Certificate Interest on such Class of Class B Certificates or such Class
of Class M Certificates will be reduced by the interest portion (adjusted to the
Net Mortgage Rate) of Realized Losses that are allocated solely to such Class of
Class B Certificates or such Class of Class M Certificates pursuant to Section
4.05.
Addendum and Assignment Agreement: The Addendum and Assignment
Agreement, dated as of January 31, 1995, between MLCC and the Master Servicer.
Additional Collateral: Any of the following held, in addition to the
related Mortgaged Property, as security for a Mortgage Loan: (i) all money,
securities, security entitlements, accounts, general intangibles, payment
rights, instruments, documents, deposit accounts, certificates of deposit,
commodities contracts and other investment property and other property of
whatever kind or description now existing or hereafter acquired which is pledged
as security for the repayment of such Mortgage Loan, (ii) third-party
guarantees, and (A) all money, securities, security entitlements, accounts,
general intangibles, payment rights, instruments, documents, deposit accounts,
certificates of deposit, commodities contracts and other investment property and
other property of whatever kind or description now existing or hereafter
acquired which is pledged as collateral for such guarantee or (B) any mortgaged
property securing the performance of such guarantee, or (iii) such other
collateral as may be set forth in the Series Supplement.
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Additional Collateral Loan: Each Mortgage Loan that is supported by
Additional Collateral.
Adjusted Mortgage Rate: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any date
of determination, the Mortgage Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, less the
rate at which the related Subservicing Fee accrues.
Advance: As to any Mortgage Loan, any advance made by the Master
Servicer, pursuant to Section 4.04.
Affiliate: With respect to any Person, any other Person controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such first Person. For the purposes
of this definition, "control" means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Ambac: Ambac Assurance Corporation (formerly known as AMBAC Indemnity
Corporation).
Amount Held for Future Distribution: As to any Distribution Date and,
with respect to any Mortgage Pool that is comprised of two or more Loan Groups,
each Loan Group, the total of the amounts held in the Custodial Account at the
close of business on the preceding Determination Date on account of (i)
Liquidation Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries, Insurance Proceeds, Curtailments,
Mortgage Loan purchases made pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03, 2.04 or 4.07 and
Mortgage Loan substitutions made pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.04 received or
made in the month of such Distribution Date (other than such Liquidation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and purchases of Mortgage Loans that the Master
Servicer has deemed to have been received in the preceding month in accordance
with Section 3.07(b)), and Principal Prepayments in Full made after the related
Prepayment Period, and (ii) payments which represent early receipt of scheduled
payments of principal and interest due on a date or dates subsequent to the
related Due Date.
Appraised Value: As to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the
appraised value of such Mortgaged Property based upon the appraisal made at the
time of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and (ii) the sales price
of the Mortgaged Property at such time of origination, except in the case of a
Mortgaged Property securing a refinanced or modified Mortgage Loan as to which
it is either the appraised value determined above or the appraised value
determined in an appraisal at the time of refinancing or modification, as the
case may be.
Assigned Contracts: With respect to any Pledged Asset Loan: the Credit
Support Pledge Agreement; the Funding and Pledge Agreement, among GMAC Mortgage
Corporation, National Financial Services Corporation and the Mortgagor or other
person pledging the related Pledged Assets; the Additional Collateral Agreement,
between GMAC Mortgage Corporation and the Mortgagor or other person pledging the
related Pledged Assets; or such other contracts as may be set forth in the
Series Supplement.
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Assignment: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or
equivalent instrument, in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the
jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect of
record the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Trustee for the benefit of
Certificateholders, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent
instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering
Mortgages secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same county, if
permitted by law and accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to that effect.
Assignment Agreement: The Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated the
Closing Date, between Residential Funding and the Company relating to the
transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loans.
Assignment Agreement and Amendment of Security Instrument: With respect
to a Sharia Mortgage Loan, the agreement between the consumer and the co-owner
pursuant to which all of the co-owner's interest as a beneficiary under the
related Sharia Mortgage Loan Security Instrument and the co-owner's interest in
the related Mortgaged Property is conveyed to a subsequent owner, which may take
the form of an "Assignment Agreement" and an "Amendment of Security Instrument"
or an "Assignment Agreement and Amendment of Security Instrument", as
applicable.
Assignment of Proprietary Lease: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the
assignment of the related Cooperative Lease from the Mortgagor to the originator
of the Cooperative Loan.
Available Distribution Amount: As to any Distribution Date and, with
respect to any Mortgage Pool comprised of two or more Loan Groups, each Loan
Group, an amount equal to (a) the sum of (i) the amount relating to the Mortgage
Loans on deposit in the Custodial Account as of the close of business on the
immediately preceding Determination Date, including any Subsequent Recoveries,
and amounts deposited in the Custodial Account in connection with the
substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, (ii) the amount of any
Advance made on the immediately preceding Certificate Account Deposit Date,
(iii) any amount deposited in the Certificate Account on the related Certificate
Account Deposit Date pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 3.12(a), (iv)
any amount deposited in the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 4.07 and any
amounts deposited in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 9.01, (v) any
amount that the Master Servicer is not permitted to withdraw from the Custodial
Account or the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 3.16(e), (vi) any amount
received by the Trustee pursuant to the Surety Bond in respect of such
Distribution Date and (vii) the proceeds of any Pledged Assets received by the
Master Servicer, reduced by (b) the sum as of the close of business on the
immediately preceding Determination Date of (x) the Amount Held for Future
Distribution, and (y) amounts permitted to be withdrawn by the Master Servicer
from the Custodial Account in respect of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to clauses
(ii)-(x), inclusive, of Section 3.10(a). Such amount shall be determined
separately for each Loan Group. Additionally, with respect to any Mortgage Pool
that is comprised of two or more Loan Groups, if on any Distribution Date
Compensating Interest provided pursuant to Section 3.16(e) is less than
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred on the Mortgage Loans in connection with
Principal Prepayments in Full received during the related Prepayment Period and
Curtailments made in the prior calendar month, such Compensating Interest shall
be allocated on such Distribution Date to the Available Distribution Amount for
each Loan Group on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective amounts of
such Prepayment Interest Shortfalls incurred on the Mortgage Loans in such Loan
Group in respect of such Distribution Date.
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Bankruptcy Code: The Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended.
Bankruptcy Loss: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Deficient
Valuation or Debt Service Reduction; provided, however, that neither a Deficient
Valuation nor a Debt Service Reduction shall be deemed a Bankruptcy Loss
hereunder so long as the Master Servicer has notified the Trustee in writing
that the Master Servicer is diligently pursuing any remedies that may exist in
connection with the representations and warranties made regarding the related
Mortgage Loan and either (A) the related Mortgage Loan is not in default with
regard to payments due thereunder or (B) delinquent payments of principal and
interest under the related Mortgage Loan and any premiums on any applicable
primary hazard insurance policy and any related escrow payments in respect of
such Mortgage Loan are being advanced on a current basis by the Master Servicer
or a Subservicer, in either case without giving effect to any Debt Service
Reduction.
Book-Entry Certificate: Any Certificate registered in the name of the
Depository or its nominee, and designated as such in the Preliminary Statement
to the Series Supplement.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday or (ii) a
day on which banking institutions in the State of New York, the State of
Michigan, the State of California , the State of Illinois or the City of St.
Xxxx, Minnesota (and such other state or states in which the Custodial Account
or the Certificate Account are at the time located) are required or authorized
by law or executive order to be closed.
Buydown Funds: Any amount contributed by the seller of a Mortgaged
Property, the Company or other source in order to enable the Mortgagor to reduce
the payments required to be made from the Mortgagor's funds in the early years
of a Mortgage Loan. Buydown Funds are not part of the Trust Fund prior to
deposit into the Custodial or Certificate Account.
Buydown Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan as to which a specified amount
of interest is paid out of related Buydown Funds in accordance with a related
buydown agreement.
Capitalization Reimbursement Amount: As to any Distribution Date, the
amount of Advances or Servicing Advances that were added to the Stated Principal
Balance of the related Mortgage Loans during the prior calendar month and
reimbursed to the Master Servicer or Subservicer on or prior to such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(vii), plus the Capitalization
Reimbursement Shortfall Amount remaining unreimbursed from any prior
Distribution Date and reimbursed to the Master Servicer or Subservicer on or
prior to such Distribution Date.
Capitalization Reimbursement Shortfall Amount: As to any Distribution
Date, the amount, if any, by which the amount of Advances or Servicing Advances
that were added to the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans during the
preceding calendar month exceeds the amount of principal payments on the
Mortgage Loans included in the Available Distribution Amount for that
Distribution Date.
Call Rights: As defined in Section 9.01(f).
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Cash Liquidation: As to any defaulted Mortgage Loan other than a
Mortgage Loan as to which an REO Acquisition occurred, a determination by the
Master Servicer that it has received all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation
Proceeds and other payments or cash recoveries which the Master Servicer
reasonably and in good faith expects to be finally recoverable with respect to
such Mortgage Loan.
Certificate Account Deposit Date: As to any Distribution Date, the
Business Day prior thereto.
Certificateholder or Holder: The Person in whose name a Certificate is
registered in the Certificate Register, and, in respect of any Insured
Certificates, the Certificate Insurer to the extent of Cumulative Insurance
Payments, except that neither a Disqualified Organization nor a Non-United
States Person shall be a holder of a Class R Certificate for purposes hereof
and, solely for the purpose of giving any consent or direction pursuant to this
Agreement, any Certificate, other than a Class R Certificate, registered in the
name of the Company, the Master Servicer or any Subservicer or any Affiliate
thereof shall be deemed not to be outstanding and the Percentage Interest or
Voting Rights evidenced thereby shall not be taken into account in determining
whether the requisite amount of Percentage Interests or Voting Rights necessary
to effect any such consent or direction has been obtained. All references herein
to "Holders" or "Certificateholders" shall reflect the rights of Certificate
Owners as they may indirectly exercise such rights through the Depository and
participating members thereof, except as otherwise specified herein; provided,
however, that the Trustee shall be required to recognize as a "Holder" or
"Certificateholder" only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered in
the Certificate Register.
Certificate Insurer: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person
who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate, as reflected on the books of an
indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts as
agent, if any, and otherwise on the books of a Depository Participant, if any,
and otherwise on the books of the Depository.
Certificate Principal Balance: With respect to each Certificate (other
than any Interest Only Certificate), on any date of determination, an amount
equal to:
(i) the Initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate as
specified on the face thereof, plus
(ii) any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Certificate Principal
Balance of such Certificate pursuant to Section 4.02, plus
(iii) in the case of each Accrual Certificate, an amount equal to the
aggregate Accrued Certificate Interest added to the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof prior to such date of determination,
minus
(iv) the sum of (x) the aggregate of all amounts previously
distributed with respect to such Certificate (or any predecessor
Certificate) and applied to reduce the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof pursuant to Section 4.02(a) and (y) the aggregate
of all reductions in Certificate Principal Balance deemed to have
occurred in connection with Realized Losses which were previously
allocated to such Certificate (or any predecessor Certificate)
pursuant to Section 4.05;
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provided, that the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Subordinate
Certificates with the Lowest Priority at any given time shall be further reduced
by an amount equal to the Percentage Interest evidenced by such Certificate
multiplied by the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of all Classes of Certificates then outstanding over (B) the
then aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans.
Certificate Register and Certificate Registrar: The register maintained
and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.02.
Class: Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the same
designation. The initial Class A-V Certificates and any Subclass thereof issued
pursuant to Section 5.01(c) shall be a single Class for purposes of this
Agreement.
Class A-P Certificate: Any one of the Certificates designated as a Class
A-P Certificate.
Class A-P Collection Shortfall: With respect to the Cash Liquidation or
REO Disposition of a Discount Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, the
excess of the amount described in Section 4.02(b)(i)(C)(1) over the amount
described in Section 4.02(b)(i)(C)(2).
Class A-P Principal Distribution Amount: As defined in Section 4.02.
Class A-V Certificate: Any one of the Certificates designated as a Class
A-V Certificate, including any Subclass thereof.
Class B Certificate: Any one of the Certificates designated as a Class
B-1 Certificate, Class B-2 Certificate or Class B-3 Certificate.
Class M Certificate: Any one of the Certificates designated as a Class
M-1 Certificate, Class M-2 Certificate or Class M-3 Certificate.
Closing Date: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Combined Collateral LLC: Combined Collateral LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
Compensating Interest: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount
equal to Prepayment Interest Shortfalls resulting from Principal Prepayments in
Full during the related Prepayment Period and Curtailments during the prior
calendar month and included in the Available Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date, but not more than the lesser of (a) one-twelfth of 0.125% of
the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans immediately preceding such
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Distribution Date and (b) the sum of the Servicing Fee and all income and gain
on amounts held in the Custodial Account and the Certificate Account and payable
to the Certificateholders with respect to such Distribution Date; provided that
for purposes of this definition the amount of the Servicing Fee will not be
reduced pursuant to Section 7.02(a) except as may be required pursuant to the
last sentence of such paragraph.
Cooperative: A private, cooperative housing corporation which owns or
leases land and all or part of a building or buildings, including apartments,
spaces used for commercial purposes and common areas therein and whose board of
directors authorizes, among other things, the sale of Cooperative Stock.
Cooperative Apartment: A dwelling unit in a multi-dwelling building
owned or leased by a Cooperative, which unit the Mortgagor has an exclusive
right to occupy pursuant to the terms of a proprietary lease or occupancy
agreement.
Cooperative Lease: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the proprietary
lease or occupancy agreement with respect to the Cooperative Apartment occupied
by the Mortgagor and relating to the related Cooperative Stock, which lease or
agreement confers an exclusive right to the holder of such Cooperative Stock to
occupy such apartment.
Cooperative Loans: Any of the Mortgage Loans made in respect of a
Cooperative Apartment, evidenced by a Mortgage Note and secured by (i) a
Security Agreement, (ii) the related Cooperative Stock Certificate, (iii) an
assignment of the Cooperative Lease, (iv) financing statements and (v) a stock
power (or other similar instrument), and ancillary thereto, a recognition
agreement between the Cooperative and the originator of the Cooperative Loan,
each of which was transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section
2.01 and are from time to time held as part of the Trust Fund.
Cooperative Stock: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the single
outstanding class of stock, partnership interest or other ownership instrument
in the related Cooperative.
Cooperative Stock Certificate: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the
stock certificate or other instrument evidencing the related Cooperative Stock.
Credit Repository: Equifax, Transunion and Experian, or their successors
in interest.
Credit Support Depletion Date: The first Distribution Date on which the
Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates have been reduced
to zero.
Credit Support Pledge Agreement: The Credit Support Pledge Agreement,
dated as of November 24, 1998, among the Master Servicer, GMAC Mortgage
Corporation, Combined Collateral LLC and The First National Bank of Chicago (now
known as JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), as custodian.
Cumulative Insurance Payments: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Curtailment: Any Principal Prepayment made by a Mortgagor which is not a
Principal Prepayment in Full.
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Custodial Account: The custodial account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 3.07 in the name of a depository institution, as
custodian for the holders of the Certificates, for the holders of certain other
interests in mortgage loans serviced or sold by the Master Servicer and for the
Master Servicer, into which the amounts set forth in Section 3.07 shall be
deposited directly. Any such account or accounts shall be an Eligible Account.
Custodial Agreement: An agreement that may be entered into among the
Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and a Custodian pursuant to which the
Custodian will hold certain documents relating to the Mortgage Loans on behalf
of the Trustee.
Custodial File: Any mortgage loan document in the Mortgage File that is
required to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian pursuant to Section
2.01(b) of this Agreement.
Custodian: A custodian appointed pursuant to a Custodial Agreement.
Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid
principal balance thereof at the Cut-off Date after giving effect to all
installments of principal due on or prior thereto (or due during the month of
the Cut-Off Date), whether or not received.
Debt Service Reduction: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction
in the scheduled Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, except such a reduction
constituting a Deficient Valuation or any reduction that results in a permanent
forgiveness of principal.
Deficient Valuation: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation by a
court of competent jurisdiction of the Mortgaged Property in an amount less than
the then outstanding indebtedness under the Mortgage Loan, or any reduction in
the amount of principal to be paid in connection with any scheduled Monthly
Payment that constitutes a permanent forgiveness of principal, which valuation
or reduction results from a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code.
Definitive Certificate: Any Certificate other than a Book-Entry
Certificate.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced with a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
Delinquent: As used herein, a Mortgage Loan is considered to be: "30 to
59 days" or "30 or more days" delinquent when a payment due on any scheduled due
date remains unpaid as of the close of business on the last business day
immediately prior to the next following monthly scheduled due date; "60 to 89
days" or "60 or more days" delinquent when a payment due on any scheduled due
date remains unpaid as of the close of business on the last business day
immediately prior to the second following monthly scheduled due date; and so on.
The determination as to whether a Mortgage Loan falls into these categories is
made as of the close of business on the last business day of each month. For
example, a Mortgage Loan with a payment due on July 1 that remained unpaid as of
the close of business on July 31 would then be considered to be 30 to 59 days
delinquent. Delinquency information as of the Cut-off Date is determined and
prepared as of the close of business on the last business day immediately prior
to the Cut-off Date.
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Depository: The Depository Trust Company, or any successor Depository
hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository for purposes of
registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates is Cede &
Co. The Depository shall at all times be a "clearing corporation" as defined in
Section 8-102(a)(5) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and
a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Depository Participant: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial
institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
Destroyed Mortgage Note: A Mortgage Note the original of which was
permanently lost or destroyed and has not been replaced.
Destroyed Obligaton to Pay: An Obligation to Pay the original of which
was permanently lost or destroyed and has not been replaced.
Determination Date: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Discount Fraction: With respect to each Discount Mortgage Loan, the
fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Discount Net
Mortgage Rate minus the Net Mortgage Rate (or the initial Net Mortgage Rate with
respect to any Discount Mortgage Loans as to which the Mortgage Rate is modified
pursuant to 3.07(a)) for such Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is the
Discount Net Mortgage Rate. The Discount Fraction with respect to each Discount
Mortgage Loan is set forth as an exhibit attached to the Series Supplement.
Discount Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan having a Net Mortgage Rate (or
the initial Net Mortgage Rate) of less than the Discount Net Mortgage Rate per
annum and any Mortgage Loan deemed to be a Discount Mortgage Loan pursuant to
the definition of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
Discount Net Mortgage Rate: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Disqualified Organization: Any organization defined as a "disqualified
organization" under Section 860E(e)(5) of the Code, and if not otherwise
included, any of the following: (i) the United States, any State or political
subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States, or any agency or
instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality which is
a corporation if all of its activities are subject to tax and, except for
Freddie Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such
governmental unit), (ii) a foreign government, any international organization,
or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (iii) any organization
(other than certain farmers' cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code)
which is exempt from the tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax
imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income), (iv)
rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of
the Code, (v) any "electing large partnership," as defined in Section 775(a) of
the Code and (vi) any other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an
Opinion of Counsel that the holding of an Ownership Interest in a Class R
Certificate by such Person may cause the Trust Fund or any Person having an
Ownership Interest in any Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to
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incur a liability for any federal tax imposed under the Code that would not
otherwise be imposed but for the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Class R
Certificate to such Person. The terms "United States", "State" and
"international organization" shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701
of the Code or successor provisions.
Distribution Date: The 25th day of any month beginning in the month
immediately following the month of the initial issuance of the Certificates or,
if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately following
such 25th day.
Due Date: With respect to any Distribution Date and any Mortgage Loan,
the day during the related Due Period on which the Monthly Payment is due.
Due Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the one-month period
set forth in the Series Supplement.
Eligible Account: An account that is any of the following: (i)
maintained with a depository institution the debt obligations of which have been
rated by each Rating Agency in its highest rating available, or (ii) an account
or accounts in a depository institution in which such accounts are fully insured
to the limits established by the FDIC, provided that any deposits not so insured
shall, to the extent acceptable to each Rating Agency, as evidenced in writing,
be maintained such that (as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the
Trustee and each Rating Agency) the registered Holders of Certificates have a
claim with respect to the funds in such account or a perfected first security
interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted
Investments) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other
depositors or creditors of the depository institution with which such account is
maintained, or (iii) in the case of the Custodial Account, a trust account or
accounts maintained in the corporate trust department of the Trustee, or (iv) in
the case of the Certificate Account, a trust account or accounts maintained in
the corporate trust department of the Trustee, or (v) an account or accounts of
a depository institution acceptable to each Rating Agency (as evidenced in
writing by each Rating Agency that use of any such account as the Custodial
Account or the Certificate Account will not reduce the rating assigned to any
Class of Certificates by such Rating Agency below the lower of the then-current
rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as of the Closing Date by
such Rating Agency).
Event of Default: As defined in Section 7.01.
Excess Bankruptcy Loss: Any Bankruptcy Loss, or portion thereof, which
exceeds the then applicable Bankruptcy Amount.
Excess Fraud Loss: Any Fraud Loss, or portion thereof, which exceeds the
then applicable Fraud Loss Amount.
Excess Special Hazard Loss: Any Special Hazard Loss, or portion thereof,
that exceeds the then applicable Special Hazard Amount.
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Excess Subordinate Principal Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of
Subordinate Certificates then outstanding with the Lowest Priority is to be
reduced to zero and on which Realized Losses are to be allocated to such class
or classes, the excess, if any, of (i) the amount that would otherwise be
distributable in respect of principal on such class or classes of Certificates
on such Distribution Date over (ii) the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of such class or classes of Certificates
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over the aggregate amount of
Realized Losses to be allocated to such classes of Certificates on such
Distribution Date as reduced by any amount calculated pursuant to Section
4.02(b)(i)(E). With respect to any Mortgage Pool that is comprised of two or
more Loan Groups, the Excess Subordinate Principal Amount will be allocated
between each Loan Group on a pro rata basis in accordance with the amount of
Realized Losses attributable to each Loan Group and allocated to the
Certificates on such Distribution Date.
Exchange Act: The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Extraordinary Events: Any of the following conditions with respect to a
Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative
Apartment) or Mortgage Loan causing or resulting in a loss which causes the
liquidation of such Mortgage Loan:
(a) losses that are of the type that would be covered by the fidelity
bond and the errors and omissions insurance policy required to be maintained
pursuant to Section 3.12(b) but are in excess of the coverage maintained
thereunder;
(b) nuclear reaction or nuclear radiation or radioactive
contamination, all whether controlled or uncontrolled, and whether such loss be
direct or indirect, proximate or remote or be in whole or in part caused by,
contributed to or aggravated by a peril covered by the definition of the term
"Special Hazard Loss";
(c) hostile or warlike action in time of peace or war, including
action in hindering, combating or defending against an actual, impending or
expected attack:
1. by any government or sovereign power, de jure or de facto,
or by any authority maintaining or using military, naval
or air forces; or
2. by military, naval or air forces; or
3. by an agent of any such government, power, authority or
forces;
(d) any weapon of war employing atomic fission or radioactive force
whether in time of peace or war; or
(e) insurrection, rebellion, revolution, civil war, usurped power or
action taken by governmental authority in hindering, combating or defending
against such an occurrence, seizure or destruction under quarantine or customs
regulations, confiscation by order of any government or public authority; or
risks of contraband or illegal transportation or trade.
Extraordinary Losses: Any loss incurred on a Mortgage Loan caused by or
resulting from an Extraordinary Event.
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Xxxxxx Xxx: 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.
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor thereto.
Final Distribution Date: The Distribution Date on which the final
distribution in respect of the Certificates will be made pursuant to Section
9.01, which Final Distribution Date shall in no event be later than the end of
the 90-day liquidation period described in Section 9.02.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc. or its successor in interest.
Form 10-K Certification: As defined in Section 4.03(e).
Foreclosure Profits: As to any Distribution Date or related
Determination Date and any Mortgage Loan, the excess, if any, of Liquidation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and REO Proceeds (net of all amounts reimbursable
therefrom pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(ii)) in respect of each Mortgage Loan or
REO Property for which a Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition occurred in the
related Prepayment Period over the sum of the unpaid principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan or REO Property (determined, in the case of an REO Disposition, in
accordance with Section 3.14) plus accrued and unpaid interest at the Mortgage
Rate on such unpaid principal balance from the Due Date to which interest was
last paid by the Mortgagor to the first day of the month following the month in
which such Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition occurred.
Fraud Losses: Losses on Mortgage Loans as to which there was fraud in
the origination of such Mortgage Loan.
Freddie Mac: 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.
Highest Priority: As of any date of determination, the Class of
Subordinate Certificates then outstanding with a Certificate Principal Balance
greater than zero, with the earliest priority for payments pursuant to Section
4.02(a), in the following order: Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1,
Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates.
Independent: When used with respect to any specified Person, means such
a Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Company, the Master Servicer and
the Trustee, or any Affiliate thereof, (ii) does not have any direct financial
interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Company, the Master
Servicer or the Trustee or in an Affiliate thereof, and (iii) is not connected
with the Company, the Master Servicer or the Trustee as an officer, employee,
promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar
functions.
Initial Certificate Principal Balance: With respect to each Class of
Certificates, the Certificate Principal Balance of such Class of Certificates as
of the Cut-off Date, as set forth in the Series Supplement.
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Initial Monthly Payment Fund: An amount representing scheduled principal
amortization and interest at the Net Mortgage Rate for the Due Date in the first
Due Period commencing subsequent to the Cut-off Date for those Mortgage Loans
for which the Trustee will not be entitled to receive such payment, and as more
specifically defined in the Series Supplement.
Initial Notional Amount: With respect to any Class or Subclass of
Interest Only Certificates, the amount initially used as the principal basis for
the calculation of any interest payment amount, as more specifically defined in
the Series Supplement.
Initial Subordinate Class Percentage: As defined in the Series
Supplement.
Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds paid in respect of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to any Primary Insurance Policy or any other related insurance policy
covering a Mortgage Loan (excluding any Certificate Policy (as defined in the
Series Supplement)), to the extent such proceeds are payable to the mortgagee
under the Mortgage, any Subservicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee and are
not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property (or, with
respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Apartment) or released to
the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Master Servicer would
follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own account.
Insurer: Any named insurer under any Primary Insurance Policy or any
successor thereto or the named insurer in any replacement policy.
Interest Accrual Period: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Interest Only Certificates: A Class or Subclass of Certificates not
entitled to payments of principal, and designated as such in the Series
Supplement. The Interest Only Certificates will have no Certificate Principal
Balance.
Interim Certification: As defined in Section 2.02.
Junior Certificateholder: The Holder of not less than 95% of the
Percentage Interests of the Junior Class of Certificates.
Junior Class of Certificates: The Class of Subordinate Certificates
outstanding as of the date of the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 4.07 herein that has the Lowest Priority.
Late Collections: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, all amounts
received during any Due Period, whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or
as Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which represent late
payments or collections of Monthly Payments due but delinquent for a previous
Due Period and not previously recovered.
Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts (other than Insurance Proceeds) received
by the Master Servicer in connection with the taking of an entire Mortgaged
Property by exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation or in
connection with the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan through trustee's
sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, other than REO Proceeds.
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Loan Group: Any group of Mortgage Loans designated as a separate loan
group in the Series Supplement. The Certificates relating to each Loan Group
will be designated in the Series Supplement.
Loan-to-Value Ratio: As of any date, the fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the current principal balance of the
related Mortgage Loan at the date of determination and the denominator of which
is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
Lower Priority: As of any date of determination and any Class of
Subordinate Certificates, any other Class of Subordinate Certificates then
outstanding with a Certificate Principal Balance greater than zero, with later
priority for payments pursuant to Section 4.02(a).
Lowest Priority: As of any date of determination, the Class of
Subordinate Certificates then outstanding with the latest priority for payments
pursuant to Section 4.02(a), in the following order: Class B-3, Class B-2, Class
B-1, Class M-3, Class M-2 and Class M-1 Certificates.
Maturity Date: The latest possible maturity date, solely for purposes of
Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, by which the
Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Certificates (other than the
Interest Only Certificates which have no Certificate Principal Balance) and each
Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interest would be reduced to zero, as designated in
the Series Supplement.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor
thereto.
MERS(R) System: The system of recording transfers of Mortgages
electronically maintained by MERS.
MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered
with MERS on the MERS(R) System.
MLCC: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Credit Corporation, or its successor in interest.
Modified Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that has been the subject of a
Servicing Modification.
Modified Mortgage Rate: As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject of a
Servicing Modification, the Mortgage Rate minus the rate per annum by which the
Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan was reduced.
Modified Net Mortgage Rate: As to any Mortgage Loan that is the subject
of a Servicing Modification, the Net Mortgage Rate minus the rate per annum by
which the Mortgage Rate on such Mortgage Loan was reduced.
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MOM Loan: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, MERS acting as the
mortgagee of such Mortgage Loan, solely as nominee for the originator of such
Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns, at the origination thereof.
Monthly Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (including any REO
Property) and any Due Date, the payment of principal and interest due thereon in
accordance with the amortization schedule at the time applicable thereto (after
adjustment, if any, for Curtailments and for Deficient Valuations occurring
prior to such Due Date but before any adjustment to such amortization schedule
by reason of any bankruptcy, other than a Deficient Valuation, or similar
proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period and before any
Servicing Modification that constitutes a reduction of the interest rate on such
Mortgage Loan).
Moody's: Xxxxx'x Investors Service, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Mortgage: With respect to each Mortgage Note related to a Mortgage Loan
which is not a Cooperative Loan, the mortgage, deed of trust or other comparable
instrument creating a first lien on an estate in fee simple or leasehold
interest in real property securing a Mortgage Note. With respect to each
Obligation to Pay related to a Sharia Mortgage Loan, the Sharia Mortgage Loan
Security Instrument.
Mortgage File: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 pertaining
to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required to be added
to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Loans: Such of the mortgage loans, including any Sharia
Mortgage Loans, transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01
as from time to time are held or deemed to be held as a part of the Trust Fund,
the Mortgage Loans originally so held being identified in the initial Mortgage
Loan Schedule, and Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans held or deemed held as
part of the Trust Fund including, without limitation, (i) with respect to each
Cooperative Loan, the related Mortgage Note, Security Agreement, Assignment of
Proprietary Lease, Cooperative Stock Certificate, Cooperative Lease and Mortgage
File and all rights appertaining thereto, (ii) with respect to each Sharia
Mortgage Loan, the related Obligation to Pay, Sharia Mortgage Loan Security
Instrument, Sharia Mortgage Loan Co-Ownership Agreement, Assignment Agreement
and Amendment of Security Instrument and Mortgage File and all rights
appertaining thereto and (iii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan other than a
Cooperative Loan or a Sharia Mortgage Loan, each related Mortgage Note, Mortgage
and Mortgage File and all rights appertaining thereto.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Mortgage Note: The originally executed note or other evidence of
indebtedness evidencing the indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan,
together with any modification thereto. With respect to each Sharia Mortgage
Loan, the related Obligation to Pay.
Mortgage Pool: The pool of mortgage loans, including all Loan Groups, if
any, consisting of the Mortgage Loans.
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Mortgage Rate: As to any Mortgage Loan, the interest rate borne by the
related Mortgage Note, or any modification thereto other than a Servicing
Modification. As to any Sharia Mortage Loan, the profit factor described in the
related Obligation to Pay, or any modification thereto other than a Servicing
Modification.
Mortgaged Property: The underlying real property securing a Mortgage
Loan or, with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Lease and
Cooperative Stock.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note, or with respect to a Sharia
Mortgage Loan, the consumer on an Obligation to Pay.
Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate of
interest equal to the Adjusted Mortgage Rate less the per annum rate at which
the Servicing Fee is calculated.
Non-Discount Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is not a Discount
Mortgage Loan.
Non-Primary Residence Loans: The Mortgage Loans designated as secured by
second or vacation residences, or by non-owner occupied residences, on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Non-United States Person: Any Person other than a United States Person.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any Advance previously made or proposed to be
made by the Master Servicer or Subservicer in respect of a Mortgage Loan (other
than a Deleted Mortgage Loan) which, in the good faith judgment of the Master
Servicer, will not, or, in the case of a proposed Advance, would not, be
ultimately recoverable by the Master Servicer from related Late Collections,
Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Proceeds or amounts reimbursable
to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.02(a) hereof. To the extent that
any Mortgagor is not obligated under the related Mortgage documents to pay or
reimburse any portion of any Servicing Advances that are outstanding with
respect to the related Mortgage Loan as a result of a modification of such
Mortgage Loan by the Master Servicer, which forgives amounts which the Master
Servicer or Subservicer had previously advanced, and the Master Servicer
determines that no other source of payment or reimbursement for such advances is
available to it, such Servicing Advances shall be deemed to be Nonrecoverable
Advances. The determination by the Master Servicer that it has made a
Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance would constitute a
Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered
to the Company, the Trustee and any Certificate Insurer.
Nonsubserviced Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that, at the time of
reference thereto, is not subject to a Subservicing Agreement.
Notional Amount: With respect to any Class or Subclass of Interest Only
Certificates, an amount used as the principal basis for the calculation of any
interest payment amount, as more specifically defined in the Series Supplement.
Obligation to Pay: The originally executed obligation to pay or similar
agreement evidencing the obligation of the consumer under a Sharia Mortgage
Loan, together with any modification thereto.
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Officers' Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President or a Vice President or Assistant Vice President, or a
Director or Managing Director, and by the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of
the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Company or the Master
Servicer, as the case may be, and delivered to the Trustee, as required by this
Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel acceptable to the
Trustee and the Master Servicer, who may be counsel for the Company or the
Master Servicer, provided that any opinion of counsel (i) referred to in the
definition of "Disqualified Organization" or (ii) relating to the qualification
of any REMIC formed under the Series Supplement or compliance with the REMIC
Provisions must, unless otherwise specified, be an opinion of Independent
counsel.
Outstanding Mortgage Loan: As to any Due Date, a Mortgage Loan
(including an REO Property) which was not the subject of a Principal Prepayment
in Full, Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition and which was not purchased,
deleted or substituted for prior to such Due Date pursuant to Section 2.02,
2.03, 2.04 or 4.07.
Ownership Interest: As to any Certificate, any ownership or security
interest in such Certificate, including any interest in such Certificate as the
Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal
or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.
Pass-Through Rate: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Paying Agent: The Trustee or any successor Paying Agent appointed by the
Trustee.
Percentage Interest: With respect to any Certificate (other than a Class
R Certificate), the undivided percentage ownership interest in the related Class
evidenced by such Certificate, which percentage ownership interest shall be
equal to the Initial Certificate Principal Balance thereof or Initial Notional
Amount (in the case of any Interest Only Certificate) thereof divided by the
aggregate Initial Certificate Principal Balance or the aggregate of the Initial
Notional Amounts, as applicable, of all the Certificates of the same Class. With
respect to a Class R Certificate, the interest in distributions to be made with
respect to such Class evidenced thereby, expressed as a percentage, as stated on
the face of each such Certificate.
Permitted Investments: One or more of the following:
(i) obligations of or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the
United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof when such
obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States;
(ii) repurchase agreements on obligations specified in clause (i)
maturing not more than one month from the date of acquisition
thereof, provided that the unsecured obligations of the party
agreeing to repurchase such obligations are at the time rated by
each Rating Agency in its highest short-term rating available;
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(iii) federal funds, certificates of deposit, demand deposits, time
deposits and bankers' acceptances (which shall each have an
original maturity of not more than 90 days and, in the case of
bankers' acceptances, shall in no event have an original maturity
of more than 365 days or a remaining maturity of more than 30
days) denominated in United States dollars of any U.S. depository
institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the
United States or any state thereof or of any domestic branch of a
foreign depository institution or trust company; provided that
the debt obligations of such depository institution or trust
company (or, if the only Rating Agency is Standard & Poor's, in
the case of the principal depository institution in a depository
institution holding company, debt obligations of the depository
institution holding company) at the date of acquisition thereof
have been rated by each Rating Agency in its highest short-term
rating available; and provided further that, if the only Rating
Agency is Standard & Poor's and if the depository or trust
company is a principal subsidiary of a bank holding company and
the debt obligations of such subsidiary are not separately rated,
the applicable rating shall be that of the bank holding company;
and, provided further that, if the original maturity of such
short-term obligations of a domestic branch of a foreign
depository institution or trust company shall exceed 30 days, the
short-term rating of such institution shall be A-1+ in the case
of Standard & Poor's if Standard & Poor's is the Rating Agency;
(iv) commercial paper and demand notes (having original maturities of
not more than 365 days) of any corporation incorporated under the
laws of the United States or any state thereof which on the date
of acquisition has been rated by each Rating Agency in its
highest short-term rating available; provided that such
commercial paper shall have a remaining maturity of not more than
30 days;
(v) a money market fund or a qualified investment fund rated by each
Rating Agency in its highest long-term rating available; and
(vi) other obligations or securities that are acceptable to each
Rating Agency as a Permitted Investment hereunder and will not
reduce the rating assigned to any Class of Certificates by such
Rating Agency below the lower of the then-current rating or the
rating assigned to such Certificates as of the Closing Date by
such Rating Agency, as evidenced in writing;
provided, however, no instrument shall be a Permitted Investment if it
represents, either (1) the right to receive only interest payments with respect
to the underlying debt instrument or (2) the right to receive both principal and
interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the
principal and interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield
to maturity greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying
obligations. References herein to the highest rating available on unsecured
long-term debt shall mean AAA in the case of Standard & Poor's and Fitch and Aaa
in the case of Moody's, and references herein to the highest rating available on
unsecured commercial paper and short-term debt obligations shall mean A-1 in the
case of Standard & Poor's, P-1 in the case of Moody's and either A-1 by Standard
& Poor's, P-1 by Moody's or F-1 by Fitch in the case of Fitch; provided,
however, that any Permitted Investment that is a short-term debt obligation
rated A-1 by Standard & Poor's must satisfy the following additional conditions:
(i) the total amount of debt from A-1 issuers must be limited to the investment
of monthly principal and interest payments (assuming fully amortizing
collateral); (ii) the total amount of A-1 investments must not represent more
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than 20% of the aggregate outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the
Certificates and each investment must not mature beyond 30 days; (iii)
investments in A-1 rated securities are not eligible for the Reserve Fund; (iv)
the terms of the debt must have a predetermined fixed dollar amount of principal
due at maturity that cannot vary; and (v) if the investments may be liquidated
prior to their maturity or are being relied on to meet a certain yield, interest
must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a single fixed spread (if any)
and must move proportionately with that index.
Permitted Transferee: Any Transferee of a Class R Certificate, other
than a Disqualified Organization or Non-United States Person.
Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Pledged Amount: With respect to any Pledged Asset Loan, the amount of
money remitted to Combined Collateral LLC, at the direction of or for the
benefit of the related Mortgagor.
Pledged Asset Loan: Any Mortgage Loan supported by Pledged Assets or
such other collateral, other than the related Mortgaged Property, set forth in
the Series Supplement.
Pledged Assets: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, all money,
securities, security entitlements, accounts, general intangibles, instruments,
documents, certificates of deposit, commodities contracts and other investment
property and other property of whatever kind or description pledged by Combined
Collateral LLC as security in respect of any Realized Losses in connection with
such Mortgage Loan up to the Pledged Amount for such Mortgage Loan, and any
related collateral, or such other collateral as may be set forth in the Series
Supplement.
Pledged Asset Mortgage Servicing Agreement: The Pledged Asset Mortgage
Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 28, 1996 between MLCC and the Master
Servicer.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement or Agreement: With respect to any
Series, this Standard Terms together with the related Series Supplement.
Pool Stated Principal Balance: As to any Distribution Date, the
aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances of each Mortgage Loan.
Pool Strip Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a per annum rate
equal to the excess of (a) the Net Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan over (b)
the Discount Net Mortgage Rate (but not less than 0.00%) per annum.
Prepayment Distribution Trigger: With respect to any Distribution Date
and any Class of Subordinate Certificates (other than the Class M-1
Certificates), a test that shall be satisfied if the fraction (expressed as a
percentage) equal to the sum of the Certificate Principal Balances of such Class
and each Class of Subordinate Certificates with a Lower Priority than such Class
immediately prior to such Distribution Date divided by the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all of the Mortgage Loans (or related REO Properties)
immediately prior to such Distribution Date is greater than or equal to the sum
of the related Initial Subordinate Class Percentages of such Classes of
Subordinate Certificates.
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Prepayment Interest Shortfall: As to any Distribution Date and any
Mortgage Loan (other than a Mortgage Loan relating to an REO Property) that was
the subject of (a) a Principal Prepayment in Full during the portion of the
related Prepayment Period that falls during the prior calendar month, an amount
equal to the excess of one month's interest at the Net Mortgage Rate (or
Modified Net Mortgage Rate in the case of a Modified Mortgage Loan) on the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan over the amount of interest
(adjusted to the Net Mortgage Rate (or Modified Net Mortgage Rate in the case of
a Modified Mortgage Loan)) paid by the Mortgagor for such month to the date of
such Principal Prepayment in Full or (b) a Curtailment during the prior calendar
month, an amount equal to one month's interest at the Net Mortgage Rate (or
Modified Net Mortgage Rate in the case of a Modified Mortgage Loan) on the
amount of such Curtailment.
Prepayment Period: As to any Distribution Date and Principal Prepayment
in Full, the period commencing on the 16th day of the month prior to the month
in which that Distribution Date occurs and ending on the 15th day of the month
in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Primary Insurance Policy: Each primary policy of mortgage guaranty
insurance or any replacement policy therefor referred to in Section 2.03(b)(iv)
and (v).
Principal Only Certificates: A Class of Certificates not entitled to
payments of interest, and more specifically designated as such in the Series
Supplement.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment of principal or other recovery on a
Mortgage Loan, including a recovery that takes the form of Liquidation Proceeds
or Insurance Proceeds, which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date
and is not accompanied by an amount as to interest representing scheduled
interest on such payment due on any date or dates in any month or months
subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment in Full: Any Principal Prepayment of the entire
principal balance of a Mortgage Loan that is made by the Mortgagor.
Program Guide: Collectively, the Client Guide and the Servicer Guide for
Residential Funding's mortgage loan purchase and conduit servicing program and
all supplements and amendments thereto published by Residential Funding from
time to time.
Purchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or REO Property)
required to be or otherwise purchased on any date pursuant to Section 2.02,
2.03, 2.04 or 4.07, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the Stated
Principal Balance thereof plus the principal portion of any related unreimbursed
Advances and (ii) unpaid accrued interest at the Adjusted Mortgage Rate (or
Modified Net Mortgage Rate plus the rate per annum at which the Servicing Fee is
calculated in the case of a Modified Mortgage Loan) (or at the Net Mortgage Rate
(or Modified Net Mortgage Rate in the case of a Modified Mortgage Loan) in the
case of a purchase made by the Master Servicer) on the Stated Principal Balance
thereof to the Due Date in the Due Period related to the Distribution Date
occurring in the month following the month of purchase from the Due Date to
which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor.
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Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan substituted by
Residential Funding or the Company for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on
the date of such substitution, as confirmed in an Officers' Certificate
delivered to the Trustee, with a copy to the Custodian,
(i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of the
principal portion of the monthly payment due in the month of
substitution (or in the case of a substitution of more than one
Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an aggregate
outstanding principal balance, after such deduction), not in
excess of the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan (the amount of any shortfall to be deposited by Residential
Funding in the Custodial Account in the month of substitution);
(ii) have a Mortgage Rate and a Net Mortgage Rate no lower than and
not more than 1% per annum higher than the Mortgage Rate and Net
Mortgage Rate, respectively, of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of
the date of substitution;
(iii) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio at the time of substitution no higher
than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan at the time of
substitution;
(iv) have a remaining term to stated maturity not greater than (and
not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan;
(v) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in
Sections 2.03 and 2.04 hereof and Section 4 of the Assignment
Agreement; and
(vi) have a Pool Strip Rate equal to or greater than that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan.
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, (x) with respect to any Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan substituted for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which was a
Discount Mortgage Loan, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall be deemed
to be a Discount Mortgage Loan and to have a Discount Fraction equal to the
Discount Fraction of the Deleted Mortgage Loan and (y) in the event that the
"Pool Strip Rate" of any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan as calculated
pursuant to the definition of "Pool Strip Rate" is greater than the Pool Strip
Rate of the related Deleted Mortgage Loan
(i) the Pool Strip Rate of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
shall be equal to the Pool Strip Rate of the related Deleted
Mortgage Loan for purposes of calculating the Pass-Through Rate
on the Class A-V Certificates and
(ii) the excess of the Pool Strip Rate on such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan as calculated pursuant to the definition of "Pool
Strip Rate" over the Pool Strip Rate on the related Deleted
Mortgage Loan shall be payable to the Class R Certificates
pursuant to Section 4.02 hereof.
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Rating Agency: Each of the statistical credit rating agencies specified
in the Preliminary Statement of the Series Supplement. If any agency or a
successor is no longer in existence, "Rating Agency" shall be such statistical
credit rating agency, or other comparable Person, designated by the Company,
notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee and the Master
Servicer.
Realized Loss: With respect to each Mortgage Loan (or REO Property):
(a) as to which a Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition has occurred,
an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loan (or REO Property) as of the date of Cash Liquidation or REO
Disposition, plus (ii) interest (and REO Imputed Interest, if any) at the Net
Mortgage Rate from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid or advanced
to Certificateholders up to the Due Date in the Due Period related to the
Distribution Date on which such Realized Loss will be allocated pursuant to
Section 4.05 on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan (or REO
Property) outstanding during each Due Period that such interest was not paid or
advanced, minus (iii) the proceeds, if any, received during the month in which
such Cash Liquidation (or REO Disposition) occurred, to the extent applied as
recoveries of interest at the Net Mortgage Rate and to principal of the Mortgage
Loan, net of the portion thereof reimbursable to the Master Servicer or any
Subservicer with respect to related Advances, Servicing Advances or other
expenses as to which the Master Servicer or Subservicer is entitled to
reimbursement thereunder but which have not been previously reimbursed,
(b) which is the subject of a Servicing Modification, (i) (1) the
amount by which the interest portion of a Monthly Payment or the principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan was reduced or (2) the sum of any other amounts
owing under the Mortgage Loan that were forgiven and that constitute Servicing
Advances that are reimbursable to the Master Servicer or a Subservicer, and (ii)
any such amount with respect to a Monthly Payment that was or would have been
due in the month immediately following the month in which a Principal Prepayment
or the Purchase Price of such Mortgage Loan is received or is deemed to have
been received,
(c) which has become the subject of a Deficient Valuation, the
difference between the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan outstanding
immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation, or
(d) which has become the object of a Debt Service Reduction, the
amount of such Debt Service Reduction.
Notwithstanding the above, neither a Deficient Valuation nor a Debt Service
Reduction shall be deemed a Realized Loss hereunder so long as the Master
Servicer has notified the Trustee in writing that the Master Servicer is
diligently pursuing any remedies that may exist in connection with the
representations and warranties made regarding the related Mortgage Loan and
either (A) the related Mortgage Loan is not in default with regard to payments
due thereunder or (B) delinquent payments of principal and interest under the
related Mortgage Loan and any premiums on any applicable primary hazard
insurance policy and any related escrow payments in respect of such Mortgage
Loan are being advanced on a current basis by the Master Servicer or a
Subservicer, in either case without giving effect to any Debt Service Reduction.
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To the extent the Master Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries with respect to
any Mortgage Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss with respect to that Mortgage
Loan will be reduced to the extent such recoveries are applied to reduce the
Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates on any Distribution
Date.
Record Date: With respect to each Distribution Date, the close of
business on the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month in which
the related Distribution Date occurs.
Regular Certificate: Any of the Certificates other than a Class R
Certificate.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation
AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.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 (January 7, 2005)) or by the
staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff
from time to time.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or similar legislation
or regulations as in effect from time to time.
Relief Act Shortfalls: Shortfalls in interest payable by a Mortgagor
that are not collectible from the Mortgagor pursuant to the Relief Act.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the meaning of
Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Administrator: Residential Funding Corporation. If Residential
Funding Corporation is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to no longer
be able to fulfill its obligations as REMIC Administrator under this Agreement
the Master Servicer or Trustee acting as Master Servicer shall appoint a
successor REMIC Administrator, subject to assumption of the REMIC Administrator
obligations under this Agreement.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to
real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through
860G of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions, and
temporary and final regulations (or, to the extent not inconsistent with such
temporary or final regulations, proposed regulations) and published rulings,
notices and announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in
effect from time to time.
REO Acquisition: The acquisition by the Master Servicer on behalf of the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders of any REO Property pursuant
to Section 3.14.
REO Disposition: As to any REO Property, a determination by the Master
Servicer that it has received all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO
Proceeds and other payments and recoveries (including proceeds of a final sale)
which the Master Servicer expects to be finally recoverable from the sale or
other disposition of the REO Property.
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REO Imputed Interest: As to any REO Property, for any period, an amount
equivalent to interest (at the Net Mortgage Rate that would have been applicable
to the related Mortgage Loan had it been outstanding) on the unpaid principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of acquisition thereof for such
period.
REO Proceeds: Proceeds, net of expenses, received in respect of any REO
Property (including, without limitation, proceeds from the rental of the related
Mortgaged Property or, with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related
Cooperative Apartment) which proceeds are required to be deposited into the
Custodial Account only upon the related REO Disposition.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Master Servicer
through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure in connection with a
defaulted Mortgage Loan.
Reportable Modified Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that (i) has been
subject to an interest rate reduction, (ii) has been subject to a term extension
or (iii) has had amounts owing on such Mortgage Loan capitalized by adding such
amount to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan; provided, however,
that a Mortgage Loan modified in accordance with clause (i) above for a
temporary period shall not be a Reportable Modified Mortgage Loan if such
Mortgage Loan has not been delinquent in payments of principal and interest for
six months since the date of such modification if that interest rate reduction
is not made permanent thereafter.
Request for Release: A request for release, the forms of which are
attached as Exhibit F hereto, or an electronic request in a form acceptable to
the Custodian.
Required Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any
insurance policy which is required to be maintained from time to time under this
Agreement, the Program Guide or the related Subservicing Agreement in respect of
such Mortgage Loan.
Required Surety Payment: With respect to any Additional Collateral Loan
that becomes a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the lesser of (i) the principal portion
of the Realized Loss with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the excess, if
any, of (a) the amount of Additional Collateral required at origination with
respect to such Mortgage Loan over (b) the net proceeds realized by the
Subservicer from the related Additional Collateral.
Residential Funding: Residential Funding Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, in its capacity as seller of the Mortgage Loans to the Company and
not in its capacity as Master Servicer, and any successor thereto.
Responsible Officer: When used with respect to the Trustee, any officer
of the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee, including any Senior Vice
President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Assistant
Secretary, any Trust Officer or Assistant Trust Officer, or any other officer of
the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any
of the above designated officers to whom, with respect to a particular matter,
such matter is referred, in each case with direct responsibility for the
administration of the Agreements.
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Retail Certificates: A Senior Certificate, if any, offered in smaller
minimum denominations than other Senior Certificates, and designated as such in
the Series Supplement.
Schedule of Discount Fractions: The schedule setting forth the Discount
Fractions with respect to the Discount Mortgage Loans, attached as an exhibit to
the Series Supplement.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving a sale or other
transfer of mortgage loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in
connection with an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or
unrated mortgage-backed securities.
Security Agreement: With respect to a Cooperative Loan, the agreement
creating a security interest in favor of the originator in the related
Cooperative Stock.
Seller: As to any Mortgage Loan, a Person, including any Subservicer,
that executed a Seller's Agreement applicable to such Mortgage Loan.
Seller's Agreement: An agreement for the origination and sale of
Mortgage Loans generally in the form of the Seller Contract referred to or
contained in the Program Guide, or in such other form as has been approved by
the Master Servicer and the Company, each containing representations and
warranties in respect of one or more Mortgage Loans consistent in all material
respects with those set forth in the Program Guide.
Senior Accelerated Distribution Percentage: With respect to any
Distribution Date occurring on or prior to the 60th Distribution Date and, with
respect to any Mortgage Pool comprised of two or more Loan Groups, any Loan
Group, 100%. With respect to any Distribution Date thereafter and any such Loan
Group, if applicable, as follows:
(i) for any Distribution Date after the 60th Distribution Date but on
or prior to the 72nd Distribution Date, the related Senior
Percentage for such Distribution Date plus 70% of the related
Subordinate Percentage for such Distribution Date;
(ii) for any Distribution Date after the 72nd Distribution Date but on
or prior to the 84th Distribution Date, the related Senior
Percentage for such Distribution Date plus 60% of the related
Subordinate Percentage for such Distribution Date;
(iii) for any Distribution Date after the 84th Distribution Date but on
or prior to the 96th Distribution Date, the related Senior
Percentage for such Distribution Date plus 40% of the related
Subordinate Percentage for such Distribution Date;
(iv) for any Distribution Date after the 96th Distribution Date but on
or prior to the 108th Distribution Date, the related Senior
Percentage for such Distribution Date plus 20% of the related
Subordinate Percentage for such Distribution Date; and
(v) for any Distribution Date thereafter, the Senior Percentage for
such Distribution Date;
provided, however,
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(i) that any scheduled reduction to the Senior Accelerated
Distribution Percentage described above shall not occur as of any
Distribution Date unless either
(a)(1)(X) the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans
delinquent 60 days or more averaged over the last six months, as a
percentage of the aggregate outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of
the Subordinate Certificates, is less than 50% or (Y) the outstanding
principal balance of Mortgage Loans delinquent 60 days or more averaged
over the last six months, as a percentage of the aggregate outstanding
principal balance of all Mortgage Loans averaged over the last six
months, does not exceed 2% and (2) Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans
to date for such Distribution Date if occurring during the sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth or tenth year (or any year thereafter) after the
Closing Date are less than 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% or 50%, respectively, of
the sum of the Initial Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate
Certificates or
(b)(1) the outstanding principal balance of Mortgage Loans
delinquent 60 days or more averaged over the last six months, as a
percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all
Mortgage Loans averaged over the last six months, does not exceed 4% and
(2) Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans to date for such Distribution
Date, if occurring during the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth or tenth
year (or any year thereafter) after the Closing Date are less than 10%,
15%, 20%, 25% or 30%, respectively, of the sum of the Initial
Certificate Principal Balances of the Subordinate Certificates, and
(ii) that for any Distribution Date on which the Senior Percentage is
greater than the Percentage as of the Closing Date, the Senior
Accelerated Distribution Percentage for such Distribution Date
shall be 100%, or, if the Mortgage Pool is comprised of two or
more Loan Groups, for any Distribution Date on which the
weighted average of the Senior Percentages for each Loan Group,
weighted on the basis of the Stated Principal Balances of the
Mortgage Loans in the related Loan Group, exceeds the weighted
average of the initial Senior Percentages (calculated on such
basis) for each Loan Group, each of the Senior Accelerated
Distribution Percentages for such Distribution Date will equal
100%.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the reduction of the Certificate Principal
Balances of the related Senior Certificates (other than the Class A-P
Certificates, if any) to zero, the related Senior Accelerated Distribution
Percentage shall thereafter be 0%.
Senior Certificate: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Senior Percentage: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Senior Support Certificate: A Senior Certificate that provides
additional credit enhancement to certain other classes of Senior Certificates
and designated as such in the Preliminary Statement of the Series Supplement.
Series: All of the Certificates issued pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement and bearing the same series designation.
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Series Supplement: The agreement into which this Standard Terms is
incorporated and pursuant to which, together with this Standard Terms, a Series
of Certificates is issued.
Servicing Accounts: The account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section 3.08.
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses incurred in connection with a default, delinquency or
other unanticipated event by the Master Servicer or a Subservicer in the
performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the
cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property
or, with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Apartment, (ii)
any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, including any
expenses incurred in relation to any such proceedings that result from the
Mortgage Loan being registered on the MERS System, (iii) the management and
liquidation of any REO Property, (iv) any mitigation procedures implemented in
accordance with Section 3.07, and (v) compliance with the obligations under
Sections 3.01, 3.08, 3.12(a) and 3.14, including, if the Master Servicer or any
Affiliate of the Master Servicer provides services such as appraisals and
brokerage services that are customarily provided by Persons other than servicers
of mortgage loans, reasonable compensation for such services.
Servicing Criteria: The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d)
of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.
Servicing Fee: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and Distribution Date,
the fee payable monthly to the Master Servicer in respect of master servicing
compensation that accrues at an annual rate designated on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule as the "MSTR SERV FEE" for such Mortgage Loan, as may be adjusted with
respect to successor Master Servicers as provided in Section 7.02.
Servicing Modification: Any reduction of the interest rate on or the
outstanding principal balance of a Mortgage Loan, any extension of the final
maturity date of a Mortgage Loan, and any increase to the outstanding principal
balance of a Mortgage Loan by adding to the Stated Principal Balance unpaid
principal and interest and other amounts owing under the Mortgage Loan, in each
case pursuant to a modification of a Mortgage Loan that is in default, or for
which, in the judgment of the Master Servicer, default is reasonably
foreseeable, in accordance with Section 3.07(a).
Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Master Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and specimen signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to
the Trustee by the Master Servicer, as such list may from time to time be
amended.
Sharia Mortgage Loan: A declining balance co-ownership transaction,
structured so as to comply with Islamic religious law.
Sharia Mortgage Loan Co-Ownership Agreement: The agreement that defines
the relationship between the consumer and co-owner and the parties' respective
rights under a Sharia Mortgage Loan, including their respective rights with
respect to the indicia of ownership of the related Mortgaged Property.
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Sharia Mortgage Loan Security Instrument: The mortgage, security
instrument or other comparable instrument creating a first lien on an estate in
fee simple or leasehold interest in real property securing an Obligation to Pay.
Special Hazard Loss: Any Realized Loss not in excess of the cost of the
lesser of repair or replacement of a Mortgaged Property (or, with respect to a
Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Apartment) suffered by such Mortgaged
Property (or Cooperative Apartment) on account of direct physical loss,
exclusive of (i) any loss of a type covered by a hazard policy or a flood
insurance policy required to be maintained in respect of such Mortgaged Property
pursuant to Section 3.12(a), except to the extent of the portion of such loss
not covered as a result of any coinsurance provision and (ii) any Extraordinary
Loss.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx
Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Stated Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related
REO Property, at any given time, (i) the sum of (a) the Cut-off Date Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loan plus (b) any amount by which the Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loan is increased pursuant to a Servicing Modification,
minus (ii) the sum of (a) the principal portion of the Monthly Payments due with
respect to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property during each Due Period ending
prior to the most recent Distribution Date which were received or with respect
to which an Advance was made, and (b) all Principal Prepayments with respect to
such Mortgage Loan or REO Property, and all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation
Proceeds and REO Proceeds, to the extent applied by the Master Servicer as
recoveries of principal in accordance with Section 3.14 with respect to such
Mortgage Loan or REO Property, in each case which were distributed pursuant to
Section 4.02 on any previous Distribution Date, and (c) any Realized Loss
allocated to Certificateholders with respect thereto for any previous
Distribution Date.
Subclass: With respect to the Class A-V Certificates, any Subclass
thereof issued pursuant to Section 5.01(c). Any such Subclass will represent the
Uncertificated Class A-V REMIC Regular Interest or Interests specified by the
initial Holder of the Class A-V Certificates pursuant to Section 5.01(c).
Subordinate Certificate: Any one of the Class M Certificates or Class B
Certificates, executed by the Trustee and authenticated by the Certificate
Registrar substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit B and Exhibit C,
respectively.
Subordinate Class Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date and
any Class of Subordinate Certificates, a fraction, expressed as a percentage,
the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of such
Class of Subordinate Certificates immediately prior to such date and the
denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all of the
Mortgage Loans (or related REO Properties) (other than the related Discount
Fraction of each Discount Mortgage Loan) immediately prior to such Distribution
Date.
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Subordinate Percentage: As of any Distribution Date and, with respect to
any Mortgage Pool comprised of two or more Loan Groups, any Loan Group, 100%
minus the related Senior Percentage as of such Distribution Date.
Subsequent Recoveries: As of any Distribution Date, amounts received by
the Master Servicer (net of any related expenses permitted to be reimbursed
pursuant to Section 3.10) or surplus amounts held by the Master Servicer to
cover estimated expenses (including, but not limited to, recoveries in respect
of the representations and warranties made by the related Seller pursuant to the
applicable Seller's Agreement and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section
2.04) specifically related to a Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Cash
Liquidation or an REO Disposition prior to the related Prepayment Period that
resulted in a Realized Loss.
Subserviced Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that, at the time of
reference thereto, is subject to a Subservicing Agreement.
Subservicer: Any Person with whom the Master Servicer has entered into a
Subservicing Agreement and who generally satisfied the requirements set forth in
the Program Guide in respect of the qualification of a Subservicer as of the
date of its approval as a Subservicer by the Master Servicer.
Subservicer Advance: Any delinquent installment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan which is advanced by the related Subservicer (net of
its Subservicing Fee) pursuant to the Subservicing Agreement.
Subservicing Account: An account established by a Subservicer in
accordance with Section 3.08.
Subservicing Agreement: The written contract between the Master Servicer
and any Subservicer relating to servicing and administration of certain Mortgage
Loans as provided in Section 3.02, generally in the form of the servicer
contract referred to or contained in the Program Guide or in such other form as
has been approved by the Master Servicer and the Company. With respect to
Additional Collateral Loans subserviced by MLCC, the Subservicing Agreement
shall also include the Addendum and Assignment Agreement and the Pledged Asset
Mortgage Servicing Agreement. With respect to any Pledged Asset Loan subserviced
by GMAC Mortgage Corporation, the Addendum and Assignment Agreement, dated as of
November 24, 1998, between the Master Servicer and GMAC Mortgage Corporation, as
such agreement may be amended from time to time.
Subservicing Fee: As to any Mortgage Loan, the fee payable monthly to
the related Subservicer (or, in the case of a Nonsubserviced Mortgage Loan, to
the Master Servicer) in respect of subservicing and other compensation that
accrues at an annual rate equal to the excess of the Mortgage Rate borne by the
related Mortgage Note over the rate per annum designated on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule as the "CURR NET" for such Mortgage Loan.
Surety: Ambac, or its successors in interest, or such other surety as
may be identified in the Series Supplement.
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Surety Bond: The Limited Purpose Surety Bond (Policy No. AB0039BE),
dated February 28, 1996 in respect to Mortgage Loans originated by MLCC, or the
Surety Bond (Policy No. AB0240BE), dated March 17, 1999 in respect to Mortgage
Loans originated by Novus Financial Corporation, in each case issued by Ambac
for the benefit of certain beneficiaries, including the Trustee for the benefit
of the Holders of the Certificates, but only to the extent that such Surety Bond
covers any Additional Collateral Loans, or such other Surety Bond as may be
identified in the Series Supplement.
Tax Returns: The federal income tax return on Internal Revenue Service
Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax Return,
including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest Holders of
REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms, to be filed
on behalf of any REMIC formed under the Series Supplement and under the REMIC
Provisions, together with any and all other information, reports or returns that
may be required to be furnished to the Certificateholders or filed with the
Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental taxing authority under any
applicable provisions of federal, state or local tax laws.
Transaction Party: As defined in Section 12.02(a).
Transfer: Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge, hypothecation
or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.
Transferee: Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.
Transferor: Any Person who is disposing by Transfer of any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.
Trust Fund: The segregated pool of assets consisting of:
(i) the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files and collateral
securing such Mortgage Loans,
(ii) all payments on and collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans
due after the Cut-off Date (other than Monthly Payments due in
the month of the Cut-Off Date) as shall be on deposit in the
Custodial Account or in the Certificate Account and identified as
belonging to the Trust Fund, including the proceeds from the
liquidation of Additional Collateral for any Additional
Collateral Loan or Pledged Assets for any Pledged Asset Loan, but
not including amounts on deposit in the Initial Monthly Payment
Fund,
(iii) property that secured a Mortgage Loan and that has been acquired
for the benefit of the Certificateholders by foreclosure or deed
in lieu of foreclosure,
(iv) the hazard insurance policies and Primary Insurance Policies, if
any, the Pledged Assets with respect to each Pledged Asset Loan,
and the interest in the Surety Bond transferred to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 2.01,
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(v) the Initial Monthly Payment Fund, and
(vi) all proceeds of clauses (i) through (v) above.
Trustee Information: As specified in Section 12.05(a)(i)(A).
Underwriter: As defined in the Series Supplement.
Uninsured Cause: Any cause of damage to property subject to a Mortgage
such that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by
the hazard insurance policies.
United States Person: A citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in, or under the
laws of, the United States, provided that, for purposes solely of the
restrictions on the transfer of residual interests, no partnership or other
entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes
shall be treated as a United States Person unless all persons that own an
interest in such partnership either directly or through any entity that is not a
corporation for United States federal income tax purposes are required by the
applicable operating agreement to be United States Persons, any state thereof,
or the District of Columbia (except in the case of a partnership, to the extent
provided in Treasury regulations) or any political subdivision thereof, or an
estate that is described in Section 7701(a)(30)(D) of the Code, or a trust that
is described in Section 7701(a)(30)(E) of the Code.
Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all of the
Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate, and more specifically
designated in Article XI of the Series Supplement.
Section 1.02 Use of Words and Phrases.
"Herein," "hereby," "hereunder," 'hereof," "hereinbefore," "hereinafter"
and other equivalent words refer to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as a
whole. All references herein to Articles, Sections or Subsections shall mean the
corresponding Articles, Sections and Subsections in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The definition set forth herein include both the singular and the
plural.
References in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement to "interest" on and
"principal" of the Mortgage Loans shall mean, with respect to the Sharia
Mortgage Loans, amounts in respect profit payments and acquisition payments,
respectively.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
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(a) The Company, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby assign to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and
interest of the Company in and to the Mortgage Loans, including all interest and
principal received on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-off
Date (other than payments of principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans in
the month of the Cut-off Date). In connection with such transfer and assignment,
the Company does hereby deliver to the Trustee the Certificate Policy (as
defined in the Series Supplement), if any. The Company, the Master Servicer and
the Trustee agree that it is not intended that any mortgage loan be included in
the Trust that is (i) a "High-Cost Home Loan" as defined in the New Jersey Home
Ownership Act effective November 27, 2003, (ii) a "High-Cost Home Loan" as
defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective January 1, 2004,
(iii) a "High Cost Home Mortgage Loan" as defined in the Massachusetts Predatory
Home Practices Act effective November 7, 2004 or (iv) a "High-Cost Home Loan" as
defined in the Indiana House Enrolled Act No. 1229, effective as of January 1,
2005.
(b) In connection with such assignment, except as set forth in Section
2.01(c) and subject to Section 2.01(d) below, the Company does hereby:
(I) with respect to each Mortgage Loan so assigned (other than a
Cooperative Loan or a Sharia Mortgage Loan) (1) in the case of all such
Mortgage Loans, deliver to and deposit with the Master Servicer (or an
Affiliate of the Master Servicer) each of the documents or instruments
described in clause (ii) below (and the Master Servicer shall hold (or
cause such Affiliate to hold) such documents or instruments in trust for
the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders), (2)
with respect to each MOM Loan, deliver to, and deposit with, the
Trustee, or to and with one or more Custodians, as the duly appointed
agent or agents of the Trustee for such purpose, the documents or
instruments described in clauses (i) and (v) below, (3) with respect to
each Mortgage Loan that is not a MOM Loan but is registered on the
MERS(R) System, deliver to, and deposit with, the Trustee, or to and
with one or more Custodians, as the duly appointed agent or agents of
the Trustee for such purpose, the documents or instruments described in
clauses (i), (iv) and (v) below and (4) with respect to each Mortgage
Loan that is not a MOM Loan and is not registered on the MERS(R) System,
deliver to, and deposit with, the Trustee, or to and with one or more
Custodians, as the duly appointed agent or agents of the Trustee for
such purpose, the documents or instruments described in clauses (i),
(iii), (iv) and (v) below:
(i) The original Mortgage Note, endorsed without recourse to the
order of the Trustee and showing an unbroken chain of endorsements from
the originator thereof to the Person endorsing it to the Trustee, or
with respect to any Destroyed Mortgage Note, an original lost note
affidavit from the related Seller or Residential Funding stating that
the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or destroyed, together
with a copy of the related Mortgage Note.
(ii) The original Mortgage, noting the presence of the MIN of
the Mortgage Loan and language indicating that the Mortgage Loan is a
MOM Loan if the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, with evidence of recording
indicated thereon or a copy of the Mortgage with evidence of recording
indicated thereon.
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(iii) The original Assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee
with evidence of recording indicated thereon or a copy of such
assignment with evidence of recording indicated thereon.
(iv) The original recorded assignment or assignments of the
Mortgage showing an unbroken chain of title from the originator thereof
to the Person assigning it to the Trustee (or to MERS, if the Mortgage
Loan is registered on the MERS(R) System and noting the presence of a
MIN) with evidence of recordation noted thereon or attached thereto, or
a copy of such assignment or assignments of the Mortgage with evidence
of recording indicated thereon.
(v) The original of each modification, assumption agreement or
preferred loan agreement, if any, relating to such Mortgage Loan or a
copy of each modification, assumption agreement or preferred loan
agreement.
(II) with respect to each Cooperative Loan so assigned:
(i) The original Mortgage Note, endorsed without recourse to the
order of the Trustee and showing an unbroken chain of endorsements from
the originator thereof to the Person endorsing it to the Trustee, or
with respect to any Destroyed Mortgage Note, an original lost note
affidavit from the related Seller or Residential Funding stating that
the original Mortgage Note was lost, misplaced or destroyed, together
with a copy of the related Mortgage Note.
(ii) A counterpart of the Cooperative Lease and the Assignment
of Proprietary Lease to the originator of the Cooperative Loan with
intervening assignments showing an unbroken chain of title from such
originator to the Trustee.
(iii) The related Cooperative Stock Certificate, representing
the related Cooperative Stock pledged with respect to such Cooperative
Loan, together with an undated stock power (or other similar instrument)
executed in blank.
(iv) The original recognition agreement by the Cooperative of
the interests of the mortgagee with respect to the related Cooperative
Loan.
(v) The Security Agreement.
(vi) Copies of the original UCC-1 financing statement, and any
continuation statements, filed by the originator of such Cooperative
Loan as secured party, each with evidence of recording thereof,
evidencing the interest of the originator under the Security Agreement
and the Assignment of Proprietary Lease.
(vii) Copies of the filed UCC-3 assignments of the security
interest referenced in clause (vi) above showing an unbroken chain of
title from the originator to the Trustee, each with evidence of
recording thereof, evidencing the interest of the originator under the
Security Agreement and the Assignment of Proprietary Lease.
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(viii) An executed assignment of the interest of the originator
in the Security Agreement, Assignment of Proprietary Lease and the
recognition agreement referenced in clause (iv) above, showing an
unbroken chain of title from the originator to the Trustee.
(ix) The original of each modification, assumption agreement or
preferred loan agreement, if any, relating to such Cooperative Loan.
(x) A duly completed UCC-1 financing statement showing the
Master Servicer as debtor, the Company as secured party and the Trustee
as assignee and a duly completed UCC-1 financing statement showing the
Company as debtor and the Trustee as secured party, each in a form
sufficient for filing, evidencing the interest of such debtors in the
Cooperative Loans.
and (III) with respect to each Sharia Mortgage Loan so assigned:
(xi) The original Obligation to Pay, endorsed without recourse
in blank or to the order of the Trustee and showing an unbroken chain of
endorsements from the originator thereof to the Person endorsing it to
the Trustee, or with respect to any Destroyed Obligation to Pay, an
original affidavit from the related Seller or Residential Funding
stating that the original Obligation to Pay was lost, misplaced or
destroyed, together with a copy of the related Obligation to Pay.
(xii) The original Sharia Mortgage Loan Security Instrument,
with evidence of recording indicated thereon or a copy of the Sharia
Mortgage Loan Security Instrument with evidence of recording indicated
thereon.
(xiii) An original Assignment and Amendment of Security
Instrument, assigned to the Trustee with evidence of recording indicated
thereon or a copy of such Assignment and Amendment of Security
Instrument with evidence of recording indicated thereon.
(xiv) The original recorded assignment or assignments of the
Sharia Mortgage Loan Security Instrument showing an unbroken chain of
title from the originator thereof to the Person assigning it to the
Trustee with evidence of recordation noted thereon or attached thereto,
or a copy of such assignment or assignments of the Sharia Mortgage Loan
Security Instrument with evidence of recording indicated thereon.
(xv) The original Sharia Mortgage Loan Co-Ownership Agreement with respect to
the related Sharia Mortgage Loan.
(xvi) The original of each modification or assumption agreement, if any,
relating to such Sharia Mortgage Loan or a copy of each modification or
assumption agreement.
(c) The Company may, in lieu of delivering the original of the documents
set forth in Sections 2.01(b)(I) (iii), (iv) and (v), Section (b)(II)(ii), (iv),
(vii), (ix) and (x) and Sections 2.01(b)(III)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) (or
copies thereof as permitted by Section 2.01(b)) to the Trustee or the Custodian
or Custodians, deliver such documents to the Master Servicer, and the Master
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Servicer shall hold such documents in trust for the use and benefit of all
present and future Certificateholders until such time as is set forth in the
next sentence. Within thirty Business Days following the earlier of (i) the
receipt of the original of all of the documents or instruments set forth in
Sections 2.01(b)(I)(iii), (iv) and (v), Sections (b)(II)(ii), (iv), (vii), (ix)
and (x) and Sections 2.01(b)(III)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) (or copies
thereof) for any Mortgage Loan and (ii) a written request by the Trustee to
deliver those documents with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans then
being held by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall deliver a complete
set of such documents to the Trustee or the Custodian or Custodians that are the
duly appointed agent or agents of the Trustee.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.01(c), in connection
with any Mortgage Loan, if the Company cannot deliver the original of the
Mortgage, any assignment, modification, assumption agreement or preferred loan
agreement (or copy thereof as permitted by Section 2.01(b)) with evidence of
recording thereon concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
because of (i) a delay caused by the public recording office where such
Mortgage, assignment, modification, assumption agreement or preferred loan
agreement as the case may be, has been delivered for recordation, or (ii) a
delay in the receipt of certain information necessary to prepare the related
assignments, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee
or the respective Custodian a copy of such Mortgage, assignment, modification,
assumption agreement or preferred loan agreement.
The Company (i) shall promptly cause to be recorded in the appropriate
public office for real property records the Assignment referred to in clause
(I)(iii) of Section 2.01(b), except (a) in states where, in the opinion of
counsel acceptable to the Master Servicer, such recording is not required to
protect the Trustee's interests in the Mortgage Loan against the claim of any
subsequent transferee or any successor to or creditor of the Company or the
originator of such Mortgage Loan or (b) if MERS is identified on the Mortgage or
on a properly recorded assignment of the Mortgage as the mortgagee of record
solely as nominee for the Seller and its successors and assigns, (ii) shall
promptly cause to be filed the Form UCC-3 assignment and UCC-1 financing
statement referred to in clauses (II)(vii) and (x), respectively, of Section
2.01(b) and (iii) shall promptly cause to be recorded in the appropriate public
recording office for real property records the Assignment Agreement and
Amendment of Security Instrument referred to in clause (III)(iii) of Section
2.01(b). If any Assignment, Assignment Agreement and Amendment of Security
Instrument, Form UCC-3 or Form UCC-1, as applicable, is lost or returned
unrecorded to the Company because of any defect therein, the Company shall
prepare a substitute Assignment, Assignment Agreement and Amendment of Security
Instrument, Form UCC-3 or Form UCC-1, as applicable, or cure such defect, as the
case may be, and cause such Assignment or Assignment Agreement and Amendment of
Security Instrument to be recorded in accordance with this paragraph. The
Company shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the applicable Person
described in Section 2.01(b) such Assignment or substitute Assignment or
Assignment Agreement and Amendment of Security Instrument or Form UCC-3 or Form
UCC-1, as applicable, (or copy thereof) recorded in connection with this
paragraph, with evidence of recording indicated thereon at the time specified in
Section 2.01(c). In connection with its servicing of Cooperative Loans, the
Master Servicer will use its best efforts to file timely continuation statements
with regard to each financing statement and assignment relating to Cooperative
Loans as to which the related Cooperative Apartment is located outside of the
State of New York.
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If the Company delivers to the Trustee or Custodian any Mortgage Note,
Obligation to Pay, Assignment Agreement and Amendment of Security Instrument or
Assignment of Mortgage in blank, the Company shall, or shall cause the Custodian
to, complete the endorsement of the Mortgage Note, Obligation to Pay, Assignment
Agreement and Amendment of Security Instrument and the Assignment of Mortgage in
the name of the Trustee in conjunction with the Interim Certification issued by
the Custodian, as contemplated by Section 2.02.
Any of the items set forth in Sections 2.01(b)(II)(vi) and (vii) and
Sections 2.01(b)(III)(ii), (iii), and (iv) that may be delivered as a copy
rather than the original may be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian.
In connection with the assignment of any Mortgage Loan registered on the
MERS(R) System, the Company further agrees that it will cause, at the Company's
own expense, within 30 Business Days after the Closing Date, the MERS(R) System
to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Company to the
Trustee in accordance with this Agreement for the benefit of the
Certificateholders by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans
which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files
(a) the code in the field which identifies the specific Trustee and (b) the code
in the field "Pool Field" which identifies the series of the Certificates issued
in connection with such Mortgage Loans. The Company further agrees that it will
not, and will not permit the Master Servicer to, and the Master Xxxxxxxx agrees
that it will not, alter the codes referenced in this paragraph with respect to
any Mortgage Loan during the term of this Agreement unless and until such
Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Residential Funding hereby assigns to the Trustee its security
interest in and to any Additional Collateral or Pledged Assets, its right to
receive amounts due or to become due in respect of any Additional Collateral or
Pledged Assets pursuant to the related Subservicing Agreement and its rights as
beneficiary under the Surety Bond in respect of any Additional Collateral Loans.
With respect to any Additional Collateral Loan or Pledged Asset Loan,
Residential Funding shall cause to be filed in the appropriate recording office
a UCC-3 statement giving notice of the assignment of the related security
interest to the Trust Fund and shall thereafter cause the timely filing of all
necessary continuation statements with regard to such financing statements.
(f) It is intended that the conveyance by the Company to the Trustee of
the Mortgage Loans as provided for in this Section 2.01 be and the
Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests, if any (as provided for in Section
2.06), be construed as a sale by the Company to the Trustee of the Mortgage
Loans and any Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. Further, it is not intended that such conveyance be deemed
to be a pledge of the Mortgage Loans and any Uncertificated REMIC Regular
Interests by the Company to the Trustee to secure a debt or other obligation of
the Company. However, if the Mortgage Loans and any Uncertificated REMIC Regular
Interests are held to be property of the Company or of Residential Funding, or
if for any reason this Agreement is held or deemed to create a security interest
in the Mortgage Loans and any Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests, then it is
intended that (a) this Agreement shall be a security agreement within the
meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and the
Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction; (b) the conveyance
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provided for in Section 2.01 shall be deemed to be, and hereby is, (1) a grant
by the Company to the Trustee of a security interest in all of the Company's
right (including the power to convey title thereto), title and interest, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, in and to any and all general intangibles,
payment intangibles, accounts, chattel paper, instruments, documents, money,
deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, goods, letters of credit, advices of
credit and investment property and other property of whatever kind or
description now existing or hereafter acquired consisting of, arising from or
relating to any of the following: (A) the Mortgage Loans, including (i) with
respect to each Cooperative Loan, the related Mortgage Note, Security Agreement,
Assignment of Proprietary Lease, Cooperative Stock Certificate and Cooperative
Lease, (ii) with respect to each Sharia Mortgage Loan, the related Sharia
Mortgage Loan Security Instrument, Sharia Mortgage Loan Co-Ownership Agreement,
Obligation to Pay and Assignment Agreement and Amendment of Security Instrument,
(iii) with respect to each Mortgage Loan other than a Cooperative Loan or a
Sharia Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage, and (iv) any
insurance policies and all other documents in the related Mortgage File, (B) all
amounts payable pursuant to the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms
thereof, (C) any Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests and (D) all proceeds of
the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash,
instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation all
amounts from time to time held or invested in the Certificate Account or the
Custodial Account, whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other
property and (2) an assignment by the Company to the Trustee of any security
interest in any and all of Residential Funding's right (including the power to
convey title thereto), title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, in and to the property described in the foregoing clauses (1)(A), (B),
(C) and (D) granted by Residential Funding to the Company pursuant to the
Assignment Agreement; (c) the possession by the Trustee, the Custodian or any
other agent of the Trustee of Mortgage Notes or such other items of property as
constitute instruments, money, payment intangibles, negotiable documents, goods,
deposit accounts, letters of credit, advices of credit, investment property,
certificated securities or chattel paper shall be deemed to be "possession by
the secured party," or possession by a purchaser or a person designated by such
secured party, for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to the
Minnesota Uniform Commercial Code and the Uniform Commercial Code of any other
applicable jurisdiction as in effect (including, without limitation, Sections
8-106, 9-313 and 9-106 thereof); 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, securities intermediaries, bailees or agents of, or persons
holding for (as applicable) the Trustee for the purpose of perfecting such
security interest under applicable law.
The Company and, at the Company's direction, Residential Funding and the
Trustee shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such
reasonable actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were
determined to create a security interest in the Mortgage Loans, any
Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests and the other property described above,
such security interest would be determined to be a perfected security interest
of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained as such throughout
the term of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Company shall prepare and deliver to the Trustee not less than 15 days prior
to any filing date and, the Trustee shall forward for filing, or shall cause to
be forwarded for filing, at the expense of the Company, all filings necessary to
maintain the effectiveness of any original filings necessary under the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in any jurisdiction to perfect the Trustee's
security interest in or lien on the Mortgage Loans and any Uncertificated REMIC
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Regular Interests, as evidenced by an Officers' Certificate of the Company,
including without limitation (x) continuation statements, and (y) such other
statements as may be occasioned by (1) any change of name of Residential
Funding, the Company or the Trustee (such preparation and filing shall be at the
expense of the Trustee, if occasioned by a change in the Trustee's name), (2)
any change of location of the place of business or the chief executive office of
Residential Funding or the Company, (3) any transfer of any interest of
Residential Funding or the Company in any Mortgage Loan or (4) any transfer of
any interest of Residential Funding or the Company in any Uncertificated REMIC
Regular Interest.
(g) The Master Servicer hereby acknowledges the receipt by it of the
Initial Monthly Payment Fund. The Master Servicer shall hold such Initial
Monthly Payment Fund in the Custodial Account and shall include such Initial
Monthly Payment Fund in the Available Distribution Amount for the initial
Distribution Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Initial
Monthly Payment Fund shall not be an asset of any REMIC. To the extent that the
Initial Monthly Payment Fund constitutes a reserve fund for federal income tax
purposes, (1) it shall be an outside reserve fund and not an asset of any REMIC,
(2) it shall be owned by the Seller and (3) amounts transferred by any REMIC to
the Initial Monthly Payment Fund shall be treated as transferred to the Seller
or any successor, all within the meaning of Section 1.860G-2(h) of the Treasury
Regulations.
(h) The Company agrees that the sale of each Pledged Asset Loan pursuant
to this Agreement will also constitute the assignment, sale, setting-over,
transfer and conveyance to the Trustee, without recourse (but subject to the
Company's covenants, representations and warranties specifically provided
herein), of all of the Company's obligations and all of the Company's right,
title and interest in, to and under, whether now existing or hereafter acquired
as owner of the Mortgage Loan with respect to all money, securities, security
entitlements, accounts, general intangibles, instruments, documents,
certificates of deposit, commodities contracts, and other investment property
and other property of whatever kind or description consisting of, arising from
or related to (i) the Assigned Contracts, (ii) all rights, powers and remedies
of the Company as owner of such Mortgage Loan under or in connection with the
Assigned Contracts, whether arising under the terms of such Assigned Contracts,
by statute, at law or in equity, or otherwise arising out of any default by the
Mortgagor under or in connection with the Assigned Contracts, including all
rights to exercise any election or option or to make any decision or
determination or to give or receive any notice, consent, approval or waiver
thereunder, (iii) all security interests in and lien of the Company as owner of
such Mortgage Loan in the Pledged Amounts and all money, securities, security
entitlements, accounts, general intangibles, instruments, documents,
certificates of deposit, commodities contracts, and other investment property
and other property of whatever kind or description and all cash and non-cash
proceeds of the sale, exchange, or redemption of, and all stock or conversion
rights, rights to subscribe, liquidation dividends or preferences, stock
dividends, rights to interest, dividends, earnings, income, rents, issues,
profits, interest payments or other distributions of cash or other property that
is credited to the Custodial Account, (iv) all documents, books and records
concerning the foregoing (including all computer programs, tapes, disks and
related items containing any such information) and (v) all insurance proceeds
(including proceeds from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation or any other insurance company) of
any of the foregoing or replacements thereof or substitutions therefor, proceeds
of proceeds and the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any thereof. The
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foregoing transfer, sale, assignment and conveyance does not constitute and is
not intended to result in the creation, or an assumption by the Trustee, of any
obligation of the Company, or any other person in connection with the Pledged
Assets or under any agreement or instrument relating thereto, including any
obligation to the Mortgagor, other than as owner of the Mortgage Loan.
Section 2.02. Acceptance by Trustee.
The Trustee acknowledges receipt (or, with respect to Mortgage Loans
subject to a Custodial Agreement, and based solely upon a receipt or
certification executed by the Custodian, receipt by the respective Custodian as
the duly appointed agent of the Trustee) of the documents referred to in Section
2.01(b)(I)(i) and Section 2.01(b)(II)(i), (iii), (v), (vi) and (viii) above
(except that for purposes of such acknowledgment only, a Mortgage Note may be
endorsed in blank) and declares that it, or a Custodian as its agent, holds and
will hold such documents and the other documents constituting a part of the
Custodial Files delivered to it, or a Custodian as its agent, and the rights of
Residential Funding with respect to any Pledged Assets, Additional Collateral
and the Surety Bond assigned to the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01, in trust
for the use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders. The
Trustee or Custodian (such Custodian being so obligated under a Custodial
Agreement) agrees, for the benefit of Certificateholders, to review each
Custodial File delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01(b) within 45 days after
the Closing Date to ascertain that all required documents (specifically as set
forth in Section 2.01(b)), have been executed and received, and that such
documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule,
as supplemented, that have been conveyed to it, and to deliver to the Trustee a
certificate (the "Interim Certification") to the effect that all documents
required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01(b) above have been executed
and received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule, except for any exceptions listed on Schedule A
attached to such Interim Certification. Upon delivery of the Custodial Files by
the Company or the Master Servicer, the Trustee shall acknowledge receipt (or,
with respect to Mortgage Loans subject to a Custodial Agreement, and based
solely upon a receipt or certification executed by the Custodian, receipt by the
respective Custodian as the duly appointed agent of the Trustee) of the
documents referred to in Section 2.01(c) above.
If the Custodian, as the Trustee's agent, finds any document or
documents constituting a part of a Custodial File to be missing or defective,
the Trustee shall promptly so notify the Master Servicer and the Company.
Pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Custodial Agreement, the Custodian will notify
the Master Servicer, the Company and the Trustee of any such omission or defect
found by it in respect of any Custodial File held by it in respect of the items
reviewed by it pursuant to the Custodial Agreement. If such omission or defect
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders, the
Master Servicer shall promptly notify Residential Funding of such omission or
defect and request that Residential Funding correct or cure such omission or
defect within 60 days from the date the Master Servicer was notified of such
omission or defect and, if Residential Funding does not correct or cure such
omission or defect within such period, the Master Servicer shall require
Residential Funding to purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at its
Purchase Price within 90 days from the date the Master Servicer was notified of
such omission or defect; provided that if the omission or defect would cause the
Mortgage Loan to be other than a "qualified mortgage" as defined in Section
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860G(a)(3) of the Code, any such cure or repurchase must occur within 90 days
from the date such breach was discovered. The Purchase Price for any such
Mortgage Loan shall be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Custodial Account
maintained by it pursuant to Section 3.07 and, upon receipt by the Trustee of
written notification of such deposit signed by a Servicing Officer, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee or any Custodian, as the case may be, shall release the
contents of any related Mortgage File in its possession to the owner of such
Mortgage Loan (or such owner's designee) and the Trustee shall execute and
deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by the Master
Servicer, in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in
Residential Funding or its designee any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto
and thereafter such Mortgage Loan shall not be part of the Trust Fund. It is
understood and agreed that the obligation of Residential Funding to so cure or
purchase any Mortgage Loan as to which a material and adverse defect in or
omission of a constituent document exists shall constitute the sole remedy
respecting such defect or omission available to Certificateholders or the
Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
Section 2.03. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master
Servicer and the Company.
(a) The Master Servicer hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee
for the benefit of the Certificateholders that:
(i) The Master Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws governing its creation and
existence and is or will be in compliance with the laws of each state in
which any Mortgaged Property is located to the extent necessary to
ensure the enforceability of each Mortgage Loan in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement;
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master
Servicer and its performance and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not violate the Master Servicer's Certificate of
Incorporation or Bylaws or constitute a material default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
material default) under, or result in the material breach of, any
material contract, agreement or other instrument to which the Master
Servicer is a party or which may be applicable to the Master Servicer or
any of its assets;
(iii) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Trustee and the Company, constitutes a valid, legal and
binding obligation of the Master Servicer, enforceable against it in
accordance with the terms hereof subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to general principles of
equity, 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, regulation or demand of any
federal, state, municipal or governmental agency, which default might
have consequences that would materially and adversely affect the
condition (financial or other) or operations of the Master Servicer or
its properties or might have consequences that would materially
adversely affect its performance hereunder;
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(v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Master
Servicer's knowledge, threatened against the Master Servicer which would
prohibit its entering into this Agreement or performing its obligations
under this Agreement;
(vi) The Master Servicer will comply in all material respects in
the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and
requirements of each insurer under each Required Insurance Policy;
(vii) No information, certificate of an officer, statement
furnished in writing or report delivered to the Company, any Affiliate
of the Company or the Trustee by the Master Servicer will, to the
knowledge of the Master Servicer, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make the information,
certificate, statement or report not misleading;
(viii) The Master Servicer has examined each existing, and will
examine each new, Subservicing Agreement and is or will be familiar with
the terms thereof. The terms of each existing Subservicing Agreement and
each designated Subservicer are acceptable to the Master Servicer and
any new Subservicing Agreements will comply with the provisions of
Section 3.02; and
(ix) The Master Servicer is a member of MERS in good standing,
and will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures
of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are
registered with MERS.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in this Section 2.03(a) shall survive delivery of the respective
Custodial Files to the Trustee or any Custodian.
Upon discovery by either the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee
or any Custodian of a breach of any representation or warranty set forth in this
Section 2.03(a) which materially and adversely affects the interests of the
Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall
give prompt written notice to the other parties (any Custodian being so
obligated under a Custodial Agreement). Within 90 days of its discovery or its
receipt of notice of such breach, the Master Servicer shall either (i) cure such
breach in all material respects or (ii) to the extent that such breach is with
respect to a Mortgage Loan or a related document, purchase such Mortgage Loan
from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price and in the manner set forth in Section
2.02; provided that if the omission or defect would cause the Mortgage Loan to
be other than a "qualified mortgage" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the
Code, any such cure or repurchase must occur within 90 days from the date such
breach was discovered. The obligation of the Master Servicer to cure such breach
or to so purchase such Mortgage Loan shall constitute the sole remedy in respect
of a breach of a representation and warranty set forth in this Section 2.03(a)
available to the Certificateholders or the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders.
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(b) Representations and warranties relating to the Mortgage
Loans are set forth in Section 2.03(b) of the Series Supplement.
Section 2.04. Representations and Warranties of Residential Funding.
The Company, as assignee of Residential Funding under the Assignment
Agreement, hereby assigns to the Trustee for the benefit of Certificateholders
all of its right, title and interest in respect of the Assignment Agreement (to
the extent assigned to the Company pursuant to the Assignment Agreement)
applicable to a Mortgage Loan. Insofar as the Assignment Agreement relates to
the representations and warranties made by Residential Funding or the related
Seller in respect of such Mortgage Loan and any remedies provided thereunder for
any breach of such representations and warranties, such right, title and
interest may be enforced by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee and the
Certificateholders. Upon the discovery by the Company, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or any Custodian of a breach of any of the representations and
warranties made in the Assignment Agreement (which, for purposes hereof, will be
deemed to include any other cause giving rise to a repurchase obligation under
the Assignment Agreement) in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan,
the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other
parties (any Custodian being so obligated under a Custodial Agreement). The
Master Servicer shall promptly notify Residential Funding of such breach and
request that Residential Funding either (i) cure such breach in all material
respects within 90 days from the date the Master Servicer was notified of such
breach or (ii) purchase such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase
Price and in the manner set forth in Section 2.02; provided that Residential
Funding shall have the option to substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or Loans for such Mortgage Loan if such substitution occurs within two years
following the Closing Date; provided that if the breach would cause the Mortgage
Loan to be other than a "qualified mortgage" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of
the Code, any such cure, repurchase or substitution must occur within 90 days
from the date the breach was discovered. If the breach of representation and
warranty that gave rise to the obligation to repurchase or substitute a Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Section 4 of the Assignment Agreement was the representation
and warranty set forth in clause (xii) or (xxxviii) of Section 4 thereof, then
the Master Servicer shall request that Residential Funding pay to the Trust
Fund, concurrently with and in addition to the remedies provided in the
preceding sentence, an amount equal to any liability, penalty or expense that
was actually incurred and paid out of or on behalf of the Trust Fund, and that
directly resulted from such breach, or if incurred and paid by the Trust Fund
thereafter, concurrently with such payment. In the event that Residential
Funding elects to substitute a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans for a
Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 2.04, Residential Funding shall
deliver to the Trustee or the Custodian for the benefit of the
Certificateholders with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans, the original Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, an Assignment of the Mortgage
in recordable form if required pursuant to Section 2.01, and such other
documents and agreements as are required by Section 2.01, with the Mortgage Note
endorsed as required by Section 2.01. No substitution will be made in any
calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. Monthly Payments due
with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution
shall not be part of the Trust Fund and will be retained by the Master Servicer
and remitted by the Master Servicer to Residential Funding on the next
succeeding Distribution Date. For the month of substitution, distributions to
the Certificateholders will include the Monthly Payment due on a Deleted
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Mortgage Loan for such month and thereafter Residential Funding shall be
entitled to retain all amounts received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage
Loan. The Master Servicer shall amend or cause to be amended the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, and, if the Deleted Mortgage Loan was a Discount Mortgage Loan, the
Schedule of Discount Fractions, for the benefit of the Certificateholders to
reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan and the substitution of the
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and the Master Servicer shall
deliver the amended Mortgage Loan Schedule, and, if the Deleted Mortgage Loan
was a Discount Mortgage Loan, the amended Schedule of Discount Fractions, to the
Trustee. Upon such substitution, the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans
shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement and the related Subservicing
Agreement in all respects, Residential Funding shall be deemed to have made the
representations and warranties with respect to the Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan contained in the related Assignment Agreement, and the Company and the
Master Servicer shall be deemed to have made with respect to any Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the
covenants, representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.04, in
Section 2.03 hereof and in Section 4 of the Assignment Agreement, and the Master
Servicer shall be obligated to repurchase or substitute for any Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan as to which a Repurchase Event (as defined in the
Assignment Agreement) has occurred pursuant to Section 4 of the Assignment
Agreement.
In connection with the substitution of one or more Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer will
determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all
such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less
than the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans
(in each case after application of the principal portion of the Monthly Payments
due in the month of substitution that are to be distributed to the
Certificateholders in the month of substitution). Residential Funding shall
deposit the amount of such shortfall into the Custodial Account on the day of
substitution, without any reimbursement therefor. Residential Funding shall give
notice in writing to the Trustee of such event, which notice shall be
accompanied by an Officers' Certificate as to the calculation of such shortfall
and (subject to Section 10.01(f)) by an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that
such substitution will not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust
Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited
transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after
the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code or (b) any portion of any
REMIC to fail to qualify as such at any time that any Certificate is
outstanding.
It is understood and agreed that the obligation of Residential Funding
to cure such breach or purchase or to substitute for, such Mortgage Loan as to
which such a breach has occurred and is continuing and to make any additional
payments required under the Assignment Agreement in connection with a breach of
the representation and warranty in clause (xii) or (xxxviii) of Section 4
thereof shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such breach available to the
Certificateholders or the Trustee on behalf of Certificateholders. If the Master
Servicer is Residential Funding, then the Trustee shall also have the right to
give the notification and require the purchase or substitution provided for in
the second preceding paragraph in the event of such a breach of a representation
or warranty made by Residential Funding in the Assignment Agreement. In
connection with the purchase of or substitution for any such Mortgage Loan by
Residential Funding, the Trustee shall assign to Residential Funding all of the
Trustee's right, title and interest in respect of the Assignment Agreement
applicable to such Mortgage Loan.
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Section 2.05. Execution and Authentication of Certificates/Issuance
of Certificates Evidencing Interests in REMIC I.
As provided in Section 2.05 of the Series Supplement.
Section 2.06. Conveyance of Uncertificated REMIC I and REMIC II Regular
Interests; Acceptance by the Trustee.
As provided in Section 2.06 of the Series Supplement.
Section 2.07. Issuance of Certificates Evidencing Interests in REMIC II.
As provided in Section 2.07 of the Series Supplement.
Section 2.08. Purposes and Powers of the Trust.
The purpose of the trust, as created hereunder, is to engage in the
following activities:
(a) to sell the Certificates to the Company in exchange for the Mortgage
Loans;
(b) to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(c) to engage in those activities that are necessary, suitable or
convenient to accomplish the foregoing or are incidental thereto or connected
therewith; and
(d) subject to compliance with this Agreement, to engage in such other
activities as may be required in connection with conservation of the Trust Fund
and the making of distributions to the Certificateholders.
The trust is hereby authorized to engage in the foregoing activities.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.01, the trust shall not engage in
any activity other than in connection with the foregoing or other than as
required or authorized by the terms of this Agreement while any Certificate is
outstanding, and this Section 2.08 may not be amended, without the consent of
the Certificateholders evidencing a majority of the aggregate Voting Rights of
the Certificates.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01. Master Servicer to Act as Servicer.
(a) The Master Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans ,
following such procedures as it would employ in its good faith business judgment
and which are normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities, and
in the case of the Mortgage Loans being subserviced by Xxxxx Fargo, if any, such
procedures that comply with applicable federal, state and local law and that are
in accordance with accepted mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage
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lending institutions which service loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans
in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is located, and
shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Subservicers as
provided in Section 3.02, to do any and all things which it may deem necessary
or desirable in connection with such servicing and administration. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer in its own name or
in the name of a Subservicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee
when the Master Servicer or the Subservicer, as the case may be, believes it
appropriate in its best judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, any and all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of
consent to assumption or modification in connection with a proposed conveyance,
or of assignment of any Mortgage and Mortgage Note in connection with the
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan and all other comparable instruments, or with
respect to the modification or re-recording of a Mortgage for the purpose of
correcting the Mortgage, the subordination of the lien of the Mortgage in favor
of a public utility company or government agency or unit with powers of eminent
domain, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the commencement,
prosecution or completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure, the
conveyance of a Mortgaged Property to the related Insurer, the acquisition of
any property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the
management, marketing and conveyance of any property acquired by foreclosure or
deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect
to the Mortgaged Properties. The Master Servicer further is authorized and
empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee,
in its own name or in the name of the Subservicer, when the Master Servicer or
the Subservicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best
judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the
removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to
execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any
of them, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments
with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of
MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. Any
expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding
sentence shall be borne by the Master Servicer in accordance with Section
3.16(c), with no right of reimbursement; provided, that if, as a result of MERS
discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the
MERS System, it becomes necessary to remove any Mortgage Loan from registration
on the MERS System and to arrange for the assignment of the related Mortgages to
the Trustee, then any related expenses shall be reimbursable to the Master
Servicer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 3.07(a), the Master
Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan
that would both constitute a sale or exchange of such Mortgage Loan within the
meaning of Section 1001 of the Code and any proposed, temporary or final
regulations promulgated thereunder (other than in connection with a proposed
conveyance or assumption of such Mortgage Loan that is treated as a Principal
Prepayment in Full pursuant to Section 3.13(d) hereof) and cause any REMIC
formed under the Series Supplement to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code.
The Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer with any powers of attorney and
other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer to
service and administer the Mortgage Loans. The Trustee shall not be liable for
any action taken by the Master Servicer or any Subservicer pursuant to such
powers of attorney. In servicing and administering any Nonsubserviced Mortgage
Loan, the Master Servicer shall, to the extent not inconsistent with this
Agreement, comply with the Program Guide as if it were the originator of such
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Mortgage Loan and had retained the servicing rights and obligations in respect
thereof. In connection with servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the
Master Servicer and any Affiliate of the Master Servicer (i) may perform
services such as appraisals and brokerage services that are not customarily
provided by servicers of mortgage loans, and shall be entitled to reasonable
compensation therefor in accordance with Section 3.10 and (ii) may, at its own
discretion and on behalf of the Trustee, obtain credit information in the form
of a "credit score" from a credit repository.
(b) All costs incurred by the Master Servicer or by Subservicers in
effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the properties subject
to the Mortgage Loans shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly
distributions to the Certificateholders, be added to the amount owing under the
related Mortgage Loans, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so
permit, and such costs shall be recoverable to the extent permitted by Section
3.10(a)(ii).
(c) The Master Servicer may enter into one or more agreements in
connection with the offering of pass-through certificates evidencing interests
in one or more of the Certificates providing for the payment by the Master
Servicer of amounts received by the Master Servicer as servicing compensation
hereunder and required to cover certain Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on the
Mortgage Loans, which payment obligation will thereafter be an obligation of the
Master Servicer hereunder.
Section 3.02. Subservicing Agreements Between Master Servicer and
Subservicers; Enforcement of Subservicers' and Sellers'
Obligations.
(a) The Master Servicer may continue in effect Subservicing Agreements
entered into by Residential Funding and Subservicers prior to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, and may enter into new Subservicing Agreements with
Subservicers, for the servicing and administration of all or some of the
Mortgage Loans. Each Subservicer of a Mortgage Loan shall be entitled to receive
and retain, as provided in the related Subservicing Agreement and in Section
3.07, the related Subservicing Fee from payments of interest received on such
Mortgage Loan after payment of all amounts required to be remitted to the Master
Servicer in respect of such Mortgage Loan. For any Mortgage Loan that is a
Nonsubserviced Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive
and retain an amount equal to the Subservicing Fee from payments of interest.
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to actions
taken or to be taken by the Master Servicer in servicing the Mortgage Loans
include actions taken or to be taken by a Subservicer on behalf of the Master
Servicer. Each Subservicing Agreement will be upon such terms and conditions as
are generally required or permitted by the Program Guide and are not
inconsistent with this Agreement and as the Master Servicer and the Subservicer
have agreed. A representative form of Subservicing Agreement is attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit E. With the approval of the Master Servicer, a Subservicer
may delegate its servicing obligations to third-party servicers, but such
Subservicer will remain obligated under the related Subservicing Agreement. The
Master Servicer and a Subservicer may enter into amendments thereto or a
different form of Subservicing Agreement, and the form referred to or included
in the Program Guide is merely provided for information and shall not be deemed
to limit in any respect the discretion of the Master Servicer to modify or enter
into different Subservicing Agreements; provided, however, that any such
amendments or different forms shall be consistent with and not violate the
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provisions of either this Agreement or the Program Guide in a manner which would
materially and adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders. The
Program Guide and any other Subservicing Agreement entered into between the
Master Servicer and any Subservicer shall require the Subservicer to accurately
and fully report its borrower credit files to each of the Credit Repositories in
a timely manner.
(b) As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer,
for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall use its best
reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of each Subservicer under the
related Subservicing Agreement and of each Seller under the related Seller's
Agreement insofar as the Company's rights with respect to such obligation has
been assigned to the Trustee hereunder, to the extent that the non-performance
of any such Seller's obligation would have a material and adverse effect on a
Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the obligation to purchase a
Mortgage Loan on account of defective documentation, as described in Section
2.02, or on account of a breach of a representation or warranty, as described in
Section 2.04. Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal
prosecution of claims, termination of Subservicing Agreements or Seller's
Agreements, as appropriate, and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall
be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Master
Servicer would employ in its good faith business judgment and which are normal
and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities. The Master Servicer
shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, and shall be
reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general recovery resulting from such
enforcement to the extent, if any, that such recovery exceeds all amounts due in
respect of the related Mortgage Loan or (ii) from a specific recovery of costs,
expenses or attorneys fees against the party against whom such enforcement is
directed. For purposes of clarification only, the parties agree that the
foregoing is not intended to, and does not, limit the ability of the Master
Servicer to be reimbursed for expenses that are incurred in connection with the
enforcement of a Seller's obligations (insofar as the Company's rights with
respect to such Seller's obligations have been assigned to the Trustee
hereunder) and are reimbursable pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(viii).
Section 3.03. Successor Subservicers.
The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any Subservicing
Agreement that may exist in accordance with the terms and conditions of such
Subservicing Agreement and without any limitation by virtue of this Agreement;
provided, however, that in the event of termination of any Subservicing
Agreement by the Master Servicer or the Subservicer, the Master Servicer shall
either act as servicer of the related Mortgage Loan or enter into a Subservicing
Agreement with a successor Subservicer which will be bound by the terms of the
related Subservicing Agreement. If the Master Servicer or any Affiliate of
Residential Funding acts as servicer, it will not assume liability for the
representations and warranties of the Subservicer which it replaces. If the
Master Servicer enters into a Subservicing Agreement with a successor
Subservicer, the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts to have the
successor Subservicer assume liability for the representations and warranties
made by the terminated Subservicer in respect of the related Mortgage Loans and,
in the event of any such assumption by the successor Subservicer, the Master
Servicer may, in the exercise of its business judgment, release the terminated
Subservicer from liability for such representations and warranties.
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Section 3.04. Liability of the Master Servicer.
Notwithstanding any Subservicing Agreement, any of the provisions of
this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Master
Servicer or a Subservicer or reference to actions taken through a Subservicer or
otherwise, the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and liable to the Trustee
and the Certificateholders for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage
Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.01 without diminution of
such obligation or liability by virtue of such Subservicing Agreements or
arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the Subservicer or the Company
and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Master
Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans. The Master
Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a Subservicer or
Seller for indemnification of the Master Servicer and nothing contained in this
Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
Section 3.05. No Contractual Relationship Between Subservicer and
Trustee or Certificateholders.
Any Subservicing Agreement that may be entered into and any other
transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Subservicer
in its capacity as such and not as an originator shall be deemed to be between
the Subservicer and the Master Servicer alone and the Trustee and the
Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto and shall have no claims,
rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer in
its capacity as such except as set forth in Section 3.06. The foregoing
provision shall not in any way limit a Subservicer's obligation to cure an
omission or defect or to repurchase a Mortgage Loan as referred to in Section
2.02 hereof.
Section 3.06. Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by
Trustee.
(a) If the Master Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the master
servicer (including by reason of an Event of Default), the Trustee, its designee
or its successor shall thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of the
Master Servicer under each Subservicing Agreement that may have been entered
into. The Trustee, its designee or the successor servicer for the Trustee shall
be deemed to have assumed all of the Master Servicer's interest therein and to
have replaced the Master Servicer as a party to the Subservicing Agreement to
the same extent as if the Subservicing Agreement had been assigned to the
assuming party except that the Master Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of
any liability or obligations under the Subservicing Agreement.
(b) The Master Servicer shall, upon request of the Trustee but at the
expense of the Master Servicer, deliver to the assuming party all documents and
records relating to each Subservicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans then
being serviced and an accounting of amounts collected and held by it and
otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of
each Subservicing Agreement to the assuming party.
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Section 3.07. Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments; Deposits to
Custodial Account.
(a) The Master Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all
payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, and
shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and
the terms and provisions of any related Primary Insurance Policy, follow such
collection procedures as it would employ in its good faith business judgment and
which are normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities.
Consistent with the foregoing, the Master Servicer may in its discretion (i)
waive any late payment charge or any prepayment charge or penalty interest in
connection with the prepayment of a Mortgage Loan and (ii) extend the Due Date
for payments due on a Mortgage Loan in accordance with the Program Guide;
provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall first determine that any such
waiver or extension will not impair the coverage of any related Primary
Insurance Policy or materially adversely affect the lien of the related
Mortgage. Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the Master
Servicer or any Subservicer shall not enforce any prepayment charge to the
extent that such enforcement would violate any applicable law. In the event of
any such arrangement, the Master Servicer shall make timely advances on the
related Mortgage Loan during the scheduled period in accordance with the
amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without modification thereof by
reason of such arrangements unless otherwise agreed to by the Holders of the
Classes of Certificates affected thereby; provided, however, that no such
extension shall be made if any such advance would be a Nonrecoverable Advance.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer may also waive,
modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of
strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any
Mortgagor if in the Master Servicer's determination such waiver, modification,
postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the interests of the
Certificateholders (taking into account any estimated Realized Loss that might
result absent such action); provided, however, that the Master Servicer may not
modify materially or permit any Subservicer to modify any Mortgage Loan,
including without limitation any modification that would change the Mortgage
Rate, forgive the payment of any principal or interest (unless in connection
with the liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan or except in connection with
prepayments to the extent that such reamortization is not inconsistent with the
terms of the Mortgage Loan), capitalize any amounts owing on the Mortgage Loan
by adding such amount to the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan,
or extend the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan, unless such Mortgage
Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Master Servicer, such default is
reasonably foreseeable; provided, further, that (1) no such modification shall
reduce the interest rate on a Mortgage Loan below one-half of the Mortgage Rate
as in effect on the Cut-Off Date, but not less than the sum of the rates at
which the Servicing Fee and the Subservicing Fee with respect to such Mortgage
Loan accrues plus the rate at which the premium paid to the Certificate Insurer,
if any, accrues, (2) the final maturity date for any Mortgage Loan shall not be
extended beyond the Maturity Date, (3) the Stated Principal Balance of all
Reportable Modified Mortgage Loans subject to Servicing Modifications (measured
at the time of the Servicing Modification and after giving effect to any
Servicing Modification) can be no more than five percent of the aggregate
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, unless such
limit is increased from time to time with the consent of the Rating Agencies and
the Certificate Insurer, if any. In addition, any amounts owing on a Mortgage
Loan added to the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan must be
fully amortized over the remaining term of such Mortgage Loan, and such amounts
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may be added to the outstanding principal balance of a Mortgage Loan only once
during the life of such Mortgage Loan. Also, the addition of such amounts
described in the preceding sentence shall be implemented in accordance with the
Program Guide and may be implemented only by Subservicers that have been
approved by the Master Servicer for such purpose. In connection with any
Curtailment of a Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer, to the extent not
inconsistent with the terms of the Mortgage Note and local law and practice, may
permit the Mortgage Loan to be reamortized such that the Monthly Payment is
recalculated as an amount that will fully amortize the remaining Stated
Principal Balance thereof by the original Maturity Date based on the original
Mortgage Rate; provided, that such re-amortization shall not be permitted if it
would constitute a reissuance of the Mortgage Loan for federal income tax
purposes, except if such reissuance is described in Treasury Regulation Section
1.860G-2(b)(3).
(b) The Master Servicer shall establish and maintain a Custodial Account
in which the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited on a daily
basis, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the following payments
and collections remitted by Subservicers or received by it in respect of the
Mortgage Loans subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other than in respect of
principal and interest on the Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date):
(i) All payments on account of principal, including Principal
Prepayments made by Mortgagors on the Mortgage Loans and the principal
component of any Subservicer Advance or of any REO Proceeds received in
connection with an REO Property for which an REO Disposition has
occurred;
(ii) All payments on account of interest at the Adjusted
Mortgage Rate on the Mortgage Loans, including Buydown Funds, if any,
and the interest component of any Subservicer Advance or of any REO
Proceeds received in connection with an REO Property for which an REO
Disposition has occurred;
(iii) Insurance Proceeds, Subsequent Recoveries and Liquidation
Proceeds (net of any related expenses of the Subservicer);
(iv) All proceeds of any Mortgage Loans purchased pursuant to
Section 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 4.07 or 9.01 and all amounts required to be
deposited in connection with the substitution of a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03 or 2.04;
(v) Any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section
3.07(c) or 3.21;
(vi) All amounts transferred from the Certificate Account to the
Custodial
Account in accordance with Section 4.02(a);
(vii) Any amounts realized by the Subservicer and received by
the Master Servicer in respect of any Additional Collateral; and
(viii) Any amounts received by the Master Servicer in respect of
Pledged Assets.
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The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Custodial Account shall be
exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, payments on the Mortgage Loans which are not part of the Trust
Fund (consisting of payments in respect of principal and interest on the
Mortgage Loans due on or before the Cut-off Date) and payments or collections in
the nature of prepayment charges or late payment charges or assumption fees may
but need not be deposited by the Master Servicer in the Custodial Account. In
the event any amount not required to be deposited in the Custodial Account is so
deposited, the Master Servicer may at any time withdraw such amount from the
Custodial Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The
Custodial Account may contain funds that belong to one or more trust funds
created for mortgage pass-through certificates of other series and may contain
other funds respecting payments on mortgage loans belonging to the Master
Servicer or serviced or master serviced by it on behalf of others.
Notwithstanding such commingling of funds, the Master Servicer shall keep
records that accurately reflect the funds on deposit in the Custodial Account
that have been identified by it as being attributable to the Mortgage Loans.
With respect to Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds, REO Proceeds
and the proceeds of the purchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Sections 2.02,
2.03, 2.04 and 4.07 received in any calendar month, the Master Servicer may
elect to treat such amounts as included in the Available Distribution Amount for
the Distribution Date in the month of receipt, but is not obligated to do so. If
the Master Servicer so elects, such amounts will be deemed to have been received
(and any related Realized Loss shall be deemed to have occurred) on the last day
of the month prior to the receipt thereof.
(c) The Master Servicer shall use its best efforts to cause the
institution maintaining the Custodial Account to invest the funds in the
Custodial Account attributable to the Mortgage Loans in Permitted Investments
which shall mature not later than the Certificate Account Deposit Date next
following the date of such investment (with the exception of the Amount Held for
Future Distribution) and which shall not be sold or disposed of prior to their
maturities. All income and gain realized from any such investment shall be for
the benefit of the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation and
shall be subject to its withdrawal or order from time to time. The amount of any
losses incurred in respect of any such investments attributable to the
investment of amounts in respect of the Mortgage Loans shall be deposited in the
Custodial Account by the Master Servicer out of its own funds immediately as
realized without any right of reimbursement.
(d) The Master Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee and the Company
of any change in the location of the Custodial Account and the location of the
Certificate Account prior to the use thereof.
Section 3.08. Subservicing Accounts; Servicing Accounts.
(a) In those cases where a Subservicer is servicing a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement, the Master Servicer shall cause the
Subservicer, pursuant to the Subservicing Agreement, to establish and maintain
one or more Subservicing Accounts which shall be an Eligible Account or, if such
account is not an Eligible Account, shall generally satisfy the requirements of
the Program Guide and be otherwise acceptable to the Master Servicer and each
Rating Agency. The Subservicer will be required thereby to deposit into the
Subservicing Account on a daily basis , or with respect to the Mortgage Loans,
subserviced by Xxxxx Fargo, if any, within two (2) Business Days of receipt, all
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proceeds of Mortgage Loans received by the Subservicer, less its Subservicing
Fees and unreimbursed advances and expenses, to the extent permitted by the
Subservicing Agreement. If the Subservicing Account is not an Eligible Account,
the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received such monies upon receipt
thereof by the Subservicer. The Subservicer shall not be required to deposit in
the Subservicing Account payments or collections in the nature of prepayment
charges or late charges or assumption fees. On or before the date specified in
the Program Guide, but in no event later than the Determination Date, the Master
Servicer shall cause the Subservicer, pursuant to the Subservicing Agreement, to
remit to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account all funds held
in the Subservicing Account with respect to each Mortgage Loan serviced by such
Subservicer that are required to be remitted to the Master Servicer. The
Subservicer will also be required, pursuant to the Subservicing Agreement, to
advance on such scheduled date of remittance amounts equal to any scheduled
monthly installments of principal and interest less its Subservicing Fees on any
Mortgage Loans for which payment was not received by the Subservicer. This
obligation to advance with respect to each Mortgage Loan will continue up to and
including the first of the month following the date on which the related
Mortgaged Property is sold at a foreclosure sale or is acquired by the Trust
Fund by deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. All such advances received by
the Master Servicer shall be deposited promptly by it in the Custodial Account.
(b) The Subservicer may also be required, pursuant to the Subservicing
Agreement, to remit to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account
interest at the Adjusted Mortgage Rate (or Modified Net Mortgage Rate plus the
rate per annum at which the Servicing Fee accrues in the case of a Modified
Mortgage Loan) on any Curtailment received by such Subservicer in respect of a
Mortgage Loan from the related Mortgagor during any month that is to be applied
by the Subservicer to reduce the unpaid principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan as of the first day of such month, from the date of application of
such Curtailment to the first day of the following month. Any amounts paid by a
Subservicer pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be for the benefit of the
Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation and shall be subject to its
withdrawal or order from time to time pursuant to Sections 3.10(a)(iv) and (v).
(c) In addition to the Custodial Account and the Certificate Account,
the Master Servicer shall for any Nonsubserviced Mortgage Loan, and shall cause
the Subservicers for Subserviced Mortgage Loans to, establish and maintain one
or more Servicing Accounts and deposit and retain therein all collections from
the Mortgagors (or advances from Subservicers) for the payment of taxes,
assessments, hazard insurance premiums, Primary Insurance Policy premiums, if
applicable, or comparable items for the account of the Mortgagors. Each
Servicing Account shall satisfy the requirements for a Subservicing Account and,
to the extent permitted by the Program Guide or as is otherwise acceptable to
the Master Servicer, may also function as a Subservicing Account. Withdrawals of
amounts related to the Mortgage Loans from the Servicing Accounts may be made
only to effect timely payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums,
Primary Insurance Policy premiums, if applicable, or comparable items, to
reimburse the Master Servicer or Subservicer out of related collections for any
payments made pursuant to Sections 3.11 (with respect to the Primary Insurance
Policy) and 3.12(a) (with respect to hazard insurance), to refund to any
Mortgagors any sums as may be determined to be overages, to pay interest, if
required, to Mortgagors on balances in the Servicing Account or to clear and
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terminate the Servicing Account at the termination of this Agreement in
accordance with Section 9.01 or in accordance with the Program Guide. As part of
its servicing duties, the Master Servicer shall, and the Subservicers will,
pursuant to the Subservicing Agreements, be required to pay to the Mortgagors
interest on funds in this account to the extent required by law.
(d) The Master Servicer shall advance the payments referred to in the
preceding subSection that are not timely paid by the Mortgagors or advanced by
the Subservicers on the date when the tax, premium or other cost for which such
payment is intended is due, but the Master Servicer shall be required so to
advance only to the extent that such advances, in the good faith judgment of the
Master Servicer, will be recoverable by the Master Servicer out of Insurance
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise.
Section 3.09. Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding
the Mortgage Loans.
If compliance with this Section 3.09 shall make any Class of
Certificates legal for investment by federally insured savings and loan
associations, the Master Servicer shall provide, or cause the Subservicers to
provide, to the Trustee, the Office of Thrift Supervision or the FDIC and the
supervisory agents and examiners thereof access to the documentation regarding
the Mortgage Loans required by applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift
Supervision, such access being afforded without charge but only upon reasonable
request and during normal business hours at the offices designated by the Master
Servicer. The Master Servicer shall permit such representatives to photocopy any
such documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at a charge
reasonably approximating the cost of such photocopying to the Master Servicer.
Section 3.10. Permitted Withdrawals from the Custodial Account.
(a) The Master Servicer may, from time to time as provided herein, make
withdrawals from the Custodial Account of amounts on deposit therein pursuant to
Section 3.07 that are attributable to the Mortgage Loans for the following
purposes:
(i) to make deposits into the Certificate Account in the amounts
and in the manner provided for in Section 4.01;
(ii) to reimburse itself or the related Subservicer for
previously unreimbursed Advances, Servicing Advances or other expenses
made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.07(a), 3.08, 3.11, 3.12(a), 3.14 and
4.04 or otherwise reimbursable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
such withdrawal right being limited to amounts received on the related
Mortgage Loans (including, for this purpose, REO Proceeds, Insurance
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and proceeds from the purchase of a
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 4.07 or 9.01) which
represent (A) Late Collections of Monthly Payments for which any such
advance was made in the case of Subservicer Advances or Advances
pursuant to Section 4.04 and (B) recoveries of amounts in respect of
which such advances were made in the case of Servicing Advances;
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(iii) to pay to itself or the related Subservicer (if not
previously retained by such Subservicer) out of each payment received by
the Master Servicer on account of interest on a Mortgage Loan as
contemplated by Sections 3.14 and 3.16, an amount equal to that
remaining portion of any such payment as to interest (but not in excess
of the Servicing Fee and the Subservicing Fee, if not previously
retained) which, when deducted, will result in the remaining amount of
such interest being interest at the Net Mortgage Rate (or Modified Net
Mortgage Rate in the case of a Modified Mortgage Loan) on the amount
specified in the amortization schedule of the related Mortgage Loan as
the principal balance thereof at the beginning of the period respecting
which such interest was paid after giving effect to any previous
Curtailments;
(iv) to pay to itself as additional servicing compensation any
interest or investment income earned on funds and other property
deposited in or credited to the Custodial Account that it is entitled to
withdraw pursuant to Section 3.07(c);
(v) to pay to itself as additional servicing compensation any
Foreclosure Profits, any amounts remitted by Subservicers as interest in
respect of Curtailments pursuant to Section 3.08(b), and any amounts
paid by a Mortgagor in connection with a Principal Prepayment in Full in
respect of interest for any period during the calendar month in which
such Principal Prepayment in Full is to be distributed to the
Certificateholders;
(vi) to pay to itself, a Subservicer, a Seller, Residential
Funding, the Company or any other appropriate Person, as the case may
be, with respect to each Mortgage Loan or property acquired in respect
thereof that has been purchased or otherwise transferred pursuant to
Section 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 4.07 or 9.01, all amounts received thereon and
not required to be distributed to the Certificateholders as of the date
on which the related Stated Principal Balance or Purchase Price is
determined;
(vii) to reimburse itself or the related Subservicer for any
Nonrecoverable Advance or Advances in the manner and to the extent
provided in subSection (c) below, and any Advance or Servicing Advance
made in connection with a modified Mortgage Loan that is in default or,
in the judgment of the Master Servicer, default is reasonably
foreseeable pursuant to Section 3.07(a), to the extent the amount of the
Advance or Servicing Advance was added to the Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loan in a prior calendar month, or any Advance
reimbursable to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.02(a);
(viii) to reimburse itself or the Company for expenses incurred
by and reimbursable to it or the Company pursuant to Sections 3.01(a),
3.11, 3.13, 3.14(c), 6.03, 10.01 or otherwise, or in connection with
enforcing, in accordance with this Agreement, any repurchase,
substitution or indemnification obligation of any Seller (other than an
Affiliate of the Company) pursuant to the related Seller's Agreement;
(ix) to reimburse itself for Servicing Advances expended by it
(a) pursuant to Section 3.14 in good faith in connection with the
restoration of property damaged by an Uninsured Cause, and (b) in
connection with the liquidation of a Mortgage Loan or disposition of an
REO Property to the extent not otherwise reimbursed pursuant to clause
(ii) or (viii) above; and
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(x) to withdraw any amount deposited in the Custodial Account
that was not required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 3.07;
and
(xi) to reimburse or pay any Subservicer any such amounts as are
due thereto under the applicable Subservicing Agreement and have not
been retained by or paid to the Subservicer, to the extent provided in
the related Subservicing Agreement.
(b) Since, in connection with withdrawals pursuant to clauses (ii),
(iii), (v) and (vi), the Master Servicer's entitlement thereto is limited to
collections or other recoveries on the related Mortgage Loan, the Master
Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a Mortgage Loan by
Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the
Custodial Account pursuant to such clauses.
(c) The Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimburse itself or the
related Subservicer for any advance made in respect of a Mortgage Loan that the
Master Servicer determines to be a Nonrecoverable Advance by withdrawal from the
Custodial Account of amounts on deposit therein attributable to the Mortgage
Loans on any Certificate Account Deposit Date succeeding the date of such
determination. Such right of reimbursement in respect of a Nonrecoverable
Advance relating to an Advance pursuant to Section 4.04 on any such Certificate
Account Deposit Date shall be limited to an amount not exceeding the portion of
such advance previously paid to Certificateholders (and not theretofore
reimbursed to the Master Servicer or the related Subservicer).
Section 3.11. Maintenance of the Primary Insurance Policies; Collections
thereunder.
(a) The Master Servicer shall not take, or permit any Subservicer to
take, any action which would result in non-coverage under any applicable Primary
Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Master Servicer
or Subservicer, would have been covered thereunder. To the extent coverage is
available, the Master Servicer shall keep or cause to be kept in full force and
effect each such Primary Insurance Policy until the principal balance of the
related Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgaged Property is reduced to 80% or less
of the Appraised Value in the case of such a Mortgage Loan having a
Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination in excess of 80%, provided that such Primary
Insurance Policy was in place as of the Cut-off Date and the Company had
knowledge of such Primary Insurance Policy. The Master Servicer shall be
entitled to cancel or permit the discontinuation of any Primary Insurance Policy
as to any Mortgage Loan, if the Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan is
reduced below an amount equal to 80% of the appraised value of the related
Mortgaged Property as determined in any appraisal thereof after the Closing
Date, or if the Loan-to-Value Ratio is reduced below 80% as a result of
principal payments on the Mortgage Loan after the Closing Date. In the event
that the Company gains knowledge that as of the Closing Date, a Mortgage Loan
had a Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination in excess of 80% and is not the subject
of a Primary Insurance Policy (and was not included in any exception to the
representation in Section 2.03(b)(iv)) and that such Mortgage Loan has a current
Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 80% then the Master Servicer shall use its
reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain a Primary Insurance Policy to the
extent that such a policy is obtainable at a reasonable price. The Master
Servicer shall not cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary Insurance Policy
applicable to a Nonsubserviced Mortgage Loan, or consent to any Subservicer
canceling or refusing to renew any such Primary Insurance Policy applicable to a
Mortgage Loan subserviced by it, that is in effect at the date of the initial
issuance of the Certificates and is required to be kept in force hereunder
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unless the replacement Primary Insurance Policy for such canceled or non-renewed
policy is maintained with an insurer whose claims-paying ability is acceptable
to each Rating Agency for mortgage pass-through certificates having a rating
equal to or better than the lower of the then-current rating or the rating
assigned to the Certificates as of the Closing Date by such Rating Agency.
(b) In connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of
the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to present or to cause the
related Subservicer to present, on behalf of the Master Servicer, the
Subservicer, if any, the Trustee and Certificateholders, claims to the related
Insurer under any Primary Insurance Policies, in a timely manner in accordance
with such policies, and, in this regard, to take or cause to be taken such
reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary
Insurance Policies respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section
3.07, any Insurance Proceeds collected by or remitted to the Master Servicer
under any Primary Insurance Policies shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.10.
Section 3.12. Maintenance of Fire Insurance and Omissions and Fidelity
Coverage.
(a) The Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage
Loan (other than a Cooperative Loan) fire insurance with extended coverage in an
amount which is equal to the lesser of the principal balance owing on such
Mortgage Loan or 100 percent of the insurable value of the improvements;
provided, however, that such coverage may not be less than the minimum amount
required to fully compensate for any loss or damage on a replacement cost basis.
To the extent it may do so without breaching the related Subservicing Agreement,
the Master Servicer shall replace any Subservicer that does not cause such
insurance, to the extent it is available, to be maintained. The Master Servicer
shall also cause to be maintained on property acquired upon foreclosure, or deed
in lieu of foreclosure, of any Mortgage Loan (other than a Cooperative Loan),
fire insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal to
the amount necessary to avoid the application of any co-insurance clause
contained in the related hazard insurance policy. Pursuant to Section 3.07, any
amounts collected by the Master Servicer under any such policies (other than
amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged
Property or property thus acquired or amounts released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with the Master Servicer's normal servicing procedures) shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
3.10. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such insurance
shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly distributions to the
Certificateholders, be added to the amount owing under the Mortgage Loan,
notwithstanding that the terms of the Mortgage Loan so permit. Such costs shall
be recoverable by the Master Servicer out of related late payments by the
Mortgagor or out of Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds to the extent
permitted by Section 3.10. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or
other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or maintained on
property acquired in respect of a Mortgage Loan other than pursuant to such
applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall
require such additional insurance. Whenever the improvements securing a Mortgage
Loan (other than a Cooperative Loan) are located at the time of origination of
such Mortgage Loan in a federally designated special flood hazard area, the
Master Servicer shall cause flood insurance (to the extent available) to be
maintained in respect thereof. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal
to the lesser of (i) the amount required to compensate for any loss or damage to
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the Mortgaged Property on a replacement cost basis and (ii) the maximum amount
of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under the
national flood insurance program (assuming that the area in which such Mortgaged
Property is located is participating in such program).
If the Master Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket fire
insurance policy with extended coverage insuring against hazard losses on all of
the Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its
obligations as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 3.12(a), it being
understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which
case the Master Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been
maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with the first
sentence of this Section 3.12(a) and there shall have been a loss which would
have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Certificate Account the amount
not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible
clause. Any such deposit by the Master Servicer shall be made on the Certificate
Account Deposit Date next preceding the Distribution Date which occurs in the
month following the month in which payments under any such policy would have
been deposited in the Custodial Account. In connection with its activities as
administrator and servicer of the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to
present, on behalf of itself, the Trustee and the Certificateholders, claims
under any such blanket policy.
The Master Servicer shall obtain and maintain at its own expense and keep in
full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement a blanket fidelity
bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy covering the Master Servicer's
officers and employees and other persons acting on behalf of the Master Servicer
in connection with its activities under this Agreement. The amount of coverage
shall be at least equal to the coverage that would be required by Xxxxxx Xxx or
Freddie Mac, whichever is greater, with respect to the Master Servicer if the
Master Servicer were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans for Xxxxxx
Xxx or Freddie Mac. In the event that any such bond or policy ceases to be in
effect, the Master Servicer shall obtain a comparable replacement bond or policy
from an issuer or insurer, as the case may be, meeting the requirements, if any,
of the Program Guide and acceptable to the Company. Coverage of the Master
Servicer under a policy or bond obtained by an Affiliate of the Master Servicer
and providing the coverage required by this Section 3.12(b) shall satisfy the
requirements of this Section 3.12(b).
Section 3.13. Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption and
Modification Agreements; Certain Assignments.
(a) When any Mortgaged Property is conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Master
Servicer or Subservicer, to the extent it has knowledge of such conveyance,
shall enforce any due-on-sale clause contained in any Mortgage Note or Mortgage,
to the extent permitted under applicable law and governmental regulations, but
only to the extent that such enforcement will not adversely affect or jeopardize
coverage under any Required Insurance Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
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(i) the Master Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default
under this Section 3.13(a) by reason of any transfer or assumption which
the Master Servicer is restricted by law from preventing; and
(ii) if the Master Servicer determines that it is reasonably
likely that any Mortgagor will bring, or if any Mortgagor does bring,
legal action to declare invalid or otherwise avoid enforcement of a
due-on-sale clause contained in any Mortgage Note or Mortgage, the
Master Servicer shall not be required to enforce the due-on-sale clause
or to contest such action.
(b) Subject to the Master Servicer's duty to enforce any due-on-sale
clause to the extent set forth in Section 3.13(a), in any case in which a
Mortgaged Property is to be conveyed to a Person by a Mortgagor, and such Person
is to enter into an assumption or modification agreement or supplement to the
Mortgage Note or Mortgage which requires the signature of the Trustee, or if an
instrument of release signed by the Trustee is required releasing the Mortgagor
from liability on the Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer is authorized, subject
to the requirements of the sentence next following, to execute and deliver, on
behalf of the Trustee, the assumption agreement with the Person to whom the
Mortgaged Property is to be conveyed and such modification agreement or
supplement to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or other instruments as are
reasonable or necessary to carry out the terms of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage
or otherwise to comply with any applicable laws regarding assumptions or the
transfer of the Mortgaged Property to such Person; provided, however, none of
such terms and requirements shall either (i) both (A) constitute a "significant
modification" effecting an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under
the REMIC Provisions and (B) cause any portion of any REMIC formed under the
Series Supplement to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or (subject to
Section 10.01(f)), result in the imposition of any tax on "prohibited
transactions" or (ii) constitute "contributions" after the start-up date under
the REMIC Provisions. The Master Servicer shall execute and deliver such
documents only if it reasonably determines that (i) its execution and delivery
thereof will not conflict with or violate any terms of this Agreement or cause
the unpaid balance and interest on the Mortgage Loan to be uncollectible in
whole or in part, (ii) any required consents of insurers under any Required
Insurance Policies have been obtained and (iii) subsequent to the closing of the
transaction involving the assumption or transfer (A) the Mortgage Loan will
continue to be secured by a first mortgage lien pursuant to the terms of the
Mortgage, (B) such transaction will not adversely affect the coverage under any
Required Insurance Policies, (C) the Mortgage Loan will fully amortize over the
remaining term thereof, (D) no material term of the Mortgage Loan (including the
interest rate on the Mortgage Loan) will be altered nor will the term of the
Mortgage Loan be changed and (E) if the seller/transferor of the Mortgaged
Property is to be released from liability on the Mortgage Loan, such release
will not (based on the Master Servicer's or Subservicer's good faith
determination) adversely affect the collectability of the Mortgage Loan. Upon
receipt of appropriate instructions from the Master Servicer in accordance with
the foregoing, the Trustee shall execute any necessary instruments for such
assumption or substitution of liability as directed in writing by the Master
Servicer. Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by such documents,
the Master Servicer shall cause the originals or true and correct copies of the
assumption agreement, the release (if any), or the modification or supplement to
the Mortgage Note or Mortgage to be delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian
and deposited with the Mortgage File for such Mortgage Loan. Any fee collected
by the Master Servicer or such related Subservicer for entering into an
assumption or substitution of liability agreement will be retained by the Master
Servicer or such Subservicer as additional servicing compensation.
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(c) The Master Servicer or the related Subservicer, as the case may be,
shall be entitled to approve a request from a Mortgagor for a partial release of
the related Mortgaged Property, the granting of an easement thereon in favor of
another Person, any alteration or demolition of the related Mortgaged Property
(or, with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Apartment)
without any right of reimbursement or other similar matters if it has
determined, exercising its good faith business judgment in the same manner as it
would if it were the owner of the related Mortgage Loan, that the security for,
and the timely and full collectability of, such Mortgage Loan would not be
adversely affected thereby and that any portion of any REMIC formed under the
Series Supplement would not fail to continue to qualify as a REMIC under the
Code as a result thereof and (subject to Section 10.01(f)) that no tax on
"prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the startup day would be
imposed on any such REMIC as a result thereof. Any fee collected by the Master
Servicer or the related Subservicer for processing such a request will be
retained by the Master Servicer or such Subservicer as additional servicing
compensation.
(d) Subject to any other applicable terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Trustee and Master Servicer shall be entitled to approve an
assignment in lieu of satisfaction with respect to any Mortgage Loan, provided
the obligee with respect to such Mortgage Loan following such proposed
assignment provides the Trustee and Master Servicer with a "Lender Certification
for Assignment of Mortgage Loan" in the form attached hereto as Exhibit M, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee and Master Servicer, providing
the following: (i) that the substance of the assignment is, and is intended to
be, a refinancing of such Mortgage; (ii) that the Mortgage Loan following the
proposed assignment will have a rate of interest at least 0.25 percent below or
above the rate of interest on such Mortgage Loan prior to such proposed
assignment; and (iii) that such assignment is at the request of the borrower
under the related Mortgage Loan. Upon approval of an assignment in lieu of
satisfaction with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall
receive cash in an amount equal to the unpaid principal balance of and accrued
interest on such Mortgage Loan and the Master Servicer shall treat such amount
as a Principal Prepayment in Full with respect to such Mortgage Loan for all
purposes hereof.
Section 3.14. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a) The Master Servicer shall foreclose upon or otherwise comparably
convert (which may include an REO Acquisition) the ownership of properties
securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as
to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent
payments pursuant to Section 3.07. Alternatively, the Master Servicer may take
other actions in respect of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, which may include (i)
accepting a short sale (a payoff of the Mortgage Loan for an amount less than
the total amount contractually owed in order to facilitate a sale of the
Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor) or permitting a short refinancing (a payoff
of the Mortgage Loan for an amount less than the total amount contractually owed
in order to facilitate refinancing transactions by the Mortgagor not involving a
sale of the Mortgaged Property), (ii) arranging for a repayment plan or (iii)
agreeing to a modification in accordance with Section 3.07. In connection with
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such foreclosure or other conversion or action, the Master Servicer shall,
consistent with Section 3.11, follow such practices and procedures as it shall
deem necessary or advisable, as shall be normal and usual in its general
mortgage servicing activities and as shall be required or permitted by the
Program Guide, as applicable; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be
liable in any respect hereunder if the Master Servicer is acting in connection
with any such foreclosure or other conversion in a manner that is consistent
with the provisions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer, however, shall not
be required to expend its own funds or incur other reimbursable charges in
connection with any foreclosure, or attempted foreclosure which is not
completed, or towards the restoration of any property unless it shall determine
(i) that such restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of
liquidation of the Mortgage Loan to Holders of Certificates of one or more
Classes after reimbursement to itself for such expenses or charges and (ii) that
such expenses or charges will be recoverable to it through Liquidation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds, or REO Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for
purposes of withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.10,
whether or not such expenses and charges are actually recoverable from related
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or REO Proceeds). In the event of such
a determination by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.14(a), the
Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of such amounts pursuant to
Section 3.10.
In addition to the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall use its best
reasonable efforts to realize upon any Additional Collateral for such of the
Additional Collateral Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which
no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments
pursuant to Section 3.07; provided that the Master Servicer shall not, on behalf
of the Trustee, obtain title to any such Additional Collateral as a result of or
in lieu of the disposition thereof or otherwise; and provided further that (i)
the Master Servicer shall not proceed with respect to such Additional Collateral
in any manner that would impair the ability to recover against the related
Mortgaged Property, and (ii) the Master Servicer shall proceed with any REO
Acquisition in a manner that preserves the ability to apply the proceeds of such
Additional Collateral against amounts owed under the defaulted Mortgage Loan.
Any proceeds realized from such Additional Collateral (other than amounts to be
released to the Mortgagor or the related guarantor in accordance with procedures
that the Master Servicer would follow in servicing loans held for its own
account, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage and
Mortgage Note and to the terms and conditions of any security agreement,
guarantee agreement, mortgage or other agreement governing the disposition of
the proceeds of such Additional Collateral) shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.10. Any other payment
received by the Master Servicer in respect of such Additional Collateral shall
be deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
3.10.
For so long as the Master Servicer is the Master Servicer under the
Credit Support Pledge Agreement and any of the Mortgage Loans and Pledged Asset
Loans, the Master Servicer shall perform its obligations under the Credit
Support Pledge Agreement in accordance with such agreement and in a manner that
is in the best interests of the Certificateholders. Further, the Master Servicer
shall use its best reasonable efforts to realize upon any Pledged Assets for
such of the Pledged Asset Loans as come into and continue in default and as to
which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent
payments pursuant to Section 3.07; provided that the Master Servicer shall not,
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on behalf of the Trustee, obtain title to any such Pledged Assets as a result of
or in lieu of the disposition thereof or otherwise; and provided further that
(i) the Master Servicer shall not proceed with respect to such Pledged Assets in
any manner that would impair the ability to recover against the related
Mortgaged Property, and (ii) the Master Servicer shall proceed with any REO
Acquisition in a manner that preserves the ability to apply the proceeds of such
Pledged Assets against amounts owed under the defaulted Mortgage Loan. Any
proceeds realized from such Pledged Assets (other than amounts to be released to
the Mortgagor or the related guarantor in accordance with procedures that the
Master Servicer would follow in servicing loans held for its own account,
subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note
and to the terms and conditions of any security agreement, guarantee agreement,
mortgage or other agreement governing the disposition of the proceeds of such
Pledged Assets) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account, subject to
withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.10. Any other payment received by the Master
Servicer in respect of such Pledged Assets shall be deposited in the Custodial
Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.10.
Concurrently with the foregoing, the Master Servicer may pursue any
remedies that may be available in connection with a breach of a representation
and warranty with respect to any such Mortgage Loan in accordance with Sections
2.03 and 2.04. However, the Master Servicer is not required to continue to
pursue both foreclosure (or similar remedies) with respect to the Mortgage Loans
and remedies in connection with a breach of a representation and warranty if the
Master Servicer determines in its reasonable discretion that one such remedy is
more likely to result in a greater recovery as to the Mortgage Loan. Upon the
occurrence of a Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition, following the deposit in
the Custodial Account of all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other
payments and recoveries referred to in the definition of "Cash Liquidation" or
"REO Disposition," as applicable, upon receipt by the Trustee of written
notification of such deposit signed by a Servicing Officer, the Trustee or any
Custodian, as the case may be, shall release to the Master Servicer the related
Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of
transfer or assignment prepared by the Master Servicer, in each case without
recourse, as shall be necessary to vest in the Master Servicer or its designee,
as the case may be, the related Mortgage Loan, and thereafter such Mortgage Loan
shall not be part of the Trust Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other
provision of this Agreement, in the Master Servicer's sole discretion with
respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or REO Property as to either of the
following provisions, (i) a Cash Liquidation or REO Disposition may be deemed to
have occurred if substantially all amounts expected by the Master Servicer to be
received in connection with the related defaulted Mortgage Loan or REO Property
have been received, and (ii) for purposes of determining the amount of any
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, REO Proceeds or any other unscheduled
collections or the amount of any Realized Loss, the Master Servicer may take
into account minimal amounts of additional receipts expected to be received or
any estimated additional liquidation expenses expected to be incurred in
connection with the related defaulted Mortgage Loan or REO Property.
(b) If title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired by the Trust Fund as
an REO Property by foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or
certificate of sale shall be issued to the Trustee or to its nominee on behalf
of Certificateholders. Notwithstanding any such acquisition of title and
cancellation of the related Mortgage Loan, such REO Property shall (except as
otherwise expressly provided herein) be considered to be an Outstanding Mortgage
Loan held in the Trust Fund until such time as the REO Property shall be sold.
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Consistent with the foregoing for purposes of all calculations hereunder so long
as such REO Property shall be considered to be an Outstanding Mortgage Loan it
shall be assumed that, notwithstanding that the indebtedness evidenced by the
related Mortgage Note shall have been discharged, such Mortgage Note and the
related amortization schedule in effect at the time of any such acquisition of
title (after giving effect to any previous Curtailments and before any
adjustment thereto by reason of any bankruptcy or similar proceeding or any
moratorium or similar waiver or grace period) remain in effect.
(c) If the Trust Fund acquires any REO Property as aforesaid or
otherwise in connection with a default or imminent default on a Mortgage Loan,
the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust Fund shall dispose of such REO
Property as soon as practicable, giving due consideration to the interests of
the Certificateholders, but in all cases within three full years after the
taxable year of its acquisition by the Trust Fund for purposes of Section
860G(a)(8) of the Code (or such shorter period as may be necessary under
applicable state (including any state in which such property is located) law to
maintain the status of any portion of any REMIC formed under the Series
Supplement as a REMIC under applicable state law and avoid taxes resulting from
such property failing to be foreclosure property under applicable state law) or,
at the expense of the Trust Fund, request, more than 60 days before the day on
which such grace period would otherwise expire, an extension of such grace
period unless the Master Servicer (subject to Section 10.01(f)) obtains for the
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Master Servicer,
to the effect that the holding by the Trust Fund of such REO Property subsequent
to such period will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited
transactions" as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause any REMIC formed
under the Series Supplement to fail to qualify as a REMIC (for federal (or any
applicable State or local) income tax purposes) at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding, in which case the Trust Fund may continue to hold
such REO Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of
Counsel). The Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the
Custodial Account for any costs incurred in obtaining such Opinion of Counsel,
as provided in Section 3.10. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, no REO Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented (or
allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used by or on behalf of the Trust
Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such REO
Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or (ii) subject the Trust Fund to the imposition
of any federal income taxes on the income earned from such REO Property,
including any taxes imposed by reason of Section 860G(c) of the Code, unless the
Master Servicer has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund with
respect to the imposition of any such taxes.
(d) The proceeds of any Cash Liquidation, REO Disposition or purchase or
repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, as well
as any recovery (other than Subsequent Recoveries) resulting from a collection
of Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or REO Proceeds, will be applied in
the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Master Servicer or the
related Subservicer in accordance with Section 3.10(a)(ii) and, in the case of
Xxxxx Fargo as a Subservicer, if applicable, to reimburse such Subservicer for
any Subservicing Fees payable therefrom; second, to the Certificateholders to
the extent of accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, and any related
REO Imputed Interest, at the Net Mortgage Rate (or the Modified Net Mortgage
Rate in the case of a Modified Mortgage Loan), to the Due Date in the related
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Due Period prior to the Distribution Date on which such amounts are to be
distributed; third, to the Certificateholders as a recovery of principal on the
Mortgage Loan (or REO Property); fourth, to all Servicing Fees and Subservicing
Fees payable therefrom (and the Master Servicer and the Subservicer shall have
no claims for any deficiencies with respect to such fees which result from the
foregoing allocation); and fifth, to Foreclosure Profits.
(e) In the event of a default on a Mortgage Loan one or more of whose
obligors is not a United States Person, in connection with any foreclosure or
acquisition of a deed in lieu of foreclosure (together, "foreclosure") in
respect of such Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer will cause compliance with
the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(d)(3) (or any successor
thereto) necessary to assure that no withholding tax obligation arises with
respect to the proceeds of such foreclosure except to the extent, if any, that
proceeds of such foreclosure are required to be remitted to the obligors on such
Mortgage Loan.
Section 3.15. Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Custodial Files.
(a) Upon becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or
upon the receipt by the Master Servicer of a notification that payment in full
will be escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes, the Master Servicer
will immediately notify the Trustee (if it holds the related Custodial File) or
the Custodian by a certification of a Servicing Officer (which certification
shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received or to be
received in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in
the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.07 have been or will be so
deposited), substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, or, in the
case of the Custodian, an electronic request in a form acceptable to the
Custodian, requesting delivery to it of the Mortgage File. Within two Business
Days of receipt of such certification and request, the Trustee shall release, or
cause the Custodian to release, the related Custodial File to the Master
Servicer. The Master Servicer is authorized to execute and deliver to the
Mortgagor the request for reconveyance, deed of reconveyance or release or
satisfaction of mortgage or such instrument releasing the lien of the Mortgage,
together with the Mortgage Note with, as appropriate, written evidence of
cancellation thereon and to cause the removal from the registration on the
MERS(R) System of such Mortgage and to execute and deliver, on behalf of the
Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation or of partial or full release. No expenses incurred
in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall
be chargeable to the Custodial Account or the Certificate Account.
(b) From time to time as is appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure
of any Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian, with a
copy to the Trustee, a certificate of a Servicing Officer substantially in the
form attached as Exhibit F hereto, or, in the case of the Custodian, an
electronic request in a form acceptable to the Custodian, requesting that
possession of all, or any document constituting part of, the Custodial File be
released to the Master Servicer and certifying as to the reason for such release
and that such release will not invalidate any insurance coverage provided in
respect of the Mortgage Loan under any Required Insurance Policy. Upon receipt
of the foregoing, the Trustee shall deliver, or cause the Custodian to deliver,
the Custodial File or any document therein to the Master Servicer. The Master
Servicer shall cause each Custodial File or any document therein so released to
be returned to the Trustee, or the Custodian as agent for the Trustee when the
need therefor by the Master Servicer no longer exists, unless (i) the Mortgage
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Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage
Loan have been deposited in the Custodial Account or (ii) the Custodial File or
such document has been delivered directly or through a Subservicer to an
attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as required by law,
for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other proceedings for the
foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or non-judicially, and
the Master Servicer has delivered directly or through a Subservicer to the
Trustee a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name and
address of the Person to which such Custodial File or such document was
delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. In the event of the
liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, the Trustee shall deliver the Request for
Release with respect thereto to the Master Servicer upon deposit of the related
Liquidation Proceeds in the Custodial Account.
(c) The Trustee or the Master Servicer on the Trustee's behalf shall
execute and deliver to the Master Servicer, if necessary, any court pleadings,
requests for trustee's sale or other documents necessary to the foreclosure or
trustee's sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal action brought
to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or to
obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or rights
provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law or in
equity. Together with such documents or pleadings (if signed by the Trustee),
the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee a certificate of a Servicing
Officer requesting that such pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee
and certifying as to the reason such documents or pleadings are required and
that the execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate any
insurance coverage under any Required Insurance Policy or invalidate or
otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a
lien upon completion of the foreclosure or trustee's sale.
Section 3.16. Servicing and Other Compensation; Compensating Interest.
(a) The Master Servicer, as compensation for its activities hereunder,
shall be entitled to receive on each Distribution Date the amounts provided for
by clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of Section 3.10(a), subject to clause (e)
below. The amount of servicing compensation provided for in such clauses shall
be accounted for on a Mortgage Loan-by-Mortgage Loan basis. In the event that
Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and REO Proceeds (net of amounts
reimbursable therefrom pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(ii)) in respect of a Cash
Liquidation or REO Disposition exceed the unpaid principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan plus unpaid interest accrued thereon (including REO Imputed
Interest) at a per annum rate equal to the related Net Mortgage Rate (or the
Modified Net Mortgage Rate in the case of a Modified Mortgage Loan), the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to retain therefrom and to pay to itself and/or the
related Subservicer, any Foreclosure Profits and any Servicing Fee or
Subservicing Fee considered to be accrued but unpaid.
(b) Additional servicing compensation in the form of prepayment charges,
assumption fees, late payment charges, investment income on amounts in the
Custodial Account or the Certificate Account or otherwise shall be retained by
the Master Servicer or the Subservicer to the extent provided herein, subject to
clause (e) below.
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(c) The Master Servicer shall be required to pay, or cause to be paid,
all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities
hereunder (including payment of premiums for the Primary Insurance Policies, if
any, to the extent such premiums are not required to be paid by the related
Mortgagors, and the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any Custodian) and
shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided
in Sections 3.10 and 3.14.
(d) The Master Servicer's right to receive servicing compensation may
not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection with the transfer of
all of its responsibilities and obligations of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the amount of servicing
compensation that the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive for its
activities hereunder for the period ending on each Distribution Date shall be
reduced (but not below zero) by an amount equal to Compensating Interest (if
any) for such Distribution Date. Such reduction shall be applied during such
period as follows: first, to any Servicing Fee or Subservicing Fee to which the
Master Servicer is entitled pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(iii) and second, to any
income or gain realized from any investment of funds held in the Custodial
Account or the Certificate Account to which the Master Servicer is entitled
pursuant to Sections 3.07(c) or 4.01(b), respectively. In making such reduction,
the Master Servicer (i) will not withdraw from the Custodial Account any such
amount representing all or a portion of the Servicing Fee to which it is
entitled pursuant to Section 3.10(a)(iii) and (ii) will not withdraw from the
Custodial Account or Certificate Account any such amount to which it is entitled
pursuant to Section 3.07(c) or 4.01(b).
Section 3.17. Reports to the Trustee and the Company.
Not later than fifteen days after it receives a written request from the
Trustee or the Company, the Master Servicer shall forward to the Trustee and the
Company a statement, certified by a Servicing Officer, setting forth the status
of the Custodial Account as of the close of business on such Distribution Date
as it relates to the Mortgage Loans and showing, for the period covered by such
statement, the aggregate of deposits in or withdrawals from the Custodial
Account in respect of the Mortgage Loans for each category of deposit specified
in Section 3.07 and each category of withdrawal specified in Section 3.10.
Section 3.18. Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Master Servicer will deliver to the Company, the Trustee and any
Certificate Insurer on or before the earlier of (a) March 31 of each year or (b)
with respect to any calendar year during which the Company's annual report on
Form 10-K is required to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission, the date on which the annual report on
Form 10-K is required to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission, a servicer compliance certificate,
signed by an authorized officer of the Master Servicer, as described in Items
1122(a), 1122(b) and 1123 of Regulation AB, to the effect that:
(i) A review of the Master Servicer's activities during the reporting
period and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such
officer's supervision.
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(ii) To the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such review, the
Master Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement in all
material respects throughout the reporting period or, if there has been a
failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each
such failure known to such officer and the nature and status thereof.
The Master Servicer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
from all other parties participating in the servicing function any additional
certifications required under Item 1123 of Regulation AB to the extent required
to be included in a Report on Form 10-K; provided, however, that a failure to
obtain such certifications shall not be a breach of the Master Servicer's duties
hereunder if any such party fails to deliver such a certification.
Section 3.19. Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report.
On or before the earlier of (a) March 31 of each year or (b) with
respect to any calendar year during which the Company's annual report on Form
10-K is required to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission, the date on which the annual report on Form
10-K is required to be filed in accordance with the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission, the Master Servicer at its expense shall
cause a firm of independent public accountants, which shall be members of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, to furnish to the Company
and the Trustee the attestation required under Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB. In
rendering such statement, such firm may rely, as to matters relating to the
direct servicing of mortgage loans by Subservicers, upon comparable statements
for examinations conducted by independent public accountants substantially in
accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (rendered within one year of such statement) with respect to
such Subservicers.
Section 3.20. Rights of the Company in Respect of the Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall afford the Company, upon reasonable notice,
during normal business hours access to all records maintained by the Master
Servicer in respect of its rights and obligations hereunder and access to
officers of the Master Servicer responsible for such obligations. Upon request,
the Master Servicer shall furnish the Company with its most recent financial
statements and such other information as the Master Servicer possesses regarding
its business, affairs, property and condition, financial or otherwise. The
Master Servicer shall also cooperate with all reasonable requests for
information including, but not limited to, notices, tapes and copies of files,
regarding itself, the Mortgage Loans or the Certificates from any Person or
Persons identified by the Company or Residential Funding. The Company may, but
is not obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder
and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to perform, any
defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer hereunder or exercise the rights of
the Master Servicer hereunder; provided that the Master Servicer shall not be
relieved of any of its obligations hereunder by virtue of such performance by
the Company or its designee. The Company shall not have any responsibility or
liability for any action or failure to act by the Master Servicer and is not
obligated to supervise the performance of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement or otherwise.
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Section 3.21. Administration of Buydown Funds.
(a) With respect to any Buydown Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer has
deposited Buydown Funds in an account that satisfies the requirements for a
Subservicing Account (the "Buydown Account"). The Master Servicer shall cause
the Subservicing Agreement to require that upon receipt from the Mortgagor of
the amount due on a Due Date for each Buydown Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer
will withdraw from the Buydown Account the predetermined amount that, when added
to the amount due on such date from the Mortgagor, equals the full Monthly
Payment and transmit that amount in accordance with the terms of the
Subservicing Agreement to the Master Servicer together with the related payment
made by the Mortgagor or advanced by the Subservicer.
(b) If the Mortgagor on a Buydown Mortgage Loan prepays such loan in its
entirety during the period (the "Buydown Period") when Buydown Funds are
required to be applied to such Buydown Mortgage Loan, the Subservicer shall be
required to withdraw from the Buydown Account and remit any Buydown Funds
remaining in the Buydown Account in accordance with the related buydown
agreement. The amount of Buydown Funds which may be remitted in accordance with
the related buydown agreement may reduce the amount required to be paid by the
Mortgagor to fully prepay the related Mortgage Loan. If the Mortgagor on a
Buydown Mortgage Loan defaults on such Mortgage Loan during the Buydown Period
and the property securing such Buydown Mortgage Loan is sold in the liquidation
thereof (either by the Master Servicer or the insurer under any related Primary
Insurance Policy), the Subservicer shall be required to withdraw from the
Buydown Account the Buydown Funds for such Buydown Mortgage Loan still held in
the Buydown Account and remit the same to the Master Servicer in accordance with
the terms of the Subservicing Agreement for deposit in the Custodial Account or,
if instructed by the Master Servicer, pay to the insurer under any related
Primary Insurance Policy if the Mortgaged Property is transferred to such
insurer and such insurer pays all of the loss incurred in respect of such
default. Any amount so remitted pursuant to the preceding sentence will be
deemed to reduce the amount owed on the Mortgage Loan.
Section 3.22. Advance Facility.
(a) The Master Servicer is hereby authorized to enter into a financing
or other facility (any such arrangement, an "Advance Facility") under which (1)
the Master Servicer sells, assigns or pledges to another Person (an "Advancing
Person") the Master Servicer's rights under this Agreement to be reimbursed for
any Advances or Servicing Advances and/or (2) an Advancing Person agrees to fund
some or all Advances and/or Servicing Advances required to be made by the Master
Servicer pursuant to this Agreement. No consent of the Company, the Trustee, the
Certificateholders or any other party shall be required before the Master
Servicer may enter into an Advance Facility. Notwithstanding the existence of
any Advance Facility under which an Advancing Person agrees to fund Advances
and/or Servicing Advances on the Master Servicer's behalf, the Master Servicer
shall remain obligated pursuant to this Agreement to make Advances and Servicing
Advances pursuant to and as required by this Agreement. If the Master Servicer
enters into an Advance Facility, and for so long as an Advancing Person remains
entitled to receive reimbursement for any Advances including Nonrecoverable
Advances ("Advance Reimbursement Amounts") and/or Servicing Advances including
Nonrecoverable Advances ("Servicing Advance Reimbursement Amounts" and together
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with Advance Reimbursement Amounts, "Reimbursement Amounts") (in each case to
the extent such type of Reimbursement Amount is included in the Advance
Facility), as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement, then the Master Servicer
shall identify such Reimbursement Amounts consistent with the reimbursement
rights set forth in Section 3.10(a)(ii) and (vii) and remit such Reimbursement
Amounts in accordance with this Section 3.22 or otherwise in accordance with the
documentation establishing the Advance Facility to such Advancing Person or to a
trustee, agent or custodian (an "Advance Facility Trustee") designated by such
Advancing Person in an Advance Facility Notice described below in Section
3.22(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if so required pursuant to the terms of
the Advance Facility, the Master Servicer may direct, and if so directed in
writing the Trustee is hereby authorized to and shall pay to the Advance
Facility Trustee the Reimbursement Amounts identified pursuant to the preceding
sentence. An Advancing Person whose obligations hereunder are limited to the
funding of Advances and/or Servicing Advances shall not be required to meet the
qualifications of a Master Servicer or a Subservicer pursuant to Section 3.02(a)
or 6.02(c) hereof and shall not be deemed to be a Subservicer under this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall
Advance Reimbursement Amounts or Servicing Advance Reimbursement Amounts be
included in the Available Distribution Amount or distributed to
Certificateholders.
(b) If the Master Servicer enters into an Advance Facility and makes the
election set forth in Section 3.22(a), the Master Servicer and the related
Advancing Person shall deliver to the Trustee a written notice and payment
instruction (an "Advance Facility Notice"), providing the Trustee with written
payment instructions as to where to remit Advance Reimbursement Amounts and/or
Servicing Advance Reimbursement Amounts (each to the extent such type of
Reimbursement Amount is included within the Advance Facility) on subsequent
Distribution Dates. The payment instruction shall require the applicable
Reimbursement Amounts to be distributed to the Advancing Person or to an Advance
Facility Trustee designated in the Advance Facility Notice. An Advance Facility
Notice may only be terminated by the joint written direction of the Master
Servicer and the related Advancing Person (and any related Advance Facility
Trustee).
(c) Reimbursement Amounts shall consist solely of amounts in respect of
Advances and/or Servicing Advances made with respect to the Mortgage Loans for
which the Master Servicer would be permitted to reimburse itself in accordance
with Section 3.10(a)(ii) and (vii) hereof, assuming the Master Servicer or the
Advancing Person had made the related Advance(s) and/or Servicing Advance(s).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, except with respect to reimbursement of
Nonrecoverable Advances as set forth in Section 3.10(c) of this Agreement, no
Person shall be entitled to reimbursement from funds held in the Collection
Account for future distribution to Certificateholders pursuant to this
Agreement. Neither the Company nor the Trustee shall have any duty or liability
with respect to the calculation of any Reimbursement Amount, nor shall the
Company or the Trustee have any responsibility to track or monitor the
administration of the Advance Facility and the Company shall not have any
responsibility to track, monitor or verify the payment of Reimbursement Amounts
to the related Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee. The Master Servicer
shall maintain and provide to any Successor Master Servicer a detailed
accounting on a loan-by-loan basis as to amounts advanced by, sold, pledged or
assigned to, and reimbursed to any Advancing Person. The Successor Master
Servicer shall be entitled to rely on any such information provided by the
Master Servicer and the Successor Master Servicer shall not be liable for any
errors in such information.
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(d) Upon the direction of and at the expense of the Master Servicer, the
Trustee agrees to execute such acknowledgments, certificates, and other
documents provided by the Master Servicer and reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee recognizing the interests of any Advancing Person or Advance Facility
Trustee in such Reimbursement Amounts as the Master Servicer may cause to be
made subject to Advance Facilities pursuant to this Section 3.22, and such other
documents in connection with such Advance Facility as may be reasonably
requested from time to time by any Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee
and reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.
(e) Reimbursement Amounts collected with respect to each Mortgage Loan
shall be allocated to outstanding unreimbursed Advances or Servicing Advances
(as the case may be) made with respect to that Mortgage Loan on a "first-in,
first out" ("FIFO") basis, subject to the qualifications set forth below:
(i) Any successor Master Servicer to Residential Funding (a
"Successor Master Servicer") and the Advancing Person or Advance
Facility Trustee shall be required to apply all amounts available in
accordance with this Section 3.22(e) to the reimbursement of Advances
and Servicing Advances in the manner provided for herein; provided,
however, that after the succession of a Successor Master Servicer, (A)
to the extent that any Advances or Servicing Advances with respect to
any particular Mortgage Loan are reimbursed from payments or recoveries,
if any, from the related Mortgagor, and Liquidation Proceeds or
Insurance Proceeds, if any, with respect to that Mortgage Loan,
reimbursement shall be made, first, to the Advancing Person or Advance
Facility Trustee in respect of Advances and/or Servicing Advances
related to that Mortgage Loan to the extent of the interest of the
Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee in such Advances and/or
Servicing Advances, second to the Master Servicer in respect of Advances
and/or Servicing Advances related to that Mortgage Loan in excess of
those in which the Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee Person
has an interest, and third, to the Successor Master Servicer in respect
of any other Advances and/or Servicing Advances related to that Mortgage
Loan, from such sources as and when collected, and (B) reimbursements of
Advances and Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances shall
be made pro rata to the Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee, on
the one hand, and any such Successor Master Servicer, on the other hand,
on the basis of the respective aggregate outstanding unreimbursed
Advances and Servicing Advances that are Nonrecoverable Advances owed to
the Advancing Person, Advance Facility Trustee or Master Servicer
pursuant to this Agreement, on the one hand, and any such Successor
Master Servicer, on the other hand, and without regard to the date on
which any such Advances or Servicing Advances shall have been made. In
the event that, as a result of the FIFO allocation made pursuant to this
Section 3.22(e), some or all of a Reimbursement Amount paid to the
Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee relates to Advances or
Servicing Advances that were made by a Person other than Residential
Funding or the Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee, then the
Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee shall be required to remit
any portion of such Reimbursement Amount to the Person entitled to such
portion of such Reimbursement Amount. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Residential Funding shall remain entitled to be
reimbursed by the Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee for all
Advances and Servicing Advances funded by Residential Funding to the
extent the related Reimbursement Amount(s) have not been assigned or
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pledged to an Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee. The
documentation establishing any Advance Facility shall require
Residential Funding to provide to the related Advancing Person or
Advance Facility Trustee loan by loan information with respect to each
Reimbursement Amount distributed to such Advancing Person or Advance
Facility Trustee on each date of remittance thereof to such Advancing
Person or Advance Facility Trustee, to enable the Advancing Person or
Advance Facility Trustee to make the FIFO allocation of each
Reimbursement Amount with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
(ii) By way of illustration, and not by way of limiting the
generality of the foregoing, if the Master Servicer resigns or is
terminated at a time when the Master Servicer is a party to an Advance
Facility, and is replaced by a Successor Master Servicer, and the
Successor Master Servicer directly funds Advances or Servicing Advances
with respect to a Mortgage Loan and does not assign or pledge the
related Reimbursement Amounts to the related Advancing Person or Advance
Facility Trustee, then all payments and recoveries received from the
related Mortgagor or received in the form of Liquidation Proceeds with
respect to such Mortgage Loan (including Insurance Proceeds collected in
connection with a liquidation of such Mortgage Loan) will be allocated
first to the Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee until the
related Reimbursement Amounts attributable to such Mortgage Loan that
are owed to the Master Servicer and the Advancing Person, which were
made prior to any Advances or Servicing Advances made by the Successor
Master Servicer, have been reimbursed in full, at which point the
Successor Master Servicer shall be entitled to retain all related
Reimbursement Amounts subsequently collected with respect to that
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.10 of this Agreement. To the extent
that the Advances or Servicing Advances are Nonrecoverable Advances to
be reimbursed on an aggregate basis pursuant to Section 3.10 of this
Agreement, the reimbursement paid in this manner will be made pro rata
to the Advancing Person or Advance Facility Trustee, on the one hand,
and the Successor Master Servicer, on the other hand, as described in
clause (i)(B) above.
(f) The Master Servicer shall remain entitled to be reimbursed for all
Advances and Xxxxxxxxx Advances funded by the Master Servicer to the extent the
related rights to be reimbursed therefor have not been sold, assigned or pledged
to an Advancing Person.
(g) Any amendment to this Section 3.22 or to any other provision of this
Agreement that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an Advance
Facility as described generally in this Section 3.22, including amendments to
add provisions relating to a successor Master Servicer, may be entered into by
the Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer without the consent of any
Certificateholder, with written confirmation from each Rating Agency that the
amendment will not result in the reduction of the ratings on any class of the
Certificates below the lesser of the then current or original ratings on such
Certificates, and an opinion of counsel as required by Section 11.01(c)
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.01 of or elsewhere in
this Agreement.
(h) Any rights of set-off that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Company,
any Successor Master Servicer or any other Person might otherwise have against
the Master Servicer under this Agreement shall not attach to any rights to be
reimbursed for Advances or Servicing Advances that have been sold, transferred,
pledged, conveyed or assigned to any Advancing Person.
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(i) At any time when an Advancing Person shall have ceased funding
Advances and/or Servicing Advances (as the case may be) and the Advancing Person
or related Advance Facility Trustee shall have received Reimbursement Amounts
sufficient in the aggregate to reimburse all Advances and/or Servicing Advances
(as the case may be) the right to reimbursement for which were assigned to the
Advancing Person, then upon the delivery of a written notice signed by the
Advancing Person and the Master Servicer or its successor or assign) to the
Trustee terminating the Advance Facility Notice (the "Notice of Facility
Termination"), the Master Servicer or its Successor Master Servicer shall again
be entitled to withdraw and retain the related Reimbursement Amounts from the
Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.10.
(j) After delivery of any Advance Facility Notice, and until any such
Advance Facility Notice has been terminated by a Notice of Facility Termination,
this Section 3.22 may not be amended or otherwise modified without the prior
written consent of the related Advancing Person.
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
Section 4.01. Certificate Account.
(a) The Master Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall establish and
maintain a Certificate Account in which the Master Servicer shall cause to be
deposited on behalf of the Trustee on or before 2:00 P.M. New York time on each
Certificate Account Deposit Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds
an amount equal to the sum of (i) any Advance for the immediately succeeding
Distribution Date, (ii) any amount required to be deposited in the Certificate
Account pursuant to Section 3.12(a), (iii) any amount required to be deposited
in the Certificate Account pursuant to Section 3.16(e) or Section 4.07 and (iv)
all other amounts constituting the Available Distribution Amount for the
immediately succeeding Distribution Date.
(b) The Trustee shall, upon written request from the Master Servicer,
invest or cause the institution maintaining the Certificate Account to invest
the funds in the Certificate Account in Permitted Investments designated in the
name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, which shall
mature or be payable on demand not later than the Business Day next preceding
the Distribution Date next following the date of such investment (except that
(i) any investment in the institution with which the Certificate Account is
maintained may mature or be payable on demand on such Distribution Date and (ii)
any other investment may mature or be payable on demand on such Distribution
Date if the Trustee shall advance funds on such Distribution Date to the
Certificate Account in the amount payable on such investment on such
Distribution Date, pending receipt thereof to the extent necessary to make
distributions on the Certificates) and shall not be sold or disposed of prior to
maturity. Subject to Section 3.16(e), all income and gain realized from any such
investment shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer and shall be subject
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to its withdrawal or order from time to time. The amount of any losses incurred
in respect of any such investments shall be deposited in the Certificate Account
by the Master Servicer out of its own funds immediately as realized without any
right of reimbursement.
Section 4.02. Distributions.
As provided in Section 4.02 of the Series Supplement.
Section 4.03. Statements to Certificateholders; Statements to Rating
Agencies; Exchange Act Reporting.
(a) Concurrently with each distribution charged to the Certificate
Account and with respect to each Distribution Date the Master Servicer shall
forward to the Trustee and the Trustee shall either forward by mail or make
available to each Holder and the Company, via the Trustee's internet website, a
statement (and at its option, any additional files containing the same
information in an alternative format) setting forth information as to each Class
of Certificates, the Mortgage Pool and, if the Mortgage Pool is comprised of two
or more Loan Groups, each Loan Group, to the extent applicable. This statement
will include the information set forth in an exhibit to the Series Supplement.
Such exhibit shall set forth the Trustee's internet website address together
with a phone number. The Trustee shall mail to each Holder that requests a paper
copy by telephone a paper copy via first class mail. The Trustee may modify the
distribution procedures set forth in this Section provided that such procedures
are no less convenient for the Certificateholders. The Trustee shall provide
prior notification to the Company, the Master Servicer and the
Certificateholders regarding any such modification. In addition, the Master
Servicer shall provide to any manager of a trust fund consisting of some or all
of the Certificates, upon reasonable request, such additional information as is
reasonably obtainable by the Master Servicer at no additional expense to the
Master Servicer. Also, at the request of a Rating Agency, the Master Servicer
shall provide the information relating to the Reportable Modified Mortgage Loans
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q to such Rating Agency
within a reasonable period of time; provided, however, that the Master Servicer
shall not be required to provide such information more than four times in a
calendar year to any Rating Agency.
(b) Within a reasonable period of time after it receives a written
request from a Holder of a Certificate, other than a Class R Certificate, the
Master Servicer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and shall forward, or
cause to be forwarded, to each Person who at any time during the calendar year
was the Holder of a Certificate, other than a Class R Certificate, a statement
containing the information set forth in clauses (v) and (vi) of the exhibit to
the Series Supplement referred to in subSection (a) above aggregated for such
calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a
Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Master Servicer shall be deemed to
have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information
shall be provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to any requirements of the
Code.
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(c) Within a reasonable period of time after it receives a written
request from any Holder of a Class R Certificate, the Master Servicer shall
prepare, or cause to be prepared, and shall forward, or cause to be forwarded,
to each Person who at any time during the calendar year was the Holder of a
Class R Certificate, a statement containing the applicable distribution
information provided pursuant to this Section 4.03 aggregated for such calendar
year or applicable portion thereof during which such Person was the Holder of a
Class R Certificate. Such obligation of the Master Servicer shall be deemed to
have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information
shall be provided by the Master Servicer pursuant to any requirements of the
Code.
(d) Upon the written request of any Certificateholder, the Master
Servicer, as soon as reasonably practicable, shall provide the requesting
Certificateholder with such information as is necessary and appropriate, in the
Master Servicer's sole discretion, for purposes of satisfying applicable
reporting requirements under Rule 144A.
(e) The Master Servicer shall, on behalf of the Company and in respect
of the Trust Fund, sign and cause to be filed with the Commission any periodic
reports required to be filed under the provisions of the Exchange Act, and the
rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder including, without
limitation, reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-D and Form 8-K. In connection with the
preparation and filing of such periodic reports, the Trustee shall timely
provide to the Master Servicer (I) a list of Certificateholders as shown on the
Certificate Register as of the end of each calendar year, (II) copies of all
pleadings, other legal process and any other documents relating to any claims,
charges or complaints involving the Trustee, as trustee hereunder, or the Trust
Fund that are received by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, (III) notice of
all matters that, to the actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee, have been submitted to a vote of the Certificateholders, other than
those matters that have been submitted to a vote of the Certificateholders at
the request of the Company or the Master Servicer, and (IV) notice of any
failure of the Trustee to make any distribution to the Certificateholders as
required pursuant to the Series Supplement. Neither the Master Servicer nor the
Trustee shall have any liability with respect to the Master Servicer's failure
to properly prepare or file such periodic reports resulting from or relating to
the Master Servicer's inability or failure to obtain any information not
resulting from the Master Servicer's own negligence or willful misconduct.
(f) Any Form 10-K filed with the Commission in connection with this
Section 4.03 shall include, with respect to the Certificates relating to such
10-K:
(i) A certification, signed by the senior officer in charge of
the servicing functions of the Master Servicer, in the form attached as
Exhibit O hereto or such other form as may be required or permitted by
the Commission (the "Form 10-K Certification"), in compliance with Rules
13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and any additional directives
of the Commission.
(ii) A report regarding its assessment of compliance during the
preceding calendar year with all applicable servicing criteria set forth
in relevant Commission regulations with respect to mortgage-backed
securities transactions taken as a whole involving the Master Servicer
that are backed by the same types of assets as those backing the
certificates, as well as similar reports on assessment of compliance
received from other parties participating in the servicing function as
required by relevant Commission regulations, as described in Item
1122(a) of Regulation AB. The Master Servicer shall obtain from all
other parties participating in the servicing function any required
assessments.
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(iii) With respect to each assessment report described
immediately above, a report by a registered public accounting firm that
attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the asserting party,
as set forth in relevant Commission regulations, as described in
Regulation 1122(b) of Regulation AB and Section 3.19
(iv) The servicer compliance certificate required to be
delivered pursuant Section 3.18.
(g) In connection with the Form 10-K Certification, the Trustee shall
provide the Master Servicer with a back-up certification substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit P.
(h) This Section 4.03 may be amended in accordance with this Agreement
without the consent of the Certificateholders.
(i) The Trustee shall make available on the Trustee's internet website
each of the reports filed with the Commission by or on behalf of the Company
under the Exchange Act upon delivery of such reports to the Trustee.
Section 4.04. Distribution of Reports to the Trustee and the Company;
Advances by the Master Servicer.
(a) Prior to the close of business on the Determination Date, the Master
Servicer shall furnish a written statement to the Trustee, any Paying Agent and
the Company (the information in such statement to be made available to
Certificateholders and any Certificate Insurer by the Master Servicer on
request) setting forth (i) the Available Distribution Amount and (ii) the
amounts required to be withdrawn from the Custodial Account and deposited into
the Certificate Account on the immediately succeeding Certificate Account
Deposit Date pursuant to clause (iii) of Section 4.01(a). The determination by
the Master Servicer of such amounts shall, in the absence of obvious error, be
presumptively deemed to be correct for all purposes hereunder and the Trustee
shall be protected in relying upon the same without any independent check or
verification.
(b) On or before 2:00 P.M. New York time on each Certificate Account
Deposit Date, the Master Servicer shall either (i) deposit in the Certificate
Account from its own funds, or funds received therefor from the Subservicers, an
amount equal to the Advances to be made by the Master Servicer in respect of the
related Distribution Date, which shall be in an aggregate amount equal to the
aggregate amount of Monthly Payments (with each interest portion thereof
adjusted to the Net Mortgage Rate), less the amount of any related Servicing
Modifications, Debt Service Reductions or reductions in the amount of interest
collectable from the Mortgagor pursuant to the Relief Act, on the Outstanding
Mortgage Loans as of the related Due Date, which Monthly Payments were not
received as of the close of business as of the related Determination Date;
provided that no Advance shall be made if it would be a Nonrecoverable Advance,
(ii) withdraw from amounts on deposit in the Custodial Account and deposit in
the Certificate Account all or a portion of the Amount Held for Future
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Distribution in discharge of any such Advance, or (iii) make advances in the
form of any combination of (i) and (ii) aggregating the amount of such Advance.
Any portion of the Amount Held for Future Distribution so used shall be replaced
by the Master Servicer by deposit in the Certificate Account on or before 11:00
A.M. New York time on any future Certificate Account Deposit Date to the extent
that funds attributable to the Mortgage Loans that are available in the
Custodial Account for deposit in the Certificate Account on such Certificate
Account Deposit Date shall be less than payments to Certificateholders required
to be made on the following Distribution Date. The Master Servicer shall be
entitled to use any Advance made by a Subservicer as described in Section
3.07(b) that has been deposited in the Custodial Account on or before such
Distribution Date as part of the Advance made by the Master Servicer pursuant to
this Section 4.04. The amount of any reimbursement pursuant to Section 4.02(a)
in respect of outstanding Advances on any Distribution Date shall be allocated
to specific Monthly Payments due but delinquent for previous Due Periods, which
allocation shall be made, to the extent practicable, to Monthly Payments which
have been delinquent for the longest period of time. Such allocations shall be
conclusive for purposes of reimbursement to the Master Servicer from recoveries
on related Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.10.
The determination by the Master Servicer that it has made a
Nonrecoverable Advance or that any proposed Advance, if made, would constitute a
Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate of the
Master Servicer delivered to the Company and the Trustee.
If the Master Servicer determines as of the Business Day preceding any
Certificate Account Deposit Date that it will be unable to deposit in the
Certificate Account an amount equal to the Advance required to be made for the
immediately succeeding Distribution Date, it shall give notice to the Trustee of
its inability to advance (such notice may be given by telecopy), not later than
3:00 P.M., New York time, on such Business Day, specifying the portion of such
amount that it will be unable to deposit. Not later than 3:00 P.M., New York
time, on the Certificate Account Deposit Date the Trustee shall, unless by 12:00
Noon, New York time, on such day the Trustee shall have been notified in writing
(by telecopy) that the Master Servicer shall have directly or indirectly
deposited in the Certificate Account such portion of the amount of the Advance
as to which the Master Servicer shall have given notice pursuant to the
preceding sentence, pursuant to Section 7.01, (a) terminate all of the rights
and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement in accordance with
Section 7.01 and (b) assume the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer
hereunder, including the obligation to deposit in the Certificate Account an
amount equal to the Advance for the immediately succeeding Distribution Date.
The Trustee shall deposit all funds it receives pursuant to this Section
4.04 into the Certificate Account.
Section 4.05. Allocation of Realized Losses.
As provided in Section 4.05 of the Series Supplement.
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Section 4.06. Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonment of Mortgaged
Property.
The Master Servicer or the Subservicers shall file information returns
with respect to the receipt of mortgage interests received in a trade or
business, the reports of foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property
and the information returns relating to cancellation of indebtedness income with
respect to any Mortgaged Property required by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P,
respectively, of the Code, and deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate
on or before March 31 of each year stating that such reports have been filed.
Such reports shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting
requirements imposed by Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code.
Section 4.07. Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a) With respect to any Mortgage Loan which is delinquent in payment by
90 days or more, the Master Servicer may, at its option, purchase such Mortgage
Loan from the Trustee at the Purchase Price therefor; provided, that such
Mortgage Loan that becomes 90 days or more delinquent during any given calendar
quarter shall only be eligible for purchase pursuant to this Section during the
period beginning on the first Business Day of the following calendar quarter,
and ending at the close of business on the second-to-last Business Day of such
following calendar quarter; and provided, further, that such Mortgage Loan is 90
days or more delinquent at the time of repurchase. Such option if not exercised
shall not thereafter be reinstated as to any Mortgage Loan, unless the
delinquency is cured and the Mortgage Loan thereafter again becomes delinquent
in payment by 90 days or more in a subsequent calendar quarter.
(b) If at any time the Master Servicer makes a payment to the
Certificate Account covering the amount of the Purchase Price for such a
Mortgage Loan as provided in clause (a) above, and the Master Servicer provides
to the Trustee a certification signed by a Servicing Officer stating that the
amount of such payment has been deposited in the Certificate Account, then the
Trustee shall execute the assignment of such Mortgage Loan at the request of the
Master Servicer without recourse to the Master Servicer which shall succeed to
all the Trustee's right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loan, and
all security and documents relative thereto. Such assignment shall be an
assignment outright and not for security. The Master Servicer will thereupon own
such Mortgage, and all such security and documents, free of any further
obligation to the Trustee or the Certificateholders with respect thereto.
If, however, the Master Servicer shall have exercised its right to
repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 4.07 upon the written
request of and with funds provided by the Junior Certificateholder and thereupon
transferred such Mortgage Loan to the Junior Certificateholder, the Master
Servicer shall so notify the Trustee in writing.
Section 4.08. Surety Bond.
(a) If a Required Surety Payment is payable pursuant to the Surety Bond
with respect to any Additional Collateral Loan, the Master Servicer shall so
notify the Trustee as soon as reasonably practicable and the Trustee shall
promptly complete the notice in the form of Attachment 1 to the Surety Bond and
shall promptly submit such notice to the Surety as a claim for a Required
Surety. The Master Servicer shall upon request assist the Trustee in completing
such notice and shall provide any information requested by the Trustee in
connection therewith.
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(b) Upon receipt of a Required Surety Payment from the Surety on behalf
of the Holders of Certificates, the Trustee shall deposit such Required Surety
Payment in the Certificate Account and shall distribute such Required Surety
Payment, or the proceeds thereof, in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.02.
(c) The Trustee shall (i) receive as attorney-in-fact of each Holder of
a Certificate any Required Surety Payment from the Surety and (ii) disburse the
same to the Holders of such Certificates as set forth in Section 4.02.
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01. The Certificates.
(a) The Senior, Class M, Class B and Class R Certificates shall be
substantially in the forms set forth in Exhibits A, B, C and D, respectively,
and shall, on original issue, be executed and delivered by the Trustee to the
Certificate Registrar for authentication and delivery to or upon the order of
the Company upon receipt by the Trustee or one or more Custodians of the
documents specified in Section 2.01. The Certificates shall be issuable in the
minimum denominations designated in the Preliminary Statement to the Series
Supplement.
The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature on
behalf of an authorized officer of the Trustee. 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 Certificate 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 for herein
executed by the Certificate Registrar by manual signature, and such certificate
upon any Certificate 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 authentication.
(b) Except as provided below, registration of Book-Entry Certificates
may not be transferred by the Trustee except to another Depository that agrees
to hold such Certificates for the respective Certificate Owners with Ownership
Interests therein. The Holders of the Book-Entry Certificates shall hold their
respective Ownership Interests in and to each of such Certificates through the
book-entry facilities of the Depository and, except as provided below, shall not
be entitled to Definitive Certificates in respect of such Ownership Interests.
All transfers by Certificate Owners of their respective Ownership Interests in
the Book-Entry Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures
established by the Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such
Certificate Owner. Each Depository Participant shall transfer the Ownership
Interests only in the Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it
represents or of brokerage firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with
the Depository's normal procedures.
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The Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Company may for all purposes
(including the making of payments due on the respective Classes of Book-Entry
Certificates) deal with the Depository as the authorized representative of the
Certificate Owners with respect to the respective Classes of Book-Entry
Certificates for the purposes of exercising the rights of Certificateholders
hereunder. The rights of Certificate Owners with respect to the respective
Classes of Book-Entry Certificates shall be limited to those established by law
and agreements between such Certificate Owners and the Depository Participants
and brokerage firms representing such Certificate Owners. Multiple requests and
directions from, and votes of, the Depository as Holder of any Class of
Book-Entry Certificates with respect to any particular matter shall not be
deemed inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate
Owners. The Trustee may establish a reasonable record date in connection with
solicitations of consents from or voting by Certificateholders and shall give
notice to the Depository of such record date.
If with respect to any Book-Entry Certificate (i)(A) the Company advises
the Trustee in writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to
properly discharge its responsibilities as Depository with respect to such
Book-Entry Certificate and (B) the Company is unable to locate a qualified
successor, or (ii)(A) the Depositor at its option advises the Trustee in writing
that it elects to terminate the book-entry system for such Book-Entry
Certificate through the Depositary and (B) upon receipt of notice from the
Depository of the Depositor's election to terminate the book-entry system for
such Book-Entry Certificate, the Depository Participants holding beneficial
interests in such Book-Entry Certificates agree to initiate such termination,
the Trustee shall notify all Certificate Owner of such Book-Entry Certificate,
through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event and of the
availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the
same. Upon surrender to the Trustee of the Book-Entry Certificates by the
Depository, accompanied by registration instructions from the Depository for
registration of transfer, the Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver
the Definitive Certificates.
In addition, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each
Certificate Owner materially adversely affected thereby may at its option
request a Definitive Certificate evidencing such Certificate Owner's Percentage
Interest in the related Class of Certificates. In order to make such request,
such Certificate Owner shall, subject to the rules and procedures of the
Depository, provide the Depository or the related Depository Participant with
directions for the Trustee to exchange or cause the exchange of the Certificate
Owner's interest in such Class of Certificates for an equivalent Percentage
Interest in fully registered definitive form. Upon receipt by the Trustee of
instruction from the Depository directing the Trustee to effect such exchange
(such instructions to contain information regarding the Class of Certificates
and the Certificate Balance being exchanged, the Depository Participant account
to be debited with the decrease, the registered holder of and delivery
instructions for the Definitive Certificates and any other information
reasonably required by the Trustee), (i) the Trustee shall instruct the
Depository to reduce the related Depository Participant's account by the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Definitive Certificates, (ii) the
Trustee shall execute, authenticate and deliver, in accordance with the
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registration and delivery instructions provided by the Depository, a Definitive
Certificate evidencing such Certificate Owner's Percentage Interest in such
Class of Certificates and (iii) the Trustee shall execute and authenticate a new
Book-Entry Certificate reflecting the reduction in the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class of Certificates by the amount of the Definitive
Certificates.
None of the Company, the Master Servicer or the Trustee shall be liable
for any actions taken by the Depository or its nominee, including, without
limitation, any delay in delivery of any instructions required under Section
5.01 and may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on, such
instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates the Trustee and the
Master Servicer shall recognize the Holders of the Definitive Certificates as
Certificateholders hereunder.
(c) From time to time Residential Funding, as the initial Holder of the
Class A-V Certificates, may exchange such Holder's Class A-V Certificates for
Subclasses of Class A-V Certificates to be issued under this Agreement by
delivering a "Request for Exchange" substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit N executed by an authorized officer, which Subclasses, in the aggregate,
will represent the Uncertificated Class A-V REMIC Regular Interests
corresponding to the Class A-V Certificates so surrendered for exchange. Any
Subclass so issued shall bear a numerical designation commencing with Class
A-V-1 and continuing sequentially thereafter, and will evidence ownership of the
Uncertificated Class A-V REMIC Regular Interest or Interests specified in
writing by such initial Holder to the Trustee. The Trustee may conclusively,
without any independent verification, rely on, and shall be protected in relying
on, Residential Funding's determinations of the Uncertificated Class A-V REMIC
Regular Interests corresponding to any Subclass, the Initial Notional Amount and
the initial Pass-Through Rate on a Subclass as set forth in such Request for
Exchange and the Trustee shall have no duty to determine if any Uncertificated
Class A-V REMIC Regular Interest designated on a Request for Exchange
corresponds to a Subclass which has previously been issued. Each Subclass so
issued shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A and shall, on
original issue, be executed and delivered by the Trustee to the Certificate
Registrar for authentication and delivery in accordance with Section 5.01(a).
Every Certificate presented or surrendered for exchange by the initial Holder
shall (if so required by the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar) be duly
endorsed by, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer attached to
such Certificate and shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Trustee and
the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the initial Holder thereof or his
attorney duly authorized in writing. The Certificates of any Subclass of Class
A-V Certificates may be transferred in whole, but not in part, in accordance
with the provisions of Section 5.02.
Section 5.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
(a) The Trustee shall cause to be kept at one of the offices or agencies
to be appointed by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.12
a Certificate Register in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it
may prescribe, the Trustee shall provide for the registration of Certificates
and of transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. The Trustee
is initially appointed Certificate Registrar for the purpose of registering
Certificates and transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. The
Certificate Registrar, or the Trustee, shall provide the Master Servicer with a
certified list of Certificateholders as of each Record Date prior to the related
Determination Date.
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(b) Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Certificate at
any office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such purpose pursuant to
Section 8.12 and, in the case of any Class M, Class B or Class R Certificate,
upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth below, the Trustee 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 a like
Class (or Subclass) and aggregate Percentage Interest.
(c) At the option of the Certificateholders, Certificates may be
exchanged for other Certificates of authorized denominations of a like Class (or
Subclass) and aggregate Percentage Interest, upon surrender of the Certificates
to be exchanged at any such office or agency. Whenever any Certificates are so
surrendered for exchange the Trustee shall execute and the Certificate Registrar
shall authenticate and deliver the Certificates of such Class 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
Trustee or the Certificate Registrar) be duly endorsed by, or be accompanied by
a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly
authorized in writing.
(d) No transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition of a Class B
Certificate shall be made unless such transfer, sale, pledge or other
disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws or is made in
accordance with said Act and laws. In the event that a transfer of a Class B
Certificate is to be made either (i)(A) the Trustee shall require a written
Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee and the Company that such transfer may be made pursuant to an exemption,
describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from said Act and
laws or is being made pursuant to said Act and laws, which Opinion of Counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer
(except that, if such transfer is made by the Company or the Master Servicer or
any Affiliate thereof, the Company or the Master Servicer shall provide such
Opinion of Counsel at their own expense); provided that such Opinion of Counsel
will not be required in connection with the initial transfer of any such
Certificate by the Company or any Affiliate thereof to the Company or an
Affiliate of the Company and (B) the Trustee shall require the transferee to
execute a representation letter, substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto,
and the Trustee shall require the transferor to execute a representation letter,
substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto, each acceptable to and in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee certifying to the
Company and the Trustee the facts surrounding such transfer, which
representation letters shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Company or
the Master Servicer; provided, however, that such representation letters will
not be required in connection with any transfer of any such Certificate by the
Company or any Affiliate thereof to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company,
and the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon a representation
(which, upon the request of the Trustee, shall be a written representation) from
the Company, of the status of such transferee as an Affiliate of the Company or
(ii) the prospective transferee of such a Certificate shall be required to
provide the Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer with an investment
letter substantially in the form of Exhibit J attached hereto (or such other
form as the Company in its sole discretion deems acceptable), which investment
letter shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Company or the Master
Servicer, and which investment letter states that, among other things, such
transferee (A) is a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined under Rule 144A,
acting for its own account or the accounts of other "qualified institutional
buyers" as defined under Rule 144A, and (B) is aware that the proposed
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transferor intends to rely on the exemption from registration requirements under
the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. The Holder of any such Certificate
desiring to effect any such transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition shall,
and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the Company, the Master
Servicer and the Certificate Registrar against any liability that may result if
the transfer, sale, pledge or other disposition is not so exempt or is not made
in accordance with such federal and state laws.
(e) (i) In the case of any Class B or Class R Certificate presented for
registration in the name of any Person, either (A) the Trustee shall require an
Opinion of Counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer to the effect that the purchase and
holding of such Class B or Class R Certificate are permissible under applicable
law, will not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction
under Section 406 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended ("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any
subsequent enactments), and will not subject the Trustee, the Company or the
Master Servicer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or
liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those
undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense
of the Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer or (B) the prospective
Transferee shall be required to provide the Trustee, the Company and the Master
Servicer with a certification to the effect set forth in paragraph six of
Exhibit H (with respect to any Class B Certificate) or paragraph fifteen of
Exhibit G-1 (with respect to any Class R Certificate), which the Trustee may
rely upon without further inquiry or investigation, or such other certifications
as the Trustee may deem desirable or necessary in order to establish that such
Transferee or the Person in whose name such registration is requested either (a)
is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the prohibited
transaction provisions of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each, a "Plan"), or
any Person (including, without limitation, an investment manager, a named
fiduciary or a trustee of any Plan) who is using plan assets, within the meaning
of ERISA or the U.S. Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R.
Section 2510.3-101, of any Plan to effect such acquisition (each, a "Plan
Investor") or (b) in the case of any Class B Certificate, the following
conditions are satisfied: (i) such Transferee is an insurance company, (ii) the
source of funds used to purchase or hold such Certificate (or any interest
therein) is an "insurance company general account" (as defined in U.S.
Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 95-60, and
(iii) the conditions set forth in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have been
satisfied (each entity that satisfies this clause (b), a "Complying Insurance
Company").
(ii) Any Transferee of a Class M Certificate will be deemed to
have represented by virtue of its purchase or holding of such
Certificate (or any interest therein) that either (a) such Transferee is
not a Plan or a Plan Investor, (b) it has acquired and is holding such
Certificate in reliance on Prohibited Transaction Exemption ("PTE")
94-29, 59 Fed. Reg. 14674 (March 29, 1994), as most recently amended by
PTE 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (August 22, 2002) (the "RFC Exemption"),
and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the RFC Exemption including that such Certificate must
be rated, at the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its
equivalent) by Standard & Poor's, Fitch or Xxxxx'x or (c) such
Transferee is a Complying Insurance Company.
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(iii) (A) If any Class M Certificate (or any interest therein)
is acquired or held by any Person that does not satisfy the conditions
described in paragraph (ii) above, then the last preceding Transferee
that either (i) is not a Plan or a Plan Investor, (ii) acquired such
Certificate in compliance with the RFC Exemption, or (iii) is a
Complying Insurance Company shall be restored, to the extent permitted
by law, to all rights and obligations as Certificate Owner thereof
retroactive to the date of such Transfer of such Class M Certificate.
The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for making any
payments due on such Certificate to such preceding Transferee.
(B) Any purported Certificate Owner whose acquisition or
holding of any Class M Certificate (or any interest therein) was
effected in violation of the restrictions in this Section
5.02(e) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the
Trustee, the Master Servicer, any Subservicer, each Underwriter
and the Trust Fund from and against any and all liabilities,
claims, costs or expenses incurred by such parties as a result
of such acquisition or holding.
(f) (i) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a
Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and to
have irrevocably authorized the Trustee or its designee under clause (iii)(A)
below to deliver payments to a Person other than such Person and to negotiate
the terms of any mandatory sale under clause (iii)(B) below and to execute all
instruments of transfer and to do all other things necessary in connection with
any such sale. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Class R Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:
(A) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership
Interest in a Class R Certificate shall be a Permitted
Transferee and shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change
or impending change in its status as a Permitted Transferee.
(B) In connection with any proposed Transfer of any
Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate, the Trustee shall
require delivery to it, and shall not register the Transfer of
any Class R Certificate until its receipt of, (I) an affidavit
and agreement (a "Transfer Affidavit and Agreement," in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit G-1) from the proposed Transferee, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Master Servicer,
representing and warranting, among other things, that it is a
Permitted Transferee, that it is not acquiring its Ownership
Interest in the Class R Certificate that is the subject of the
proposed Transfer as a nominee, trustee or agent for any Person
who is not a Permitted Transferee, that for so long as it
retains its Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate, it will
endeavor to remain a Permitted Transferee, and that it has
reviewed the provisions of this Section 5.02(f) and agrees to be
bound by them, and (II) a certificate, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit G-2, from the Holder wishing to transfer the
Class R Certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Master Servicer, representing and warranting, among other
things, that no purpose of the proposed Transfer is to impede
the assessment or collection of tax.
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(C) Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transfer Affidavit
and Agreement by a proposed Transferee under clause (B) above,
if a Responsible Officer of the Trustee who is assigned to this
Agreement has actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is
not a Permitted Transferee, no Transfer of an Ownership Interest
in a Class R Certificate to such proposed Transferee shall be
effected.
(D) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership
Interest in a Class R Certificate shall agree (x) to require a
Transfer Affidavit and Agreement from any other Person to whom
such Person attempts to transfer its Ownership Interest in a
Class R Certificate and (y) not to transfer its Ownership
Interest unless it provides a certificate to the Trustee in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit G-2.
(E) Each Person holding or acquiring an Ownership
Interest in a Class R Certificate, by purchasing an Ownership
Interest in such Certificate, agrees to give the Trustee written
notice that it is a "pass-through interest holder" within the
meaning of Temporary Treasury Regulations Section
1.67-3T(a)(2)(i)(A) immediately upon acquiring an Ownership
Interest in a Class R Certificate, if it is, or is holding an
Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate on behalf of, a
"pass-through interest holder."
(ii) The Trustee will register the Transfer of any Class R
Certificate only if it shall have received the Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement, a certificate of the Holder requesting such transfer in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit G-2 and all of such other documents as
shall have been reasonably required by the Trustee as a condition to
such registration. Transfers of the Class R Certificates to Non-United
States Persons and Disqualified Organizations (as defined in Section
860E(e)(5) of the Code) are prohibited.
(iii) (A) If any Disqualified Organization shall become a holder
of a Class R Certificate, then the last preceding Permitted Transferee
shall be restored, to the extent permitted by law, to all rights and
obligations as Holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of
such Transfer of such Class R Certificate. If a Non-United States Person
shall become a holder of a Class R Certificate, then the last preceding
United States Person shall be restored, to the extent permitted by law,
to all rights and obligations as Holder thereof retroactive to the date
of registration of such Transfer of such Class R Certificate. If a
transfer of a Class R Certificate is disregarded pursuant to the
provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1 or Section 1.860G-3,
then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored, to the
extent permitted by law, to all rights and obligations as Holder thereof
retroactive to the date of registration of such Transfer of such Class R
Certificate. The Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for
any registration of Transfer of a Class R Certificate that is in fact
not permitted by this Section 5.02(f) or for making any payments due on
such Certificate to the holder thereof or for taking any other action
with respect to such holder under the provisions of this Agreement.
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(B) If any purported Transferee shall become a Holder of
a Class R Certificate in violation of the restrictions in this
Section 5.02(f) and to the extent that the retroactive
restoration of the rights of the Holder of such Class R
Certificate as described in clause (iii)(A) above shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the Master Servicer
shall have the right, without notice to the holder or any prior
holder of such Class R Certificate, to sell such Class R
Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Master Servicer on
such terms as the Master Servicer may choose. Such purported
Transferee shall promptly endorse and deliver each Class R
Certificate in accordance with the instructions of the Master
Servicer. Such purchaser may be the Master Servicer itself or
any Affiliate of the Master Servicer. The proceeds of such sale,
net of the commissions (which may include commissions payable to
the Master Servicer or its Affiliates), expenses and taxes due,
if any, will be remitted by the Master Servicer to such
purported Transferee. The terms and conditions of any sale under
this clause (iii)(B) shall be determined in the sole discretion
of the Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer shall not be
liable to any Person having an Ownership Interest in a Class R
Certificate as a result of its exercise of such discretion.
(iv) The Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall make
available, upon written request from the Trustee, all information
necessary to compute any tax imposed (A) as a result of the Transfer of
an Ownership Interest in a Class R Certificate to any Person who is a
Disqualified Organization, including the information regarding "excess
inclusions" of such Class R Certificates required to be provided to the
Internal Revenue Service and certain Persons as described in Treasury
Regulations Sections 1.860D-1(b)(5) and 1.860E-2(a)(5), and (B) as a
result of any regulated investment company, real estate investment
trust, common trust fund, partnership, trust, estate or organization
described in Section 1381 of the Code that holds an Ownership Interest
in a Class R Certificate having as among its record holders at any time
any Person who is a Disqualified Organization. Reasonable compensation
for providing such information may be required by the Master Servicer
from such Person.
(v) The provisions of this Section 5.02(f) set forth prior to
this clause (v) may be modified, added to or eliminated, provided that
there shall have been delivered to the Trustee the following:
(A) written notification from each Rating Agency to the
effect that the modification, addition to or elimination of such
provisions will not cause such Rating Agency to downgrade its
then-current ratings, if any, of any Class of the Senior, Class
M or Class B Certificates below the lower of the then-current
rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as of the
Closing Date by such Rating Agency; and
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(B) subject to Section 10.01(f), an Officers'
Certificate of the Master Servicer stating that the Master
Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Master Servicer, to the effect
that such modification, addition to or absence of such
provisions will not cause any portion of any REMIC formed under
the Series Supplement to cease to qualify as a REMIC and will
not cause (x) any portion of any REMIC formed under the Series
Supplement to be subject to an entity-level tax caused by the
Transfer of any Class R Certificate to a Person that is a
Disqualified Organization or (y) a Certificateholder or another
Person to be subject to a REMIC-related tax caused by the
Transfer of a Class R Certificate to a Person that is not a
Permitted Transferee.
(g) No service charge shall be made for any transfer or exchange of
Certificates of any Class, but the Trustee 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.
(h) All Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be
destroyed by the Certificate Registrar.
Section 5.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Certificate
Registrar, or the Trustee and the Certificate Registrar receive evidence to
their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate, and
(ii) there is delivered to 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 notice to the Trustee or the Certificate Registrar that
such Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall
execute and the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in
exchange for or in lieu of any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen
Certificate, a new Certificate of like tenor, Class and Percentage Interest but
bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding. Upon the issuance of any new
Certificate under this Section, the Trustee 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
Trustee and the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any duplicate
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute complete and
indefeasible evidence of ownership in the Trust Fund, as if originally issued,
whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate shall be found at any
time.
Section 5.04. Persons Deemed Owners.
Prior to due presentation of a Certificate for registration of transfer,
the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, any Certificate Insurer, the
Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee, any Certificate Insurer or the Certificate Registrar may treat the
Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such
Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to Section 4.02
and for all other purposes whatsoever, except as and to the extent provided in
the definition of "Certificateholder," and neither the Company, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, any Certificate Insurer, the Certificate Registrar nor
any agent of the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, any Certificate
Insurer or the Certificate Registrar shall be affected by notice to the contrary
except as provided in Section 5.02(f).
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Section 5.05. Appointment of Paying Agent.
The Trustee may appoint a Paying Agent for the purpose of making
distributions to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.02. In the event
of any such appointment, on or prior to each Distribution Date the Master
Servicer on behalf of the Trustee shall deposit or cause to be deposited with
the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to make the payments to the Certificateholders
in the amounts and in the manner provided for in Section 4.02, such sum to be
held in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
The Trustee shall cause each Paying Agent to execute and deliver to the
Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee
that such Paying Agent will hold all sums held by it for the payment to the
Certificateholders in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders entitled
thereto until such sums shall be paid to such Certificateholders. Any sums so
held by such Paying Agent shall be held only in Eligible Accounts to the extent
such sums are not distributed to the Certificateholders on the date of receipt
by such Paying Agent.
ARTICLE VI
THE COMPANY AND THE MASTER SERVICER
Section 6.01. Respective Liabilities of the Company and the Master
Servicer.
The Company and the Master Servicer shall each be liable in accordance
herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically and respectively
imposed upon and undertaken by the Company and the Master Servicer herein. By
way of illustration and not limitation, the Company is not liable for the
servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans, nor is it obligated by
Section 7.01 or Section 10.01 to assume any obligations of the Master Servicer
or to appoint a designee to assume such obligations, nor is it liable for any
other obligation hereunder that it may, but is not obligated to, assume unless
it elects to assume such obligation in accordance herewith.
Section 6.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Company or the Master
Servicer; Assignment of Rights and Delegation of Duties
by Master Servicer.
(a) The Company and the Master Servicer will each keep in full effect
its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the
state of its incorporation, and will each obtain and preserve its qualification
to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or any of the Mortgage Loans
and to perform its respective duties under this Agreement.
(b) Any Person into which the Company or the Master Servicer may be
merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or
consolidation to which the Company or the Master Servicer shall be a party, or
any Person succeeding to the business of the Company or the Master Servicer,
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shall be the successor of the Company or the Master Servicer, as the case may
be, hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act
on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person to
the Master Servicer shall be qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of
Xxxxxx Xxx or Freddie Mac; and provided further that each Rating Agency's
ratings, if any, of the Senior, Class M or Class B Certificates in effect
immediately prior to such merger or consolidation will not be qualified, reduced
or withdrawn as a result thereof (as evidenced by a letter to such effect from
each Rating Agency).
(c) Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 6.02 and Section 6.04
to the contrary, the Master Servicer may assign its rights and delegate its
duties and obligations under this Agreement; provided that the Person accepting
such assignment or delegation shall be a Person which is qualified to service
mortgage loans on behalf of Xxxxxx Xxx or Freddie Mac, is reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company, is willing to service the Mortgage
Loans and executes and delivers to the Company and the Trustee an agreement, in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee, which
contains an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and
observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the
Master Servicer under this Agreement; provided further that each Rating Agency's
rating of the Classes of Certificates that have been rated in effect immediately
prior to such assignment and delegation will not be qualified, reduced or
withdrawn as a result of such assignment and delegation (as evidenced by a
letter to such effect from each Rating Agency). In the case of any such
assignment and delegation, the Master Servicer shall be released from its
obligations under this Agreement, except that the Master Servicer shall remain
liable for all liabilities and obligations incurred by it as Master Servicer
hereunder prior to the satisfaction of the conditions to such assignment and
delegation set forth in the next preceding sentence. This Section 6.02 shall not
apply to any sale, transfer, pledge or assignment by Residential Funding of the
Call Rights.
Section 6.03. Limitation on Liability of the Company, the Master
Servicer and Others.
Neither the Company, the Master Servicer nor any of the directors,
officers, employees or agents of the Company or the Master Servicer shall be
under any liability to the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders for any action
taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to
this Agreement, or for errors in judgment; provided, however, that this
provision shall not protect the Company, the Master Servicer or any such Person
against any breach of warranties or representations or covenants made herein or
any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of
reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. The Company, the Master
Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or the
Master Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie
properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising
hereunder. The Company, the Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee
or agent of the Company or the Master Servicer shall be indemnified by the Trust
Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in
connection with any legal action relating to this Agreement or the Certificates,
other than any loss, liability or expense related to any specific Mortgage Loan
or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or expense shall be
otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) and any loss, liability or
expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence
in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder.
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Neither the Company nor the Master Servicer shall be under any
obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal or administrative action,
proceeding, hearing or examination that is not incidental to its respective
duties under this Agreement and which in its opinion may involve it in any
expense or liability; provided, however, that the Company or the Master Servicer
may in its discretion undertake any such action, proceeding, hearing or
examination that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to this 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, proceeding, hearing or examination and any liability resulting
therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the
Company and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor out
of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the Custodial
Account as provided by Section 3.10 and, on the Distribution Date(s) following
such reimbursement, the aggregate of such expenses and costs shall be allocated
in reduction of the Accrued Certificate Interest on each Class entitled thereto
in the same manner as if such expenses and costs constituted a Prepayment
Interest Shortfall.
Section 6.04. Company and Master Servicer Not to Resign.
Subject to the provisions of Section 6.02, neither the Company nor the
Master Servicer shall resign from its respective obligations and duties hereby
imposed on it except upon determination that its duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law. Any such determination permitting the
resignation of the Company or the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to the Trustee. No such resignation
by the Master Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee or a successor
servicer shall have assumed the Master Servicer's responsibilities and
obligations in accordance with Section 7.02.
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
Section 7.01. Events of Default.
Event of Default, wherever used herein, means any one of the following
events (whatever reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be
voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any
judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any
administrative or governmental body):
(i) the Master Servicer shall fail to distribute or cause to be
distributed to the Holders of Certificates of any Class any distribution
required to be made under the terms of the Certificates of such Class
and this Agreement and, in either case, such failure shall continue
unremedied for a period of 5 days after the date upon which written
notice of such failure, requiring such failure to be remedied, shall
have been given to the Master Servicer by the Trustee or the Company or
to the Master Servicer, the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of
Certificates of such Class evidencing Percentage Interests aggregating
not less than 25%; or
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(ii) the Master Servicer shall fail to observe or perform in any
material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of
the Master Servicer contained in the Certificates of any Class or in
this Agreement and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period
of 30 days (except that such number of days shall be 15 in the case of a
failure to pay the premium for any Required Insurance Policy) 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 Trustee or
the Company, or to the Master Servicer, the Company and the Trustee by
the Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing, in the case of any
such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating not less than 25%; or
(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory
authority having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case
under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar law or appointing a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities
or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its
affairs, shall have been entered against the Master Servicer and such
decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed
for a period of 60 days; or
(iv) the Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a
conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of
debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities, or similar proceedings of,
or relating to, the Master Servicer or of, or relating to, all or
substantially all of the property of the Master Servicer; or
(v) the Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to
pay its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take
advantage of, or commence a voluntary case under, any applicable
insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the benefit
of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(vi) the Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee pursuant to
Section 4.04(b) that it is unable to deposit in the Certificate Account
an amount equal to the Advance.
If an Event of Default described in clauses (i)-(v) of this Section
shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such Event of
Default shall not have been remedied, either the Company or the Trustee may, and
at the direction of Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the
Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Master Servicer
(and to the Company if given by the Trustee or to the Trustee if given by the
Company), terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer
under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof,
other than its rights as a Certificateholder hereunder. If an Event of Default
described in clause (vi) hereof shall occur, the Trustee shall, by notice to the
Master Servicer and the Company, immediately terminate all of the rights and
obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the
Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof, other than its rights as a
Certificateholder hereunder as provided in Section 4.04(b). On or after the
receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power
of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, whether with respect to the
Certificates (other than as a Holder thereof) or the Mortgage Loans or
otherwise, shall subject to Section 7.02 pass to and be vested in the Trustee or
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the Trustee's designee appointed pursuant to Section 7.02; and, without
limitation, the Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and
deliver, on behalf of the Master Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any
and all documents and other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts
or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of
termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of
the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer
agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting the termination of the Master
Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder, including, without limitation,
the transfer to the Trustee or its designee for administration by it of all cash
amounts which shall at the time be credited to the Custodial Account or the
Certificate Account or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage
Loans. No such termination shall release the Master Servicer for any liability
that it would otherwise have hereunder for any act or omission prior to the
effective time of such termination.
Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of Residential Funding
in its capacity as Master Servicer hereunder, Residential Funding shall be
entitled to receive, out of any late collection of a Monthly Payment on a
Mortgage Loan which was due prior to the notice terminating Residential
Funding's rights and obligations as Master Servicer hereunder and received after
such notice, that portion to which Residential Funding would have been entitled
pursuant to Sections 3.10(a)(ii), (vi) and (vii) as well as its Servicing Fee in
respect thereof, and any other amounts payable to Residential Funding hereunder
the entitlement to which arose prior to the termination of its activities
hereunder. Upon the termination of Residential Funding as Master Servicer
hereunder the Company shall deliver to the Trustee a copy of the Program Guide.
Section 7.02. Trustee or Company to Act; Appointment of Successor.
(a) On and after the time the Master Servicer receives a notice of
termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or resigns in accordance with Section 6.04,
the Trustee or, upon notice to the Company and with the Company's consent (which
shall not be unreasonably withheld) a designee (which meets the standards set
forth below) of the Trustee, shall be the successor in all respects to the
Master Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and the
transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all the
responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Master
Servicer (except for the responsibilities, duties and liabilities contained in
Sections 2.02 and 2.03(a), excluding the duty to notify related Subservicers or
Sellers as set forth in such Sections, and its obligations to deposit amounts in
respect of losses incurred prior to such notice or termination on the investment
of funds in the Custodial Account or the Certificate Account pursuant to
Sections 3.07(c) and 4.01(b) by the terms and provisions hereof); provided,
however, that any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by
the preceding Master Servicer's failure to provide information required by
Section 4.04 shall not be considered a default by the Trustee hereunder. As
compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to
the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to charge
to the Custodial Account or the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had
continued to act hereunder and, in addition, shall be entitled to the income
from any Permitted Investments made with amounts attributable to the Mortgage
Loans held in the Custodial Account or the Certificate Account. If the Trustee
has become the successor to the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 6.04
or Section 7.01, then notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be
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unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, appoint, or petition a
court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home
finance institution, which is also a Xxxxxx Xxx- or Freddie Mac-approved
mortgage servicing institution, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000
as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or
any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer
hereunder. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder,
the Trustee shall become successor to the Master Servicer and shall act in such
capacity as hereinabove provided. 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 no such compensation shall be in excess of that
permitted the initial Master Servicer hereunder. The Company, the Trustee, the
Custodian and such successor shall take such action, consistent with this
Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. The
Servicing Fee for any successor Master Servicer appointed pursuant to this
Section 7.02 will be lowered with respect to those Mortgage Loans, if any, where
the Subservicing Fee accrues at a rate of less than 0.20% per annum in the event
that the successor Master Servicer is not servicing such Mortgage Loans directly
and it is necessary to raise the related Subservicing Fee to a rate of 0.20% per
annum in order to hire a Subservicer with respect to such Mortgage Loans. The
Master Servicer shall pay the reasonable expenses of the Trustee in connection
with any servicing transition hereunder.
(b) In connection with the termination or resignation of the Master
Servicer hereunder, either (i) the successor Master Servicer, including the
Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer, shall represent
and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to
comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in
connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are registered with
MERS, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the
successor Master Servicer in causing MERS to revise its records to reflect the
transfer of servicing to the successor Master Servicer as necessary under MERS'
rules and regulations, or (ii) the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate
with the successor Master Servicer in causing MERS to execute and deliver an
assignment of Mortgage in recordable form to transfer the Mortgage from MERS to
the Trustee and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other
instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect a transfer of such
Mortgage Loan or servicing of such Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System to the
successor Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall file or cause
to be filed any such assignment in the appropriate recording office. The
predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS, costs of
preparing any assignments of Mortgage, and fees and costs of filing any
assignments of Mortgage that may be required under this subSection (b). The
successor Master Servicer shall cause such assignment to be delivered to the
Trustee or the Custodian promptly upon receipt of the original with evidence of
recording thereon or a copy certified by the public recording office in which
such assignment was recorded.
Section 7.03. Notification to Certificateholders.
(a) Upon any such termination or appointment of a successor to the
Master Servicer, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the
Certificateholders at their respective addresses appearing in the Certificate
Register.
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(b) Within 60 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Holders of Certificates notice of each
such Event of Default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such Event of
Default shall have been cured or waived.
Section 7.04. Waiver of Events of Default.
The Holders representing at least 66% of the Voting Rights affected by a
default or Event of Default hereunder may waive such default or Event of
Default; provided, however, that (a) a default or Event of Default under clause
(i) of Section 7.01 may be waived only by all of the Holders of Certificates
affected by such default or Event of Default and (b) no waiver pursuant to this
Section 7.04 shall affect the Holders of Certificates in the manner set forth in
Section 11.01(b)(i) or (ii). Upon any such waiver of a default or Event of
Default by the Holders representing the requisite percentage of Voting Rights
affected by such default or Event of Default, such default or Event of Default
shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose
hereunder. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or
Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 8.01. Duties of Trustee.
(a) The Trustee, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and
after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default which may have occurred,
undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set
forth in this Agreement. In case an Event of Default has occurred (which has not
been cured or waived), the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers
vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in
their exercise as a prudent investor would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of such investor's own affairs.
(b) The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates,
statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished
to the Trustee which are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they
conform to the requirements of this Agreement. The Trustee shall notify the
Certificateholders of any such documents which do not materially conform to the
requirements of this Agreement in the event that the Trustee, after so
requesting, does not receive satisfactorily corrected documents.
The Trustee shall forward or cause to be forwarded in a timely fashion
the notices, reports and statements required to be forwarded by the Trustee
pursuant to Sections 4.03, 4.06, 7.03 and 10.01. The Trustee shall furnish in a
timely fashion to the Master Servicer such information as the Master Servicer
may reasonably request from time to time for the Master Servicer to fulfill its
duties as set forth in this Agreement. The Trustee covenants and agrees that it
shall perform its obligations hereunder in a manner so as to maintain the status
of any portion of any REMIC formed under the Series Supplement as a REMIC under
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the REMIC Provisions and (subject to Section 10.01(f)) to prevent the imposition
of any federal, state or local income, prohibited transaction, contribution or
other tax on the Trust Fund to the extent that maintaining such status and
avoiding such taxes are reasonably within the control of the Trustee and are
reasonably within the scope of its duties under this Agreement.
(c) No provision of this 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:
(i) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, and after
the curing or waiver of all such Events of Default which may have
occurred, the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall
not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations
as are specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this 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 by the Company or the Master Servicer and which
on their face, do not contradict the requirements of this Agreement;
(ii) The Trustee shall not be personally liable for an error of
judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible
Officers of the Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee was
negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;
(iii) 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 Certificateholders of any Class holding
Certificates which evidence, as to such Class, Percentage Interests
aggregating not less than 25% as 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 this
Agreement;
(iv) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any
default (other than a default in payment to the Trustee) specified in
clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01 or an Event of Default under
clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of Section 7.01 unless a Responsible Officer
of the Trustee assigned to and working in the Corporate Trust Office
obtains actual knowledge of such failure or event or the Trustee
receives written notice of such failure or event at its Corporate Trust
Office from the Master Servicer, the Company or any Certificateholder;
and
(v) Except to the extent provided in Section 7.02, no provision
in this Agreement shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own
funds (including, without limitation, the making of any Advance) or
otherwise incur any personal financial liability in the performance of
any of its duties as Trustee hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers, if the Trustee shall have reasonable grounds for
believing that repayment of funds or adequate indemnity against such
risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
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(d) The Trustee shall timely pay, from its own funds, the amount of any
and all federal, state and local taxes imposed on the Trust Fund or its assets
or transactions including, without limitation, (A) "prohibited transaction"
penalty taxes as defined in Section 860F of the Code, if, when and as the same
shall be due and payable, (B) any tax on contributions to a REMIC after the
Closing Date imposed by Section 860G(d) of the Code and (C) any tax on "net
income from foreclosure property" as defined in Section 860G(c) of the Code, but
only if such taxes arise out of a breach by the Trustee of its obligations
hereunder, which breach constitutes negligence or willful misconduct of the
Trustee.
Section 8.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) The Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or
refraining from acting upon any resolution, Officers' Certificate,
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;
(ii) The Trustee may consult with counsel and 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 Opinion of Counsel;
(iii) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any
of the trusts or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute,
conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the
request, order or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant
to the provisions of this Agreement, unless such Certificateholders
shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity
against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred
therein or thereby; nothing contained herein shall, however, relieve the
Trustee of the obligation, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
(which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and
powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of
care and skill in their exercise as a prudent investor would exercise or
use under the circumstances in the conduct of such investor's own
affairs;
(iv) The Trustee 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 this Agreement;
(v) Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder and
after the curing or waiver of all Events of Default which may have
occurred, 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 so to do by
Holders of Certificates of any Class evidencing, as to such Class,
Percentage Interests, aggregating not less than 50%; provided, however,
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that if the payment 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 reasonably
assured to the Trustee by the security afforded to it by the terms of
this Agreement, the Trustee may require reasonable indemnity against
such expense or liability as a condition to so proceeding. The
reasonable expense of every such examination shall be paid by the Master
Servicer, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing,
and otherwise by the Certificateholder requesting the investigation;
(vi) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers
hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through agents or attorneys provided that the Trustee shall remain
liable for any acts of such agents or attorneys; and
(vii) To the extent authorized under the Code and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, each Holder of a Class R Certificate
hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Trustee to be its
attorney-in-fact for purposes of signing any Tax Returns required to be
filed on behalf of the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall sign on behalf of
the Trust Fund and deliver to the Master Servicer in a timely manner any
Tax Returns prepared by or on behalf of the Master Servicer that the
Trustee is required to sign as determined by the Master Servicer
pursuant to applicable federal, state or local tax laws, provided that
the Master Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee for signing any such Tax
Returns that contain errors or omissions.
(b) Following the issuance of the Certificates, the Trustee shall not
accept any contribution of assets to the Trust Fund unless (subject to Section
10.01(f)) it shall have obtained or been furnished with an Opinion of Counsel to
the effect that such contribution will not (i) cause any portion of any REMIC
formed under the Series Supplement to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time
that any Certificates are outstanding or (ii) cause the Trust Fund to be subject
to any federal tax as a result of such contribution (including the imposition of
any federal tax on "prohibited transactions" imposed under Section 860F(a) of
the Code).
Section 8.03. Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the
execution of the Certificates and relating to the acceptance and receipt of the
Mortgage Loans) shall be taken as the statements of the Company or the Master
Servicer as the case may be, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement or of the Certificates (except that the
Certificates shall be duly and validly executed and authenticated by it as
Certificate Registrar) or of any Mortgage Loan or related document, or of MERS
or the MERS(R) System. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Trustee shall
not be accountable for the use or application by the Company or the Master
Servicer of any of the Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or
for the use or application of any funds paid to the Company or the Master
Servicer in respect of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the
Custodial Account or the Certificate Account by the Company or the Master
Servicer.
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Section 8.04. Trustee May Own Certificates.
The Trustee in its individual 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 8.05. Master Servicer to Pay Trustee's Fees and Expenses;
Indemnification.
(a) The Master Servicer covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee and
any co-trustee from time to time, and the Trustee and any co-trustee shall be
entitled to, reasonable compensation (which shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust)
for all services rendered by each of them in the execution of the trusts hereby
created and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties
hereunder of the Trustee and any co-trustee, and the Master Servicer will pay or
reimburse the Trustee and any co-trustee upon request for all reasonable
expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee or any
co-trustee in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement (including
the reasonable compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its counsel
and of all persons not regularly in its employ, and the expenses incurred by the
Trustee or any co-trustee in connection with the appointment of an office or
agency pursuant to Section 8.12) except any such expense, disbursement or
advance as may arise from its negligence or bad faith.
(b) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold
the Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without
negligence or willful misconduct on its part, arising out of, or in connection
with, the acceptance and administration of the Trust Fund, including the costs
and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) of defending itself
against any claim in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its
powers or duties under this Agreement, and the Custodial Agreement and the
Master Servicer further agrees to indemnify the Trustee for, and to hold the
Trustee harmless against, any loss, liability or expense arising out of, or in
connection with, the provisions set forth in Section 2.01(a) hereof, including,
without limitation, all costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) of investigating and defending itself against any
claim, action or proceeding, pending or threatened, relating to the provisions
of such paragraph, provided that:
(i) with respect to any such claim, the Trustee shall have given
the Master Servicer written notice thereof promptly after the Trustee
shall have actual knowledge thereof;
(ii) while maintaining control over its own defense, the Trustee
shall cooperate and consult fully with the Master Servicer in preparing
such defense; and
(iii) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Master Servicer shall not be liable for settlement of any
claim by the Trustee entered into without the prior consent of the
Master Servicer which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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No termination of this Agreement shall affect the obligations created by
this Section 8.05(b) of the Master Servicer to indemnify the Trustee under the
conditions and to the extent set forth herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification provided by the
Master Servicer in this Section 8.05(b) shall not pertain to any loss, liability
or expense of the Trustee, including the costs and expenses of defending itself
against any claim, incurred in connection with any actions taken by the Trustee
at the direction of the Certificateholders pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
Section 8.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee.
The Trustee hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or a national
banking association having its principal office in a state and city acceptable
to the Company and organized and doing business under the laws of such 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 condition 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 condition
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 8.07.
Section 8.07. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee.
(a) The Trustee may at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts
hereby created by giving written notice thereof to the Company and the Master
Servicer. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly
appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of
which instrument shall be delivered to the resigning Trustee and one copy to the
successor trustee. If no successor trustee shall have been so appointed and have
accepted appointment within 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.
(b) If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with the provisions of Section 8.06 and shall fail to resign after written
request therefor by the Company, or if at any time the Trustee shall become
incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver
of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed, or any public officer
shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for
the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the Company may
remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument, in
duplicate, one copy of which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so
removed and one copy to the successor trustee. In addition, in the event that
the Company determines that the Trustee has failed (i) to distribute or cause to
be distributed to the Certificateholders any amount required to be distributed
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hereunder, if such amount is held by the Trustee or its Paying Agent (other than
the Master Servicer or the Company) for distribution or (ii) to otherwise
observe or perform in any material respect any of its covenants, agreements or
obligations hereunder, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period
of 5 days (in respect of clause (i) above) or 30 days (in respect of clause (ii)
above), other than any failure to comply with the provisions of Article XII, in
which case no notice or grace period shall be applicable) after the date on
which written notice of such failure, requiring that the same be remedied, shall
have been given to the Trustee by the Company, then the Company may remove the
Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by written instrument delivered as
provided in the preceding sentence. In connection with the appointment of a
successor trustee pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Company shall, on or
before the date on which any such appointment becomes effective, obtain from
each Rating Agency written confirmation that the appointment of any such
successor trustee will not result in the reduction of the ratings on any class
of the Certificates below the lesser of the then current or original ratings on
such Certificates.
(c) 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 the Company, one complete set to the Trustee so removed
and one complete set to the successor so appointed.
(d) Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor trustee pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall become
effective upon acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in
Section 8.08.
Section 8.08. Successor Trustee.
(a) Any successor trustee appointed as provided in Section 8.07 shall
execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and to its predecessor trustee
an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the
resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and
such successor 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 hereunder, with
the like effect as if originally named as trustee herein. The predecessor
trustee shall deliver to the successor trustee all Custodial Files and related
documents and statements held by it hereunder (other than any Custodial Files at
the time held by a Custodian, which shall become the agent of any successor
trustee hereunder), and the Company, the Master Servicer 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.
(b) 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 8.06.
(c) Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in
this Section, the Company shall mail notice of the succession of such trustee
hereunder to all Holders of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the
Certificate Register. If the Company fails to mail such notice within 10 days
after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee
shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Company.
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Section 8.09. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee.
Any corporation or national banking association into which the Trustee
may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated or any
corporation or national banking association resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any
corporation or national banking association succeeding to the business of the
Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such
corporation or national banking association shall be eligible under the
provisions of Section 8.06, 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. The Trustee shall mail notice of any such merger or
consolidation to the Certificateholders at their address as shown in the
Certificate Register.
Section 8.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part
of the Trust Fund or property securing the same may at the time be located, the
Master Servicer 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 separate trustees, of all or any part of the Trust Fund, and
to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to the Trust
Fund, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this Section
8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master Servicer
and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. If the Master Servicer
shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by it
of a request so to do, or in case an Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make such appointment. No
co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required to meet the terms of
eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice to
Holders of Certificates of the appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate
trustee(s) shall be required under Section 8.08 hereof.
(b) In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee
pursuant to this Section 8.10 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 (whether as Trustee hereunder or
as successor to the Master Servicer hereunder), 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 Fund 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.
(c) 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 this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
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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 this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this 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.
(d) 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 this
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 8.11. Appointment of Custodians.
The Trustee may, with the consent of the Master Servicer and the
Company, or shall, at the direction of the Company and the Master Servicer,
appoint one or more Custodians who are not Affiliates of the Company, the Master
Servicer or any Seller to hold all or a portion of the Custodial Files as agent
for the Trustee, by entering into a Custodial Agreement. Subject to Article
VIII, the Trustee agrees to comply with the terms of each Custodial Agreement
with respect to the Custodial Files and to enforce the terms and provisions
thereof against the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Each
Custodian shall be a depository institution subject to supervision by federal or
state authority, shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least
$15,000,000 and shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which
it holds any Custodial File. Each Custodial Agreement, with respect to the
Custodial Files, may be amended only as provided in Section 11.01. The Trustee
shall notify the Certificateholders of the appointment of any Custodian (other
than the Custodian appointed as of the Closing Date) pursuant to this Section
8.11.
Section 8.12. Appointment of Office or Agency.
The Trustee will maintain an office or agency at the address designated
in Section 11.05 of the Series Supplement where Certificates may be surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange. The Trustee will maintain an office at
the address stated in Section 11.05 of the Series Supplement where notices and
demands to or upon the Trustee in respect of this Agreement may be served.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION OR OPTIONAL PURCHASE OF ALL CERTIFICATES
Section 9.01. Optional Purchase by the Master Servicer of All
Certificates; Termination Upon Purchase by the Master
Servicer or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans.
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(a) Subject to Section 9.02, the respective obligations and
responsibilities of the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee created
hereby in respect of the Certificates (other than the obligation of the Trustee
to make certain payments after the Final Distribution Date to Certificateholders
and the obligation of the Company to send certain notices as hereinafter set
forth) shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Trustee
on the Final Distribution Date pursuant to this Article IX following the earlier
of:
(i) the later of the final payment or other liquidation (or any
Advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the
Trust Fund or the disposition of all property acquired upon foreclosure
or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, or
(ii) the purchase by the Master Servicer of all Mortgage Loans
and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan remaining in
the Trust Fund at a price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal balance
of each Mortgage Loan or, if less than such unpaid principal balance,
the fair market value of the related underlying property of such
Mortgage Loan with respect to Mortgage Loans as to which title has been
acquired if such fair market value is less than such unpaid principal
balance on the day of repurchase plus accrued interest thereon at the
Mortgage Rate (or Modified Mortgage Rate in the case of any Modified
Mortgage Loan) from the Due Date to which interest was last paid by the
Mortgagor to, but not including, the first day of the month in which
such repurchase price is distributed, provided, however, that in no
event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond (i) the Maturity
Date or (ii) the expiration of 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
and provided further that the purchase price set forth above shall be
increased as is necessary, as determined by the Master Servicer, to
avoid disqualification of any portion of any REMIC formed under the
Series Supplement as a REMIC. The purchase price paid by the Master
Servicer shall also include any amounts owed by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 4 of the Assignment Agreement in respect of any
liability, penalty or expense that resulted from a breach of the
representation and warranty set forth in clause (xii) or (xxxviii) of
such Section that remain unpaid on the date of such purchase.
The right of the Master Servicer to purchase all the assets of the Trust
Fund pursuant to clause (ii) above is conditioned upon the Pool Stated Principal
Balance as of the Final Distribution Date, prior to giving effect to
distributions to be made on such Distribution Date, being less than ten percent
of the Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans. If such right is
exercised by the Master Servicer, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to
reimbursement for the full amount of any unreimbursed Advances theretofore made
by it with respect to the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 3.10. In addition,
the Master Servicer shall provide to the Trustee the certification required by
Section 3.15 and the Trustee and any Custodian shall, promptly following payment
of the purchase price, release to the Master Servicer the Custodial Files
pertaining to the Mortgage Loans being purchased.
In addition to the foregoing, on any Distribution Date on which the Pool
Stated Principal Balance, prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on
such Distribution Date, is less than ten percent of the Cut off Date Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer shall have the right, at its
option, to purchase the Certificates in whole, but not in part, at a price equal
to the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificates plus the
sum of Accrued Certificate Interest thereon for the related Interest Accrual
Period and any previously unpaid Accrued Certificate Interest.
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(b) The Master Servicer shall give the Trustee not less than 40 days'
prior notice of the Distribution Date on which the Master Servicer anticipates
that the final distribution will be made to Certificateholders (whether as a
result of the exercise by Residential Funding of its right to purchase the
assets of the Trust Fund or otherwise) or on which the Master Servicer
anticipates that the Certificates will be purchased (as a result of the exercise
by Residential Funding of its right to purchase the outstanding Certificates).
Notice of any termination, specifying the anticipated Final Distribution Date
(which shall be a date that would otherwise be a Distribution Date) upon which
the Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates to the Trustee (if so
required by the terms hereof) for payment of the final distribution and
cancellation or notice of any purchase of the outstanding Certificates shall be
given promptly by the Master Servicer (if Residential Funding is exercising its
right to purchase the assets of the Trust Fund or to purchase the outstanding
Certificates), or by the Trustee (in any other case) by letter. Such notice
shall be prepared by the Master Servicer (in the case of Residential Funding
exercising its right to purchase the assets of the Trust Fund or to purchase the
outstanding Certificates) or the Trustee (in any other case) and mailed by the
Trustee to the Certificateholders not earlier than the 15th day and not later
than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month of such final
distribution specifying:
(i) the anticipated Final Distribution Date upon which final
payment of the Certificates is anticipated to be made upon presentation
and surrender of Certificates at the office or agency of the Trustee
therein designated where required pursuant to this Agreement or, in the
case of the purchase by the Master Servicer of the outstanding
Certificates, the Distribution Date on which such purchase is to be
made,
(ii) the amount of any such final payment, or in the case of the
purchase of the outstanding Certificates, the purchase price, in either
case, if known, and
(iii) that the Record Date otherwise applicable to such
Distribution Date is not applicable and that payment will be made only
upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office or
agency of the Trustee therein specified.
If the Master Servicer is obligated to give notice to Certificateholders
as aforesaid, it shall give such notice to the Certificate Registrar at the time
such notice is given to Certificateholders and, if Residential Funding is
exercising its rights to purchase the outstanding Certificates, Residential
Funding shall give such notice to each Rating Agency at the time such notice is
given to Certificateholders. As a result of the exercise by Residential Funding
of its right to purchase the assets of the Trust Fund or the outstanding
Certificates, Residential Funding shall deposit in the Custodial Account before
the Final Distribution Date in immediately available funds an amount equal to
the purchase price for the assets of the Trust Fund, computed as provided above.
(c) Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates by the
Certificateholders thereof in connection with the exercise by Residential
Funding of its right to purchase the Certificates, the Trustee shall distribute
to the Certificateholders on the Final Distribution Date the respective amounts
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determined in accordance with Section 4.02. Notwithstanding the reduction of the
Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Subordinate Certificates to zero,
such Class will be outstanding hereunder until the termination of the respective
obligations and responsibilities of the Company, the Master Servicer and the
Trustee hereunder in accordance with Article IX.
(d) If any Certificateholders shall not surrender their Certificates for
final payment and cancellation on or before the Final Distribution Date (if so
required by the terms hereof), the Trustee shall on such date cause all funds in
the Certificate Account not distributed in final distribution to
Certificateholders to be withdrawn therefrom and credited to the remaining
Certificateholders by depositing such funds in a separate escrow account for the
benefit of such Certificateholders, and the Master Servicer (if Residential
Funding exercised its right to purchase the assets of the Trust Fund), or the
Trustee (in any other case) shall give a second written notice to the remaining
Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation and receive
the final distribution with respect thereto. If within six months after the
second notice any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for cancellation,
the Trustee shall take appropriate steps as directed by the Master Servicer to
contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their
Certificates. The costs and expenses of maintaining the escrow account and of
contacting Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets which remain in
the escrow account. If within nine months after the second notice any
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee shall
pay to the Master Servicer all amounts distributable to the holders thereof and
the Master Servicer shall thereafter hold such amounts until distributed to such
Holders. No interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any
amount held in the escrow account or by the Master Servicer as a result of such
Certificateholder's failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment
thereof in accordance with this Section 9.01.
(e) If any Certificateholders do not surrender their Certificates on or
before the Distribution Date on which a purchase of the outstanding Certificates
is to be made, the Trustee shall on such date cause all funds in the Custodial
Account deposited therein by Residential Funding pursuant to Section 9.01(b) to
be withdrawn therefrom and deposited in a separate escrow account for the
benefit of such Certificateholders, and the Master Servicer shall give a second
written notice to such Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for
payment of the purchase price therefor. If within six months after the second
notice any Certificate shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the
Trustee shall take appropriate steps as directed by the Master Servicer to
contact the Holders of such Certificates concerning surrender of their
Certificates. The costs and expenses of maintaining the escrow account and of
contacting Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets which remain in
the escrow account. If within nine months after the second notice any
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation in accordance with
this Section 9.01, the Trustee shall pay to the Master Servicer all amounts
distributable to the Holders thereof and the Master Servicer shall thereafter
hold such amounts until distributed to such Holders. No interest shall accrue or
be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held in the escrow account or
by the Master Servicer as a result of such Certificateholder's failure to
surrender its Certificate(s) for payment in accordance with this Section 9.01.
Any Certificate that is not surrendered on the Distribution Date on which a
purchase pursuant to this Section 9.01 occurs as provided above will be deemed
to have been purchased and the Holder as of such date will have no rights with
respect thereto except to receive the purchase price therefor minus any costs
and expenses associated with such escrow account and notices allocated thereto.
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(f) All rights of Residential Funding to purchase the assets of the
Trust Fund, or to purchase specified classes of Certificates, as set forth in
Section 9.01(a) are referred to in this Agreement as the "Call Rights".
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Residential Funding shall
have the right to sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise assign the Call Rights at
any time to any Person. Upon written notice by Residential Funding to the
Trustee and the Master Servicer of any such assignment of the Call Rights to any
assignee, the Trustee and the Master Servicer shall be obligated to recognize
such assignee as the holder of the Call Rights. Such entity, if not Residential
Funding or an affiliate, shall be deemed to represent, at the time of such sale,
transfer, pledge or other assignment, that one of the following will be, and at
the time the Call Right is exercised is, true and correct: (i) the exercise of
such Call Right shall not result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (including by reason of U.S.
Department of Labor ("DOL") Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE") 75-1
(Part I), 84-14, 90-1, 91-38, 95-60 or 96-23 or other applicable exemption) or
(ii) such entity is (A) not a party in interest under Section 3(14) of ERISA or
a disqualified person under Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code with respect to any
employee benefit plan subject to Section 406 of ERISA or any plan subject to
Section 4975 of the Code (other than an employee benefit plan or plan sponsored
or maintained by the entity, provided that no assets of such employee benefit
plan or plan are invested or deemed to be invested in the Certificates) and (B)
not a "benefit plan investor" as described in DOL regulation Section
2510.3-101(f)(2) and as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA. If any such assignee
of the Call Right is unable to exercise such Call Right by reason of the
preceding sentence, then the Call Right shall revert to the immediately
preceding assignor of such Call Right subject to the rights of any secured party
therein.
Section 9.02. Additional Termination Requirements.
(a) Each REMIC that comprises the Trust Fund shall be terminated in
accordance with the following additional requirements, unless (subject to
Section 10.01(f)) the Trustee and the Master Servicer have received an Opinion
of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trustee) to
the effect that the failure of each such REMIC to comply with the requirements
of this Section 9.02 will not (i) result in the imposition on the Trust of taxes
on "prohibited transactions," as described in Section 860F of the Code, or (ii)
cause any such REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificate is outstanding:
(i) The Master Servicer shall establish a 90-day liquidation
period for each such REMIC and specify the first day of such period in a
statement attached to the Trust Fund's final Tax Return pursuant to
Treasury regulations Section 1.860F-1. The Master Servicer also shall
satisfy all of the requirements of a qualified liquidation for a REMIC
under Section 860F of the Code and regulations thereunder;
(ii) The Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee at the
commencement of such 90-day liquidation period and, at or prior to the
time of making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Trustee
shall sell or otherwise dispose of all of the remaining assets of the
Trust Fund in accordance with the terms hereof; and
(iii) If Residential Funding or the Company is exercising its
right to purchase the assets of the Trust Fund, Residential Funding
shall, during the 90-day liquidation period and at or prior to the Final
Distribution Date, purchase all of the assets of the Trust Fund for
cash.
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(b) Each Holder of a Certificate and the Trustee hereby irrevocably
approves and appoints the Master Servicer as its attorney-in-fact to adopt a
plan of complete liquidation for each REMIC at the expense of the Trust Fund in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 9.03. Termination of Multiple REMICs.
If the REMIC Administrator makes two or more separate REMIC elections,
the applicable REMIC shall be terminated on the earlier of the Final
Distribution Date and the date on which it is deemed to receive the last deemed
distributions on the related Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests and the last
distribution due on the Certificates is made.
ARTICLE X
REMIC PROVISIONS
Section 10.01. REMIC Administration.
(a) The REMIC Administrator shall make an election to treat the Trust
Fund as one or more REMICs under the Code and, if necessary, under applicable
state law. The assets of each such REMIC will be set forth in the Series
Supplement. Such election will be made on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal
tax or information return (including Form 8811) or any appropriate state return
for the taxable year ending on the last day of the calendar year in which the
Certificates are issued. For the purposes of each REMIC election in respect of
the Trust Fund, Certificates and interests to be designated as the "regular
interests" and the sole class of "residual interests" in the REMIC will be set
forth in Section 10.03 of the Series Supplement. The REMIC Administrator and the
Trustee shall not permit the creation of any "interests" (within the meaning of
Section 860G of the Code) in any REMIC elected in respect of the Trust Fund
other than the "regular interests" and "residual interests" so designated.
(b) The Closing Date is hereby designated as the "startup day" of the
Trust Fund within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.
(c) The REMIC Administrator shall hold a Class R Certificate
representing a 0.01% Percentage Interest each Class of the Class R Certificates
and shall be designated as "the tax matters person" with respect to each REMIC
in the manner provided under Treasury regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and
Treasury regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1. The REMIC Administrator, as tax
matters person, shall (i) act on behalf of each REMIC in relation to any tax
matter or controversy involving the Trust Fund and (ii) represent the Trust Fund
in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating to an examination or audit
by any governmental taxing authority with respect thereto. The legal expenses,
including without limitation attorneys' or accountants' fees, and costs of any
such proceeding and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses of the
Trust Fund and the REMIC Administrator shall be entitled to reimbursement
therefor out of amounts attributable to the Mortgage Loans on deposit in the
Custodial Account as provided by Section 3.10 unless such legal expenses and
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costs are incurred by reason of the REMIC Administrator's willful misfeasance,
bad faith or gross negligence. If the REMIC Administrator is no longer the
Master Servicer hereunder, at its option the REMIC Administrator may continue
its duties as REMIC Administrator and shall be paid reasonable compensation not
to exceed $3,000 per year by any successor Master Servicer hereunder for so
acting as the REMIC Administrator.
(d) The REMIC Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared all of
the Tax Returns that it determines are required with respect to each REMIC
created hereunder and deliver such Tax Returns in a timely manner to the Trustee
and the Trustee shall sign and file such Tax Returns in a timely manner. The
expenses of preparing such returns shall be borne by the REMIC Administrator
without any right of reimbursement therefor. The REMIC Administrator agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee with respect to any tax or liability
arising from the Trustee's signing of Tax Returns that contain errors or
omissions. The Trustee and Master Servicer shall promptly provide the REMIC
Administrator with such information as the REMIC Administrator may from time to
time request for the purpose of enabling the REMIC Administrator to prepare Tax
Returns.
(e) The REMIC Administrator shall provide (i) to any Transferor of a
Class R Certificate such information as is necessary for the application of any
tax relating to the transfer of a Class R Certificate to any Person who is not a
Permitted Transferee, (ii) to the Trustee, and the Trustee shall forward to the
Certificateholders, such information or reports as are required by the Code or
the REMIC Provisions including reports relating to interest, original issue
discount and market discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption) and
(iii) to the Internal Revenue Service the name, title, address and telephone
number of the person who will serve as the representative of each REMIC.
(f) The Master Servicer and the REMIC Administrator shall take such
actions and shall cause each REMIC created hereunder to take such actions as are
reasonably within the Master Servicer's or the REMIC Administrator's control and
the scope of its duties more specifically set forth herein as shall be necessary
or desirable to maintain the status of each REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC
Provisions (and the Trustee shall assist the Master Servicer and the REMIC
Administrator, to the extent reasonably requested by the Master Servicer and the
REMIC Administrator to do so). The Master Servicer and the REMIC Administrator
shall not knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust Fund to
take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action
reasonably within their respective control that, under the REMIC Provisions, if
taken or not taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of any
portion of any REMIC formed under the Series Supplement as a REMIC or (ii)
result in the imposition of a tax upon any such REMIC (including but not limited
to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the
Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the
Code) (either such event, in the absence of an Opinion of Counsel or the
indemnification referred to in this sentence, an "Adverse REMIC Event") unless
the Master Servicer or the REMIC Administrator, as applicable, has received an
Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to take such action or,
if such party fails to pay such expense, and the Master Servicer or the REMIC
Administrator, as applicable, determines that taking such action is in the best
interest of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders, at the expense of the
Trust Fund, but in no event at the expense of the Master Servicer, the REMIC
Administrator or the Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will
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not, with respect to each REMIC created hereunder, endanger such status or,
unless the Master Servicer, the REMIC Administrator or both, as applicable,
determine in its or their sole discretion to indemnify the Trust Fund against
the imposition of such a tax, result in the imposition of such a tax. Wherever
in this Agreement a contemplated action may not be taken because the timing of
such action might result in the imposition of a tax on the Trust Fund, or may
only be taken pursuant to an Opinion of Counsel that such action would not
impose a tax on the Trust Fund, such action may nonetheless be taken provided
that the indemnity given in the preceding sentence with respect to any taxes
that might be imposed on the Trust Fund has been given and that all other
preconditions to the taking of such action have been satisfied. The Trustee
shall not take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder)
as to which the Master Servicer or the REMIC Administrator, as applicable, has
advised it in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect
that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. In
addition, prior to taking any action with respect to any REMIC created hereunder
or any related assets thereof, or causing any such REMIC to take any action,
which is not expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement, the Trustee
will consult with the Master Servicer or the REMIC Administrator, as applicable,
or its designee, in writing, with respect to whether such action could cause an
Adverse REMIC Event to occur with respect to any such REMIC, and the Trustee
shall not take any such action or cause any such REMIC to take any such action
as to which the Master Servicer or the REMIC Administrator, as applicable, has
advised it in writing that an Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Master
Servicer or the REMIC Administrator, as applicable, may consult with counsel to
make such written advice, and the cost of same shall be borne by the party
seeking to take the action not expressly permitted by this Agreement, but in no
event at the expense of the Master Servicer or the REMIC Administrator. At all
times as may be required by the Code, the Master Servicer will to the extent
within its control and the scope of its duties more specifically set forth
herein, maintain substantially all of the assets of each REMIC created hereunder
as "qualified mortgages" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and
"permitted investments" as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.
(g) In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of
any REMIC created hereunder as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on
"net income from foreclosure property" of any such REMIC as defined in Section
860G(c) of the Code, on any contributions to any such REMIC after the Startup
Day therefor pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is
imposed by the Code or any applicable provisions of state or local tax laws,
such tax shall be charged (i) to the Master Servicer, if such tax arises out of
or results from a breach by the Master Servicer of any of its obligations under
this Agreement or the Master Servicer has in its sole discretion determined to
indemnify the Trust Fund against such tax, (ii) to the Trustee, if such tax
arises out of or results from a breach by the Trustee of any of its obligations
under this Article X, or (iii) otherwise against amounts on deposit in the
Custodial Account as provided by Section 3.10 and on the Distribution Date(s)
following such reimbursement the aggregate of such taxes shall be allocated in
reduction of the Accrued Certificate Interest on each Class entitled thereto in
the same manner as if such taxes constituted a Prepayment Interest Shortfall.
(h) The Trustee and the Master Servicer shall, for federal income tax
purposes, maintain books and records with respect to each REMIC created
hereunder on a calendar year and on an accrual basis or as otherwise may be
required by the REMIC Provisions.
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(i) Following the Startup Day, neither the Master Servicer nor the
Trustee shall accept any contributions of assets to any REMIC created hereunder
unless (subject to Section 10.01(f)) the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall
have received an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the party seeking to make
such contribution) to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in such REMIC
will not cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding or subject the REMIC to any tax under the REMIC
Provisions or other applicable provisions of federal, state and local law or
ordinances.
(j) Neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall (subject to
Section 10.01(f)) enter into any arrangement by which any REMIC created
hereunder will receive a fee or other compensation for services nor permit any
such REMIC to receive any income from assets other than "qualified mortgages" as
defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or "permitted investments" as defined
in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.
(k) Solely for the purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the
Treasury Regulations, the "latest possible maturity date" by which the
Certificate Principal Balance of each Class of Certificates (other than the
Interest Only Certificates) representing a regular interest in the applicable
REMIC and the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each Uncertificated REMIC
Regular Interest (other than each Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interest
represented by a Class A-V Certificate, if any) and the rights to the Interest
Only Certificates and Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interest represented by any
Class A-V Certificate would be reduced to zero is the Maturity Date for each
such Certificate and Interest.
(l) Within 30 days after the Closing Date, the REMIC Administrator shall
prepare and file with the Internal Revenue Service Form 8811, "Information
Return for Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (REMIC) and Issuers of
Collateralized Debt Obligations" for each REMIC created hereunder.
(m) Neither the Trustee nor the Master Servicer shall sell, dispose of
or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans (except in connection with (i) the
default, imminent default or foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but not
limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged Property acquired by deed in
lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of any REMIC created hereunder, (iii)
the termination of any such REMIC pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement or
(iv) a purchase of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or III of this
Agreement) nor acquire any assets for any such REMIC, nor sell or dispose of any
investments in the Custodial Account or the Certificate Account for gain nor
accept any contributions to any such REMIC after the Closing Date unless it has
received an Opinion of Counsel that such sale, disposition, substitution or
acquisition will not (a) affect adversely the status of such REMIC as a REMIC or
(b) unless the Master Servicer has determined in its sole discretion to
indemnify the Trust Fund against such tax, cause such REMIC to be subject to a
tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" pursuant to the REMIC
Provisions.
Section 10.02. Master Servicer, REMIC Administrator and Trustee
Indemnification.
(a) The Trustee agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Company, the
REMIC Administrator and the Master Servicer for any taxes and costs including,
without limitation, any reasonable attorneys fees imposed on or incurred by the
Trust Fund, the Company or the Master Servicer, as a result of a breach of the
Trustee's covenants set forth in Article VIII or this Article X.
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(b) The REMIC Administrator agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the
Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee for any taxes and costs (including,
without limitation, any reasonable attorneys' fees) imposed on or incurred by
the Trust Fund, the Company, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as a result of
a breach of the REMIC Administrator's covenants set forth in this Article X with
respect to compliance with the REMIC Provisions, including without limitation,
any penalties arising from the Trustee's execution of Tax Returns prepared by
the REMIC Administrator that contain errors or omissions; provided, however,
that such liability will not be imposed to the extent such breach is a result of
an error or omission in information provided to the REMIC Administrator by the
Master Servicer in which case Section 10.02(c) will apply.
(c) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the Company,
the REMIC Administrator and the Trustee for any taxes and costs (including,
without limitation, any reasonable attorneys' fees) imposed on or incurred by
the Trust Fund, the Company, the REMIC Administrator or the Trustee, as a result
of a breach of the Master Servicer's covenants set forth in this Article X or in
Article III with respect to compliance with the REMIC Provisions, including
without limitation, any penalties arising from the Trustee's execution of Tax
Returns prepared by the Master Servicer that contain errors or omissions.
Section 10.03. Designation of REMIC(s).
As provided in Section 10.03 of the Series Supplement.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 11.01. Amendment.
(a) This Agreement or any Custodial Agreement may be amended from time
to time by the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, without the consent
of any of the Certificateholders:
(i) to cure any ambiguity,
(ii) to correct or supplement any provisions herein or therein,
which may be inconsistent with any other provisions herein or therein or
to correct any error,
(iii) to modify, eliminate or add to any of its provisions to
such extent as shall be necessary or desirable to maintain the
qualification of the Trust Fund as a REMIC at all times that any
Certificate is outstanding or to avoid or minimize the risk of the
imposition of any tax on the Trust Fund pursuant to the Code that would
be a claim against the Trust Fund, provided that the Trustee has
received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (A) such action is
necessary or desirable to maintain such qualification or to avoid or
minimize the risk of the imposition of any such tax and (B) such action
will not adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder,
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(iv) to change the timing and/or nature of deposits into the
Custodial Account or the Certificate Account or to change the name in
which the Custodial Account is maintained, provided that (A) the
Certificate Account Deposit Date shall in no event be later than the
related Distribution Date, (B) such change shall not, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of any Certificateholder and (C) such change shall not result
in a reduction of the rating assigned to any Class of Certificates below
the lower of the then-current rating or the rating assigned to such
Certificates as of the Closing Date, as evidenced by a letter from each
Rating Agency to such effect,
(v) to modify, eliminate or add to the provisions of Section
5.02(f) or any other provision hereof restricting transfer of the Class
R Certificates, by virtue of their being the "residual interests" in a
REMIC, provided that (A) such change shall not result in reduction of
the rating assigned to any such Class of Certificates below the lower of
the then-current rating or the rating assigned to such Certificates as
of the Closing Date, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating Agency to
such effect, and (B) such change shall not (subject to Section
10.01(f)), as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of the
party seeking so to modify, eliminate or add such provisions), cause any
REMIC created hereunder or any of the Certificateholders (other than the
transferor) to be subject to a federal tax caused by a transfer to a
Person that is not a Permitted Transferee,
(vi) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising under this Agreement or such Custodial Agreement which
shall not be materially inconsistent with the provisions of this
Agreement, provided that such action shall not, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel, adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of any Certificateholder, or
(vii) to amend any provision herein or therein that is not
material to any of the Certificateholders.
(b) This Agreement or any Custodial Agreement may also be amended from
time to time by the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing in the aggregate not less than
66% of the Percentage Interests of each Class of Certificates with a Certificate
Principal Balance greater than zero affected thereby for the purpose of adding
any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions
of this Agreement or such Custodial Agreement or of modifying in any manner the
rights of the Holders of Certificates of such Class; provided, however, that no
such amendment shall:
(i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing of,
payments which are required to be distributed on any Certificate without
the consent of the Holder of such Certificate,
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(ii) reduce the aforesaid percentage of Certificates of any
Class the Holders of which are required to consent to any such
amendment, in any such case without the consent of the Holders of all
Certificates of such Class then outstanding.
(c) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the
Trustee shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless it shall
have first received an Opinion of Counsel (subject to Section 10.01(f) and at
the expense of the party seeking such amendment) to the effect that such
amendment or the exercise of any power granted to the Master Servicer, the
Company or the Trustee in accordance with such amendment is permitted hereunder
and will not result in the imposition of a federal tax on the Trust Fund or
cause any REMIC created under the Series Supplement to fail to qualify as a
REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.
(d) Promptly after the execution of any such amendment the Trustee shall
furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment to the Custodian
and each Certificateholder. It shall not be necessary for the consent of
Certificateholders under this Section 11.01 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 Trustee may prescribe.
(e) The Company shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to obtain
and deliver to the Trustee any corporate guaranty, payment obligation,
irrevocable letter of credit, surety bond, insurance policy or similar
instrument or a reserve fund, or any combination of the foregoing, for the
purpose of protecting the Holders of the Class B Certificates against any or all
Realized Losses or other shortfalls. Any such instrument or fund shall be held
by the Trustee for the benefit of the Class B Certificateholders, but shall not
be and shall not be deemed to be under any circumstances included in the Trust
Fund. To the extent that any such instrument or fund constitutes a reserve fund
for federal income tax purposes, (i) any reserve fund so established shall be an
outside reserve fund and not an asset of the Trust Fund, (ii) any such reserve
fund shall be owned by the Company, and (iii) amounts transferred by the Trust
Fund to any such reserve fund shall be treated as amounts distributed by the
Trust Fund to the Company or any successor, all within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.860G-2(h) as it reads as of the Cut-off Date. In
connection with the provision of any such instrument or fund, this Agreement and
any provision hereof may be modified, added to, deleted or otherwise amended in
any manner that is related or incidental to such instrument or fund or the
establishment or administration thereof, such amendment to be made by written
instrument executed or consented to by the Company but without the consent of
any Certificateholder and without the consent of the Master Servicer or the
Trustee being required unless any such amendment would impose any additional
obligation on, or otherwise adversely affect the interests of the Senior
Certificateholders, the Class M Certificateholders, the Master Servicer or the
Trustee, as applicable; provided that the Company obtains (subject to Section
10.01(f)) an Opinion of Counsel (which need not be an opinion of Independent
counsel) to the effect that any such amendment will not cause (a) any federal
tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal
tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or
on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code
and (b) any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time
that any Certificate is outstanding. In the event that the Company elects to
provide such coverage in the form of a limited guaranty provided by General
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Motors Acceptance Corporation, the Company may elect that the text of such
amendment to this Agreement shall be substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit K (in which case Residential Funding's Subordinate Certificate Loss
Obligation as described in such exhibit shall be established by Residential
Funding's consent to such amendment) and that the limited guaranty shall be
executed in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K, with such changes as the
Company shall deem to be appropriate; it being understood that the Trustee has
reviewed and approved the content of such forms and that the Trustee's consent
or approval to the use thereof is not required.
Section 11.02. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
(a) To the extent permitted by applicable law, this 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
Master Servicer and at its expense on direction by the Trustee (pursuant to the
request of Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting
Rights), but only upon direction accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests
of the Certificateholders.
(b) For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as
herein provided and for other purposes, this 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 11.03. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.
(a) The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate
to terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, 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 Fund, nor otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of any
of the parties hereto.
(b) No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as
expressly provided herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and
management of the Trust Fund, 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 this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.
(c) No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision
of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at
law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless such Holder
previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice of default and of
the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and unless also the Holders
of Certificates of any Class evidencing in the aggregate not less than 25% of
the related Percentage Interests of such Class, shall have made written request
upon the Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as
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Trustee hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable
indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be
incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60 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 being understood and intended,
and being expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other
Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates
of any Class shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of any
provision of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the
Holders of any other of such Certificates of such Class or any other Class, or
to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any other such
Holder, or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner
herein provided and for the common benefit of Certificateholders of such Class
or all Classes, as the case may be. For the protection and enforcement of the
provisions of this Section 11.03, each and every Certificateholder and the
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
Section 11.04. Governing Law.
This agreement and the Certificates shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the obligations, rights
and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with
such laws.
Section 11.05. Notices.
As provided in Section 11.05 of the Series Supplement.
Section 11.06. Required Notices to Rating Agency and Subservicer.
The Company, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall
(i) notify each Rating Agency and the Subservicer at such time as it is
otherwise required pursuant to this Agreement to give notice of the occurrence
of any of the events described in clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (g), (h), (i) or
(j) below or (ii) provide a copy to each Rating Agency and Subservicer at such
time as otherwise required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement of any of
the statements described in clauses (e) and (f) below:
(a) a material change or amendment to this Agreement,
(b) the occurrence of an Event of Default,
(c) the termination or appointment of a successor Master Servicer or
Trustee or a change in the majority ownership of the Trustee,
(d) the filing of any claim under the Master Servicer's blanket fidelity
bond and the errors and omissions insurance policy required by Section 3.12 or
the cancellation or modification of coverage under any such instrument,
(e) the statement required to be delivered to the Holders of each Class
of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.03,
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(f) the statements required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 3.18
and 3.19,
(g) a change in the location of the Custodial Account or the Certificate
Account,
(h) the occurrence of any monthly cash flow shortfall to the Holders of
any Class of Certificates resulting from the failure by the Master Servicer to
make an Advance pursuant to Section 4.04,
(i) the occurrence of the Final Distribution Date, and
(j) the repurchase of or substitution for any Mortgage Loan,
provided, however, that with respect to notice of the occurrence of the events
described in clauses (d), (g) or (h) above, the Master Servicer shall provide
prompt written notice to each Rating Agency and the Subservicer of any such
event known to the Master Servicer.
Section 11.07. Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of
this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall
in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.
Section 11.08. Supplemental Provisions for Resecuritization.
This Agreement may be supplemented by means of the addition of a
separate Article hereto (a "Supplemental Article") for the purpose of
resecuritizing any of the Certificates issued hereunder, under the following
circumstances. With respect to any Class or Classes of Certificates issued
hereunder, or any portion of any such Class, as to which the Company or any of
its Affiliates (or any designee thereof) is the registered Holder (the
"Resecuritized Certificates"), the Company may deposit such Resecuritized
Certificates into a new REMIC, grantor trust or custodial arrangement (a
"Restructuring Vehicle") to be held by the Trustee pursuant to a Supplemental
Article. The instrument adopting such Supplemental Article shall be executed by
the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee; provided, that neither the
Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall withhold their consent thereto if their
respective interests would not be materially adversely affected thereby. To the
extent that the terms of the Supplemental Article do not in any way affect any
provisions of this Agreement as to any of the Certificates initially issued
hereunder, the adoption of the Supplemental Article shall not constitute an
"amendment" of this Agreement.
Each Supplemental Article shall set forth all necessary provisions
relating to the holding of the Resecuritized Certificates by the Trustee, the
establishment of the Restructuring Vehicle, the issuing of various classes of
new certificates by the Restructuring Vehicle and the distributions to be made
thereon, and any other provisions necessary for the purposes thereof. In
connection with each Supplemental Article, the Company shall deliver to the
Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that (i) the Restructuring Vehicle
will qualify as a REMIC, grantor trust or other entity not subject to taxation
for federal income tax purposes and (ii) the adoption of the Supplemental
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Article will not endanger the status of the Trust Fund as a REMIC or (subject to
Section 10.01(f)) result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund
(including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in
Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC as set
forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code).
Section 11.09. Allocation of Voting Rights.
As provided in Section 11.09 of the Series Supplement.
SECTION 11.10 No Petition.
The Company, Master Servicer and the Trustee, by entering into this
Agreement, and each Certificateholder, by accepting a Certificate, hereby
covenant and agree that they will not at any time institute against the Trust
Fund, or join in any institution against the Trust Fund, any bankruptcy
proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law
in connection with any obligation with respect to the Certificates or this
Agreement.
ARTICLE XII
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB
Section 12.01. Intent of Parties; Reasonableness.
The Company, the Trustee and the Master Servicer acknowledge and agree
that the purpose of this Article XII is to facilitate compliance by the Company
with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations of the
Commission. The Company shall not exercise its right to request delivery of
information or other performance under these provisions other than in good
faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Each of the Master Servicer and the Trustee
acknowledges that interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may
change over time, whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the
Commission or its staff, consensus among participants in the mortgage-backed
securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with
requests made by the Company in good faith for delivery of information under
these provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. Each
of the Master Servicer and the Trustee shall cooperate reasonably with the
Company to deliver to the Company (including any of its assignees or designees),
any and all disclosure, statements, reports, certifications, records and any
other information necessary in the reasonable, good faith determination of the
Company to permit the Company to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB.
Section 12.02. Additional Representations and Warranties of the Trustee.
(a) The Trustee shall be deemed to represent to the Company as of the
date hereof and on each date on which information is provided to the Company
under Sections 12.01, 12.02(b) or 12.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to
the Company prior to such date: (i) it is not aware and has not received notice
that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has
occurred as to any other Securitization Transaction due to any default of the
Trustee; (ii) there are no aspects of its financial condition that could have a
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material adverse effect on the performance by it of its trustee obligations
under this Agreement or any other Securitization Transaction as to which it is
the trustee; (iii) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings
pending (or known to be contemplated) against it that would be material to
Certificateholders; (iv) there are no relationships or transactions relating to
the Trustee with respect to the Company or any sponsor, issuing entity,
servicer, trustee, originator, significant obligor, enhancement or support
provider or other material transaction party (as each of such terms are used in
Regulation AB) relating to the Securitization Transaction contemplated by the
Agreement, as identified by the Company to the Trustee in writing as of the
Closing Date (each, a "Transaction Party") that are outside the ordinary course
of business or on terms other than would be obtained in an arm's length
transaction with an unrelated third party, apart from the Securitization
Transaction, and that are material to the investors' understanding of the
Certificates; and (v) the Trustee is not an affiliate of any Transaction Party.
The Company shall notify the Trustee of any change in the identity of a
Transaction Party after the Closing Date.
(b) If so requested by the Company on any date following the Closing
Date, the Trustee shall, within five Business Days following such request,
confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth
in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is
not accurate as of the date of such confirmation, provide the pertinent facts,
in writing, to the Company. Any such request from the Company shall not be given
more than once each calendar quarter, unless the Company shall have a reasonable
basis for a determination that any of the representations and warranties may not
be accurate.
Section 12.03. Information to be Provided by the Trustee.
For so long as the Certificates are outstanding, for the purpose of
satisfying the Company's reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with
respect to any class of Certificates, the Trustee shall provide to the Company a
written description of (a) any litigation or governmental proceedings pending
against the Trustee as of the last day of each calendar month that would be
material to Certificateholders, and (b) any affiliations or relationships (as
described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB) that develop following the Closing Date
between the Trustee and any Transaction Party of the type described in Section
12.02(a)(iv) or 12.02(a)(v) as of the last day of each calendar year. Any
descriptions required with respect to legal proceedings, as well as updates to
previously provided descriptions, under this Section 12.03 shall be given no
later than five Business Days prior to the Determination Date following the
month in which the relevant event occurs, and any notices and descriptions
required with respect to affiliations, as well as updates to previously provided
descriptions, under this Section 12.03 shall be given no later than January 31
of the calendar year following the year in which the relevant event occurs. As
of the date the Company or Master Servicer files each Report on Form 10-D and
Report on Form 10-K with respect to the Certificates, the Trustee will be deemed
to represent that any information previously provided under this Article XII is
materially correct and does not have any material omissions unless the Trustee
has provided an update to such information. The Company will allow the Trustee
to review any disclosure relating to material litigation against the Trustee
prior to filing such disclosure with the Commission to the extent the Company
changes the information provided by the Trustee.
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Section 12.04. Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
On or before March 15 of each calendar year, the Trustee shall:
(a) deliver to the Company a report (in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company) regarding the Trustee's assessment of compliance
with the applicable Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar
year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item
1122 of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Company and signed
by an authorized officer of the Trustee, and shall address each of the Servicing
Criteria specified on Exhibit R hereto; and
(b) deliver to the Company a report of a registered public accounting
firm reasonably acceptable to the Company that attests to, and reports on, the
assessment of compliance made by the Trustee and delivered pursuant to the
preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules
1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act.
Section 12.05. Indemnification; Remedies.
(a) The Trustee shall indemnify the Company, each affiliate of the
Company, the Master Servicer and each broker dealer acting as underwriter,
placement agent or initial purchaser of the Certificates or each Person who
controls any of such parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former
directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing, and shall
hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties,
fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and
any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain arising out of
or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or
alleged to be contained in any information, report, certification,
accountants' attestation or other material provided under this Article
XII by or on behalf of the Trustee (collectively, the "Trustee
Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in the
Trustee Information a material fact required to be stated in the Trustee
Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph
shall be construed solely by reference to the Trustee Information and
not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or
purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Trustee
Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or
separately from such other information; or
(ii) any failure by the Trustee to deliver any information,
report, certification or other material when and as required under this
Article XII, other than a failure by the Trustee to deliver an
accountants' attestation.
(b) In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (ii)
of Section 12.05(a), the Trustee shall promptly reimburse the Company for all
costs reasonably incurred by the Company in order to obtain the information,
report, certification, accountants' attestation or other material not delivered
as required by the Trustee and (ii) cooperate with the Company to mitigate any
damages that may result from such failure.
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(c) The Company and the Master Servicer shall indemnify the Trustee,
each affiliate of the Trustee or each Person who controls the Trustee (within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange
Act); and the respective present and former directors, officers, employees and
agents of the Trustee, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and
related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of
them may sustain arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement of a
material fact contained or alleged to be contained in any information provided
under this Agreement by or on behalf of the Company or Master Servicer for
inclusion in any report filed with Commission under the Exchange Act
(collectively, the "RFC Information"), or (ii) the omission or alleged omission
to state in the RFC Information a material fact required to be stated in the RFC
Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by
way of clarification, that clause (ii) of this paragraph shall be construed
solely by reference to the RFC Information and not to any other information
communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard
to whether the RFC Information or any portion thereof is presented together with
or separately from such other information.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF CLASS A CERTIFICATE, [PRINCIPAL ONLY/CLASS A-P] CERTIFICATE AND
[INTEREST ONLY/CLASS A-V] CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
[UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO ISSUER OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.]
A-1
Certificate No. [____] [____] % [Adjustable] [Variable] Pass-
Through Rate [based on a Notional Amount]
Class [A-___] Senior Percentage Interest: ____%
Date of Pooling and Servicing Aggregate Initial [Certificate Principal
Agreement and Cut-off Date: Balance] [Interest Only/Class A-V]
[______________] [Notional Amount] [Subclass Notional
Amount] of the Class [A-___]
Certificates: $____________
First Distribution Date: [Initial] [Certificate Principal Balance]
[______________] [Interest Only/Class A-V] [Subclass]
[Notional Amount] of this Certificate:
$[_______________]
Master Servicer:
Residential Funding Corporation
[Assumed] [Scheduled] Final
Distribution Date: CUSIP
[_________________] [________________]
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
SERIES ________
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable
to the Class [A-___] Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family fixed interest rate first mortgage loans formed and
sold by RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.
This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund,
and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I, Inc., the Master Servicer, the Trustee referred to below
or GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc. or any of their affiliates. Neither this
Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any
governmental agency or instrumentality or by Residential Funding Mortgage
Securities I, Inc., the Master Servicer, the Trustee or GMAC Mortgage Group,
Inc. or any of their affiliates. None of the Company, the Master Servicer, GMAC
Mortgage Group, Inc. or any of their affiliates will have any obligation with
respect to any certificate or other obligation secured by or payable from
payments on the Certificates.
This certifies that _____________ is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate [(obtained by dividing the
[Initial Certificate Principal Balance] [Initial [Interest Only/Class A-V]
Notional Amount] of this Certificate by the aggregate [Initial Certificate
Principal Balance of all Class A- Certificates] [Initial [Interest Only/Class
A-V] Notional Amounts of all [Interest Only/Class A-V] Certificates], both as
specified above)] in certain distributions with respect to the Trust Fund
consisting primarily of an interest in a pool of conventional one- to
four-family fixed interest rate first mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans"),
A-2
formed and sold by Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. (hereinafter
called the "Company," which term includes any successor entity under the
Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to a Series
Supplement, dated as specified above, to the Standard Terms of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of ________________ (together, the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement" or the "Agreement") among the Company, the Master Servicer
and _______________, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of
this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing as
described in the Agreement, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last day (or if such last day is not
a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day) of the
month immediately preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"),
from the [related] Available Distribution Amount in an amount equal to the
product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount
[(of interest and principal, if any)] required to be distributed to Holders of
Class A- Certificates on such Distribution Date. [the [Interest Only/Class A-V]
Notional Amount of the [Interest Only/Class A-V] Certificates as of any date of
determination is equal to the aggregate stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans corresponding to the uncertificated REMIC regular interests represented by
such [Interest Only/Class A-V] Certificates.]
Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by the Master
Servicer acting on behalf of the Trustee or by a Paying Agent appointed by the
Trustee in immediately available funds (by wire transfer or otherwise) for the
account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the
Master Servicer or such Paying Agent, or by check mailed to the address of the
Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the
Certificate Register.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trustee for that purpose in the City and State of New York. [The [Initial
Certificate Principal Balance] [Initial [Interest Only/Class A-V] Notional
Amount] of this Certificate is set forth above.] [The Certificate Principal
Balance hereof will be reduced to the extent of distributions allocable to
principal and any Realized Losses allocable hereto.]
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
issued in several Classes designated as Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of
the Series specified hereon (herein collectively called the "Certificates").
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections
and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. In the event Master Servicer funds are advanced
with respect to any Mortgage Loan, such advance is reimbursable to the Master
Servicer, to the extent provided in the Agreement, from related recoveries on
such Mortgage Loan or from other cash that would have been distributable to
Certificateholders.
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As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Custodial Account
and/or the Certificate Account created for the benefit of Certificateholders may
be made by the Master Servicer from time to time for purposes other than
distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including without limitation
reimbursement to the Company and the Master Servicer of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, by either of them.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment of the Agreement and the modification of the rights and obligations of
the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and the rights of the
Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Company, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66.6% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby. Any such consent by the Holder of
this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all
future holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the
transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation
of such consent is made upon the Certificate. The Agreement also permits the
amendment thereof in certain circumstances without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates and, in certain additional circumstances, without the
consent of the Holders of certain Classes of Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the
offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee in the City and State of New York,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Xxxxxx's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
of authorized denominations evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage
Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without
coupons in Classes and in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided
in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of authorized denominations
evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate
Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the
Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Company, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
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This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.
The obligations created by the Agreement in respect of the Certificates
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon the payment to
Certificateholders of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and
required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of
(i) the maturity or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan [in the related
Loan Group] subject thereto or the disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (ii) the
purchase by the Master Servicer from the Trust Fund of all remaining Mortgage
Loans [in the related Loan Group] and all property acquired in respect of such
Mortgage Loans, thereby effecting early retirement of the Certificates. The
Agreement permits, but does not require, the Master Servicer to (i) purchase at
a price determined as provided in the Agreement all remaining Mortgage Loans [in
the related Loan Group] and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage
Loan or (ii) purchase in whole, but not in part, all of the [related]
Certificates from the Holders thereof; provided, that any such option may only
be exercised if the Pool Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans [in the
related Loan Group] as of the Distribution Date upon which the proceeds of any
such purchase are distributed is less than ten percent of the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans Group [in the related Loan Group].
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate
set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:_________________ [TRUSTEE],
as Trustee
By:_____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class [A- ] Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
[TRUSTEE],
as Certificate Registrar
By:_____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal
zip code of assignee) a Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of
such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:
Dated:_________________ ________________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
________________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _______________________for the account of
__________________ account number ______________-, or, if mailed by check, to
____________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed to
________________________.
This information is provided by _____________________, the assignee
named above, or ________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF CLASS M CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE [RELATED]
SENIOR CERTIFICATES [CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES] [AND CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES] AS
DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW).
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), TO ISSUER OR ITS
AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE
ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS
REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO
CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR
OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER
HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS CERTIFICATE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY
VIRTUE OF ITS PURCHASE OR HOLDING OF SUCH CERTIFICATE (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN)
THAT EITHER (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER PLAN
SUBJECT TO THE PROHIBITED TRANSACTION PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT
INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE
(EACH, A "PLAN"), OR ANY PERSON (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, AN INVESTMENT
MANAGER, A NAMED FIDUCIARY OR A TRUSTEE OF ANY PLAN) WHO IS USING PLAN ASSETS,
WITHIN THE MEANING OF ERISA AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGULATION
PROMULGATED AT 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101, OF ANY PLAN (EACH, A "PLAN INVESTOR")
TO EFFECT SUCH ACQUISITION, (B) IT HAS ACQUIRED AND IS HOLDING THIS CERTIFICATE
IN RELIANCE ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION ("PTE")
94-29, 59 FED. REG. 14674 (MARCH 29, 1994), AS MOST RECENTLY AMENDED BY PTE
2002-41, 67 FED. REG. 54487 (AUGUST 22, 2002) (THE "RFC EXEMPTION"), AND THAT IT
UNDERSTANDS THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF THE RFC
EXEMPTION INCLUDING THAT SUCH CERTIFICATE MUST BE RATED, AT THE TIME OF
PURCHASE, NOT LOWER THAN "BBB-" (OR ITS EQUIVALENT) BY STANDARD & POOR'S, FITCH
OR XXXXX'X OR (C)(I) THE TRANSFEREE IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, (II) THE SOURCE OF
FUNDS USED TO PURCHASE OR HOLD THE CERTIFICATE (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN) IS AN
"INSURANCE COMPANY GENERAL ACCOUNT" (AS DEFINED IN U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 95-60), AND (III) THE CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN SECTIONS I AND III OF PTCE 95-60 HAVE BEEN SATISFIED (EACH ENTITY
THAT SATISFIES THIS CLAUSE (C), A "COMPLYING INSURANCE COMPANY").
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IF THIS CERTIFICATE (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN) IS ACQUIRED OR HELD IN
VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH, THEN THE LAST PRECEDING
TRANSFEREE THAT EITHER (A) IS NOT A PLAN OR A PLAN INVESTOR, (B) ACQUIRED SUCH
CERTIFICATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RFC EXEMPTION OR (C) IS A COMPLYING INSURANCE
COMPANY SHALL BE RESTORED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TO ALL RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS AS CERTIFICATE OWNER THEREOF RETROACTIVE TO THE DATE OF SUCH
TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE. THE TRUSTEE SHALL BE UNDER NO LIABILITY TO ANY
PERSON FOR MAKING ANY PAYMENTS DUE ON THIS CERTIFICATE TO SUCH PRECEDING
TRANSFEREE.
ANY PURPORTED CERTIFICATE OWNER WHOSE ACQUISITION OR HOLDING OF THIS
CERTIFICATE (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN) WAS EFFECTED IN VIOLATION OF THE
RESTRICTIONS IN SECTION 5.02(e) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT SHALL
INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE, THE MASTER SERVICER, ANY
SUBSERVICER, AND THE TRUST FUND FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES,
CLAIMS, COSTS OR EXPENSES INCURRED BY SUCH PARTIES AS A RESULT OF SUCH
ACQUISITION OR HOLDING.
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Certificate No. [____] [____]% Pass-Through Rate
Class [M-___] Subordinate
Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of the Class M
Agreement and Cut-off Date: Certificates: $_______________
[______________]
First Distribution Date: Initial Certificate Principal Balance of
[______________] this Certificate:
$[______________]
Master Servicer:
Residential Funding Corporation
[Assumed] [Schedule] Final
Distribution Date: CUSIP
[______________] [______________]
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE,
SERIES ________
evidencing a percentage interest in any distributions allocable
to the Class M-___ Certificates with respect to the Trust Fund
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family fixed interest rate first mortgage loans formed and
sold by RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.
This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund,
and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I, Inc., the Master Servicer, the Trustee referred to below
or GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc. or any of their affiliates. Neither this
Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any
governmental agency or instrumentality or by Residential Funding Mortgage
Securities I, Inc., the Master Servicer, the Trustee or GMAC Mortgage Group,
Inc. or any of their affiliates. None of the Company, the Master Servicer, GMAC
Mortgage Group, Inc. or any of their affiliates will have any obligation with
respect to any certificate or other obligation secured by or payable from
payments on the Certificates.
This certifies that is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the Certificate Principal
Balance of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of
all Class M-___ Certificates, both as specified above) in certain distributions
with respect to a Trust Fund consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one-
to four-family fixed interest rate first mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans"),
formed and sold by Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. (hereinafter
called the "Company," which term includes any successor entity under the
Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to a Series
Supplement, dated as specified above, to the Standard Terms of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of ________________ (together, the "Pooling and
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Servicing Agreement" or the "Agreement") among the Company, the Master Servicer
and ___________, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of
this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing as
described in the Agreement, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last day (or if such last day is not
a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day) of the
month immediately preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"),
from the [related] Available Distribution Amount in an amount equal to the
product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount
(of interest and principal, if any) required to be distributed to Holders of
Class M-___ Certificates on such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by the Master
Servicer acting on behalf of the Trustee or by a Paying Agent appointed by the
Trustee in immediately available funds (by wire transfer or otherwise) for the
account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the
Master Servicer or such Paying Agent, or by check mailed to the address of the
Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the
Certificate Register.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trustee for that purpose in the City and State of New York. The Initial
Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate is set forth above. The
Certificate Principal Balance hereof will be reduced to the extent of the
distributions allocable to principal and any Realized Losses allocable hereto.
As described above, any transferee of this Certificate will be deemed to
have represented by virtue of its purchase or holding of this Certificate (or
any interest herein) that either (a) such transferee is not a Plan or a Plan
Investor, (b) it has acquired and is holding this Certificate in reliance on the
RFC Exemption and that it understands that there are certain conditions to the
availability of the RFC Exemption including that this Certificate must be rated,
at the time of purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Standard &
Poor's, Fitch or Xxxxx'x or (c) the transferee is a Complying Insurance Company.
In addition, any purported Certificate Owner whose acquisition or holding of
this Certificate (or any interest herein) was effected in violation of the
restrictions in Section 5.02(e) of the Agreement shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, any Subservicer, and the
Trust Fund from and against any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses
incurred by such parties as a result of such acquisition or holding.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
issued in several Classes designated as Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of
the Series specified hereon (herein collectively called the "Certificates").
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The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections
and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. In the event Master Servicer funds are advanced
with respect to any Mortgage Loan, such advance is reimbursable to the Master
Servicer, to the extent provided in the Agreement, from related recoveries on
such Mortgage Loan or from other cash that would have been distributable to
Certificateholders.
As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Custodial Account
and/or the Certificate Account created for the benefit of Certificateholders may
be made by the Master Servicer from time to time for purposes other than
distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including without limitation
reimbursement to the Company and the Master Servicer of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, by either of them.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment of the Agreement and the modification of the rights and obligations of
the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and the rights of the
Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Company, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66.6% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby. Any such consent by the Holder of
this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all
future holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the
transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation
of such consent is made upon the Certificate. The Agreement also permits the
amendment thereof in certain circumstances without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates and, in certain additional circumstances, without the
consent of the Holders of certain Classes of Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the
offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee in the City and State of New York,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Xxxxxx's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
of authorized denominations evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage
Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without
coupons in Classes and in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided
in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of authorized denominations
evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
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The Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate
Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the
Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Company, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.
The obligations created by the Agreement in respect of the Certificates
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon the payment to
Certificateholders of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and
required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of
(i) the maturity or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan [in the related
Loan Group] subject thereto or the disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (ii) the
purchase by the Master Servicer from the Trust Fund of all remaining Mortgage
Loans [in the related Loan Group] and all property acquired in respect of such
Mortgage Loans, thereby effecting early retirement of the Certificates. The
Agreement permits, but does not require, the Master Servicer to (i) purchase at
a price determined as provided in the Agreement all remaining Mortgage Loans [in
the related Loan Group] and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage
Loan or (ii) purchase in whole, but not in part, all of the [related]
Certificates from the Holders thereof; provided, that any such option may only
be exercised if the Pool Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans [in the
related Loan Group] as of the Distribution Date upon which the proceeds of any
such purchase are distributed is less than ten percent of the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans Group [in the related Loan Group].
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:_________________ [TRUSTEE],
as Trustee
By:_____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class [M- ] Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
[TRUSTEE],
as Certificate Registrar
By:_____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal
zip code of assignee) a Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of
such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:
Dated:_________________ ________________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
________________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _______________________for the account of
__________________ account number ______________-, or, if mailed by check, to
____________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed to
________________________.
This information is provided by _____________________, the assignee
named above, or ________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF CLASS B CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATED IN RIGHT OF PAYMENT TO THE RELATED
SENIOR CERTIFICATES AND THE RELATED CLASS M CERTIFICATES [AND CLASS B-1] [CLASS
B-2 CERTIFICATES] DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED HEREIN).
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY
NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT AND
LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND IS TRANSFERRED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE AGREEMENT.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN) MAY BE MADE TO
ANY PERSON, UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE TRUSTEE, THE COMPANY AND THE
MASTER SERVICER WITH EITHER (A) A CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.02(e) OF
THE AGREEMENT OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO AND IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE, THE COMPANY AND THE MASTER SERVICER TO
THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS PERMISSIBLE
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED
TRANSACTION UNDER 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") (OR COMPARABLE PROVISIONS OF ANY SUBSEQUENT
ENACTMENTS) AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, THE COMPANY OR THE MASTER SERVICER
TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES UNDER
ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE) IN ADDITION TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE
AGREEMENT, WHICH OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN EXPENSE OF THE TRUSTEE, THE
COMPANY OR THE MASTER SERVICER.
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Certificate No. [____] [____]% Pass-Through Rate
Class [B-___] Subordinate
Date of Pooling and Servicing Principal Balance of the Class B-___
Agreement and Cut-off Date: Certificates as of the Cut-off Date:
[______________] $______________
First Distribution Date: Initial Certificate Principal Balance of
[______________] this Certificate:
$[______________]
Master Servicer:
Residential Funding Corporation
Assumed Final Distribution Date: CUSIP
[______________] [______________]
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE,
SERIES _______
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable
to the Class B-___ Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family fixed interest rate first mortgage loans formed and
sold by RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.
This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund,
and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I, Inc., the Master Servicer, the Trustee referred to below
or GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc. or any of their affiliates. Neither this
Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any
governmental agency or instrumentality or by Residential Funding Mortgage
Securities I, Inc., the Master Servicer, the Trustee or GMAC Mortgage Group,
Inc. or any of their affiliates. None of the Company, the Master Servicer, GMAC
Mortgage Group, Inc. or any of their affiliates will have any obligation with
respect to any certificate or other obligation secured by or payable from
payments on the Certificates.
This certifies that _______________________ is the registered owner of
the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the
Initial Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate by the aggregate
Initial Certificate Principal Balance of all Class B-___ Certificates, both as
specified above) in certain distributions with respect to the Trust Fund
consisting primarily of an interest in a pool of conventional one- to
four-family fixed interest rate first mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans"),
formed and sold by Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. (hereinafter
called the "Company," which term includes any successor entity under the
Agreement referred to below). The Trust Fund was created pursuant to a Series
Supplement, dated as specified above, to the Standard Terms of Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of ________________ (together, the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement" or the "Agreement") among the Company, the Master Servicer
and ___________, as trustee (the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the
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pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined
herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the
Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of
this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered at the close of business on the last day (or if such
last day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last
day) of the month next preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record
Date"), from the [related] Available Distribution Amount in an amount equal to
the product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the
amount (of interest and principal, if any) required to be distributed to Holders
of Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate will be made either by the Master
Servicer acting on behalf of the Trustee or by a Paying Agent appointed by the
Trustee in immediately available funds (by wire transfer or otherwise) for the
account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the
Master Servicer or such Paying Agent, or by check mailed to the address of the
Person entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the
Certificate Register.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trustee for that purpose in the City and State of New York. The Initial
Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate is set forth above. The
Certificate Principal Balance hereof will be reduced to the extent of the
distributions allocable to principal and any Realized Losses allocable hereto.
No transfer of this Class B Certificate will be made unless such
transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and any applicable state securities laws or is made in
accordance with said Act and laws. In the event that such a transfer is to be
made, (i) the Trustee or the Company may require an opinion of counsel
acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Company that such transfer is exempt (describing the applicable exemption and
the basis therefor) from or is being made pursuant to the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and of any applicable
statute of any state and (ii) the transferee shall execute an investment letter
in the form described by Section 5.02(e) of the Agreement. The Holder hereof
desiring to effect such transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the
Trustee, the Company, the Master Servicer and the Certificate Registrar acting
on behalf of the Trustee against any liability that may result if the transfer
is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such Federal and state laws.
As described above, no transfer of this Certificate (or any interest
herein) shall be made unless the transferee provides the Trustee, the Company
and the Master Servicer with either (a) a certification pursuant to Section
5.02(e) of the Agreement stating that either (i) the transferee is not an
employee benefit or other plan subject to the prohibited transaction provisions
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (each, a "Plan"), or any Person (including,
without limitation, an investment manager, a named fiduciary or a trustee of any
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Plan) who is using plan assets, within the meaning of ERISA and the U.S.
Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101, of any
Plan (each, a "Plan Investor") to effect such acquisition or (ii) the transferee
is an insurance company, the source of funds used to purchase or hold such
Certificate (or any interest therein) is an "insurance company general account"
(as defined in U.S. Department of Labor Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption
("PTCE") 95-60 and the conditions set forth in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60
have been satisfied, or (b) an opinion of counsel acceptable to and in form and
substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer to
the effect that the purchase and holding of this Certificate is permissible
under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited
transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or
comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments), and will not subject the
Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer to any obligation or liability
(including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code)
in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement, which opinion of counsel shall
not be an expense of the Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
issued in several Classes designated as Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of
the Series specified hereon (herein collectively called the "Certificates").
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections
and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. In the event Master Servicer funds are advanced
with respect to any Mortgage Loan, such advance is reimbursable to the Master
Servicer, to the extent provided in the Agreement, from related recoveries on
such Mortgage Loan or from other cash that would have been distributable to
Certificateholders.
As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Custodial Account
and/or the Certificate Account created for the benefit of Certificateholders may
be made by the Master Servicer from time to time for purposes other than
distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including without limitation
reimbursement to the Company and the Master Servicer of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, by either of them.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment of the Agreement and the modification of the rights and obligations of
the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and the rights of the
Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Company, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66.6% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby. Any such consent by the Holder of
this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all
future holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the
transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation
of such consent is made upon the Certificate. The Agreement also permits the
amendment thereof in certain circumstances without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates and, in certain additional circumstances, without the
consent of the Holders of certain Classes of Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the
offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee in the City and State of New York,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
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written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Xxxxxx's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
of authorized denominations evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage
Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without
coupons in Classes and in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided
in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of authorized denominations
evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate
Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the
Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Company, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.
The obligations created by the Agreement in respect of the Certificates
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon the payment to
Certificateholders of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and
required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of
(i) the maturity or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan [in the related
Loan Group] subject thereto or the disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (ii) the
purchase by the Master Servicer from the Trust Fund of all remaining Mortgage
Loans [in the related Loan Group] and all property acquired in respect of such
Mortgage Loans, thereby effecting early retirement of the Certificates. The
Agreement permits, but does not require, the Master Servicer to (i) purchase at
a price determined as provided in the Agreement all remaining Mortgage Loans [in
the related Loan Group] and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage
Loan or (ii) purchase in whole, but not in part, all of the [related]
Certificates from the Holders thereof; provided, that any such option may only
be exercised if the Pool Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans [in the
related Loan Group] as of the Distribution Date upon which the proceeds of any
such purchase are distributed is less than ten percent of the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans Group [in the related Loan Group].
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:_________________ [TRUSTEE],
as Trustee
By:_____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class [B- ] Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
[TRUSTEE],
as Certificate Registrar
By:_____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal
zip code of assignee) a Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of
such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:
Dated:_________________ ________________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
________________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _______________________for the account of
__________________ account number ______________-, or, if mailed by check, to
____________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed to
________________________.
This information is provided by _____________________, the assignee
named above, or ________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE HELD BY OR TRANSFERRED TO A NON-UNITED
STATES PERSON OR A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION (AS DEFINED BELOW).
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT" AS THOSE
TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE (OR ANY INTEREST HEREIN) MAY BE MADE TO
ANY PERSON, UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE PROVIDES THE TRUSTEE, THE COMPANY AND THE
MASTER SERVICER WITH EITHER (A) A CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5.02(e) OF
THE AGREEMENT OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO AND IN FORM AND
SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE, THE COMPANY AND THE MASTER SERVICER TO
THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE IS PERMISSIBLE
UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED
TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF
1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE (OR COMPARABLE
PROVISIONS OF ANY SUBSEQUENT ENACTMENTS) AND WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, THE
COMPANY OR THE MASTER SERVICER TO ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING
OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES UNDER ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE) IN ADDITION
TO THOSE UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT, WHICH OPINION OF COUNSEL SHALL NOT BE AN
EXPENSE OF THE TRUSTEE, THE COMPANY OR THE MASTER SERVICER.
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT TO THE MASTER
SERVICER AND THE TRUSTEE THAT (1) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (A) THE UNITED STATES,
ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES,
OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING (OTHER THAN AN
INSTRUMENTALITY WHICH IS A CORPORATION IF ALL OF ITS ACTIVITIES ARE SUBJECT TO
TAX AND EXCEPT FOR FREDDIE MAC, A MAJORITY OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOT
SELECTED BY SUCH GOVERNMENTAL UNIT), (B) A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF EITHER OF THE FOREGOING, (C)
ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER THAN CERTAIN FARMERS' COOPERATIVES DESCRIBED IN SECTION
521 OF THE CODE) WHICH IS EXEMPT FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE
UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE
CODE (INCLUDING THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE ON UNRELATED BUSINESS
TAXABLE INCOME), (D) RURAL ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE COOPERATIVES DESCRIBED IN
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SECTION 1381(A)(2)(C) OF THE CODE, (E) AN ELECTING LARGE PARTNERSHIP UNDER
SECTION 775(A) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCH PERSON DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING CLAUSES
(A), (B), (C), (D) OR (E) BEING HEREIN REFERRED TO AS A "DISQUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION"), OR (F) AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, (2) NO PURPOSE
OF SUCH TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX AND (3) SUCH
TRANSFEREE SATISFIES CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION IN THE
CERTIFICATE REGISTER OR ANY TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION, SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OF NO LEGAL FORCE OR
EFFECT WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE A CERTIFICATEHOLDER
FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF
DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE
OF THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
PARAGRAPH.
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Certificate No. [____] [____]% Pass-Through Rate
Class [R-___] Senior
Date of Pooling and Servicing Aggregate Initial Certificate Principal
Agreement and Cut-off Date: Balance of the Class R-___ Certificates:
[______________] $100.00
First Distribution Date: Initial Certificate Principal Balance of
[______________] this Certificate:
$[______________]
Master Servicer: Percentage Interest: _____%
Residential Funding Corporation
Assumed Final Distribution Date: CUSIP
[______________] [______________]
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE,
SERIES _______
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable
to the Class R[-__] Certificates with respect to a Trust Fund
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to
four-family fixed interest rate first mortgage loans formed and
sold by RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.
This Certificate is payable solely from the assets of the Trust Fund,
and does not represent an obligation of or interest in Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I, Inc., the Master Servicer, the Trustee referred to below
or GMAC Mortgage Group, Inc. or any of their affiliates. Neither this
Certificate nor the underlying Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any
governmental agency or instrumentality or by Residential Funding Mortgage
Securities I, Inc., the Master Servicer, the Trustee or GMAC Mortgage Group,
Inc. or any of their affiliates. None of the Company, the Master Servicer, GMAC
Mortgage Group, Inc. or any of their affiliates will have any obligation with
respect to any certificate or other obligation secured by or payable from
payments on the Certificates.
This certifies that is the registered owner of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the Initial Certificate
Principal Balance of this Certificate by the aggregate Initial Certificate
Principal Balance of all Class R[-__] Certificates, both as specified above) in
certain distributions with respect to the Trust Fund consisting primarily of an
interest in a pool of conventional one- to four-family fixed interest rate first
mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans"), formed and sold by Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I, Inc. (hereinafter called the "Company," which term
includes any successor entity under the Agreement referred to below). The Trust
Fund was created pursuant to a Series Supplement, dated as specified above, to
the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
________________ (together, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement" or the
"Agreement") among the Company, the Master Servicer and ___________, as trustee
(the "Trustee"), a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is
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set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing as
described in the Agreement, to the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered at the close of business on the last day (or if such last day is not
a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such last day) of the
month immediately preceding the month of such distribution (the "Record Date"),
from the [related] Available Distribution Amount in an amount equal to the
product of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount
(of interest and principal, if any) required to be distributed to Holders of
Class R Certificates on such Distribution Date.
Each Holder of this Certificate will be deemed to have agreed to be
bound by the restrictions set forth in the Agreement to the effect that (i) each
person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Certificate must be a
United States Person and a Permitted Transferee, (ii) the transfer of any
Ownership Interest in this Certificate will be conditioned upon the delivery to
the Trustee of, among other things, an affidavit to the effect that it is a
United States Person and Permitted Transferee, (iii) any attempted or purported
transfer of any Ownership Interest in this Certificate in violation of such
restrictions will be absolutely null and void and will vest no rights in the
purported transferee, and (iv) if any person other than a United States Person
and a Permitted Transferee acquires any Ownership Interest in this Certificate
in violation of such restrictions, then the Company will have the right, in its
sole discretion and without notice to the Holder of this Certificate, to sell
this Certificate to a purchaser selected by the Company, which purchaser may be
the Company, or any affiliate of the Company, on such terms and conditions as
the Company may choose.
Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trustee for that purpose in the City and State of New York. The Initial
Certificate Principal Balance of this Certificate is set forth above. The
Certificate Principal Balance hereof will be reduced to the extent of
distributions allocable to principal and any Realized Losses allocable hereto.
Notwithstanding the reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance hereof to
zero, this Certificate will remain outstanding under the Agreement and the
Holder hereof may have additional obligations with respect to this Certificate,
including tax liabilities, and may be entitled to certain additional
distributions hereon, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the
Agreement.
As described above, no transfer of this Certificate (or any interest
herein) shall be made unless the transferee provides the Trustee, the Company
and the Master Servicer with either (a) a certification pursuant to Section
5.02(e) of the Agreement stating that the transferee is not an employee benefit
or other plan subject to the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code (each, a "Plan"), or any Person (including, without
limitation, an insurance company investing its general accounts, an investment
manager, a named fiduciary or a trustee of any Plan) who is using plan assets,
within the meaning of ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor regulation
promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101, of any Plan (each, a "Plan Investor")
to effect such acquisition, or (b) an opinion of counsel acceptable to and in
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form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee, the Company and the Master
Servicer to the effect that the purchase and holding of this Certificate is
permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or result in a non-exempt
prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code
(or comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments), and will not subject
the Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer to any obligation or liability
(including obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code)
in addition to those undertaken in the Agreement, which opinion of counsel shall
not be an expense of the Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
issued in several Classes designated as Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates of
the Series specified hereon (herein collectively called the "Certificates").
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain collections
and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more specifically set forth
herein and in the Agreement. In the event Master Servicer funds are advanced
with respect to any Mortgage Loan, such advance is reimbursable to the Master
Servicer, to the extent provided in the Agreement, from related recoveries on
such Mortgage Loan or from other cash that would have been distributable to
Certificateholders.
As provided in the Agreement, withdrawals from the Custodial Account
and/or the Certificate Account created for the benefit of Certificateholders may
be made by the Master Servicer from time to time for purposes other than
distributions to Certificateholders, such purposes including without limitation
reimbursement to the Company and the Master Servicer of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, by either of them.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment of the Agreement and the modification of the rights and obligations of
the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and the rights of the
Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the Company, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
evidencing in the aggregate not less than 66.6% of the Percentage Interests of
each Class of Certificates affected thereby. Any such consent by the Holder of
this Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all
future holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the
transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation
of such consent is made upon the Certificate. The Agreement also permits the
amendment thereof in certain circumstances without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates and, in certain additional circumstances, without the
consent of the Holders of certain Classes of Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein
set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the Certificate
Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of transfer at the
offices or agencies appointed by the Trustee in the City and State of New York,
duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in the form below or other
written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee and the
Certificate Registrar duly executed by the Holder hereof or such Xxxxxx's
attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates
of authorized denominations evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage
Interest will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.
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The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates without
coupons in Classes and in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided
in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth,
Certificates are exchangeable for new Certificates of authorized denominations
evidencing the same Class and aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificate
Registrar and any agent of the Company, the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the
Certificate Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is
registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, and neither the Company, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.
This Certificate shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York.
The obligations created by the Agreement in respect of the Certificates
and the Trust Fund created thereby shall terminate upon the payment to
Certificateholders of all amounts held by or on behalf of the Trustee and
required to be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of
(i) the maturity or other liquidation of the last Mortgage Loan [in the related
Loan Group] subject thereto or the disposition of all property acquired upon
foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and (ii) the
purchase by the Master Servicer from the Trust Fund of all remaining Mortgage
Loans [in the related Loan Group] and all property acquired in respect of such
Mortgage Loans, thereby effecting early retirement of the Certificates. The
Agreement permits, but does not require, the Master Servicer to (i) purchase at
a price determined as provided in the Agreement all remaining Mortgage Loans [in
the related Loan Group] and all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage
Loan or (ii) purchase in whole, but not in part, all of the [related]
Certificates from the Holders thereof; provided, that any such option may only
be exercised if the Pool Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans [in the
related Loan Group] as of the Distribution Date upon which the proceeds of any
such purchase are distributed is less than ten percent of the Cut-off Date
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans Group [in the related Loan Group].
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Certificate
set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly
executed.
Dated:_________________ [TRUSTEE],
as Trustee
By:_____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class [R- ] Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
[TRUSTEE],
as Certificate Registrar
By:_____________________________________
Authorized Signatory
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ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto (Please print or typewrite name and address including postal
zip code of assignee) a Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorizes the transfer of registration of
such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and
deliver such Certificate to the following address:
Dated:_________________ ________________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
________________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _______________________for the account of
__________________ account number ______________-, or, if mailed by check, to
____________________________. Applicable statements should be mailed to
________________________.
This information is provided by _____________________, the assignee
named above, or ________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SELLER/SERVICER CONTRACT
This Seller/Servicer Contract (as may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, this "Contract") is made this day of
_____________, 20__, by and between Residential Funding Corporation, its
successors and assigns ("Residential Funding") and (the "Seller/Servicer," and,
together with Residential Funding, the "parties" and each, individually, a
"party").
WHEREAS, the Seller/Servicer desires to sell Loans to, and/or service
Loans for, Residential Funding, and Residential Funding desires to purchase
Loans from the Seller/Servicer and/or have the Seller/Servicer service various
of its Loans, pursuant to the terms of this Contract and the Residential Funding
Seller and Servicer Guides incorporated herein by reference, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time (together, the "Guides").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the terms,
conditions and agreements set forth below, the parties agree as follows:
INCORPORATION OF GUIDES BY REFERENCE.
The Seller/Servicer acknowledges that it has received and read the
Guides. All provisions of the Guides are incorporated by reference into and made
a part of this Contract, and shall be binding upon the parties; provided,
however, that the Seller/Servicer shall be entitled to sell Loans to and/or
service Loans for Residential Funding only if and for so long as it shall have
been authorized to do so by Residential Funding in writing. Specific reference
in this Contract to particular provisions of the Guides and not to other
provisions does not mean that those provisions of the Guides not specifically
cited in this Contract are not applicable. All terms used herein shall have the
same meanings as such terms have in the Guides, unless the context clearly
requires otherwise.
AMENDMENTS.
This Contract may not be amended or modified orally, and no provision of
this Contract may be waived or amended except in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement is sought. Such a written waiver or amendment must
expressly reference this Contract. However, by their terms, the Guides may be
amended or supplemented by Residential Funding from time to time. Any such
amendment(s) to the Guides shall be binding upon the parties hereto.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
A. Reciprocal Representations and Warranties.
The Seller/Servicer and Residential Funding each represents and warrants
to the other that as of the date of this Contract:
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(1) Each party is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, is qualified, if necessary, to do
business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which it is required to be
so qualified, and has the requisite power and authority to enter into this
Contract and all other agreements which are contemplated by this Contract and to
carry out its obligations hereunder and under the Guides and under such other
agreements.
(2) This Contract has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each party
and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of each party enforceable
in accordance with its terms.
(3) There is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened, and
no basis therefor is known to either party, that could affect the validity or
prospective validity of this Contract.
(4) Insofar as its capacity to carry out any obligation under this Contract is
concerned, neither party is in violation of any charter, articles of
incorporation, bylaws, mortgage, indenture, indebtedness, agreement, instrument,
judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation and none of the foregoing
adversely affects its capacity to fulfill any of its obligations under this
Contract. Its execution of, and performance pursuant to, this Contract will not
result in a violation of any of the foregoing.
B. Seller/Servicer's Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants made by the
Seller/Servicer pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this paragraph 3, the
Seller/Servicer makes the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in
the Guides and, upon request, agrees to deliver to Residential Funding the
certified Resolution of Board of Directors which authorizes the execution and
delivery of this Contract.
REMEDIES OF RESIDENTIAL FUNDING.
If an Event of Seller Default or an Event of Servicer Default shall
occur, Residential Funding may, at its option, exercise one or more of those
remedies set forth in the Guides.
SELLER/SERVICER'S STATUS AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
At no time shall the Seller/Servicer represent that it is acting as an
agent of Residential Funding. The Seller/Servicer shall, at all times, act as an
independent contractor.
PRIOR AGREEMENTS SUPERSEDED.
This Contract restates, amends and supersedes any and all prior Seller
Contracts or Servicer Contracts between the parties except that any subservicing
agreement executed by the Seller/Servicer in connection with any loan-security
exchange transaction shall not be affected.
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ASSIGNMENT.
This Contract may not be assigned or transferred, in whole or in part,
by the Seller/Servicer without the prior written consent of Residential Funding.
Residential Funding may sell, assign, convey, hypothecate, pledge or in any
other way transfer, in whole or in part, without restriction, its rights under
this Contract and the Guides with respect to any Commitment or Loan.
NOTICES.
All notices, requests, demands or other communications that are to be
given under this Contract shall be in writing, addressed to the appropriate
parties and sent by telefacsimile or by overnight courier or by United States
mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses and telefacsimile numbers specified
below. However, another name, address and/or telefacsimile number may be
substituted by the Seller/Servicer pursuant to the requirements of this
paragraph 8, or Residential Funding pursuant to an amendment to the Guides.
If to Residential Funding, notices must be sent to the appropriate address or
telefacsimile number specified in the Guides.
If to the Seller/Servicer, notice must be sent to:
Attention:
Telefacsimile Number: (_____) _____-_________
JURISDICTION AND VENUE.
Each of the parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any state
or federal court located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, over any action, suit or
proceeding to enforce or defend any right under this Contract or otherwise
arising from any loan sale or servicing relationship existing in connection with
this Contract, and each of the parties irrevocably agrees that all claims in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard or determined in such
state or federal court. Each of the parties irrevocably waives the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding and any
other substantive or procedural rights or remedies it may have with respect to
the maintenance of any such action or proceeding in any such forum. Each of the
parties agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be
conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment
or in any other manner provided by law. Each of the parties further agrees not
to institute any legal actions or proceedings against the other party or any
director, officer, employee, attorney, agent or property of the other party,
arising out of or relating to this Contract in any court other than as
hereinabove specified in this paragraph 9.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
This Contract, including all documents incorporated by reference herein,
constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes
all other agreements, covenants, representations, warranties, understandings and
communications between the parties, whether written or oral, with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Contract. All paragraph headings contained
herein are for convenience only and shall not be construed as part of this
Contract. Any provision of this Contract that is prohibited or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions
hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction, and, to this end, the provisions hereof are severable. This
Contract shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with,
applicable federal laws and the laws of the State of Minnesota.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized officers of the Seller/Servicer
and Residential Funding have executed this Seller/Servicer Contract as of the
date first above written.
ATTEST: SELLER/SERVICER
[Corporate Seal] (Name of Seller/Servicer)
By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________
(Signature) (Signature)
By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________
(Typed Name) (Typed Name)
Title:____________________________ Title:____________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
ATTEST: RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION
[Corporate Seal]
By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________
(Signature) (Signature)
By:_______________________________ By:_______________________________
Title:____________________________ Title:____________________________
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EXHIBIT F
FORMS OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
DATE:
TO:
RE: REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS
In connection with the administration of the pool of Mortgage Loans held by you
for the referenced pool, we request the release of the Mortgage Loan File
described below.
Series Supplement, to the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
Dated:
Series#:
Account#:
Pool#:
Loan#:
Borrower Name(s):
Reason for Document Request: (circle one)
Mortgage Loan Prepaid in Full Mortgage Loan Repurchased
"We hereby certify that all amounts received or to be received in connection
with such payments which are required to be deposited have been or will be so
deposited as provided in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement."
Residential Funding Corporation
Authorized Signature
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TO CUSTODIAN/TRUSTEE: Please acknowledge this request, and check off documents
being enclosed with a copy of this form. You should retain this form for your
files in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Enclosed Documents: [ ] Promissory Note
[ ] Primary Insurance Policy
[ ] Mortgage or Deed of Trust
[ ] Assignment(s) of Mortgage or Deed of Trust
[ ] Title Insurance Policy
[ ] Other:
Name:
Title:
Date:
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EXHIBIT G-1
FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT
STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
[NAME OF OFFICER], being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
1. That he is [Title of Officer] of [Name of Owner] (record or
beneficial owner of the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series _______,
Class R[-__] (the "Owner")), a [savings institution] [corporation] duly
organized and existing under the laws of [the State of ] [the United States], on
behalf of which he makes this affidavit and agreement.
2. That the Owner (i) is not and will not be a "disqualified
organization" or an electing large partnership as of [date of transfer] within
the meaning of Sections 860E(e)(5) and 775, respectively, of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or an electing large partnership
under Section 775(a) of the Code, (ii) will endeavor to remain other than a
disqualified organization for so long as it retains its ownership interest in
the Class R[-__] Certificates, and (iii) is acquiring the Class R[-__]
Certificates for its own account or for the account of another Owner from which
it has received an affidavit and agreement in substantially the same form as
this affidavit and agreement. (For this purpose, a "disqualified organization"
means an electing large partnership under Section 775 of the Code, the United
States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any agency or
instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality all of
the activities of which are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, a majority of whose board of directors is not selected by
any such governmental entity) or any foreign government, international
organization or any agency or instrumentality of such foreign government or
organization, any rural electric or telephone cooperative, or any organization
(other than certain farmers' cooperatives) that is generally exempt from federal
income tax unless such organization is subject to the tax on unrelated business
taxable income).
3. That the Owner is aware (i) of the tax that would be imposed on
transfers of Class R[-__] Certificates to disqualified organizations or electing
large partnerships, under the Code, that applies to all transfers of Class
R[-__] Certificates after March 31, 1988; (ii) that such tax would be on the
transferor (or, with respect to transfers to electing large partnerships, on
each such partnership), or, if such transfer is through an agent (which person
includes a broker, nominee or middleman) for a disqualified organization, on the
agent; (iii) that the person (other than with respect to transfers to electing
large partnerships) otherwise liable for the tax shall be relieved of liability
for the tax if the transferee furnishes to such person an affidavit that the
transferee is not a disqualified organization and, at the time of transfer, such
person does not have actual knowledge that the affidavit is false; and (iv) that
the Class R[-__] Certificates may be "noneconomic residual interests" within the
meaning of Treasury regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code and that the
transferor of a noneconomic residual interest will remain liable for any taxes
due with respect to the income on such residual interest, unless no significant
purpose of the transfer was to impede the assessment or collection of tax.
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4. That the Owner is aware of the tax imposed on a "pass-through entity"
holding Class R[-__] Certificates if either the pass-through entity is an
electing large partnership under Section 775 of the Code or if at any time
during the taxable year of the pass-through entity a disqualified organization
is the record holder of an interest in such entity. (For this purpose, a "pass
through entity" includes a regulated investment company, a real estate
investment trust or common trust fund, a partnership, trust or estate, and
certain cooperatives.)
5. The Owner is either (i) a citizen or resident of the United States,
(ii) a corporation, partnership or other entity treated as a corporation or a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and created or organized in or
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of
Columbia (other than a partnership that is not treated as a United States person
under any applicable Treasury regulations), (iii) an estate that is described in
Section 7701(a)(30)(D) of the Code, or (iv) a trust that is described in Section
7701(a)(30)(E) of the Code.
6. The Owner hereby agrees that it will not cause income from the Class
R[-__] Certificates to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or
fixed base (within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty) of the Owner
of another United States taxpayer.
7. That the Owner is aware that the Trustee will not register the
transfer of any Class R[- __] Certificates unless the transferee, or the
transferee's agent, delivers to it an affidavit and agreement, among other
things, in substantially the same form as this affidavit and agreement. The
Owner expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows
or believes that any of the representations contained in such affidavit and
agreement are false.
8. That the Owner has reviewed the restrictions set forth on the face of
the Class R[-__] Certificates and the provisions of Section 5.02(f) of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which the Class R[-__] Certificates were
issued (in particular, clause (iii)(A) and (iii)(B) of Section 5.02(f) which
authorize the Trustee to deliver payments to a person other than the Owner and
negotiate a mandatory sale by the Trustee in the event the Owner holds such
Certificates in violation of Section 5.02(f)). The Owner expressly agrees to be
bound by and to comply with such restrictions and provisions.
9. That the Owner consents to any additional restrictions or
arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute
a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R[-__] Certificates will only
be owned, directly or indirectly, by an Owner that is not a disqualified
organization.
10. The Owner's Taxpayer Identification Number is ________________.
11. This affidavit and agreement relates only to the Class R[-__]
Certificates held by the Owner and not to any other holder of the Class R[-__]
Certificates. The Owner understands that the liabilities described herein relate
only to the Class R[-__] Certificates.
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12. That no purpose of the Owner relating to the transfer of any of the
Class R[-__] Certificates by the Owner is or will be to impede the assessment or
collection of any tax; in making this representation, the Owner warrants that
the Owner is familiar with (i) Treasury Regulation Section 1.860E-1(c) and
recent amendments thereto, effective as of July 19, 2002, and (ii) the preamble
describing the adoption of the amendments to such regulation, which is attached
hereto as Exhibit 1.
13. That the Owner has no present knowledge or expectation that it will
be unable to pay any United States taxes owed by it so long as any of the
Certificates remain outstanding. In this regard, the Owner hereby represents to
and for the benefit of the person from whom it acquired the Class R[-__]
Certificate that the Owner intends to pay taxes associated with holding such
Class R[- __] Certificate as they become due, fully understanding that it may
incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by the Class R[-__]
Certificate.
14. That the Owner has no present knowledge or expectation that it will
become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as any of the
Class R[-__] Certificates remain outstanding.
15. (a) The Owner is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject
to the prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Code (each, a
"Plan"), or any Person (including, without limitation, an insurance company
investing its general accounts, an investment manager, a named fiduciary or a
trustee of any Plan) who is using plan assets, within the meaning of ERISA and
the U.S. Department of Labor regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101,
of any Plan (each, a "Plan Investor") to effect such acquisition; or
(b) The Owner has provided the Trustee, the Company and the Master
Servicer with an opinion of counsel acceptable to and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer to the effect
that the purchase and holding of Certificates is permissible under applicable
law, will not constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction
under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions
of any subsequent enactments) and will not subject the Trustee, the Company or
the Master Servicer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or
liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those
undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which opinion of counsel
shall not be an expense of the Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer.
In addition, the Owner hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and
covenants with, the Company, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that the
Purchaser will not transfer such Certificates to any transferee unless such
transferee meets the requirements set forth in either (a) or (b) above.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be executed
on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by its
[Title of Officer] and its corporate seal to be hereunto attached, attested by
its [Assistant] Secretary, this day of _____,___ 200__.
[NAME OF OWNER]
By:_________________________________
[Name of Officer]
[Title of Officer]
[Corporate Seal]
ATTEST:
_____________________________
[Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above-named [Name of Officer], known
or proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and
to be the [Title of Officer] of the Owner, and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same as his free act and deed and the free act and deed of the
Owner.
Subscribed and sworn before me this ___ day of ________, 200 __.
NOTARY PUBLIC
COUNTY OF___________________________
STATE OF____________________________
My Commission expires the __ day of
_____, 20__.
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EXHIBIT 1
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Parts 1 and 602
[TD 9004]
RIN 1545-AW98
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Final regulations.
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SUMMARY: This document contains final regulations relating to safe harbor
transfers of noneconomic residual interests in real estate mortgage investment
conduits (REMICs). The final regulations provide additional limitations on the
circumstances under which transferors may claim safe harbor treatment.
DATES: Effective Date: These regulations are effective July 19, 2002.
Applicability Date: For dates of applicability, see Sec. 1.860E-(1)(c)(10).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx at (000) 000-0000 (not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act
The collection of information in this final rule has been reviewed and,
pending receipt and evaluation of public comments, approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under 44 U.S.C. 3507 and assigned control number
1545-1675.
The collection of information in this regulation is in Sec. 1.860E
-1(c)(5)(ii). This information is required to enable the IRS to verify that a
taxpayer is complying with the conditions of this regulation. The collection of
information is mandatory and is required. Otherwise, the taxpayer will not
receive the benefit of safe harbor treatment as provided in the regulation. The
likely respondents are businesses and other for-profit institutions.
Comments on the collection of information should be sent to the Office
of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for the Department of the Treasury,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC, 20503, with copies
to the Internal Revenue Service, Attn: IRS Reports Clearance Officer,
W:CAR:MP:FP:S, Washington, DC 20224. Comments on the collection of information
should be received by September 17, 2002. Comments are specifically requested
concerning:
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Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Internal Revenue Service, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of the estimated burden associated with the collection of
information (see below);
How the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected
may be enhanced;
How the burden of complying with the collection of information may be
minimized, including through the application of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information technology; and
Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of service to provide information.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid control
number assigned by the Office of Management and Budget.
The estimated total annual reporting burden is 470 hours, based on an
estimated number of respondents of 470 and an estimated average annual burden
hours per respondent of one hour.
Books or records relating to a collection of information must be
retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of
any internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are
confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Background
This document contains final regulations regarding the proposed
amendments to 26 CFR part 1 under Section 860E of the Internal Revenue Code
(Code). The regulations provide the circumstances under which a transferor of a
noneconomic REMIC residual interest meeting the investigation and representation
requirements may avail itself of the safe harbor by satisfying either the
formula test or the asset test.
Final regulations governing REMICs, issued in 1992, contain rules
governing the transfer of noneconomic REMIC residual interests. In general, a
transfer of a noneconomic residual interest is disregarded for all tax purposes
if a significant purpose of the transfer is to
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enable the transferor to impede the assessment or collection of tax. A purpose
to impede the assessment or collection of tax (a wrongful purpose) exists if the
transferor, at the time of the transfer, either knew or should have known that
the transferee would be unwilling or unable to pay taxes due on its share of the
REMIC's taxable income.
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Under a safe harbor, the transferor of a REMIC noneconomic residual
interest is presumed not to have a wrongful purpose if two requirements are
satisfied: (1) the transferor conducts a reasonable investigation of the
transferee's financial condition (the investigation requirement); and (2) the
transferor secures a representation from the transferee to the effect that the
transferee understands the tax obligations associated with holding a residual
interest and intends to pay those taxes (the representation requirement).
The IRS and Treasury have been concerned that some transferors of
noneconomic residual interests claim they satisfy the safe harbor even in
situations where the economics of the transfer clearly indicate the transferee
is unwilling or unable to pay the tax associated with holding the interest. For
this reason, on February 7, 2000, the IRS published in the Federal Register (65
FR 5807) a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-100276-97; REG-122450-98) designed
to clarify the safe harbor by adding the "formula test," an economic test. The
proposed regulation provides that the safe harbor is unavailable unless the
present value of the anticipated tax liabilities associated with holding the
residual interest does not exceed the sum of: (1) The present value of any
consideration given to the transferee to acquire the interest; (2) the present
value of the expected future distributions on the interest; and (3) the present
value of the anticipated tax savings associated with holding the interest as the
REMIC generates losses.
In January 2001, the IRS published Rev. Proc. 2001-12 (2001-3 I.R.B.
335) to set forth an alternative safe harbor that taxpayers could use while the
IRS and the Treasury considered comments on the proposed regulations. Under the
alternative safe harbor, if a transferor meets the investigation requirement and
the representation requirement but the transfer fails to meet the formula test,
the transferor may invoke the safe harbor if the transferee meets a two-prong
test (the asset test). A transferee generally meets the first prong of this test
if, at the time of the transfer, and in each of the two years preceding the year
of transfer, the transferee's gross assets exceed $100 million and its net
assets exceed $10 million. A transferee generally meets the second prong of this
test if it is a domestic, taxable corporation and agrees in writing not to
transfer the interest to any person other than another domestic, taxable
corporation that also satisfies the requirements of the asset test. A transferor
cannot rely on the asset test if the transferor knows, or has reason to know,
that the transferee will not comply with its written agreement to limit the
restrictions on subsequent transfers of the residual interest.
Rev. Proc. 2001-12 provides that the asset test fails to be satisfied in
the case of a transfer or assignment of a noneconomic residual interest to a
foreign branch of an otherwise eligible transferee. If such a transfer or
assignment were permitted, a corporate taxpayer might seek to claim that the
provisions of an applicable income tax treaty would resource excess inclusion
income as foreign source income, and that, as a consequence, any U.S. tax
liability attributable to the excess inclusion income could be offset by foreign
tax credits. Such a claim would impede the assessment or collection of U.S. tax
on excess inclusion income, contrary to the congressional purpose of assuring
that such income will be taxable in all events. See, e.g., sections 860E(a)(1),
(b), (e) and 860G(b) of the Code.
The Treasury and the IRS have learned that certain taxpayers
transferring noneconomic residual interests to foreign branches have attempted
to rely on the formula test to obtain safe harbor treatment in an effort to
impede the assessment or collection of U.S. tax on excess inclusion income.
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Accordingly, the final regulations provide that if a noneconomic residual
interest is transferred to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base of a
U.S. taxpayer, the transfer is not eligible for safe harbor treatment under
either the asset test or the formula test. The final regulations also require a
transferee to represent that it will not cause income from the noneconomic
residual interest to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or
fixed base.
Section 1.860E-1(c)(8) provides computational rules that a taxpayer may
use to qualify for safe harbor status under the formula test. Section
1.860E-1(c)(8)(i) provides that the transferee is presumed to pay tax at a rate
equal to the highest rate of tax specified in Section 11(b). Some commentators
were concerned that this presumed rate of taxation was too high because it does
not take into consideration taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax
rate. In light of the comments received, this provision has been amended in the
final regulations to allow certain transferees that compute their taxable income
using the alternative minimum tax rate to use the alternative minimum tax rate
applicable to corporations.
Additionally, Sec. 1.860E-1(c)(8)(iii) provides that the present values
in the formula test are to be computed using a discount rate equal to the
applicable Federal short-term rate prescribed by Section 1274(d). This is a
change from the proposed regulation and Rev. Proc. 2001-12. In those
publications the provision stated that "present values are computed using a
discount rate equal to the applicable Federal rate prescribed in Section 1274(d)
compounded semiannually" and that "[a] lower discount rate may be used if the
transferee can demonstrate that it regularly borrows, in the course of its trade
or business, substantial funds at such lower rate from an unrelated third
party." The IRS and the Treasury Department have learned that, based on this
provision, certain taxpayers have been attempting to use unrealistically low or
zero interest rates to satisfy the formula test, frustrating the intent of the
test. Furthermore, the Treasury Department and the IRS believe that a rule
allowing for a rate other than a rate based on an objective index would add
unnecessary complexity to the safe harbor. As a result, the rule in the proposed
regulations that permits a transferee to use a lower discount rate, if the
transferee can demonstrate that it regularly borrows substantial funds at such
lower rate, is not included in the final regulations; and the Federal short-term
rate has been substituted for the applicable Federal rate. To simplify
taxpayers' computations, the final regulations allow use of any of the published
short-term rates, provided that the present values are computed with a
corresponding period of compounding. With the exception of the provisions
relating to transfers to foreign branches, these changes generally have the
proposed applicability date of February 4, 2000, but taxpayers may choose to
apply the interest rate formula set forth in the proposed regulation and Rev.
Proc. 2001-12 for transfers occurring before August 19, 2002.
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Effect on Other Documents
Rev. Proc. 2001-12 (2001-3 I.R.B. 335) is obsolete for transfers of
noneconomic residual interests in REMICs occurring on or after August 19, 2002.
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Special Analyses
It is hereby certified that these regulations will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This
certification is based on the fact that it is unlikely that a substantial number
of small entities will hold REMIC residual interests. Therefore, a Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6)
is not required. It has been determined that this Treasury decision is not a
significant regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 12866. Therefore, a
regulatory assessment is not required. It also has been determined that sections
553(b) and 553(d) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 5) do
not apply to these regulations.
Drafting Information
The principal author of these regulations is Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx.
However, other personnel from the IRS and Treasury Department participated in
their development.
List of Subjects
26 CFR Part 1
Income taxes, Reporting and record keeping requirements.
26 CFR Part 602
Reporting and record keeping requirements.
Adoption of Amendments to the Regulations
Accordingly, 26 CFR parts 1 and 602 are amended as follows:
PART 1--INCOME TAXES
Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read in part
as follows:
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
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EXHIBIT G-2
FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
__________ , 20__
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
[Trustee]
Attention: Residential Funding Corporation Series _______
Re: Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series ________, Class R[-__]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is delivered to you in connection with the transfer by
________________ (the "Seller") to _____________________ (the "Purchaser") of
$______________ Initial Certificate Principal Balance of Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series ________, Class R[-__] (the "Certificates"), pursuant to
Section 5.02 of the Series Supplement, dated as of ________________, to the
Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of ________________
(together, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I, Inc., as seller (the "Company"), Residential Funding
Corporation, as master servicer, and __________, as trustee (the "Trustee"). All
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Seller hereby certifies, represents and
warrants to, and covenants with, the Company and the Trustee that:
1. No purpose of the Seller relating to the transfer of the Certificate
by the Seller to the Purchaser is or will be to impede the assessment or
collection of any tax.
2. The Seller understands that the Purchaser has delivered to the
Trustee and the Master Servicer a transfer affidavit and agreement in the form
attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit G-1. The Seller does
not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.
3. The Seller has at the time of the transfer conducted a reasonable
investigation of the financial condition of the Purchaser as contemplated by
Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result of that
investigation, the Seller has determined that the Purchaser has historically
paid its debts as they become due and has found no significant evidence to
indicate that the Purchaser will not continue to pay its debts as they become
due in the future. The Seller understands that the transfer of a Class R[-__]
Certificate may not be respected for United States income tax purposes (and the
Seller may continue to be liable for United States income taxes associated
therewith) unless the Seller has conducted such an investigation.
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4. The Seller has no actual knowledge that the proposed Transferee is
not both a United States Person and a Permitted Transferee.
Very truly yours,
________________________________________
(Seller)
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF INVESTOR REPRESENTATION LETTER
______________ , 20___
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
[Trustee]
Residential Funding Corporation
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Residential Funding Corporation Series ________
RE: Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series ________, [Class B- ]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
_________________- (the "Purchaser") intends to purchase from
_________________ (the "Seller") $_____________ Initial Certificate Principal
Balance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series ________, Class (the
"Certificates"), issued pursuant to the Series Supplement, dated as of
________________, to the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated
as of ________________ (together, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., as seller (the "Company"),
Residential Funding Corporation, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer"), and
_____________, as trustee (the "Trustee"). All terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement. The Purchaser hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and
covenants with, the Company, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that:
1. The Purchaser understands that (a) the Certificates have not been and
will not be registered or qualified under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") or any state securities law, (b) the Company is not required to so
register or qualify the Certificates, (c) the Certificates may be resold only if
registered and qualified pursuant to the provisions of the Act or any state
securities law, or if an exemption from such registration and qualification is
available, (d) the Pooling and Servicing Agreement contains restrictions
regarding the transfer of the Certificates and (e) the Certificates will bear a
legend to the foregoing effect.
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2. The Purchaser is acquiring the Certificates for its own account for
investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any
distribution thereof in any manner that would violate the Act or any applicable
state securities laws.
3. The Purchaser is (a) a substantial, sophisticated institutional
investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters,
and, in particular, in such matters related to securities similar to the
Certificates, such that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
investment in the Certificates, (b) able to bear the economic risks of such an
investment and (c) an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule 501(a)
promulgated pursuant to the Act.
4. The Purchaser has been furnished with, and has had an opportunity to
review (a) [a copy of the Private Placement Memorandum, dated ___________,
20___, relating to the Certificates (b)] a copy of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and [b] [c] such other information concerning the Certificates, the
Mortgage Loans and the Company as has been requested by the Purchaser from the
Company or the Seller and is relevant to the Purchaser's decision to purchase
the Certificates. The Purchaser has had any questions arising from such review
answered by the Company or the Seller to the satisfaction of the Purchaser. [If
the Purchaser did not purchase the Certificates from the Seller in connection
with the initial distribution of the Certificates and was provided with a copy
of the Private Placement Memorandum (the "Memorandum") relating to the original
sale (the "Original Sale") of the Certificates by the Company, the Purchaser
acknowledges that such Memorandum was provided to it by the Seller, that the
Memorandum was prepared by the Company solely for use in connection with the
Original Sale and the Company did not participate in or facilitate in any way
the purchase of the Certificates by the Purchaser from the Seller, and the
Purchaser agrees that it will look solely to the Seller and not to the Company
with respect to any damage, liability, claim or expense arising out of,
resulting from or in connection with (a) error or omission, or alleged error or
omission, contained in the Memorandum, or (b) any information, development or
event arising after the date of the Memorandum.]
5. The Purchaser has not and will not nor has it authorized or will it
authorize any person to (a) offer, pledge, sell, dispose of or otherwise
transfer any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other similar
security to any person in any manner, (b) solicit any offer to buy or to accept
a pledge, disposition of other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any
Certificate or any other similar security from any person in any manner, (c)
otherwise approach or negotiate with respect to any Certificate, any interest in
any Certificate or any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d)
make any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other
manner or (e) take any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above)
would constitute a distribution of any Certificate under the Act, that would
render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the Act or
any state securities law, or that would require registration or qualification
pursuant thereto. The Purchaser will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the
Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
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6. The Purchaser
(a) is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the
prohibited transaction provisions 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") (each, a "Plan"), or any Person (including,
without limitation, an investment manager, a named fiduciary or a trustee of any
Plan) who is using plan assets, within the meaning of ERISA and the U.S.
Department of Labor ("DOL") regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101,
of any Plan (each, a "Plan Investor"), to effect such acquisition;
(b) is an insurance company, the source of funds used to purchase or
hold the Certificate (or any interest therein) is an "insurance company general
account" (as defined in DOL Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE")
95-60), and the conditions set forth in Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 have
been satisfied; or
(c) has provided the Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer with
an opinion of counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to
the Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer to the effect that the purchase
and holding of the Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not
constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent
enactments), and will not subject the Trustee, the Company or the Master
Servicer to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities
under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which opinion of counsel shall not be an
expense of the Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer.
In addition, the Purchaser hereby certifies, represents and warrants to,
and covenants with, the Company, the Trustee and the Master Servicer that the
Purchaser will not transfer such Certificates to any transferee unless such
transferee meets the requirements set forth in either (a), (b) or (c) above.
Very truly yours,
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
_________, 20___
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
[Trustee]
Attention: Residential Funding Corporation Series ________
Re: Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series ________, [Class B-]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the sale by ____________________ (the "Seller") to
____________________ (the "Purchaser") of __________________ Initial Certificate
Principal Balance of Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series ________, Class
(the "Certificates"), issued pursuant to the Series Supplement, dated as of
________________, to the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated
as of ________________ (together, the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., as seller (the "Company"),
Residential Funding Corporation, as master servicer, and __________, as trustee
(the "Trustee"). The Seller hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and
covenants with, the Company and the Trustee that:
Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered,
pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any
interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any
manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or
other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other
similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or
negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or
any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or
(e) has taken any other action, that (as to any of (a) through (e) above) would
constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Act"), that would render the disposition of any Certificate a violation of
Section 5 of the Act or any state securities law, or that would require
registration or qualification pursuant thereto. The Seller will not act, in any
manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with respect to any Certificate. The
Seller has not and will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the Certificates,
except in compliance with the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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Very truly yours,
________________________________________
(Seller)
________________________________________
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT J
[FORM OF RULE 144A INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION]
Description of Rule 144A Securities, including numbers:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
The undersigned seller, as registered holder (the "Seller"), intends to
transfer the Rule 144A Securities described above to the undersigned buyer (the
"Buyer").
1. In connection with such transfer and in accordance with the
agreements pursuant to which the Rule 144A Securities were issued, the Seller
hereby certifies the following facts: Neither the Seller nor anyone acting on
its behalf has offered, transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the
Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other
similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge
or other disposition of the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A
Securities or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or
negotiated with respect to the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule
144A Securities or any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or
made any general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other
manner, or taken any other action, that would constitute a distribution of the
Rule 144A Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933
Act"), or that would render the disposition of the Rule 144A Securities a
violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration pursuant thereto,
and that the Seller has not offered the Rule 144A Securities to any person other
than the Buyer or another "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule
144A under the 1933 Act.
2. The Buyer warrants and represents to, and covenants with, the Seller,
the Trustee and the Master Servicer (as defined in the Series Supplement, dated
as of ________________, to the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of ________________ (the "Agreement") among Residential Funding
Corporation as Master Servicer, Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.
as depositor pursuant to Section 5.02 of the Agreement and __________, as
trustee, as follows:
(a) The Buyer understands that the Rule 144A Securities have not been
registered under the 1933 Act or the securities laws of any state.
(b) The Buyer considers itself a substantial, sophisticated
institutional investor having such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
investment in the Rule 144A Securities.
(c) The Buyer has been furnished with all information regarding the Rule
144A Securities that it has requested from the Seller, the Trustee or the
Servicer.
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(d) Neither the Buyer nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered,
transferred, pledged, sold or otherwise disposed of the Rule 144A Securities,
any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other similar security to, or
solicited any offer to buy or accept a transfer, pledge or other disposition of
the Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other
similar security from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect to the
Rule 144A Securities, any interest in the Rule 144A Securities or any other
similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general
solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken
any other action, that would constitute a distribution of the Rule 144A
Securities under the 1933 Act or that would render the disposition of the Rule
144A Securities a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or require registration
pursuant thereto, nor will it act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize
any person to act, in such manner with respect to the Rule 144A Securities.
(e) The Buyer is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is
defined in Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and has completed either of the forms of
certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. The Buyer is
aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A. The Buyer is
acquiring the Rule 144A Securities for its own account or the accounts of other
qualified institutional buyers, understands that such Rule 144A Securities may
be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be
a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the
account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that the
resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A, or (ii)
pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933 Act.
3. The Buyer
(a) is not an employee benefit plan or other plan subject to the
prohibited transaction provisions 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") (each, a "Plan"), or any Person (including,
without limitation, an investment manager, a named fiduciary or a trustee of any
Plan) who is using plan assets, within the meaning of ERISA and the U.S.
Department of Labor ("DOL") regulation promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101,
of any Plan (each, a "Plan Investor"), to effect such acquisition; or
(b) is an insurance company, the source of funds used to purchase or
hold the Certificates (or any interest therein) is an "insurance company general
account" (as defined in DOL Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption ("PTCE")
95-60), and the conditions set forth in Sections I and III PTCE 95-60 have been
satisfied; or
(c) has provided the Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer with
an opinion of counsel acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to
the Trustee, the Company and the Master Servicer to the effect that the purchase
and holding of the Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not
constitute or result in any non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406
of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent
enactments) and will not subject the Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer
to any obligation or liability (including obligations or liabilities under ERISA
or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, which opinion of counsel shall not be an expense of the
Trustee, the Company or the Master Servicer.
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4. This document may be executed in one or more counterparts and by the
different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall
constitute one and the same document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed this document as of
the date set forth below.
____________________________ __________________________
Print Name of Seller Print Name of Buyer
By:________________________ By:________________________
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Taxpayer Identification Taxpayer Identification:
No. No:
Date: Date:
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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT J
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE
144A [For Buyers Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows in connection with the Rule
144A Investment Representation to which this Certification is attached:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial
Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the Buyer.
2. In connection with purchases by the Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Buyer owned and/or invested on a
discretionary basis $ in securities (except for the excluded securities referred
to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount
being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Buyer satisfies the
criteria in the category marked below.
___ Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a bank, savings and
loan association or similar institution), placeStateMassachusetts or similar
business trust, partnership, or charitable organization described in Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
___ Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution organized
under the laws of any State, territory or the District of Columbia, the business
of which is substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the State or
territorial banking commission or similar official or is a foreign bank or
equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited net worth of at least $25,000,000
as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is
attached hereto.
___ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and loan association, building
and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association or similar
institution, which is supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority
having supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings and loan
association or equivalent institution and (b) has an audited net worth of at
least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its latest annual financial statements.
___ Broker-Dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
___ Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company whose primary and
predominant business activity is the writing of insurance or the reinsuring of
risks underwritten by insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by
the insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State or
territory or the District of Columbia.
___ State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan established and maintained by a
State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of the State
or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
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___ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of
Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
___ Investment Adviser. The Buyer is an investment adviser registered under the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
___ SBIC. The Buyer is a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S.
Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958.
___ Business Development Company. The Buyer is a business development company as
defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
___ Trust Fund. The Buyer is a trust fund whose trustee is a bank or trust
company and whose participants are exclusively (a) plans established and
maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any agency or
instrumentality of the State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of
its employees, or (b) employee benefit plans within the meaning of Title I of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, but is not a trust fund
that includes as participants individual retirement accounts or H.R.10 plans.
3. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities
of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that are part of
an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is a dealer,
(iii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations,
(v) repurchase agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase
agreement and (vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, the Buyer used the cost
of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities
referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further, in determining such aggregate
amount, the Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the
Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the
Buyer's direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a
majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is
not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
5. The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and
understands that the seller to it and other parties related to the Certificates
are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one
or more sales to the Buyer may be in reliance on Rule 144A.
____ ____ Will the Buyer be purchasing the
Yes No Rule 144A Securities only for the
Buyer's own account?
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6. If the answer to the foregoing question is "no", the Buyer agrees
that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to the Buyer for the
account of a third party (including any separate account) in reliance on Rule
144A, the Buyer will only purchase for the account of a third party that at the
time is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A. In
addition, the Buyer agrees that the Buyer will not purchase securities for a
third party unless the Buyer has obtained a current representation letter from
such third party or taken other appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A to
conclude that such third party independently meets the definition of "qualified
institutional buyer" set forth in Rule 144A.
7. The Buyer will notify each of the parties to which this certification
is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such
notice is given, the Buyer's purchase of Rule 144A Securities will constitute a
reaffirmation of this certification as of the date of such purchase.
________________________________________
Print Name of Buyer
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Date:___________________________________
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT J
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Buyers That Are Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows in connection with the Rule
144A Investment Representation to which this Certification is attached:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief Financial
Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because Buyer is part of a Family of Investment
Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the Adviser.
2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as defined in SEC Rule 144A because (i) the Buyer is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and (ii)
as marked below, the Buyer alone, or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies,
owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the excluded securities
referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year. For
purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the Buyer or the
Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used.
The Buyer owned $ in securities (other than the excluded securities
referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such
amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies which owned in the
aggregate $ _____________________in securities (other than the excluded
securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent fiscal
year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
3. The term "Family of Investment Companies" as used herein means two or
more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the same
investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of
being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment
adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).
4. The term "securities" as used herein does not include (i) securities
of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the Buyer's Family
of Investment Companies, (ii) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit,
(iii) loan participations, (iv) repurchase agreements, (v) securities owned but
subject to a repurchase agreement and (vi) currency, interest rate and commodity
swaps.
5. The Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that each of the
parties to which this certification is made are relying and will continue to
rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer will
be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Buyer will only purchase for the
Buyer's own account.
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6. The undersigned will notify each of the parties to which this
certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice, the Buyer's purchase of Rule 144A Securities will constitute
a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such
purchase.
________________________________________
Print Name of Buyer
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
IF AN ADVISOR:
________________________________________
Print Name of Buyer
Date:___________________________________
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EXHIBIT K
[TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 11.01(e)
FOR A LIMITED GUARANTY]
ARTICLE XIII
SUBORDINATE CERTIFICATE LOSS COVERAGE; LIMITED GUARANTY
Section 13.01. Subordinate Certificate Loss Coverage; Limited Guaranty.
(a) Subject to subSection (c) below, prior to the later of the third Business
Day prior to each Distribution Date or the related Determination Date, the
Master Servicer shall determine whether it or any Sub-Servicer will be entitled
to any reimbursement pursuant to Section 4.02(a) on such Distribution Date for
Advances or Sub-Servicer Advances previously made, (which will not be Advances
or Sub-Servicer Advances that were made with respect to delinquencies which were
subsequently determined to be Excess Special Hazard Losses, Excess Fraud Losses,
Excess Bankruptcy Losses or Extraordinary Losses) and, if so, the Master
Servicer shall demand payment from Residential Funding of an amount equal to the
amount of any Advances or Sub-Servicer Advances reimbursed pursuant to Section
4.02(a), to the extent such Advances or Sub-Servicer Advances have not been
included in the amount of the Realized Loss in the related Mortgage Loan, and
shall distribute the same to the Class B Certificateholders in the same manner
as if such amount were to be distributed pursuant to Section 4.02(a).
(b) Subject to subSection (c) below, prior to the later of the third
Business Day prior to each Distribution Date or the related Determination Date,
the Master Servicer shall determine whether any Realized Losses (other than
Excess Special Hazard Losses, Excess Bankruptcy Losses, Excess Fraud Losses and
Extraordinary Losses) will be allocated to the Class B Certificates on such
Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.05, and, if so, the Master Servicer
shall demand payment from Residential Funding of the amount of such Realized
Loss and shall distribute the same to the Class B Certificateholders in the same
manner as if such amount were to be distributed pursuant to Section 4.02(a);
provided, however, that the amount of such demand in respect of any Distribution
Date shall in no event be greater than the sum of (i) the additional amount of
Accrued Certificate Interest that would have been paid for the Class B
Certificateholders on such Distribution Date had such Realized Loss or Losses
not occurred plus (ii) the amount of the reduction in the Certificate Principal
Balances of the Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date due to such
Realized Loss or Losses. Notwithstanding such payment, such Realized Losses
shall be deemed to have been borne by the Certificateholders for purposes of
Section 4.05. Excess Special Hazard Losses, Excess Fraud Losses, Excess
Bankruptcy Losses and Extraordinary Losses allocated to the Class B Certificates
will not be covered by the Subordinate Certificate Loss Obligation.
(c) Demands for payments pursuant to this Section shall be made prior to
the later of the third Business Day prior to each Distribution Date or the
related Determination Date by the Master Servicer with written notice thereof to
the Trustee. The maximum amount that Residential Funding shall be required to
pay pursuant to this Section on any Distribution Date (the "Amount Available")
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shall be equal to the lesser of (X) minus the sum of (i) all previous payments
made under subsections (a) and (b) hereof and (ii) all draws under the Limited
Guaranty made in lieu of such payments as described below in subSection (d) and
(Y) the then outstanding Certificate Principal Balances of the Class B
Certificates, or such lower amount as may be established pursuant to Section
13.02. Residential Funding's obligations as described in this Section are
referred to herein as the "Subordinate Certificate Loss Obligation."
(d) The Trustee will promptly notify General Motors Acceptance
Corporation of any failure of Residential Funding to make any payments hereunder
and shall demand payment pursuant to the limited guaranty (the "Limited
Guaranty"), executed by General Motors Acceptance Corporation, of Residential
Funding's obligation to make payments pursuant to this Section, in an amount
equal to the lesser of (i) the Amount Available and (ii) such required payments,
by delivering to General Motors Acceptance Corporation a written demand for
payment by wire transfer, not later than the second Business Day prior to the
Distribution Date for such month, with a copy to the Master Servicer.
(e) All payments made by Residential Funding pursuant to this Section or
amounts paid under the Limited Guaranty shall be deposited directly in the
Certificate Account, for distribution on the Distribution Date for such month to
the Class B Certificateholders.
(f) The Company shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to
substitute for either or both of the Limited Guaranty or the Subordinate
Certificate Loss Obligation another instrument in the form of a corporate
guaranty, an irrevocable letter of credit, a surety bond, insurance policy or
similar instrument or a reserve fund; provided that (i) the Company obtains
(subject to the provisions of Section 10.01(f) as if the Company was substituted
for the Master Servicer solely for the purposes of such provision) an Opinion of
Counsel (which need not be an opinion of Independent counsel) to the effect that
obtaining such substitute corporate guaranty, irrevocable letter of credit,
surety bond, insurance policy or similar instrument or reserve fund will not
cause either (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including
without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under
Section 860(F)(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date"
under Section 860(G)(d)(1) of the Code or (b) the Trust Fund to fail to qualify
as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding, and (ii) no such
substitution shall be made unless (A) the substitute Limited Guaranty or
Subordinate Certificate Loss Obligation is for an initial amount not less than
the then current Amount Available and contains provisions that are in all
material respects equivalent to the original Limited Guaranty or Subordinate
Certificate Loss Obligation (including that no portion of the fees,
reimbursements or other obligations under any such instrument will be borne by
the Trust Fund), (B) the long term debt obligations of any obligor of any
substitute Limited Guaranty or Subordinate Certificate Loss Obligation (if not
supported by the Limited Guaranty) shall be rated at least the lesser of (a) the
rating of the long term debt obligations of General Motors Acceptance
Corporation as of the date of issuance of the Limited Guaranty and (b) the
rating of the long term debt obligations of General Motors Acceptance
Corporation at the date of such substitution and (C) the Company obtains written
confirmation from each nationally recognized credit rating agency that rated the
Class B Certificates at the request of the Company that such substitution shall
not lower the rating on the Class B Certificates below the lesser of (a) the
then-current rating assigned to the Class B Certificates by such rating agency
and (b) the original rating assigned to the Class B Certificates by such rating
agency. Any replacement of the Limited Guaranty or Subordinate Certificate Loss
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Obligation pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a written Opinion of
Counsel to the substitute guarantor or obligor, addressed to the Master Servicer
and the Trustee, that such substitute instrument constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the substitute guarantor or obligor, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, and concerning such other matters as the Master
Servicer and the Trustee shall reasonably request. Neither the Company, the
Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall be obligated to substitute for or replace
the Limited Guaranty or Subordinate Certificate Loss Obligation under any
circumstance.
Section 13.02. Amendments Relating to the Limited Guaranty.
Notwithstanding Sections 11.01 or 13.01: (i) the provisions of this Article XIII
may be amended, superseded or deleted, (ii) the Limited Guaranty or Subordinate
Certificate Loss Obligation may be amended, reduced or canceled, and (iii) any
other provision of this Agreement which is related or incidental to the matters
described in this Article XIII may be amended in any manner; in each case by
written instrument executed or consented to by the Company and Residential
Funding but without the consent of any Certificateholder and without the consent
of the Master Servicer or the Trustee being required unless any such amendment
would impose any additional obligation on, or otherwise adversely affect the
interests of, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable; provided that
the Company shall also obtain a letter from each nationally recognized credit
rating agency that rated the Class B Certificates at the request of the Company
to the effect that such amendment, reduction, deletion or cancellation will not
lower the rating on the Class B Certificates below the lesser of (a) the
then-current rating assigned to the Class B Certificates by such rating agency
and (b) the original rating assigned to the Class B Certificates by such rating
agency, unless (A) the Holder of 100% of the Class B Certificates is Residential
Funding or an Affiliate of Residential Funding, or (B) such amendment,
reduction, deletion or cancellation is made in accordance with Section 11.01(e)
and, provided further that the Company obtains (subject to the provisions of
Section 10.01(f) as if the Company was substituted for the Master Servicer
solely for the purposes of such provision), in the case of a material amendment
or supersession (but not a reduction, cancellation or deletion of the Limited
Guaranty or the Subordinate Certificate Loss Obligation), an Opinion of Counsel
(which need not be an opinion of Independent counsel) to the effect that any
such amendment or supersession will not cause either (a) any federal tax to be
imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed
on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on
"contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code or
(b) the Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificate is outstanding. A copy of any such instrument shall be provided to
the Trustee and the Master Servicer together with an Opinion of Counsel that
such amendment complies with this Section 13.02.
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EXHIBIT L
[FORM OF LIMITED GUARANTY]
LIMITED GUARANTY
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series ________
___________, 20____
[Trustee]
Attention: Residential Funding Corporation Series ________
Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, Residential Funding Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Residential Funding"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors
Acceptance Corporation, a New York corporation ("GMAC"), plans to incur certain
obligations as described under Section 13.01 of the Series Supplement, dated as
of ________________, to the Standard Terms of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
dated as of ________________ (together, the "Servicing Agreement"), among
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc. (the "Company"), Residential
Funding and __________ (the "Trustee") as amended by Amendment No. thereto,
dated as of , with respect to the Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series
________ (the "Certificates"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.01 of the Servicing Agreement,
Residential Funding agrees to make payments to the Holders of the Class B
Certificates with respect to certain losses on the Mortgage Loans as described
in the Servicing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, GMAC desires to provide certain assurances with respect to the
ability of Residential Funding to secure sufficient funds and faithfully to
perform its Subordinate Certificate Loss Obligation;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and
certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is xxxxxx
acknowledged, GMAC agrees as follows:
1. Provision of Funds. (a) GMAC agrees to contribute and deposit in the
Certificate Account on behalf of Residential Funding (or otherwise provide to
Residential Funding, or to cause to be made available to Residential Funding),
either directly or through a subsidiary, in any case prior to the related
Distribution Date, such moneys as may be required by Residential Funding to
perform its Subordinate Certificate Loss Obligation when and as the same arises
from time to time upon the demand of the Trustee in accordance with Section
13.01 of the Servicing Agreement.
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(b) The agreement set forth in the preceding clause (a) shall be
absolute, irrevocable and unconditional and shall not be affected by the
transfer by GMAC or any other person of all or any part of its or their interest
in Residential Funding, by any insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution or other
proceeding affecting Residential Funding or any other person, by any defense or
right of counterclaim, set-off or recoupment that GMAC may have against
Residential Funding or any other person or by any other fact or circumstance.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, GMAC's obligations under clause (a) shall
terminate upon the earlier of (x) substitution for this Limited Guaranty
pursuant to Section 13.01(f) of the Servicing Agreement, or (y) the termination
of the Trust Fund pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.
2. Waiver. GMAC hereby waives any failure or delay on the part of
Residential Funding, the Trustee or any other person in asserting or enforcing
any rights or in making any claims or demands hereunder. Any defective or
partial exercise of any such rights shall not preclude any other or further
exercise of that or any other such right. GMAC further waives demand,
presentment, notice of default, protest, notice of acceptance and any other
notices with respect to this Limited Guaranty, including, without limitation,
those of action or nonaction on the part of Residential Funding or the Trustee.
3. Modification, Amendment and Termination. This Limited Guaranty may be
modified, amended or terminated only by the written agreement of GMAC and the
Trustee and only if such modification, amendment or termination is permitted
under Section 13.02 of the Servicing Agreement. The obligations of GMAC under
this Limited Guaranty shall continue and remain in effect so long as the
Servicing Agreement is not modified or amended in any way that might affect the
obligations of GMAC under this Limited Guaranty without the prior written
consent of GMAC.
4. Successor. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
guarantee herein set forth shall be binding upon GMAC and its respective
successors.
5. Governing Law. This Limited Guaranty shall be governed by the laws of
the State of New York.
6. Authorization and Reliance. GMAC understands that a copy of this
Limited Guaranty shall be delivered to the Trustee in connection with the
execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Servicing Agreement and GMAC hereby
authorizes the Company and the Trustee to rely on the covenants and agreements
set forth herein.
7. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meaning given them in the Servicing Agreement.
8. Counterparts. This Limited Guaranty may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and such
counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, GMAC has caused this Limited Guaranty to be executed
and delivered by its respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day
and year first above written.
GENERAL MOTORS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged by:
[Trustee], as Trustee
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING MORTGAGE SECURITIES I, INC.
By:__________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT M
FORM OF LENDER CERTIFICATION FOR ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE LOAN
_____________, 20______
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
[Trustee]
Attention: Residential Funding Corporation Series ________
Re: Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series ________
Assignment of Mortgage Loan
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is delivered to you in connection with the assignment by
___________ (the "Trustee") to _____________________ (the "Lender") of
__________________(the "Mortgage Loan") pursuant to Section 3.13(d) of the
Series Supplement, dated as of ________________, to the Standard Terms of
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of ________________ (together, the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among Residential Funding Mortgage Securities
I, Inc., as seller (the "Company"), Residential Funding Corporation, as master
servicer, and the Trustee. All terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Lender
hereby certifies, represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee that:
(a) the Mortgage Loan is secured by Mortgaged Property located in a
jurisdiction in which an assignment in lieu of satisfaction is required to
preserve lien priority, minimize or avoid mortgage recording taxes or otherwise
comply with, or facilitate a refinancing under, the laws of such jurisdiction;
(b) the substance of the assignment is, and is intended to be, a
refinancing of such Mortgage Loan and the form of the transaction is solely to
comply with, or facilitate the transaction under, such local laws;
(c) the Mortgage Loan following the proposed assignment will be modified
to have a rate of interest at least 0.25 percent below or above the rate of
interest on such Mortgage Loan prior to such proposed assignment; and such
assignment is at the request of the borrower under the related Mortgage Loan.
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Very truly yours,
(Xxxxxx)
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT N
FORM OF REQUEST FOR EXCHANGE
[Date]
U.S. Bank National Association
U.S. Bank Corporate Trust Services
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
XX-XX-XX0X
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Re: Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc.
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series [________]
Residential Funding Corporation, as the Holder of a ____% Percentage
Interest of the [Class/Subclass] of Class A-V Certificates, hereby requests the
Trustee to exchange the above-referenced Certificates for the Subclasses
referred to below:
1. Class A-V Certificates, corresponding to the following
Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests: [List numbers
corresponding to the related loans and Pool Strip Rates from the
Mortgage Loan Schedule]. The Initial Subclass Notional Amount and
the initial Pass-Through Rate on the Class A-V Certificates will
be $___________ and _____%, respectively.
[2. Repeat as appropriate.]
The Subclasses requested above will represent in the aggregate all of
the Uncertificated REMIC Regular Interests represented by the Class A-V
Certificates surrendered for exchange.
The capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of _______,
among Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., Residential Funding
Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT O
FORM OF FORM 10-K CERTIFICATION
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D
required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form
10-K of the trust (the Exchange Act periodic reports) created pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated __________ (the "Agreement") among
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, Inc., Residential Funding Corporation
(the "Master Servicer") and [Name of Trustee] (the "Trustee");
2. Based on my knowledge, Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a
whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other
information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by
this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master
Servicer and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in
preparing the servicer compliance statement required in this report under Item
1123 of Regulation AB and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic
reports, the Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement;
and
5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing
criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities
required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of
Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an
exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any
material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been
disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on the
information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: [the Trustee].
Date:____________
_________________________________*
[Signature]
Name:
Title:
* - to be signed by the senior officer in charge of the servicing
functions of the Master Servicer
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EXHIBIT P
FORM OF BACK-UP CERTIFICATION TO FORM 10-K CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, a Responsible Officer of U.S. Bank National Association
(the "Trustee") certifies that:
1. The Trustee has performed all of the duties specifically required to
be performed by it pursuant to the provisions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement dated ____________ (the "Agreement") by and among Residential Funding
Mortgage Securities I, Inc. (the "Company"), Residential Funding Corporation
(the "Master Servicer") and Trustee in accordance with the standards set forth
therein.
2. Based on my knowledge, the list of Certificateholders as shown on the
Certificate Register as of the end of each calendar year that is provided by the
Trustee pursuant to Section 4.03(f)(I) of the Agreement is accurate as of the
last day of the 20___ calendar year.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings
given such terms in the Agreement.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have duly executed this certificate as of
____________, 20___.
Name:_______________________________
Title:______________________________
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EXHIBIT Q
INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE MASTER SERVICER TO THE RATING AGENCIES
RELATING TO REPORTABLE MODIFIED MORTGAGE LOANS
Account number
Transaction Identifier
Unpaid Principal Balance prior to Modification
Next Due Date
Monthly Principal and Interest Payment
Total Servicing Advances
Current Interest Rate
Original Maturity Date
Original Term to Maturity (Months)
Remaining Term to Maturity (Months)
Trial Modification Indicator
Mortgagor Equity Contribution
Total Servicer Advances
Trial Modification Terms (Months)
Trial Modification Start Date
Trial Modification End Date
Trial Modification Period Principal and Interest Payment
Trial Modification Interest Rate
Trial Modification Term
Rate Reduction Indicator
Interest Rate Post Modification
Rate Reduction Start Date
Rate Reduction End Date
Rate Reduction Term
Term Modified Indicator
Modified Amortization Period
Modified Final Maturity Date
Total Advances Written Off
Unpaid Principal Balance Written Off
Other Past Due Amounts Written Off
Write Off Date
Unpaid Principal Balance Post Write Off
Capitalization Indicator
Mortgagor Contribution
Total Capitalized Amount
Modification Close Date
Unpaid Principal Balance Post Capitalization Modification
Next Payment Due Date per Modification Plan
Principal and Interest Payment Post Modification
Interest Rate Post Modification
Payment Made Post Capitalization
Delinquency Status to Modification Plan
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EXHIBIT R
SERVICING CRITERIA
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by the Trustee shall
address, at a minimum, the criteria identified below as "Applicable Servicing
Criteria"
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APPLICABLE
SERVICING
SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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GENERAL SERVICING CONSIDERATIONS
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1122(d)(1)(i) Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any
performance or other triggers and events of default in
accordance with the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(1)(ii) If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third
parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the
third party's performance and compliance with such servicing
activities.
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1122(d)(1)(iii) Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a
back-up servicer for the pool assets are maintained.
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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.
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CASH COLLECTION AND ADMINISTRATION
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1122(d)(2)(i) Payments on pool assets are deposited into the |X|(as to
appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts held by
accounts no more than two business days following receipt, or Trustee)
such other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(2)(ii) Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an |X|(as to
obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized investors only)
personnel.
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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.
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1122(d)(2)(iv) The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash
reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of |X|(as to
overcollateralization, are separately maintained accounts held by
(e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set Trustee)
forth in the transaction agreements.
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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.
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1122(d)(2)(vi) Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
access.
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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.
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APPLICABLE
SERVICING
SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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INVESTOR REMITTANCES AND REPORTING
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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 pool assets serviced by the
servicer.
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1122(d)(3)(ii) Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in |X|
accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and
other terms set forth in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iii) Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two
business days to the servicer's investor records, or such |X|
other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
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1122(d)(3)(iv) Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports
agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, |X|
or custodial bank statements.
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POOL ASSET ADMINISTRATION
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1122(d)(4)(i) Collateral or security pool asset is maintained as required by
the transaction agreements or related asset pool documents.
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1122(d)(4)(ii) Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as
required by the transaction agreements
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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.
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1122(d)(4)(iv) Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made
in accordance with the related pool asset 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 pool asset documents.
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1122(d)(4)(v) The servicer's records regarding the pool assets agree with
the servicer's records with respect to an obligor's unpaid
principal balance.
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1122(d)(4)(vi) Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's
pool asset (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made,
reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance
with the transaction agreements and related pool asset
documents.
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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.
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1122(d)(4)(viii) Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during
the period a pool asset 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 pool assets including, for example,
phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases
where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or
unemployment).
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1122(d)(4)(ix) Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool
assets with variable rates are computed based on the related
pool asset documents.
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APPLICABLE
SERVICING
SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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REFERENCE CRITERIA
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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 pool asset 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 pool asset documents and
state laws; and (C) such funds are returned to the
obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of
the related pool asset, or such other number of days
specified in the transaction agreements.
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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.
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1122(d)(4)(xii) Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to
be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicer's
funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment
was due to the obligor's error or omission.
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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.
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1122(d)(4)(xiv) Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are
recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction
agreements.
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1122(d)(4)(xv) Any external enhancement or other support, identified
in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of |X|
Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the
transaction agreements.
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